Final Oscars Predictions: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Will Maestro and Poor Thing

Final Oscars Predictions: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Will Maestro and Poor Thing

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2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Weekly Commentary (Updated Jan. 18, 2024): Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” look solid for recognition, while Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” could pull off a nom here with its momentum. This category often delivers a shocking snub, especially when many believe it will win (i.e., “American Hustle”). Could that be any of the presumed top three?

Bleecker Street’s “Golda and Universal Pictures’ “The Last Voyage of Demeter” seem like those types of films the branch goes for, even when not contending in other categories (i.e., 2013’s “The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared”). Pick your poison.

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The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10.

***The list of eligible artisans is not official. Only the Academy determines the final list of nominees, which will be announced when nominations are revealed in January.

And the Predicted Nominees Are:

  • Maestro” (Netflix) — Kazu Hiro, Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Lori McCoy-Bell
  • Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) — Nadia Stacey, Mark Couler, Josh Weston
  • Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) — Luisa Abel (head of makeup and prosthetic department), Jason Hamer (prosthetics), Jaime Leigh McIntosh (head of hair department), Ahou Mofid (key hair stylist)
  • Golda” (Bleecker Street) — Karen Hartley Thomas
  • The Last Voyage of the Demeter” (Universal Pictures) — Heike Merker (make-up and hair designer)
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