Oscar Watch 2012: Exclusive Videos From the Make-up Nominees
Posted: Monday January 30, 2012
Make-Up Artist magazine
The Iron Lady: Narration by Mark Coulier
Albert Nobbs: Narration by Matthew Mungle
Harry Potter: Narration by Nick Dudman
Make-Up Artist magazine is proud to bring you exclusive narrated video clips from this year’s make-up Oscar contenders. Each 10-minute clip features footage from the films and 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 on the video boxes above to see complete clips from and
commentary about The Iron Lady, Albert Nobbs andHarry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Click here for more on the nominees.
The nominees recently 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 on Jan. 21. At the meeting, members narrowed the teams of contenders for the Achievement in Makeup Oscar from seven to three.
On Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m., the sixth annual Oscar-Nominated Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Symposium will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. This event celebrates the make-up artists and hairstylists nominated for an Achievement in Makeup Oscar. Admission is free and open to the public, but tickets are required; limit two tickets per person. Tickets will be available at www.oscars.org on a first-come, first-served basis starting Feb. 1.
The 84th Academy Awards presentation will be Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. PST on ABC. Make sure to follow Make-Up Artist's live commentary on Twitter and Facebook.
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.
