The AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. The award was first introduced in 2016 for the 6th AACTA Awards.
Feature films, documentaries and television programs are eligible for Best Hair and Makeup. A minimum of two candidates may be nominated in this category. To be considered, the production must: be broadcast and theatrically released in Australia during the award's eligibility period (for television programs and feature films or feature-length documentaries, respectably); have been wholly created in Australia.
Kath Brown, Simon Joseph and Troy Follington received the inaugural award for their work on Cleverman.
Nominees and winners Year Film/program Network Recipient 2016(6th) Cleverman ABC Kath Brown, Simon Joseph and Troy Follington A Place to Call Home Foxtel Wizzy Molineaux Gods of Egypt Lesley Vanderwalt, Lara Jade Birch and Adam Johansen Hacksaw Ridge Shane Thomas, Larry Van Duynhoven and Noriko Watanabe 2017(7th) Cleverman ABC Katherine Brown, Troy Follington, Simon Joseph Blue Murder: Killer Cop Seven Network Nikki Gooley, Sheldon Wade Hounds of Love Hayley Atherton, Kate Anderson Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child Jen Lamphee, Anna Gray, Melissa Chew 2018(8th) Ladies in Black Lumila Films Anna Gray, Beth Halsted, Jen Lamphee Cargo Causeway Films Larry Van Duynhoven, Beverley Freeman, Helen Magelaki Upgrade Goalpost Pictures, Blumhouse Productions Larry Van Duynhoven, Chiara Tripodi Winchester Blacklab Entertainment Pty Ltd Steve Boyle, Tess Natoli 2019(9th) Lambs of God Lingo Pictures Zeljka Stanin, Paul Pattison, Cheryl Williams The King Plan B Entertainment Alessandro Bertolazzi Nekromancer Guerilla Films Angela Conte, Paul Katte, Nick Nicolaou, Rosemary Saffioti The Nightingale Causeway Films Nikki Gooley, Larry Van Duynhoven, Cassie O'Brien 2020(10th) True History of the Kelly Gang Film Victoria Kirsten Veysey I Am Woman Goalpost Pictures Nikki Gooley, Wendy de Waal, Cassie O’Brien Operation Buffalo Porchlight Films Sheldon Wade, Kerryn Flewell-Smith, Cheryl Williams Preacher: Episode 8: Fear of the Lord Point Grey Pictures Chiara Tripodi, Larry Van Duynhoven, Toni Ffrench Relic Film Victoria Angela Conte, Larry Van Duynhoven, Bec Taylor 2021(11th) Australian Gangster Roadshow Rough Diamond Sheldon Wade Mortal Kombat New Line Cinema Nikki Gooley Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Every Cloud Productions Lynn Wheeler New Gold Mountain Goalpost Television Cheryl Williams, Helen Magelaki & Ian Loughnan Nitram Stan Fiona Rees-Jones
References
External links Official website of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts