Final Oscar Predictions: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Kazu Hiro Could Become First Three-Ti

June 2024 · 9 minute read

MAESTRO, Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, 2023. ph: Jason McDonald / © Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

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2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Weekly Commentary (Updated March 7, 2024): Another deathmatch between two movies — Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi comedy “Poor Things.”

“Maestro” won big at the Makeup and Hair guild while “Poor Things” took home the BAFTA prize.

If Kazu Hiro wins, he’ll become the first Asian to win three Oscars for three movies. His first two wins were for “Darkest Hour” (2017) and “Bombshell” (2019). Ang Lee has two directing Oscars for “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) and “Life of Pi” (2012).

Will Win: “Maestro” (Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell)
Could Win: “Poor Things” (Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston)
Should Win: “Maestro”
Should have been here: “BlackBerry” (Dylan Twigg, Ashley Vieira) and “The Iron Claw” (Natalie Shea Rose, Elle Favorule)

Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.

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

And the Nominees Are:

  • Maestro” (Netflix) — Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
  • Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures) — Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
  • Society of the Snow” (Netflix) — Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé
  • Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) — Luisa Abel
  • Golda” (Bleecker Street) — Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
  • Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Studio)**

    2022 category winner: “The Whale” (A24) — Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley

    Oscars Predictions Categories

    BEST PICTURE | DIRECTOR | BEST ACTOR | BEST ACTRESS | SUPPORTING ACTOR | SUPPORTING ACTRESS | ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | ANIMATED FEATURE | PRODUCTION DESIGN | CINEMATOGRAPHY | COSTUME DESIGN | FILM EDITING | MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | SOUND | VISUAL EFFECTS | ORIGINAL SCORE | ORIGINAL SONG | DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | INTERNATIONAL FEATURE | ANIMATED SHORT | DOCUMENTARY SHORT | LIVE ACTION SHORT

    About the Academy Awards

    The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Since 1927, nominees and winners have been selected by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Seventeen branches are represented within the nearly 10,000-person membership. The branches are actors, associates, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentary, executives, film editors, makeup and hairstylists, marketing and public relations, members-at-large, members-at-large (artists’ representatives), music, producers, production design, short films and feature animation, sound, visual effects and writers.

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