2023 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards — MUAHS Winners List – Deadline

The 10th annual Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards are underway Saturday night with a live, in-person ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.

This year’s MUAHS Awards ceremony is bestowing trophies in 23 categories honoring excellence in make-up and hair styling in movies, TV, commercials and live theater. Melissa Peterman is emceeing the evening celebrating IATSE Local 706.

Angela Bassett was the night’s first honoree, accepting the guild’s Distinguished Artisan Award. Other honorary awards tonight went to Steve LaPorte (make-up) and Josée Normand (hair) with Lifetime Achievement Awards; and Fred C. Blau (make-up) Jr. and Judy Crown (hair) with Vanguard Awards.

There are already double winners in the early competitive TV categories, for Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special‘s make-up and make-up effects; American Horror Stories picking up both make-up and hair styling wins in the Commercials & Music Videos races; The Quest sweeping the Children and Teen Programming field; and Legendary winning twice in the live program categories.

In the motion picture races tonight, The Batman and Elvis come in as the sole triple nominees on the film side. Pics scoring two noms apiece are Amsterdam, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Menu.

They will be vying for Oscar frontrunner status; Batman, Elvis, and Black Panther, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Whale are the Oscar nominees this year.

In 2022, MUAHS honors went with Being the Ricardos, Coming 2 America, and Cruella in the Feature Motion Picture categories. The Eyes of Tammy Faye took the Oscar.

Keep checking back as we update tonight’s winner’s list below in real time.

TELEVISION SERIES: LIMITED, MINISERIES OR MOVIE FOR TELEVISION

Best Contemporary Make-Up

Euphoria – Season 2
Doniella Davy, Tara Lang Shah, Alexandra J. French

Best Contemporary Hair Styling

Abbott Elementary
Moira Frazier, Dustin Osborne, Christina R. Joseph

TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up

The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special
Michael Ornelaz, Matt Sprunger, Jon Moore, Robin Pritchard

Best Special Make-Up Effects

The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special
Alexei Dmitriew, Scott Stoddard, LuAndra Whitehurst, Mo Meinhart

Best Contemporary Hair Styling

Legendary
Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Dean Francis Banowetz, LaLisa Turner

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Anthony Wilson, Jennifer Guerrero, Maria Sandoval, Myo Lai

Best Contemporary Make-Up

Legendary
Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Silvia Leczel, Sean Conklin

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN HAIR STYLING

Josée Normand

COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS

Best Hair Styling

American Horror Stories: Season 2 Promo
Joe E. Matke III, Tiphanie Baum, Jerilynn Stephens, Johnny Lomeli

Best Make-Up

American Horror Stories: Dollhouse Promo
Kerry Herta, Jason Collins, Alyssa Morgan, Christina Kortum

VANGUARD AWARD In MAKE-UP

Fred C. Blau Jr

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (Live Stage)

Best Make-up

Kinky Boots
Brandi Strona, Glen Alen, Lilia Villasenor

Best Hair Styling

La Traviata
Jeanna Parham, Christina E. Martin

CHILDREN AND TEEN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

Best Hair Styling

The Quest
Erica Adams, Alyn R. Topper, Lauren McKeever, Jennifer Tremont

Best Make-Up

The Quest
Elle Favorule, Michelle Sfarzo, Sonia Cabrera

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN MAKE-UP

Steve LaPorte

DAYTIME TELEVISION

Best Hair Styling

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tara Copeland, Roberto Ramos

Best Make-Up

The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans
Swanthula Boulet, Dracmorda Boulet

VANGUARD AWARD IN HAIR STYLING

Judy Crown

DISTINGUISHED ARTISAN AWARD

Angela Bassett