Oscar Watch 2013: Exclusive Videos From the Make-up Nominees
Posted: Tuesday January 15, 2013
Make-Up Artist magazine
Make-Up Artist magazine is proud to bring you exclusive video clips from this year’s nominees for the Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar. Each 10-minute clip features footage from the films that was presented during the bake-off. Some videos feature commentary from the artists who worked on them. The artists describe the work they did, giving viewers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes understanding of the processes.
Click here for videos from Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Les Misérables.
On Jan. 5, nominees presented their work to the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the nominating meeting, also known as the bake-off. The event was held at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. At the meeting, members narrowed the teams of contenders for the Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar from seven to three. Click here for the original list of seven films. And click here for more on the final nominees.
The 2013 Oscar-nominated make-up artists and hairstylists will be honored at an event titled Oscar Celebrates the Year in Makeup and Hairstyling, on Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, where they'll discuss their work in the nominated films. (This event was previously known as the Oscar-Nominated Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Symposium.) The event is open to the public and admission is free, but advance tickets are required. Limit two tickets per person. Tickets will be available at oscars.org on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Friday, Feb. 1.
Wojciech Inglot, the chemist and businessman who created the global cosmetics brand Inglot, died suddenly on Saturday, Feb. 23 in Przemyśl, Poland. He was 58 years old.
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell have won the 2013 Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar for their work on Les Miserables. It was the first Oscar win for both.
Stuart Freeborn, whose pioneering work on 2001: A Space Odyssey and the early Star Wars films earned him a place in make-up history, has died at the age of 98.
