Nominations Announced for 2014 Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards -- Ceremony to Take Place February 15, 2014 at Paramount Studios

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild's President Susan Cabral-Ebert announced nominations for the 2014 Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards in 14 Categories. Winners will be announced at the 2014 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) Awards honoring make-up artists' and hair stylists' outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater and will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Paramount Studios. M.A.C. Cosmetics is the Official Cocktail Reception Sponsor.

"We are so excited to receive entrees for our crafts from all over the world," said Cabral-Ebert. "We had a wonderful response and over three times as many entries as we anticipated. Thanks to our dedicated committee who viewed all the submissions and made very tough choices. We are proud of our nominees and the work that was submitted this year, which has the best examples of the finest of our craft."  

FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)

BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING

Unfinished Song
Aurora Bergere 

One Chance  
Christine Blundell       
Donald Mc Innes

Lee Daniels' The Butler 
Candace Neal        
Robert Stevenson

BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP

Prisoners  
Donald Mowat        
Pamela Westmore

August:  Osage County
Carla White        
Bjoern Rehbein

One Chance  
Christine Blundell        
Donald Mc Innes 

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING

American Hustle  
Katherine Gordon        
Michelle Johnson

The Lone Ranger  
Gloria Pasqua Casny        
Jules Holdren

Jobs  
Nina Paskowitz       
Michael Moore 

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP

Dallas Buyers Club  
Evelyne Noraz        
Rachel Geary

The Lone Ranger  
Joel Harlow        
Mike Smithson        
3^rd Petition  Robin Beauschesne

The Great Gatsby  
Maurizio Silvi        
Lesley Vanderwalt

BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS

Bad Grandpa 
Stephen Prouty

Hansel & Gretel:  Witch Hunters  
Mike Elizalde        
Lufeng Qu

The Hunger Games - Catching Fire  
Ve Neill      
Nikoletta Skarlatos

TELEVISION and NEW MEDIA SERIES (Episodic Television)

BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING

The Voice 
Shawn Finch  
Jerilynn Stephens

Breaking Bad 
Georgie Sheffer      
Carmen L. Jones 

Bates Motel 
Donna Bis

BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP

Glee 
Kelley Mitchell        
Jennifer Greenberg 

Super Fun Night 
Debbie Zoller        
Tami Lane

Breaking Bad 
Tarra Day        
Sheila Trujillo Gomez

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING

Vikings 
Dee Corcoran

Hell on Wheels 
Chris Glimsdale      
Penny Thompson

Key and Peele 
Amanda Mofield      
Raissa Patton

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP

Boardwalk Empire 
Michele Paris

Hell on Wheels 
Sharon Toohey      
Rose Gurevitch

Key and Peele 
Scott Wheeler

BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS

Vikings 
Thomas McInerney

Longmire 
Steve La Porte

The Walking Dead 
Greg Nicotero        
Jake Garber

TELEVISION MINI-SERIES or MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION (M.O.W) -- CABLE NETWORK/M.O.W.s

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING

Behind the Candelabra 
Marie Larkin        
Yvette Stone

American Horror Story: Coven 
Monte Haught

Killing Lincoln 
Ardis Cohen      
Greg Bazemore

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP

Behind the Candelabra 
Kate Biscoe        
Deborah Rutherford

American Horror Story: Coven
Eryn Krueger Mekash        
Christien Tinsley

Game of Thrones 
Paul Engelen        
Melissa Lackersteen

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE -- LIVE THEATER)

Falstaff 
Darren Jinks      
Brandi Strona        
3^rd Petition Samantha Wooten

Magic Flute 
Darren Jinks      
Samantha Wooten        
3^rd Petition Brandi Strona

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels 
Vanessa Dionne      
Cassandra Russek

COMMERCIALS

Best Contemporary Make-up

Wash the Day Away (Kohler) 
Tyson Fountaine     
Brian Penikas

Voting will begin online Tuesday, January 21^st and closes on Tuesday, February 11^th at 5:00pm. 
All 1,800+ MUAHS members vote during the final balloting.

About Local 706:
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, membership includes over 1,800 artisans in the entertainment industry worldwide.  Local 706 members are make-up artists and hair stylists who have created the looks for Hollywood's most memorable characters and stars of stage, screen, television and now the Internet. The wide-ranging domains of these artists include feature films and television, commercials, "live" network television, all types of theatrical productions and Disneyland theme parks. Local 706 Members have created notable characters competing for Academy Awards®, Primetime Emmys®, Daytime Entertainment Emmys®, Saturns®, BAFTA Awards®, and many other honors for make-up and hair styling artistry including their own Hollywood Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards®. The Local 706 Guild publishes The Artisan, a glossy quarterly magazine, and provides panels, workshops and training both for members and others interested in the field to foster a spirit of innovation in the craft. The official website can be found at www.local706.org  

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