The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Contemporary Makeup in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series is one of the awards given annually to people working in the television industry by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS). It is presented to makeup artists who work in television, whose work has been deemed "best" in a given year. The award was first given in 2000, during the first annual awards, and was given when the awards were brought back in 2014. During the 2001 and 2002 ceremonies, as well as ceremonies from 2015 to 2018, the awards made the distinction between regular series and miniseries/television films. This was amended in 2019, when miniseries nominees were placed alongside continuing series, while television films and specials were given their own category.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network (1999) Best Contemporary Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Providence "Thank You Providence" James MacKinnon, Stephanie A. Fowler NBCWill & Grace "I Never Promised You an Olive Garden"Cynthia Bachman Brown, Patricia BunchNBC "Big Brother is Coming"
2000s Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network (2000) Best Contemporary Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Sex and the City | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"| Michelle Johnson| HBO|- | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | "Restless" | Todd McIntosh, Brigette A. Myre, Robin Beauchesne, David DeLeon, Kate Biscoe | The WB |- | Friends | "The One That Could Have Been" | Robin Siegel, Beth Katz, Anne Sweeting, Kevin Haney | NBC |- ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup – Television (for a Mini-Series/Motion Picture Made for Television) |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | colspan="2"|Running Mates Lon Bentley, Rick Sharp, Leonard Engelman TNTAn American Daughter Brigitte Bugayong, Christina Criswell, Barrie Buckner LifetimeOn the Beach Brad Smith Showtime (2001) Best Contemporary Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) Six Feet Under "An Open Book" Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Michelle Vittone, Pamela Santori HBO Alias "Truth Be Told" Angela Nogaro, Diana Brown, Gilbert A. Mosko ABC Friends "The One with the Halloween Party" Robin Siegel, Beth Katz, Sheree Morgan NBC Year Program Nominees Network (2002) Best Contemporary Makeup – Television Series Alias | Angela Nogaro, Diana Brown| ABC|- | Sex and the City | Nicki Ledermann, Judy Chin, Kerrie R. Plant, Maryann Marchetti | rowspan="2"|HBO |- | Six Feet Under | Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Michelle Vittone |- ! colspan="4"|Best Makeup – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gleason Greg Cannom, Wesley Wofford, Erik Gosselin CBS Civil War Combat Susan Seligman History Channel Live from Baghdad David Forrest, Robert Ryan HBO (2003) Best Contemporary Makeup – Television Series Sex and the City Judy Chin, Nicki Ledermann, Kerrie R. Plant HBO Nip/Tuck Eryn Krueger Mekash, Stephanie A. Fowler FX Six Feet Under Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Megan Moore HBOBest Makeup – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales Matthew W. Mungle, Sally Sutton, Kate Shorter HBO And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Dorothy J. PearlHBO Normal Hallie D'Amore, Linda Melazzo, Dorothy J. Pearl
2010s Year Program Nominees Network (2013) Best Contemporary Makeup in Television and New Media Series Breaking Bad | Tarra D. Day, Steve La Porte| AMC|- | Glee | Kelley Mitchell, Jennifer Greenberg | Fox |- | Super Fun Night | Debbie Zoller, Tami Lane | ABC |- ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Fargo | Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Gunther Schetterer| FX|- | Reckless | Jeanne Van Phue, Gigi Collins, Ashleigh Chavis | CBS |- | Sherlock | Claire Pritchard, Sarah Astley | PBS |- | rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | (2014) ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup in Television and New Media Series |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Sons of Anarchy Tracey Anderson, Michelle Garbin, Sabine Roller FX Dancing with the Stars Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos, Patti Ramsey Bortoli ABC House of Cards Tricia Sawyer, Vasilios TanisNetflix Orange Is the New Black Michal Bigger, Karen Reuter Fabbo True Detective Felicity Bowring, Linda Dowds HBO The Walking Dead Essie Cha, Mayumi Murakami, Chauntelle Langston AMC (2015) Dancing with the Stars | Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos, Patti Ramsey Bortoli| ABC|- | Empire | Beverly Jo Pryor, Ashunta Sheriff | Fox |- | House of Cards | Tricia Sawyer, Vasilios Tanis | Netflix |- | Transparent | Emma Johnston Burton, Molly Tissavary, Ela Barczewska | Amazon |- | The Walking Dead | Essie Cha, Mayumi Murakami, Chauntelle Langston | AMC |- ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Scream Queens Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kelley Mitchell, Melissa Buell Fox Strike Back Sue Michael Cinemax Whitney Marietta Carter-Narcisse, Noreen Wilkie Lifetime (2016) Best Contemporary Makeup in Television and New Media Series Westworld | Christien Tinsley, Elisa Marsh, Rolf John Keppler| HBO|- | Empire | Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Ashunta Sheriff | Fox |- | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani | NBC |- | Transparent | Emma Johnston Burton, Malanie J. Romero, Tonyia Verna | Amazon |- | The Voice | Darcy Gilmore, Kristene Bernard, Diane Mayo | NBC |- ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Julia Valente, Pipsan Ayotte Fox Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Tegan Taylor, Tania McComas Netflix The Girlfriend Experience Randy Daudlin Starz Love by the 10th Date Dionne Wynn, Stephanie Bravo Lifetime Mascots Gigi Williams, Michelle Audrina Kim Netflix (2017) Dancing with the Stars | Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos, Sarah Woolf| ABC|- | Grace and Frankie | Robin Siegel, David DeLeon, Bonita DeHaven | Netflix |- | The Handmaid's Tale | Burton J. LeBlanc, Talia Reingold, Erika Caceres | Hulu |- | RuPaul's Drag Race | David Petruschin, Jen Fregozo, Natasha Marcelina | VH1 |- | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani | NBC |- ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |- style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Big Little Lies | Steve Artmont, Nicole Artmont| HBO|- | American Horror Story: Cult | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight | rowspan="2"|FX |- | Fargo | Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Danielle Hanson |- | Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland | Geneva Nash Morgan, Susan Laprelle, April M. Chaney | Lifetime |- | Twin Peaks | Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen, Mandi Ann Ruiz | Showtime |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | (2018) ! colspan="4"|Best Contemporary Makeup in Television and New Media Series |- style="background:#FAEB86" | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight| FX|- | Dancing with the Stars | Julie Socash, Alison Gladieux, Donna J. Bard | ABC |- | The Handmaid's Tale | Karola Dirnberger, Ewa Latak-Cynk | Hulu |- | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani | NBC |- | Westworld | Elisa Marsh, Allan A. Apone, Rachel Hoke | HBO |- | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | (2019) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Big Little Lies Michelle Radow, Erin Rosenmann HBO Euphoria Doniella Davy, Kirsten Coleman HBO Grace and Frankie Melissa Sandora, David DeLeon, Bonita DeHaven Netflix The Handmaid's Tale Burton J. LeBlanc, Alastair Muir, Faye Crasto Hulu Russian Doll Amy L. Forsythe, Heidi Pakdel, Danielle Minnella Fox
2020s Year Program Nominees Network (2020) Westworld Elisa Marsh, John Damiani, Jennifer Aspinall, Rachel Hoke HBO Dead to Me Jacqueline Knowlton, Toryn Reed, Kim Greene, Liz LashNetflix Grace and Frankie Melissa Sandora, David De Leon, Bonita De Haven Ozark Tracy Ewell, Jillian Erickson, Susan Reilly Lehane RuPaul’s Drag Race Natasha Marcelina, Jen Fregozo VH1 Schitt’s Creek Candice Ornstein, Kerry Vaughan Pop! (2021) American Horror Stories Tyson Fountaine, Melissa Buell, Ron Pipes, Gage Munster FX on Hulu Emily in Paris Odile Fourquin, Aurélie Payen, Carole Nicolas, Corinne Maillard Netflix Mare of Easttown Debi Young, Ngozi Olandu Young, Sandra Linn, Rachel Geary HBO RuPaul's Drag Race David Petruschin, Jen Fregozo, Nicole Faulkner VH1 WandaVision Tricia Sawyer, Vasilios Tanis Disney+ (2022) Euphoria Doniella Davy, Tara Lang Shah, Alexandra J. French HBO Abbott Elementary Alisha L. Baijounas, Jenn Bennett, Constance Foe, Emilia Werynska ABC Emily in Paris Aurélie Payen, Joséphine Bouchereau, Carole Nicolas, Corinne Maillard Netflix Hacks Bridget O'Neill HBO Max The White Lotus Rebecca Hickey, Federica Emidi HBO
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