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2025 Oscars Predictions:Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Substance”
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Weekly Commentary (Updated Nov. 14, 2024): One of the six Oscars that the first “Dune” did not go home with was for best makeup and hairstyling. Could the team finally get the recognition they deserve? Or could the incredible body horror elements of “The Substance” or vampiric transformations in “Nosferatu” excite voters? The pristine green makeup placed upon Cynthia Erivo in the musical “Wicked” is also worth considering.
More to come.
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The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2. All movie listings, titles, distributors, and credited artisans are not final and are subject to change.
** denotes the film is not yet dated or can open in 2025.
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And the Predicted Nominees Are
RankPerformer & Film1“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)2“The Substance” (Mubi)3“Wicked” (Universal Pictures)4“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)5“A Different Man” (A24)Oscars: Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Variety Awards Circuit Predictions)
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Next in Line
RankPerformer & Film6“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.)7“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)8“The Apprentice” (Briarcliff Entertainment)9“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.)10“Saturday Night” (Sony Pictures)Oscars: Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Variety Awards Circuit Predictions)
RankPerformer & Film11“Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)12“Maria” (Netflix)13“Young Woman and the Sea” (Walt Disney Pictures)14“Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.)15“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)16“Blitz” (Apple Original Films)17“Heretic” (A24)18“Alien: Romulus” (20th Century Studios)19“Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount Pictures)20“Back to Black” (Focus Features)Oscars: Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Variety Awards Circuit Predictions)
Eligible Artisans (Makeup and Hairstyling)
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** This list is incomplete and not yet finalized. Not all films have distribution or release dates. All are subject to change.
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2024 category winner: “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) — Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston
2024-2025 Oscars Calendar and Timeline – Full awards season calendar here
Eligibility period: Jan. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024
General entry, best picture, RAISE submission deadline: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Governors Awards: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024
Preliminary voting begins Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT.
Preliminary voting ends Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at 5 p.m. PT.
Oscar Shortlists Announcement: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024
Eligibility period ends: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Nominations voting begins Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT.
Nominations voting ends Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT.
Oscar Nominations Announcement: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
Final voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT
Final voting ends: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT
Scientific and Technical Awards: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
97th Oscars: Sunday, March 2, 2025
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About the Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Since 1927, nominees and winners have been selected by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Nineteen branches are represented within the nearly 11,000-person membership. The branches are actors, animators, associates, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentary, executives, film editors, makeup and hairstylists, marketing and public relations, members-at-large, members-at-large (artists’ representatives), music, producers, production design, short films, sound, visual effects and writers.
