The Canadian Screen Award for Best Makeup is an annual Canadian film award category, presented as part of the Genie Awards prior to 2012 and Canadian Screen Awards since 2012, to honour achievements by make-up artists in the Canadian film industry.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. .
As the Canadian film industry was historically dominated by naturalistic films that rarely required very complex make-up work, the award was originally created as a special achievement award rather than a regular category. It was presented at the discretion of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television when it deemed a film's make-up work to be worthy of special recognition, and was awarded for the first time at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990 to recognize Jacques Lafleur and Pierre Saindon for their work in the film Cruising Bar, in which Michel Côté played four different characters."In-Genieous Make-up". Toronto Star, March 13, 1990. The award was next given at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997, again to Saindon for his work in Karmina."Hanging Garden wins three Genie Awards". Halifax Daily News, December 15, 1997.
The award was not presented again until the 27th Genie Awards, but was then presented at both the 28th Genie Awards and the 29th Genie Awards.
Beginning with the 30th Genie Awards, the award has since been presented annually as a conventional category with a full advance shortlist of nominees.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Winner Film Ref 1990 11th Genie Awards Jacques Lafleur, Pierre Saindon Cruising Bar 1997 18th Genie Awards Pierre Saindon Karmina
2000s Year Nominee Film 2006 27th Genie Awards Nick Dudman Beowulf & Grendel 2007 28th Genie Awards"Genie Awards in brief". Daily Gleaner, March 3, 2008. Stéphan Dupuis Eastern Promises 2008"Night belongs to Passchendaele; Historical epic wins six awards, including Golden Reel, best movie". Ottawa Citizen, April 5, 2009. 29th Genie Awards Adrien Morot, Réjean Goderre, Marie-France Guy, Bruno Gatien, Nathalie Trépanier Cruising Bar 2 2009 30th Genie Awards Djina Caron, André Duval The Master Key (Grande Ourse: La Clé des possibles) Robbi O'Quinn, Leanne Morrison You Might As Well Live Djina Caron, Martin Rivest Polytechnique Diane Simard, Réjean Goderre Love and Savagery Micheline Trépanier, Linda Gordon 1981
2010s Year Nominee Film 2010 31st Genie Awards Adrien Morot, Micheline Trépanier Barney's Version Kathryn Casault Incendies Paul Jones, Leslie Sebert, Vincent Sullivan Resident Evil: Afterlife Hélène-Manon Poudrette The Wild Hunt Marlène Rouleau, C.J. Goldman 7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion) 2011 32nd Genie Awards Christiane Fattori, Frédéric Marin Café de Flore Amber Makar Amazon Falls Virginie Paré BumRush Tammy Lou Pate Snow & Ashes Leslie Sebert, David R. Beecroft Take This Waltz 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards Colleen Quinton, Kathy Kelso Laurence Anyways Katie Brennan, Karola Dirnberger, Paul Jones Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Cathie Davies-Irvine, Trason Fernandes Antiviral Brenda Magalas, Lori Caputi Goon Marlène Rouleau, André Duval L'Affaire Dumont 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards Jo-Ann Macneil, Karola Dirnberger, Paul Jones The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Brigitte Bilodeau Maïna François Dagenais, Traci Loader Cottage Country Louise Mackintosh, Peggy Kyriakidou, Shauna Llewellyn The Colony David Martí, Linda Dowds, Montse Ribé Mama 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards Maïna Militza Mommy Virginie Boudreau 1987 Lizane Lasalle Henri Henri Colleen Quinton Meetings with a Young Poet Amanda O'Leary Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards Sid Armour Room Catherine Beaudoin Anna Jayne Dancose, Debra Johnson, Charles Porlier Hyena Road Gail Kennedy, Rochelle Parrent, Jojo Preece Forsaken David Scott, Trina Brink Backcountry 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards Maïna Militza, Denis Vidal It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) Kathryn Casault Two Lovers and a Bear Lynda McCormack Born to Be Blue Melissa Meretsky, Jennifer Walton, Lisa Belyea The Northlander Natalie Trépanier, Réjean Goderre Race 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards Erik Gosselin, Marie-France Guy Ravenous (Les Affamés) Kathryn Casault Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga terre des âmes) Sonia Dolan The Man Who Invented Christmas Bruno Gatien All You Can Eat Buddha Marlène Rouleau Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards Françoise Quilichini Just a Breath Away (Dans la brume) Lauryn Ford Crown and Anchor Carla Hutchinson Brown Girl Begins Tammy-Lou Pate Venus Fanny Vachon The Fall of Sparta (La chute de Sparte) 2019"Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020. 8th Canadian Screen Awards Fanny Vachon The Song of Names Brandi Boulet, Chris Bridges Riot Girls Randy Daudlin Goalie Emily O'Quinn, Steve Newburn, Neil Morrill Run This Town Candice Ornstein American Woman
2020s Year Nominee Film Ref 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards Erik Gosselin, Joan-Patricia Parris, Jean-Michel Rossignol, Nancy Ferlatte Blood Quantum Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021. Sidney Armour The Marijuana Conspiracy Elizabeth Gruszka Funny Boy Dan Martin, Traci Loader, Dorota Mitoraj Possessor Emily O'Quinn, Paul Jones, Emma Lee Hilton Random Acts of Violence 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards Traci Loader Night Raiders "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022. Djina Caron Maria Chapdelaine Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022. Erik Gosselin, Edwina Voda Brain Freeze Kristin Loeck, Calla-Syna Dreyer Dangerous Karlee Morse, Stephanie Pringle The Retreat 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards Alexandra Anger, Monica Pavez Crimes of the Future Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023. Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig Cult Hero "The 2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominees". Windsor International Film Festival, February 22, 2023. Joan Chell Brother Marie-Josée Galibert Viking Darci Jackson, Elizabeth McLeod Bones of Crows 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards Dan Martin, Traci Loader, Svetlana Gutic Infinity Pool Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024. Katie Ballantyne, Jonathan Craig, Karlee Morse The Hyperborean "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024. Dominique T. Hasbani Ru Fatema Hoque Who's Yer Father? Karlee Morse, Mary Cuffe Polaris Erin Pidgeon Zombie Town Ashley Vieira, Erin Sweeney, Thea Samuels BlackBerry 2024 13th Canadian Screen Awards Colin Penman, Brandi Boulet, Sean Sansom The Apprentice Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ‘25: Universal Language takes five at Cinematic Arts Awards". Playback, May 31, 2025. Rachel Affolter, Alexandra Anger, Monica Pavez Humane Canadian Screen Awards: Film Nominations. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 26, 2025. Diane Mazur, Alexandra Anger, Monica Pavez The Shrouds Doug Morrow Deaner '89 Marie Salvado Universal Language (Une langue universelle) 2025 14th Canadian Screen Awards Charlotte Gavaris, Chris Bridges At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ’26: R.T. Thorne’s 40 Acres leads cinematic arts winners". Playback, May 28, 2026. Heather Jennings, Steven Kostanski, Patrick Baxter Scared Shitless "Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 25, 2026. Niamh McCann, Tenille Shockey, François Dagenais Honey Bunch Ashly Mckessock Soul's Road Erin Sweeney, Jaye Falcioni, Tanya Bishoff Deathstalker
See also Prix Iris for Best Makeup
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