It’s happened five times in the last 11 years (including three years in a row) that an acting winner has has also carried along the hair/makeup team for triumphs at the Academy Awards, a trend that Brendan Fraser and the makeup/prosthetics team from “The Whale” (headed by Judy Chin) hope to continue this year. To be sure, the transformation of Fraser into a 600-pound man proved a visually stunning on-camera masterwork, and it would surprise few if the actor and the team in charge of his radically altered appearance were both to be honored with Oscar hardware.
Most recently, Jessica Chastain won the lead actress prize for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” at last year’s Oscars, while the makeup/hairstyling trophy went to that film’s Stephanie Ingram, Linda Dowds and Justin Raleigh for helping transform Chastain into Tammy Faye Bakker.
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Most recently, Jessica Chastain won the lead actress prize for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” at last year’s Oscars, while the makeup/hairstyling trophy went to that film’s Stephanie Ingram, Linda Dowds and Justin Raleigh for helping transform Chastain into Tammy Faye Bakker.
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- 1/23/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Oscar voters love to reward the makeup artists and hairstylists who transform some of Hollywood’s most famous faces into historical figures. Since the competitive category of Best Makeup and Hairstyling was introduced at the Academy Awards in 1982, eight films in which performers portray famous folks have won this Oscar. Adam McKay‘s “Vice,” a sly satire on the life and times of politician Dick Cheney, is poised to be the ninth to do so.
Over the two hour plus running time of “Vice,” Christian Bale portrays Cheney from his early years in Wyoming to his eight years as vice president. The actor gained 40 plus pounds and shaved his head to look like the man who was second in command during some of the darkest days in American history.
It is no surprise that Bale is tipped to take home his second Oscar. Also nominated are Amy Adams, who portrays...
Over the two hour plus running time of “Vice,” Christian Bale portrays Cheney from his early years in Wyoming to his eight years as vice president. The actor gained 40 plus pounds and shaved his head to look like the man who was second in command during some of the darkest days in American history.
It is no surprise that Bale is tipped to take home his second Oscar. Also nominated are Amy Adams, who portrays...
- 1/28/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
- My living room can only fit less than a baker’s dozen, so this year my Oscar party was upgraded to cinema-size status. Ioncinema.com teamed with Montreal premiere’s destination for repertoire and art-house cinema Cinema Du Parc for a huge Oscar party with accompanying prizes and animation (thanks to our sponsors for making this event into an Event). So while my Oscar blogging isn’t Live per se, I’m here soaking up the stars, the night’s festivities and sitting within one of the two almost packed screens of patrons. Below is my full transcript of the ceremonies, my usual quirks and comments on the winners and losers. 8:30: Animated sequence historical timeline. No goose bumps. Jon Stewart here to give us his politically correct banter with some obvious reference to the writer’s strike and politics. So far very harmless with only a little
- 2/25/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
Make-up artist Didier Lavergne and hairstylist Jan Archibald won the Achievement in Makeup Oscar at the 80th annual Academy Awards, held Feb. 24 in Los Angeles. Their work on La Vie en Rose, a French-language biopic on the legendary singer Edith Piaf, took the prize, beating out work by fellow nominees Ve Neill and hairstylist Martin Samuel (Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World.s End) and Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji (Norbit). Lavergne and Archibald, aided by Dave White.s internal and external prosthetic creations, took actress Marion Cotillard from age 18 to age 47 in the film. The Oscar win was a first for the pair.
- 2/25/2008
- makeupmag.com
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