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The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (Muahs, IATSE Local 706) has announced the nominees for the 12th annual Muahs Guild Awards, with The Penguin, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Substance and The Deliverance leading the competition with three nods each.

Max’s The Penguin received nominations for best special make-up effects, best contemporary hairstyling and best contemporary make-up, with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice receiving nods for best period and/or character make-up, best period and/or character hairstyling and best special make-up effects. (Secret’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice “Lifesaver” commercial was also nominated for best make-up and best hairstyling.) Both The Substance and The Deliverance were nominated in the categories of best contemporary make-up, best contemporary hairstyling and best special make-up effects.

Wicked and Gladiator II also received two nominations each in the categories of best period and/or character make-up and best period and/or character hairstyling. It Ends With Us garnered nominations for best...

“The Substance,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and “The Deliverance” topped the 12th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award nominations with three apiece.

Right behind with two nominations are “Gladiator II,” “Wicked,” and “Deadpool and Wolverine,” while other Oscar hopefuls like “Emilia Pérez,” and “A Different Man” scored a single bid. Notably missing from the nominations are “Nosferatu” and “Dune: Part Two.”

Last season, “Maestro” and “Saltburn” each took home two awards from the guild. While “Saltburn” was snubbed by the Oscars, “Maestro” was nominated but lost to “Poor Things.”

On the TV side, “Dancing with the Stars” led the way with five nominations.

Winners will be announced on Feb. 15. As previously announced, makeup artist Todd McIntosh and hair stylist Peter Tothpal will receive lifetime achievement awards.

See the full list of nominations below.

Feature-length Motion Picture

Best Contemporary Make-Up

The Deliverance (Netflix)

Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Chloe Sens, Doug Fairall...

Horror dominated the nominations for the 12th annual Muahs Guild Awards, with “The Substance,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and the surprising “The Deliverance” each nabbing three nominations apiece. The makeup and hairstyling awards will take place Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.

“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat’s body horror fairy tale starring Demi Moore, earned nominations for Best Contemporary Makeup, Best Special Makeup Effects, and Best Contemporary Hairstyling.

Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which marks the return of Michael Keaton’s foul-mouth ghoul from the afterlife, snagged Best Period and/or Character Makeup, Best Special Makeup Effects, and Best Period and/or Character Hairstyling.

“The Deliverance,” Lee Daniels’ supernatural horror film based on the Ammons haunting case, also scored nominations for Best Contemporary Makeup, Best Special Makeup Effects, and Best Contemporary Hairstyling.

Earning two nominations were “Wicked” (Best Period and/or Character Makeup and Best Period and/or Character Hairstyling...

Coralie’s Fargeat’s “The Substance,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “The Deliverance” led the 12th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award nominations.

The body horror of Fargeat’s “The Substance” resonated with the make-up and hair stylist guild with three nominations. Special effects artist Pierre Olivier Persin explained that Fargeat wanted to use practical effects, instead of digital CGI, where possible. 70-80% of what was seen in the film was practical, including the MonstroElisaSue creation which features at the end.

“Gladiator 2” and “Deadpool and Wolverine” each landed two nominations a piece. Other films that scored include “Shirley,” “Bob Marley: One Love” and “The Last Showgirl.”

Missing from the nominations were nods for “Maria,” “Nosferatu” and “Dune: Part II.”

In the television category, “Dancing With the Stars” landed five nominations across the hair and make-up categories.

Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica Ball Film” was also nominated, landing her personal makeup artist,...

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild has applied the nominations for its 12th annual Muahs Guild Awards, which will be handed out in February. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is tied for the film lead with three noms alongside The Substance and The Deliverance.

The long-awaited Tim Burton sequel actually scored five noms if you count the two for a related deodorant commercial.

Also vying for Muahs are such top-grossing and/or awards-season hopefuls as Wicked, Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II, Emilia Pérez, The Last Showgirl and Megalopolis. See the full list of nominees in 23 categories spanning motion pictures, television, live theater, commercials and music videos below.

On the TV side, Dancing with the Stars — which waltzed off with three Muahs in 2024 — leads everyone with five nominations, followed by Saturday Night Live and the MTV Video Music Awards with four each. The Penguin waddled away with three.

The Muahs Awards in October revealed...