Academy Award for Best Makeup

These are the Academy Award for Makeup winners and nominees. Only three films are nominated each year rather than five as in most categories.

1980s

• 1981 An American Werewolf in London - Rick Baker
  • Heartbeeps - Stan Winston
• 1982 Quest for Fire - Sarah Monzani & Michele Burke
  • Gandhi - Tom Smith
• 1983 none given
• 1984 Amadeus - Paul LeBlanc & Dick Smith
  • 2010 - Michael Westmore
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - Rick Baker & Paul Engelen
• 1985 Mask - Michael Westmore & Zoltan Elek
  • The Color Purple - Ken Chase
  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Carl Fullerton
• 1986 The Fly - Chris Walas & Stephan Dupuis
  • The Clan of the Cave Bear - Michael Westmore & Michele Burke
  • Legend - Peter Robb-King & Rob Bottin
• 1987 Harry and the Hendersons - Rick Baker
  • Happy New Year - Bob Laden
• 1988 Beetlejuice - Ve Neill, Steve LaPorte & Robert Short
  • Coming to America - Rick Baker
  • Scrooged - Tom Burman & Bari Dreiband-Burman
• 1989 Driving Miss Daisy - Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber & Kevin Haney
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Maggie Weston & Febrizio Sforza
  • Dad - Dick Smith, Ken Diaz & Greg Nelson

1990s

• 1990 Dick Tracy - John Caglione & Doug Drexler
  • Cyrano de Bergerac - Michele Burke & Jean-Pierre Eychenne
  • Edward Scissorhands - Ve Neill & Stan Winston
• 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Stan Winston & Jeff Dawn
  • Hook - Greg Cannom, Manly Westmore & Christina Smith
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Michael Mills, Edward French & Richard Snell
• 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula - Greg Cannom, Michele Burke & Matthew Mungle
  • Batman Returns - Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter & Stan Winston
  • Hoffa - Greg Connom, Ve Neill & John Blank
• 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire - Greg Cannom, Ve Neill & Yolanda Toussieng
  • Philadelphia - Carl Fullerton & Alan D'Angerio
  • Schindler's List - Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle & Judy Alexander Cory
• 1994 Ed Wood - Rick Baker, Ve Neill & Yolanda Toussieng
  • Forrest Gump - Daniel Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore & Judith Cory
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Daniel Parker, Carol Hemming & Paul Engelen

• 1995 Braveheart - Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison & Lois Burwell
  • My Family - Ken Diaz & Mark Sanchez
  • Roommates - Greg Cannom, Bob Laden & Colleen Callaghan

• 1996: The Nutty Professor - Rick Baker & David LeRoy Anderson
  • Ghosts of Mississippi - Matthew Mangle & Deborah La Mia Denaver
  • Star Trek: First Contact - Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler & Jake Garber

• 1997: Men in Black - Rick Baker & David LeRoy Anderson
  • Mrs. Brown - Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner & Beverley Binda
  • Titanic - Tina Earbshaw, Greg Cannom & Simon Thompson

• 1998: Elizabeth - Jenny Shircore
  • Saving Private Ryan - Lois Burwell, Conor O'Sullivan & Daniel Striepeke
  • Shakespeare in Love - Lisa Westcott & Veronica Brebner

• 1999: Topsy-Turvy - Christine Blundell & Trefor Proud
  • Bicentennial Man - Greg Cannom
  • Life - Rick Baker
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Michele Burke & Mike Smithson

2000s

• 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan – How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  • Michele Burke and Edouard Henriques – The Cell
  • Ann Buchanan and Amber Sibley – Shadow of the Vampire

• 2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Colleen Callaghan and Greg Cannom – A Beautiful Mind
  • Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti – Moulin Rouge!

• 2002: Beatrice De Alba and John Jackson – Frida
  • John Elliott and Barbara Lorenz – The Time Machine

• 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Edouard Henriques and Yolanda Toussieng – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Ve Neill and Martin Samuel – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

• 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly – Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Christien Tinsley and Keith Vanderlaan – The Passion of the Christ
  • Jo Allen and Manuel García – The Sea Inside

• 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson – Cinderella Man
  • Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• 2006: David Marti and Montse Ribe – Pan's Labyrinth
  • Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano – Apocalypto
  • Bill Corso and Kazuhiro Tsuji – Click

• 2007: Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald – La Vie en Rose
  • Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji – Norbit
  • Ve Neill and Martin Samuel – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

• 2008: Greg Cannom – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • John Caglione and Conor O'Sullivan – The Dark Knight
  • Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz – Hellboy II: The Golden Army