‘Coming 2 America’ sweeps 2022 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAH) awards with three wins
Amazon Studios’ Coming 2 America, the long-awaited sequel to the Eddie Murphy hit, dominated the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAH) awards tonight, sweeping all three of its categories: Best Contemporary Make-Up, Feature-Length Motion Picture, Best Special Make-Up Effects, Feature-Length Motion Picture and Best Contemporary Hair Styling, Feature-Length Motion Picture.
The film bested its direct Oscar competition like Dune, The Eyes of Tammy Faye and House of Gucci, all of whom went home empty-handed tonight. Cruella, also an Oscar nominee, won for Best Period and/or Character Make-Up, Feature-Length Motion Picture while Being the Ricardos, which failed to earn a spot on the makeup and hair Oscar shortlist, won for Best Period Hair Styling and/or Character Hair Styling, Feature-Length Motion Picture.
Double wins were the name of the game in television, where Pose, The Kelly Clarkson Show and Danger Force earned two wins. Saturday Night Live was the big television winner with three.
Several special honors were also handed out including the Distinguished Artisan Award to Jon Favreau presented by Ming Na Wen and 706 Make-Up Artist Maria Sandoval, the Vanguard Award to Christina Smith presented by Milla Jovovich and the Chair Award to Doug Jones presented by Sonequa Martin-Green. The org’s Lifetime Achievement Awards went to Michèle Burke – Lifetime Achievement for Make-Up presented by producer Paula Wagner and Joy Zapata – Lifetime Achievement for Hair Styling presented by Producer Lauren Shuler-Donner.
The 2022 MUAHs were held at the Beverly Hilton and hosted by Melissa Peterman, with COVID protocols in place. The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild partnered with VOW, a top US government-contracted vendor for health and safety protocols at public events requiring all guests needed to be fully vaccinated and provide a COVID test.
Here is the full list of winners of the 2022 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAH) awards.
FILM
Best Contemporary Make-Up, Feature-Length Motion Picture
Black Widow (Paul Gooch, Paula Price, Deborah LaMia Denaver)
Coming 2 America (Merc Arceneaux, Vera Steimberg, Trent Simmons, Caroline Monge) – WINNER
Don’t Look Up (Liz Bernstrom, Julie LeShane, Claudia Moriel, Joseph Dulude ll)
No Time to Die (Daniel Phillips)
The Suicide Squad (Heba Thorisdottir, Greg Funk, Sabrina Wilson, Jillian Erickson)
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up, Feature-Length Motion Picture
Being the Ricardos (Ana Lozano, David Craig Forrest, Kyra Panchenko, Denise Paulson)
Cruella (Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, Guy Common) – WINNER
Dune (Donald Mowat, Jo-Ann MacNeil, Rocky Faulkner, Jennifer Stanfield)
House of Gucci (Jana Carboni, Sarah Tanno, Daniel Lawson Johnston, Stefania Pellegini)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Linda Dowds, Ashleigh Chavis-Wolfe, Renee Goodwin)
Best Special Make-Up Effects, Feature-Length Motion Picture
Coming 2 America (Mike Marino, Michael Fontaine, Yoichi Art Sakamoto, Diana Choi) – WINNER
Dune (Donald Mowat, Love Larson, Eva von Bahr, Rocky Faulkner)
House of Gucci (Göran Lundström, Federica Castelli)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Justin Raleigh, Kelly Golden, Chris Hampton, Thom Floutz)
The Suicide Squad (Shane Mahan, Brian Sipe, Matt Sprunger, Greg Funk)
Best Contemporary Hair Styling, Feature-Length Motion Picture
Coming 2 America (Stacey Morris, Carla Farmer, Louisa Anthony, Victor Paz) – WINNER
In The Heights (Betsy Reyes, Valerie Velez, Annemarie Bradley-Sherron, Diedre Harris)
No Time to Die (Daniel Phillips)
The Matrix Resurrections (Flora Moody, Shunika Terry, Kerrie Smith)
The Suicide Squad (Janine Rath-Thompson, Michelle Diamantides, Melizah Wheat, Kristen Saia)
Best Period Hair Styling and/or Character Hair Styling, Feature-Length Motion Picture
Being the Ricardos (Teressa Hill, Yvonne De Patis-Kupka Lindy Dunn, Kim Santantonio) – WINNER
Cruella (Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, Julia Vernon)
House of Gucci (Giuliano Mariano, Frederic Aspiras, Alexis Continente, Anna Carin Lock)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Stephanie Ingram, Betty Lou Skinner, Heather Hawkins, Bryson Conley)
West Side Story (Kay Georgiou, Jerry DeCarlo)
TELEVISION
Best Contemporary Make-Up, Television Series — Limited, Miniseries or New Media Series
American Horror Stories (Tyson Fountaine, Melissa Buell, Ron Pipes, Gage Munster) – WINNER
Emily in Paris (Odile Fourquin, Aurélie Payen, Carole Nicolas, Corinne Maillard)
Mare of Easttown (Debi Young, Ngozi Olandu Young, Sandra Linn, Rachel Geary)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (David Petruschin, Jen Fregozo, Nicole Faulkner)
WandaVision (Tricia Sawyer, Vasilios Tanis)
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up, Television Series — Limited, Miniseries or New Media Series
Halston (Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Margot Boccia, Joseph A. Campayno)
Impeachment: American Crime Story (Robin Beauchesne, KarrieAnne Heisner Sillay, Angela Moos, Erin LaBre)
Pose (Sherri Berman Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Charles Zambrano, Jai Williams) – WINNER
This is Us (Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Tania McComas)
WandaVision (Tricia Sawyer, Vasilios Tanis, Regina Little, Jonah Levy)
Best Special Make-Up Effects, Television Series — Limited, Miniseries or New Media Series
American Horror Stories (Jason Hamer, Cale Thomas, Hiroshi Yada, Cary Ayers)
Impeachment: American Crime Story (Justin Raleigh, Kelly Golden, Chris Hampton, Thom Floutz)
Star Trek: Discovery (Glenn Hetrick, Rocky Faulkner, Nicola Bendrey, Chris Burgoyne) – WINNER
The Witcher (Barrie Gower, Deb Watson)
This is Us (Zoe Hay, Stevie Bettles, Tania McComas, Elizabeth Hoel Chang)
Best Contemporary Hair Styling, Television Series — Limited, Miniseries or New Media Series
black-ish (Nena Ross-Davis, Stacey Morris, Lionel Brown, Marcia Hamilton)
Emily in Paris (Odile Fourquin, Mike Desir, Carole Nicolas, Frederic Souquet) – WINNER
Grace and Frankie (Kelly Kline, Jonathan Hanousek, Marlene Williams)
Mare of Easttown (Lawrence Davis, Shunika Terry, Lydia Benaim, Ivana Primorac)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (Curtis Foreman, Ryan Randall)
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling, Television Series — Limited, Miniseries or New Media Series
Genius: Aretha (Louisa V. Anthony, Tracey Moss, Victor Paz) – WINNER
Halston (Michelle Johnson, JT Franchuk, Christen Edwards)
Impeachment: American Crime Story (Natalie Driscoll, Michelle Ceglia)
Pose (Barry Lee Moe, Timothy Harvey, Tene Wilder, Greg Bazemore)
WandaVision (Karen Bartek, Cindy Welles, Nikki Wright, Anna Quinn)
Best Contemporary Make-Up, Television Special — One Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
Dancing with the Stars (Julie Socash, Alison Gladieux, Donna Bard, Barbi Fonte)
Legendary (Tonia Nichole Green, Tyson Fountaine, Glen Alen, Valente Frazier)
Muppets Haunted Mansion (Elle Favorule, Sonia Cabrera, Michelle Sfarzo)
Saturday Night Live (Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Rachel Paganii) – WINNER
The Voice (Darcy Gilmore, Ashlyn McIntyre, Gloria Elias-Foeillet, Ashley Holm)
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up, Television Special — One Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
Legendary (Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Silvia Leczel, Jennifer Fregozo)
Oslo (Daniel Parker)
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Krista Hann, Kieran Wang, Geeta Dayal)
Saturday Night Live (Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani) – WINNER
We’re Here (Tyler Devlin, Martin DeLuna, Jeremy Austin)
Best Special Make-Up Effects, Television Special — One Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
Dancing with the Stars (Brian Sipe, Julie Socash, Vance Hartwell, Kato DeStefan)
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (Christopher Nelson, LuAndra Whitehurst, Mark Ross)
Legendary (Tonia Nichole Green, Tyson Fountaine, Sean Conklin, Marcel Banks)
Saturday Night Live (Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Tom Denier Jr., Lisa Forst) – WINNER
Best Contemporary Hair Styling, Television Special — One Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
Dancing with the Stars (Jani Kleinbard, Gail Ryan, Cheryl Eckert, Regina Rodriquez) – WINNER
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around (Tara Copeland, Robert Ramos)
Legendary (Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Kathleen Leonard, Dean Banowetz)
Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo)”(Moira Frazier)
The Voice (Jerilynn Stephens, Darbie Wieczorek, Roberto Ramos, Josh Liu)
Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling, Television Special — One Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
Dancing with the Stars (Brittany Spaulding, Tiphanie Baum, Patricia Pineda, Arrick Anderson)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (Troy Zestos, Johnny Lomeli)
Legendary (Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Kathleen Leonard, Dean Banowetz) – WINNER
Respect (Lawrence Davis)
We’re Here (Abdiel Urcullu, Tyler Funicelli)
DAYTIME TELEVISION
Best Make-Up, Daytime Television
The Bold and the Beautiful (Christine Lai Johnson, James Elle, Hajja Barnes)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Chanty LaGrana, Valente Fraizer, Gloria Elias-Foeillet) – WINNER
The Young and the Restless (Patricia Denney, Kathy Jones, Robert Bolger, Stacey Alfano)
Best Hair Styling, Daytime Television
Dr. Phil Show (Mimi Vodnoy Love, Annette Jones)
The Bold and the Beautiful (Lisa Long, Danielle Spencer, Lauren Salas, Stephanie Paugh)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (Roberto Ramos, Tara Copeland) – WINNER
The Young and the Restless (Lauren Mendoza, Justin Jackson, Miriam Flowers, Michelle Corona)
Best Make-Up, Children and Teen Television Programming
Danger Force (Michael Johnston, Brad Look, Kevin Westmore, Tyson Fountaine) – WINNER
Family Reunion (Kym Nicole Oubre, Starlynn Burden, Julianne Kaye)
Head of the Class (Linda Choi, Alexis Walker, Olivia Fischa, Joely Upchurch Gonez)
Sesame Street (Jane DiPersio, Chris Bingham)
The Baby-Sitters Club (Ceilidh Dunn, Ciara Lynch, Ashley Pilkey)
Best Hair Styling, Children and Teen Television Programming
Danger Force (Joe Matke, Roma Goddard, Yunea Cruz) – WINNER
Family Reunion (Melanie Ervin, Lindsay Rogers)
Head of the Class (Patricia Pineda, Rachel Bench, Dwayne Ross)
Sesame Street (Rob Greene)
The Baby-Sitters Club (Florencia Cepeda, Miranda Upton, Alana Olson)
COMMERICIALS, MUSIC VIDEOS, THEATRE
Best Make-Up, Commercials and Music Videos
American Horror Story: Double Feature (Kerry Herta, Christina Kortum, Alex Perrone) – WINNER
Edgar Scissorhands Cadillac Super Bowl (Cale Thomas, Alan Scott, Ashley Scott, Stephen Sollitto)
Pink: All I Know So Far (Barney Burman, Bart Mixon, Chloe Sens)
Rapunzel Doesn’t Need a Prince (Dominie Till, Gunn Espegard, Katy Mc Clintock)
Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Hotel (Brian Sipe, Samantha Ward)
Best Hair Styling, Commercials and Music Videos
Dom Perignon (Frederic Aspiras)
Mercedes-Benz Winter Event (Dominie Till, Vito Trotta)
Pose (Joe Matke, Genyii Scott) – WINNER
Rapunzel Doesn’t Need a Prince (Dominie Till, Katy McClintock, Anne Juliette)
Taco Bell – “Talk Show Dreams” featuring Lil Nas X (Stacey Morris, Dominique Evans)
Uber Eats Commercial (Cheryl Marks, Allyson Joyner, Stella Tzanidankis)
Best Make-Up, Theatrical Productions (Live Stage)
Cinderella (La Cenerentola) (Raquel Bianchini, Brandi Strona, Danielle Richter) – WINNER
Horror Camp: A Musical Massacre (Michael Johnston, Tyson Fountaine, Julie Socash, Sean Conklin)
Il Trovatore (Raquel Bianchini, Brandi Strona, Sarah Wagner, Morgan Sellers)
Best Hair Styling, Theatrical Productions (Live Stage)
Cinderella (La Cenerentola) (Raquel Bianchini, Danielle Richter, Marylou Hernandez) – WINNER
Hamilton (And Peggy Company) (Marcelo Donari, Brandon Bolton, Melissa Dawson, Charles LaPoint)
Head Over Heels (Christopher Enlow, Jenni Gilbert)
Horror Camp: A Musical Massacre (Michael Johnston, Jennifer Green, Nicole Goulet, Kelcey Dibernardo)
Tannhäuser | LA Opera (Raquel Bianchini, Danielle Richter, Brandi Stona, Nicole Rodrigues)
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