The 2026 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards are being handed out tonight at the Westin Bonaventure, and Deadline is posting the winners as they are announced. See the list below.
Since the modern MUAHS Awards began in 2014, one of its marquee film winners for makeup or hair has gone on the claim the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar every year except twice. The last time was in 2024, when the Academy Award went to Poor Things, which was up for two of the MUAHS awards but went home empty-handed. The only other time was in 2022, when The Eyes of Tammy Faye won the Oscar but was shut out at the MUAHS.
The MUAHS already handed out its special honors tonight. Two-time Emmy-winning makeup artist Greg Nelson and two-time Oscar-nominated hairstylist Judy Alexander Cory received the group’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Awards, while Nickelodeon veteran Michael Johnston received the Vanguard Award.
In addition, Weapons Oscar nominee Amy Madigan received the Distinguished Artisan Award, the guild’s top career prize, presented by the movie’s make-up and hair team and director Zach Cregger.
IATSE Local 706’s awards honor outstanding achievements in the artistry and creativity of makeup artists and hair stylists. Nominations for calendar year 2025 span 20 categories across film, TV, music videos and live stage productions — which include Broadway, international theater and theme parks.
Here is the winners list so far. Check back as we keep adding to it.
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Best Contemporary Hair Styling
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures/ HBO Max)
Ahou Mofid, Gina Maria DeAngelis, Sacha Quarles
TELEVISION SERIES – LIMITED OR MOVIE FOR TELEVISION
Best Special Make-Up Prosthetics
Stranger Things – Season 5 (Netflix)
Barrie Gower, Mike Mekash, Duncan Jarman
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
Palm Royale (Apple TV)
Tricia Sawyer, Marissa Lafayette, Marie DelPrete, Rory Gaudio, Alyssa Goldberg
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
Palm Royale (Apple TV)
Karen Bartek, Brittany Madrigal, Tiffany Bloom, Anna Quinn, Jill Crosby
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
The Studio (Apple TV)
Vanessa Price, Alexandra Ford, Lauren McKeever
Best Contemporary Make-Up
The Studio (Apple TV)
Jorjee Douglass, Gillian Whitlock, Robin Glaser, Cassie Lyons, James Freitas
TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up and/or Prosthetics
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Amy Tagliamonti, Joanna Pisani, Kim Weber
Best Contemporary Hair Styling
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Marion Rogers, Brittany Spaulding, Amber Nicholle Maher, Florence Witherspoon, Regina Rodriguez
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special (NBC)
Jodi Mancuso, Cara Hannah, Amanda Duffy Evans, Gina Ferrucci, Brittany Hartman
Best Contemporary Make-Up
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Young Bek, Madison Bermudez
CHILDREN AND TEEN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Best Hair Styling
Skeleton Crew (Disney+)
Lane Friedman, Nanxy Tong-Heater, Richard DeAlba, Roxane Griffin
Best Make-Up
Skeleton Crew (Disney+)
Samantha Ward, Sonia Cabrera, Cristina Waltz, Alexei Dmitriew, Adina Sullivan
LIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE)
Broadway and International: Best Make-Up and Hair Styling
Frankenstein (Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
Lisa Ruth Zomer, Thomas Richards-Keyes, Timothy Santry
California Regional: Best Make-Up and Hair Styling
The Monkey King (San Francisco Opera)
Jeanna Parham, Christina Martin, Erin Hennessy, Maur Sela
COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS
Best Hair Styling
Walmart “WhoKnewVille” Holiday Campaign (multiple platforms)
Dean Banowetz, Amber Nicholle Maher, Johnny Lomeli, Maria Sandoval, Myo Lai
Best Make-Up
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra” (YouTube)
Sarah Tanno, Phuong Tran
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