1948–1956 1957–1958 1959–1960 1961–1966 1967–1980 1981–2000 2001–2020 2021–present
Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)
1981–2000
1981:
Rick Baker
1982:
Sarah Monzani and
Michèle Burke
1983: None given this year
1984:
Paul LeBlanc and
Dick Smith
1985:
Michael Westmore and
Zoltan Elek
1986:
Chris Walas and
Stephan Dupuis
1987:
Rick Baker
1988:
Ve Neill ,
Steve La Porte , and
Robert Short
1989:
Manlio Rocchetti ,
Lynn Barber , and
Kevin Haney
1990:
Doug Drexler and
John Caglione Jr.
1991:
Jeff Dawn and
Stan Winston
1992:
Michèle Burke ,
Greg Cannom , and
Matthew W. Mungle
1993:
Greg Cannom ,
Ve Neill , and
Yolanda Toussieng
1994:
Rick Baker ,
Ve Neill , and
Yolanda Toussieng
1995:
Lois Burwell ,
Peter Frampton , and
Paul Pattison
1996:
Rick Baker and
David LeRoy Anderson
1997:
Rick Baker and
David LeRoy Anderson
1998:
Jenny Shircore
1999:
Christine Blundell and
Trefor Proud
2000:
Rick Baker and
Gail Ryan
2001–2020
2001:
Peter Owen and
Richard Taylor
2002:
Beatrice De Alba and
John E. Jackson
2003:
Peter King and
Richard Taylor
2004:
Bill Corso and
Valli O'Reilly
2005:
Howard Berger and
Tami Lane
2006:
David Martí and
Montse Ribé
2007:
Jan Archibald and
Didier Lavergne
2008:
Greg Cannom
2009:
Barney Burman ,
Mindy Hall , and
Joel Harlow
2010:
Rick Baker and
Dave Elsey
2011:
Mark Coulier and
J. Roy Helland
2012:
Julie Dartnell and
Lisa Westcott
2013:
Adruitha Lee and
Robin Mathews
2014:
Frances Hannon and
Mark Coulier
2015:
Damian Martin ,
Lesley Vanderwalt , and
Elka Wardega
2016:
Alessandro Bertolazzi ,
Giorgio Gregorini , and
Christopher Nelson
2017:
David Malinowski ,
Lucy Sibbick , and
Kazuhiro Tsuji
2018:
Greg Cannom ,
Kate Biscoe , and
Patricia Dehaney
2019:
Kazu Hiro ,
Anne Morgan , and
Vivian Baker
2020:
Sergio López-Rivera ,
Mia Neal , and
Jamika Wilson
2021–present
Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012
1963–1980
Emil Kosa Jr. –
Cleopatra (1963)
Peter Ellenshaw ,
Eustace Lycett , and
Hamilton Luske –
Mary Poppins (1964)
John Stears –
Thunderball (1965)
Art Cruickshank –
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
L. B. Abbott –
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Stanley Kubrick –
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Robie Robertson –
Marooned (1969)
A. D. Flowers and
L. B. Abbott –
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Alan Maley ,
Eustace Lycett , and
Danny Lee –
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
L. B. Abbott and
A. D. Flowers –
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Frank Brendel ,
Glen Robinson , and
Albert Whitlock –
Earthquake (1974)
Albert Whitlock and
Glen Robinson –
The Hindenburg (1975)
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Glen Robinson , and
Frank Van der Veer –
King Kong (1976)
John Stears ,
John Dykstra ,
Richard Edlund ,
Grant McCune , and
Robert Blalack –
Star Wars (1977)
Les Bowie ,
Colin Chilvers ,
Denys Coop ,
Roy Field ,
Derek Meddings , and
Zoran Perisic –
Superman (1978)
H. R. Giger ,
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Brian Johnson ,
Nick Allder , and
Dennis Ayling –
Alien (1979)
Brian Johnson ,
Richard Edlund ,
Dennis Muren , and
Bruce Nicholson –
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1981–2000
Richard Edlund ,
Kit West ,
Bruce Nicholson , and
Joe Johnston –
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Dennis Muren , and
Kenneth F. Smith –
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Richard Edlund ,
Dennis Muren ,
Ken Ralston , and
Phil Tippett –
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dennis Muren ,
Michael J. McAlister ,
Lorne Peterson , and
George Gibbs –
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Ken Ralston ,
Ralph McQuarrie ,
Scott Farrar , and
David Berry –
Cocoon (1985)
Robert Skotak ,
Stan Winston ,
John Richardson , and
Suzanne M. Benson –
Aliens (1986)
Dennis Muren ,
Bill George ,
Harley Jessup , and
Kenneth F. Smith -
Innerspace (1987)
Ken Ralston ,
Richard Williams ,
Edward Jones , and
George Gibbs –
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
John Bruno ,
Dennis Muren ,
Hoyt Yeatman , and
Dennis Skotak –
The Abyss (1989)
Eric Brevig ,
Rob Bottin ,
Tim McGovern , and
Alex Funke –
Total Recall (1990)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Gene Warren Jr. , and
Robert Skotak –
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Ken Ralston ,
Doug Chiang ,
Douglas Smythe , and
Tom Woodruff Jr. –
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Phil Tippett , and
Michael Lantieri –
Jurassic Park (1993)
Ken Ralston ,
George Murphy ,
Stephen Rosenbaum , and
Allen Hall –
Forrest Gump (1994)
Scott E. Anderson ,
Charles Gibson ,
Neal Scanlan , and
John Cox –
Babe (1995)
Volker Engel ,
Douglas Smith ,
Clay Pinney , and
Joe Viskocil –
Independence Day (1996)
Robert Legato ,
Mark Lasoff ,
Thomas L. Fisher , and
Michael Kanfer –
Titanic (1997)
Joel Hynek ,
Nicholas Brooks ,
Stuart Robertson , and
Kevin Mack –
What Dreams May Come (1998)
John Gaeta ,
Janek Sirrs ,
Steve Courtley , and
Jon Thum –
The Matrix (1999)
John Nelson ,
Neil Corbould ,
Tim Burke , and
Rob Harvey –
Gladiator (2000)
2001–2020
Jim Rygiel ,
Randall William Cook ,
Richard Taylor , and
Mark Stetson –
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke –
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke –
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
John Dykstra ,
Scott Stokdyk ,
Anthony LaMolinara , and
John Frazier –
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Joe Letteri ,
Brian Van't Hul ,
Christian Rivers , and
Richard Taylor –
King Kong (2005)
John Knoll ,
Hal Hickel ,
Charles Gibson , and
Allen Hall –
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Michael L. Fink ,
Bill Westenhofer ,
Ben Morris , and
Trevor Wood –
The Golden Compass (2007)
Eric Barba ,
Steve Preeg ,
Burt Dalton , and
Craig Barron –
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Joe Letteri ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Richard Baneham , and
Andrew R. Jones –
Avatar (2009)
Paul Franklin ,
Chris Corbould ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Peter Bebb –
Inception (2010)
Robert Legato ,
Joss Williams ,
Ben Grossmann , and
Alex Henning –
Hugo (2011)
Bill Westenhofer ,
Guillaume Rocheron ,
Erik-Jan de Boer , and
Donald R. Elliott –
Life of Pi (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk , and
Neil Corbould –
Gravity (2013)
Paul Franklin ,
Andrew Lockley ,
Ian Hunter , and
Scott R. Fisher –
Interstellar (2014)
Mark Williams Ardington ,
Sara Bennett ,
Paul Norris , and
Andrew Whitehurst –
Ex Machina (2015)
Robert Legato ,
Adam Valdez ,
Andrew R. Jones , and
Dan Lemmon –
The Jungle Book (2016)
John Nelson ,
Gerd Nefzer ,
Paul Lambert , and
Richard R. Hoover –
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Paul Lambert ,
Ian Hunter ,
Tristan Myles , and
J. D. Schwalm –
First Man (2018)
Guillaume Rocheron ,
Greg Butler , and
Dominic Tuohy –
1917 (2019)
Andrew Jackson ,
David Lee ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Scott R. Fisher –
Tenet (2020)
2021–present
1982–2000
Sarah Monzani ,
Christopher Tucker and
Michèle Burke (1982)
Dorothy J. Pearl, George Masters, C. Romania Ford and Allen Weisinger (1983)
Paul Engelen ,
Peter Frampton ,
Rick Baker and Joan Hills (1984)
Paul LeBlanc and
Dick Smith (1985)
Tameyuki Aimi, Shohichiro Meda, Chihako Naito and Noriko Takamizawa (1986)
Hasso von Hugo (1987)
Fabrizio Sforza (1988)
Maggie Weston ,
Fabrizio Sforza and Pam Meager (1989)
John Caglione Jr. and
Doug Drexler (1990)
Jean-Pierre Eychenne and
Michèle Burke (1991)
Peter Robb-King (1992)
Morag Ross (1993)
Cassie Hanlon, Angela Conte and Strykermeyer (1994)
Lisa Westcott (1995)
Rick Baker and
David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
Sallie Jaye and
Jan Archibald (1997)
Jenny Shircore (1998)
Christine Blundell (1999)
Rick Baker , Toni G, Sylvia Nava,
Gail Ryan and
Kazuhiro Tsuji (2000)
2001–present
Peter Swords King ,
Peter Owen and
Richard Taylor (2001)
Judy Chin ,
Beatrice De Alba ,
John E. Jackson and Regina Reyes (2002)
Ve Neill and
Martin Samuel (2003)
Kathryn Blondell,
Siân Grigg and Morag Ross (2004)
Howard Berger ,
Nikki Gooley and
Greg Nicotero (2005)
José Quetglás and Blanca Sánchez (2006)
Jan Archibald and
Didier Lavergne (2007)
Jean Ann Black and
Colleen Callaghan (2008)
Jenny Shircore (2009)
Valli O'Reilly and
Paul Gooch (2010)
Marese Langan ,
J. Roy Helland and
Mark Coulier (2011)
Lisa Westcott (2012)
Evelyne Noraz,
Lori McCoy-Bell and Kathrine Gordon (2013)
Frances Hannon and
Mark Coulier (2014)
Damian Martin and
Lesley Vanderwalt (2015)
J. Roy Helland and
Daniel Phillips (2016)
David Malinowski ,
Ivana Primorac ,
Lucy Sibbick and
Kazuhiro Tsuji (2017)
Nadia Stacey (2018)
Vivian Baker ,
Kazu Hiro and
Anne Morgan (2019)
Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry,
Sergio López-Rivera and
Mia Neal (2020)
Linda Dowds ,
Stephanie Ingram and
Justin Raleigh (2021)
Jason Baird ,
Mark Coulier , Louise Coulston and Shane Thomas (2022)
Mark Coulier ,
Nadia Stacey and
Josh Weston (2023)
1982–2000
Richard Edlund -
Poltergeist (1982)
Richard Edlund ,
Dennis Muren ,
Ken Ralston , and
Kit West -
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dennis Muren ,
George Gibbs ,
Michael J. McAlister , and
Lorne Peterson -
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
George Gibbs and
Richard Conway -
Brazil (1985)
Robert Skotak ,
Brian Johnson ,
Suzanne M. Benson ,
John Richardson , and
Stan Winston -
Aliens (1986)
Michael Lantieri ,
Michael Owens ,
Edward Jones , and Bruce Walters -
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
George Gibbs ,
Richard Williams ,
Ken Ralston , and
Edward Jones -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Ken Ralston ,
Michael Lantieri ,
John Bell , and
Steve Gawley -
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The production team of
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1990)
Stan Winston ,
Dennis Muren ,
Gene Warren Jr. , and
Robert Skotak -
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Michael Lantieri ,
Ken Ralston , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,
Doug Chiang , and Douglas Smythe -
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Phil Tippett , and
Michael Lantieri -
Jurassic Park (1993)
Ken Ralston ,
George Murphy ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Doug Chiang , and
Allen Hall -
Forrest Gump (1994)
Robert Legato ,
Michael Kanfer ,
Matt Sweeney , and
Leslie Ekker -
Apollo 13 (1995)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
John Frazier , Henry LaBounta, and
Habib Zargarpour -
Twister (1996)
Mark Stetson ,
Karen Goulekas ,
Nick Allder ,
Neil Corbould , and
Nick Dudman -
The Fifth Element (1997)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
Roger Guyett , and
Neil Corbould -
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
John Gaeta ,
Steve Courtley ,
Janek Sirrs , and
Jon Thum -
The Matrix (1999)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
John Frazier ,
Walt Conti ,
Habib Zargarpour , and
Tim Alexander -
The Perfect Storm (2000)
2001–present
Jim Rygiel ,
Richard Taylor ,
Alex Funke ,
Randall William Cook , and
Mark Stetson -
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke -
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Joe Letteri ,
Jim Rygiel ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke -
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Karen Goulekas ,
Neil Corbould ,
Greg Strause , and Remo Balcells -
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Joe Letteri ,
Christian Rivers ,
Brian Van't Hul , and
Richard Taylor -
King Kong (2005)
John Knoll ,
Hal Hickel ,
Charles Gibson , and
Allen Hall -
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Michael L. Fink ,
Bill Westenhofer ,
Ben Morris , and
Trevor Wood -
The Golden Compass (2007)
Eric Barba ,
Craig Barron ,
Nathan McGuinness , and
Edson Williams -
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Joe Letteri ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Richard Baneham , and
Andrew R. Jones -
Avatar (2009)
Chris Corbould ,
Paul Franklin ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Peter Bebb -
Inception (2010)
Tim Burke ,
John Richardson ,
Greg Butler , and
David Vickery -
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
Bill Westenhofer ,
Guillaume Rocheron , and
Erik-Jan de Boer -
Life of Pi (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk ,
Neil Corbould , and Nikki Penny -
Gravity (2013)
Paul Franklin ,
Scott R. Fisher ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Ian Hunter -
Interstellar (2014)
Chris Corbould ,
Roger Guyett ,
Paul Kavanagh , and
Neal Scanlan -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Robert Legato ,
Dan Lemmon ,
Andrew R. Jones , and
Adam Valdez -
The Jungle Book (2016)
Richard R. Hoover ,
Paul Lambert ,
Gerd Nefzer , and
John Nelson -
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm,
Craig Hammack , and
Dan Sudick -
Black Panther (2018)
Greg Butler ,
Guillaume Rocheron , and
Dominic Tuohy -
1917 (2019)
Scott R. Fisher ,
Andrew Jackson , and
Andrew Lockley -
Tenet (2020)
Brian Connor ,
Paul Lambert ,
Tristan Myles , and
Gerd Nefzer -
Dune (2021)
Richard Baneham ,
Daniel Barrett ,
Joe Letteri and
Eric Saindon -
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Simon Hughes -
Poor Things (2023)
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.
1970s 1980s 1990s
Stan Winston (1991)
Ken Ralston , Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Phil Tippett , and
Michael Lantieri (1993)
John Bruno (1994)
Stan Parks (1995)
Volker Engel ,
Clay Pinney ,
Douglas Smith , and
Joe Viskocil (1996)
Phil Tippett ,
Scott E. Anderson , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,
John Richardson (1997)
Volker Engel ,
Patrick Tatopoulos ,
Karen E. Goulekas , and
Clay Pinney (1998)
Rob Coleman ,
John Knoll ,
Dennis Muren , and
Scott Squires (1999)
2000s
Scott E. Anderson ,
Craig Hayes ,
Scott Stokdyk , and
Stan Parks (2000)
Dennis Muren ,
Scott Farrar ,
Stan Winston ,
Michael Lantieri (2001)
Rob Coleman ,
Pablo Helman ,
John Knoll , and
Ben Snow (2002)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke (2003)
John Dykstra ,
Scott Stokdyk ,
Anthony LaMolinara , and
John Frazier (2004)
Joe Letteri ,
Richard Taylor ,
Christian Rivers , and
Brian Van't Hul (2005)
John Knoll ,
Hal T. Hickel ,
Charles Gibson , and
Allen Hall (2006)
Scott Farrar ,
Scott Benza ,
Russell Earl , and
John Frazier (2007)
Nick Davis ,
Chris Corbould ,
Timothy Webber , and
Paul J. Franklin (2008)
Joe Letteri ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Richard Baneham , and
Andrew R. Jones (2009)
2010s
Chris Corbould ,
Andrew Lockley ,
Paul J. Franklin , and
Peter Bebb (2010)
Dan Lemmon ,
Joe Letteri ,
R. Christopher White , and
Daniel Barrett (2011)
Janek Sirrs ,
Jeff White ,
Guy Williams , and
Dan Sudick (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk , and
Neil Corbould (2013)
Paul J. Franklin ,
Andrew Lockley ,
Ian Hunter , and
Scott R. Fisher (2014)
Roger Guyett ,
Patrick Tubach ,
Neal Scanlan , and
Chris Corbould (2015)
John Knoll ,
Mohen Leo ,
Hal Hickel , and
Neil Corbould (2016)
Christopher Townsend ,
Guy Williams ,
Jonathan Fawkner , and
Dan Sudick (2017)
Dan DeLeeuw ,
Matt Aitken ,
Russell Earl , and
Dan Sudick (2018/19)
Roger Guyett ,
Neal Scanlan ,
Patrick Tubach , and Dominic Tuohy (2019/20)
2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.