Makeup & Hairstylists Guild Winners: ‘Guardians,’ ‘Budapest,’ ‘Birdman’ Share Top Awards

Guardians of the Galaxy and The Grand Budapest Hotel won two awards from the Makeup and Hairstylists guild and Birdman continued its guild streak with a win as well, in Contemporary Hair Styling. Guardians and Budapest are both nominated for the Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar.

On the television side, Downton Abbey and American Horror Story: Freak Show took home two and three awards, respectively.

Complete list of winners:

Feature Length Motion Picture

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 & Julie Dartnell
Best Period and/Or Character Hair Styling: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”; Hair Stylists: Frances Hannon & 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; Hairstylist; 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

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