The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) has announced the nominees for its prestigious 2026 awards. Leading the film categories are the titles Frankenstein, One Battle After Another, Sinners, Weapons, and Wicked: For Good, each receiving three nominations. Notably, all but Weapons were also included in the Oscars’ shortlist for the makeup and hairstyling category.
On the television front, both Dancing With the Stars and Saturday Night Live garnered four nominations, including recognition for the SNL 50th anniversary special. Other nominees in the television category include Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Stranger Things, and Abbott Elementary, each with three nominations. A tie in voting has resulted in six nominations for the best contemporary make-up in a television series, limited series, or movie for TV.
The MUAHS Awards celebrate the artistry and creativity of makeup artists and hairstylists across various entertainment platforms. Among the special recognitions this year, Greg Nelson, an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning makeup artist, along with Judy Alexander Cory, an Oscar-nominated hairstylist, will receive lifetime achievement awards. Additionally, the Vanguard Award will be presented to Emmy-nominated makeup artist Michael Johnson.
The 13th annual MUAHS Awards will occur on February 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. Below is a detailed list of the nominees across several categories.
Feature-Length Motion Picture Nominations
In the feature-length motion picture categories, the following films have been recognized:
**Best Contemporary Make-Up**
– Bugonia (Focus Features) – Torsten Witte
– Eddington (A24) – Colin Penman, Lisa Hansell
– Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal Pictures) – Jana Carboni, Charlie Hounslow, Nik Buck, Aisling Nairn, Lauren Baldwin
– One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Heba Thorisdottir, Mandy Artusato
– Superman (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Alexei Dmitriew, LuAndra Whitehurst, Nicole Sortillon, Amos, Amanda Sprunger
**Best Period and/or Character Make-Up**
– Frankenstein (Netflix) – Jordan Samuel, Oriana Rossi, Kristin Wayne, Patricia Keighran, Lizzi Lawson
– Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Ken Diaz, Siân Richards, Ned Neidhardt, Allison laCour, Lana Mora
– The Smashing Machine (A24) – Felix Fox, Darah Wyant, Amanda Imeson, Harlow MacFarlane, Maiko Gomyo
– Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Leo Satkovich, Mark Ross, Jason Collins, Kaylee Kehne-Swisher, Brie Bastianson
– Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Alice Jones, Nuria Mbomio, Sarah Nuth
**Best Special Make-Up Prosthetics**
– Frankenstein (Netflix) – Mike Hill, Megan Many
– One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Arjen Tuiten, Jessica Nelson
– Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Mike Fontaine, Bailey Domke, Kelsey Berk, Kevin Wasner, Cristina Patterson
– Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max) – Jason Collins, Leo Satkovich, Mike McCarty, Mark Ross, Kaylee Kehne-Swisher
– Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, Stephen Murphy, Susie Redfern
Television Nominations
The television categories also feature a variety of noteworthy nominations:
**Best Contemporary Make-Up**
– Abbott Elementary (ABC/Hulu) – Constance Foe, Jenn Bennett, Carla Rosso-Neal, Brandy Allen, Nick Fischer
– All’s Fair (Hulu) – Tierra Richards, Victor Del Castillo, Chloe Sens, Naima Jamal, Diana Shin
– Emily in Paris (Netflix) – Aurélie Payen, Sarah Damen, Fred Marin, Fanny Maurer, Carole Nicolas
– I Love LA (HBO Max) – Michelle Chung, Erin Rosenmann, Afton Storton
– The Studio (Apple TV+) – Jorjee Douglass, Gillian Whitlock, Robin Glaser, Cassie Lyons, James Freitas
– The White Lotus (HBO Max) – Rebecca Hickey, Michelle Kearns, Vicky Nugent, Wattana Garum
**Best Period and/or Character Make-Up**
– Chief of War (Apple TV+) – Christien David Tinsley, Hugo Villasenor, Bianca Appice, Carlton Coleman
– Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix) – Corey Castellano, Heather Koontz
– Palm Royale (Apple TV+) – Tricia Sawyer, Marissa Lafayette, Marie DelPrete, Rory Gaudio, Alyssa Goldberg
– Stranger Things – Season 5 (Netflix) – Eryn Krueger Mekash, Devin Morales, Mike Mekash, Jessica Gambardella, Benji Dove
– Wednesday (Netflix) – Lynn Johnston, Elaine Hopkins, Dorothy Campbell, Helen Bailey, Nirvana Jalalvand
As the awards ceremony approaches, the excitement within the entertainment community continues to build, highlighting the exceptional talent and creativity of those who contribute to the artistry of makeup and hairstyling in film and television.
