Style: Body horror transformations, duality makeup, glamour contrasted with decay
How would you adapt the Body horror transformations, duality makeup, glamour contrasted with decay from 'The Substance' for a contemporary editorial photoshoot?
Poor Things
Winner
Year: 2023 |
Artists: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston
Style: Victorian-inspired fantasy, stark contrasts, evolving character looks, surgical scars
Design an avant-garde fashion editorial inspired by the Victorian-inspired fantasy, stark contrasts, evolving character looks, surgical scars techniques used in 'Poor Things'.
Style: Heavy body prosthetics, realistic obesity depiction, subtle emotional makeup
Design an avant-garde fashion editorial inspired by the Heavy body prosthetics, realistic obesity depiction, subtle emotional makeup techniques used in 'The Whale'.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Winner
Year: 2021 |
Artists: Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh
Develop a Halloween costume concept inspired by the Televangelist makeup, dramatic 1980s look, exaggerated lashes and colorful cosmetics techniques used in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Winner
Year: 2020 |
Artists: Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson
Style: 1920s blues era makeup, period-accurate styling, stage performer looks
Create a historically accurate makeup look inspired by 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', but adapted for modern sensibilities.
Darkest Hour
Winner
Year: 2017 |
Artists: Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, and Lucy Sibbick
Style: Historical figure recreation, Winston Churchill transformation, detailed aging work
Design a period-appropriate character ensemble that showcases the Historical figure recreation, Winston Churchill transformation, detailed aging work from 'Darkest Hour'.
Suicide Squad
Winner
Year: 2016 |
Artists: Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson
Style: Colorful villain designs, comic-inspired character looks, gritty urban fantasy
Create a conceptual beauty editorial that reimagines the Colorful villain designs, comic-inspired character looks, gritty urban fantasy from 'Suicide Squad' for high fashion.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Winner
Year: 2015 |
Artists: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
Style: Post-apocalyptic tribal looks, dust-caked wasteland survival, mechanical elements
Develop a Halloween costume concept inspired by the Post-apocalyptic tribal looks, dust-caked wasteland survival, mechanical elements techniques used in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Winner
Year: 2014 |
Artists: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Style: Stylized period looks, quirky character designs, pastel color palette
Design a modern runway look influenced by the Stylized period looks, quirky character designs, pastel color palette pioneered by Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier for 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.
The Iron Lady
Winner
Year: 2011 |
Artists: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Style: Historical figure transformation, aging across decades, political figure recreation
Design an avant-garde fashion editorial inspired by the Historical figure transformation, aging across decades, political figure recreation techniques used in 'The Iron Lady'.
Design an avant-garde fashion editorial inspired by the Classic horror werewolf transformation, gothic horror aesthetic techniques used in 'The Wolfman'.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Winner
Year: 2008 |
Artists: Greg Cannom
Style: Aging in reverse, extensive age transformation from elderly to youth
Design a character at three different life stages using aging techniques similar to those in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.
Pan's Labyrinth
Winner
Year: 2006 |
Artists: David Martí and Montse Ribé
Style: Dark fantasy creatures, surreal monster designs, elaborate practical effects
Design a modern runway look influenced by the Dark fantasy creatures, surreal monster designs, elaborate practical effects pioneered by David Martí and Montse Ribé for 'Pan's Labyrinth'.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Winner
Year: 2001 |
Artists: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
Style: Fantasy races, creature designs, age makeup for various species
Create a bridal makeup concept that subtly incorporates elements of the Fantasy races, creature designs, age makeup for various species from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Winner
Year: 2000 |
Artists: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
Style: Whimsical fantasy character, full-face green prosthetics
Create a conceptual beauty editorial that reimagines the Whimsical fantasy character, full-face green prosthetics from 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' for high fashion.
The Nutty Professor
Winner
Year: 1996 |
Artists: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
Style: Body transformation prosthetics, weight change effects
Develop a series of makeup looks showing the evolution of a character inspired by the transformations in 'The Nutty Professor'.
Ed Wood
Winner
Year: 1994 |
Artists: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
Style: 1950s period styling, transformation of actors into real-life figures
Imagine a fantasy character whose appearance draws from the award-winning 1950s period styling, transformation of actors into real-life figures seen in 'Ed Wood'.
Design a modern runway look influenced by the Robotic/cyborg elements, battle damage, futuristic tech design pioneered by Stan Winston and Jeff Dawn for 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'.
Dick Tracy
Winner
Year: 1990 |
Artists: John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler
Style: Comic book character prosthetics, exaggerated facial features
Develop a series of makeup looks showing the evolution of a character inspired by the transformations in 'Dick Tracy'.
Beetlejuice
Winner
Year: 1988 |
Artists: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short
Create a bridal makeup concept that subtly incorporates elements of the Gothic horror-comedy, undead/ghost makeup, exaggerated supernatural characters from 'Beetlejuice'.
Coming to America
Nominee
Year: 1988 |
Artists: Rick Baker
Style: Character transformation, aging makeup, multiple identities
How would you adapt the Character transformation, aging makeup, multiple identities from 'Coming to America' for a contemporary editorial photoshoot?
Harry and the Hendersons
Winner
Year: 1987 |
Artists: Rick Baker
Style: Friendly creature/sasquatch design, expressive non-human features
How would you adapt the Friendly creature/sasquatch design, expressive non-human features from 'Harry and the Hendersons' for a contemporary editorial photoshoot?
The Fly
Winner
Year: 1986 |
Artists: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
Style: Body horror transformation, creature hybrid makeup
Create a makeup tutorial recreating the iconic look from 'The Fly', known for its Body horror transformation, creature hybrid makeup.
Legend
Nominee
Year: 1986 |
Artists: Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King
Style: Fantasy creature makeup, demonic features, ethereal beings
Design a modern runway look influenced by the Fantasy creature makeup, demonic features, ethereal beings pioneered by Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King for 'Legend'.
Mask
Winner
Year: 1985 |
Artists: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek
Style: Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia prosthetics, medical condition makeup
Design a modern runway look influenced by the Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia prosthetics, medical condition makeup pioneered by Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek for 'Mask'.
The Color Purple
Nominee
Year: 1985 |
Artists: Ken Chase
Style: Early 1900s rural South styling, character aging across decades
Develop a Halloween costume concept inspired by the Early 1900s rural South styling, character aging across decades techniques used in 'The Color Purple'.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Nominee
Year: 1985 |
Artists: Carl Fullerton
Style: Asian transformational makeup
Imagine a fantasy character whose appearance draws from the award-winning Asian transformational makeup seen in 'Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'.
Amadeus
Winner
Year: 1984 |
Artists: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
Style: 18th century aristocratic styling, powdered wigs, ornate period makeup
Design an avant-garde fashion editorial inspired by the 18th century aristocratic styling, powdered wigs, ornate period makeup techniques used in 'Amadeus'.
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Nominee
Year: 1984 |
Artists: Michael Westmore
Style: Futuristic space travel makeup, sci-fi aesthetic
Create a character design inspired by the 1984 Oscar-winning makeup style of '2010: The Year We Make Contact': Futuristic space travel makeup, sci-fi aesthetic.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Nominee
Year: 1984 |
Artists: Rick Baker and Paul Engelen
Style: Ape prosthetics, wilderness/survival aesthetic
How would you adapt the Ape prosthetics, wilderness/survival aesthetic from 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes' for a contemporary editorial photoshoot?
Quest for Fire
Winner
Year: 1982 |
Artists: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke
Style: Prehistoric tribal makeup, primitive human appearance, earth tones
Create a character design inspired by the 1982 Oscar-winning makeup style of 'Quest for Fire': Prehistoric tribal makeup, primitive human appearance, earth tones.
How would you adapt the Werewolf transformation, practical horror effects, realistic creature makeup from 'An American Werewolf in London' for a contemporary editorial photoshoot?
Heartbeeps
Nominee
Year: 1981 |
Artists: Stan Winston
Style: Futuristic robot/android makeup and prosthetics
Imagine a fantasy character whose appearance draws from the award-winning Futuristic robot/android makeup and prosthetics seen in 'Heartbeeps'.
