‘Grand Budapest’, ‘Guardians’, ‘AHS: Freak Show’ Top Make-Up & Hair Stylists Awards

Disney’s Guardians Of The Galaxy and Fox Searchlight’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman took home top film honors tonight at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.

On the TV side, FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show scared up three awards in the miniseries category: for special makeup effects, best period makeup and best period hair styling.

Legendary makeup artist Rick Baker and renowned hairstylist Kathryn Blondell received the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards at the event, held at Paramount Studios Theatre. The makeup artists and hair stylists are repped through IATSE Local 706.

Guillermo del Toro was honored with the guild’s Distinguished Artisan Award. “I’m a member of the Academy, the DGA and the WGA, but here (patting his heart) I am Local 706,” he said onstage. He later added: “The most powerful person on a movie is the make-up artist. Do not f*ck with the make-up artist.”

Guardians took home two awards: David White won for best special effects makeup and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgio won for contemporary makeup. They’re both Oscar-nominated in the category. Grand Budapest Hotel also won two honors: Frances Hannon and Julie Dartnell for period makeup and period hair styling. Hannon’s also up for an Oscar. Birdman’s Jerry Popolis and Kat Drazen won for contemporary hair styling.

Baker, who has more Oscar nominations (12) and wins (7) than any other makeup artist in history, won Oscars for American Werewolf In London (1981), Harry And The Hendersons (1987), Ed Wood (1994), The Nutty Professor (1996), Men In Black (1997), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and The Wolfman (2010).

“All my life, a makeup artist was all I wanted to be,” Baker said in his speech, after being introduced by his American Werewolf helmer John Landis. “And I guess this (award) means I didn’t waste my life doing so.”

Blondell, with more than 100 film and TV shows to her credit, was the first female governor of the Make-up and Hair Stylists branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. She’s also Leonardo DiCaprio’s personal hair stylist, working with him on his last 12 movies.

“You’re never an island in this business,” she said. “Keep creating and respecting your craft.”

In addition to AHS: Freak Show‘s three wins, FX’s Fargo won for best contemporary makeup in a miniseries, and PBS’ Sherlock won for contemporary hair styling. Downton Abbey’s Magi Vaughan won twice in the series category, sharing the best period makeup award with and Erika Ökvist and best period hair styling with Adam James Phillips. The Walking Dead’s Greg Nicotero and Jake Garber won for best special make-up effects.

Here is the complete list of winners:

FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURES

Best Contemporary Make-Up
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Make-Up Artist: ELIZABETH YIANNI-GEORGIOU

Best Contemporary Hair Styling
BIRDMAN
Hair Stylists: JERRY POPOLIS and KAT DRAZEN

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Make-Up Artists: FRANCES HANNON and JULIE DARTNELL

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Hair Stylists: FRANCES HANNON and JULIE DARTNELL

Best Special Make-Up Effects
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Make-Up Artist: DAVID WHITE

TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA SERIES

Best Contemporary Make-Up
SONS OF ANARCHY
Make-Up Artists: TRACEY ANDERSON, MICHELLE GARBIN and SABINE ROLLER TAYLOR

Best Contemporary Hair Styling
DANCING WITH THE STARS
Hair Stylists: MARY GUERRERO, KIMI MESSINA and JENNIFER GUERRERO-MAZURSKY

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
DOWNTON ABBEY
Make-Up Artists: MAGI VAUGHAN and ERIKA ÖKVIST

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
DOWNTON ABBEY
Hair Stylists: MAGI VAUGHAN and ADAM JAMES PHILLIPS

Best Special Make-Up Effects
THE WALKING DEAD
Make-Up Artists: GREG NICOTERO and JAKE GARBER

TELEVISION MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Best Contemporary Make-Up
FARGO
Make-Up Artists: GAIL KENNEDY, JOANNE PREECE and GUNTHER SCHETTERER

Best Contemporary Hair Styling
SHERLOCK
Hair Stylists: CLAIRE PRITCHARD-JONES and SARAH ASTLEY-HUGHES

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
Make-Up Artists: ERYN KRUEGER MEKASH and KIM AYERS

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
Hair Stylists: MONTE C. HAUGHT and MICHELLE CEGLIA

Best Special Make-Up Effects
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
Make-Up Artists: ERYN KRUEGER MEKASH, MICHAEL MEKASH and CHRISTOPHER NELSON

COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS

Best Make-Up
DIRECTV
Make-Up Artists: SCOTT STODDARD and MICHAEL ORNELAZ

Best Hair Styling
PROGRESSIVE COMMERCIAL
Hair Stylist: DIAN BETHUNE COBLE

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE)

Best Make-Up
KINKY BOOTS
Make-Up Artist: SARAH B. WOLFE

Best Hair Styling
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, NATIONAL TOUR
Hair Stylist: BRANDON BOLTON