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My Early Oscars 2027 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predictions: Top 40
- Digger: Combo Tom Cruise + Makeup to come. Kazu Hiro (6 nominations for 2 wins) is working on it along with other Oscar-nominated members (Alessandro Bertolazzi, Jess Brooks).
- Werwulf: The December release means it will be in the conversation and the makeup work will probably be impressive; moreover, this branch generally appreciates werewolf films. David White (3 nominations), Jess Brooks (1 nomination), Christine Blundell (1 win) are involved.
- Michael: I watched the trailer and sometimes find the makeup a bit ugly, but I have to admit there seems to be real work involved. The film's Hair & Makeup team is impressive: Ve Neill (8 nominations for 3 wins), Bill Corso (3 nominations for 1 win), Howard Berger (2 nominations for 1 win), Christopher Allen Nelson (1 win) and Christien Tinsley/Carla Farmer/Dennis Liddiard (1 nomination).
- Wicker: We already have some feedback since the film screened at the Sundance Festival earlier this year. It seems to be a solid crowd-pleaser (3.8 on Letterboxd) and the makeup work on Skarsgård's character is said to be impressive. The only concern here is the distribution by Black Bear, which has so far failed with its US distribution (Christy 😂).
- Dune 3: Dune 2 was not nominated in this category, but the December release makes me more confident about this third opus. Nothing sufficient in the trailer at the moment to get a nomination, but the film's posters suggest more significant makeup work than what has been shown so far. Love Larson (3 nominations), Eva Von Bahr (3 nominations) and Heike Merker (1 nomination) are part of the team.
- Clayface: A Body Horror film and the makeup work seems good; I'm curious. The issue is that the Makeup team hasn't done anything particularly notable, so I'm not quite sure what to make of it.
- Cry to Heaven: Not yet certain about the makeup work, but for the hairstyling, there will probably be an enormous amount of work based on the little I've heard about the book.
- The Odyssey: For now, based on the trailer, I have a hard time visualizing enough work in this category to get a nomination, but there may be characters with heavy makeup in the film that we haven't yet seen in the trailer. The Makeup/Hair team is huge on the IMDB page (then again, they filmed in many locations, so that makes sense). Ken Diaz (3 nominations), Conor O'Sullivan (2 nominations), Luisa Abel and Gloria Pasqua Casny (1 nomination) are part of the team.
- Narnia: A bit hard to know what this will look like without a trailer. I fear the work may be more subtle than we might think, since the book (not the same one as the 2005 film) seems, from what I've heard, to take place more in the real world. Ivana Primorac (7 BAFTA nominations including 1 win but never nominated at the Oscars) is working on the project.
- Madden: Probably the film's only Oscar prospect. The prosthetics make Nicolas Cage unrecognizable in the trailer. Lori McCoy-Bell (1 nomination) is working on it.
- Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol: Early photos from the set suggest some beautiful makeup work for this new Ti West film. Amanda Knight (1 nomination) and other seemingly competent people (mostly from TV series) are working on the project.
- The Bride: The makeup work is good but the film itself is really not great, though that doesn't necessarily matter with this branch of the Academy. Nadia Stacey (2 nominations for 1 win), Kay Georgiou (2 nominations), Nicki Ledermann & Martial Corneville (1 nomination) worked on it.
- Resident Evil: I'm confident about this movie and Zach Cregger name will help if the film wants to be in the awards race, but I need to see more before risking putting it in my predictions here, as films featuring "Zombies" tend to struggle in this category (as we saw with 28 Years Later last year).
- The Boy in the Iron Box: Nobody noticed this film, but it is based on a book co-written by Guillermo del Toro, who is also producing, and it will be distributed by Netflix. The casting call for the role of the Boy is described as: "A gothic, ageless creature with a long, gaunt face. Though youthful in his desire to cause violent mischief and mayhem, his soul is ancient and ruthless, and his voice that of an older, authoritative man. The Boy is, metaphorically, a cobra singing a lullaby: quiet and terrifying. We will come to know him as the 'Eater of Hearts', equal parts horrifying and unsettling… ROLE WILL BE AIDED BY VFX AND PROSTHETICS." As for the makeup team, it includes Cliona Furey & Mike Hill, who just won an Oscar for Frankenstein. Not 100% sure the film will be released in 2026.
- Hope: I don't have any information yet about the makeup for this film in competition at Cannes, but there might be some.
- Rose: A prosthetic on Sandra Hüller that seems well done. A nomination in this category could pair with a Best Actress nomination for Sandra Hüller, but it still seems like it may be not enough especially since the prosthetic seems designed to be discreet.
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy: I've seen the film the makeup was good, but it seems more complicated than for other films to get a nomination. I see it more as a film that potentially appears on the Shortlist but doesn't get nominated. Arjen Tuiten (2 nominations) is working on it.
- Coward: Film in competition at Cannes, and Pierre-Olivier Persin (1 Oscar win for The Substance, though he is better known in France) is working on the movie
- Whalefall: From what I've heard about the book, there could potentially be more makeup work than one might expect. Joel Harlow (4 nominations for 1 win) is working on it.
- Sanguine: I'd like to draw your attention to this French film since nobody on AwardExpert has considered it. It is screening as a Midnight Screening at Cannes and was described by Frémaux as a medical horror film. Pierre-Olivier Persin (1 Oscar win for The Substance, though he is better known in France) is working on the film. I think that if the film get attention at Cannes, it could be a contender in this category.
- Evil Dead Burn: Never seen an Evil Dead, but Sébastien Vanicek (Infested) is directing, i'm excited.
- 28 Years Later The Bone Temple: They didn't even shortlist the first one, and this one performed worse at the box office. On top of that, there are fewer infected characters than in the previous film, meaning less makeup work. I would be very surprised if it even made the shortlist. Rebecca Cole (1 nomination) is working on it.
- Jack of Spades: From what I can gather, it seems to be basic period hairstyling work, not much else, but you never know. Laura Blount (2 nominations for 1 win), Sarah Nuth (1 nomination) are working on the project.
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping: Respect to those predicting it in this category, but it probably won't happen. First, the Hunger Games franchise has never resonated with the Academy or awards bodies in general. Second, I've seen the trailer and the makeup work is too light to earn a nomination, if it were purely a hairstyling Oscar it would make more sense to attempt predicting it.
- I Love Boosters: Probably not enough work, based on what I see in the trailer.
- The Death of Robin Hood: The work looks nice but not sufficient enough to earn a nomination. Josh Weston (1 win) is working on it.
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: Probably not the work seems too light, the film is probably too weird for the Academy, and it's not in competition at Cannes.
- Sense and Sensibility: Probably just a bit of hairstyling work and nothing more. I'd be very surprised, especially since the previous 1995 adaptation wasn't nominated in this category despite receiving 7 Oscar nominations.
- Disclosure Day: Maybe some Aliens (with makeup work on them) are showing up at the end of the movie, but I don't think so. Judy Chin (1 win) is working on it.
- Being Heumann: I don't think so probably just a bit of hairstyling work, but you never know. Cliona Furey (1 win on it) is working on it
- The Face of Horror: Period/horror film, I don't know much about it but it looks a bit special, i won't take the risk.
- Terrifier 4: Sorry, but no.
- Fatherland: I don't think so, but I'll wait for more information before being certain about removing it.
- The Social Reckoning: Should not being ranked 9th on AwardExpert. I spoke with someone who saw the trailer at CinemaCon and he told me the only notable makeup is on Jeremy Strong, and it appears to be subtle.
- Colony: Made by the director of Train to Busan (who made another film afterward called "Peninsula" that was poorly received). This new film is screening as a Midnight Screening at Cannes. I think that even if it is very well received, it won't be nominated, as it has the combination of being a Korean film (aside from Parasite, no film has ever been nominated) and a Zombie film (which never manage to get nominations in this category).
- I Play Rocky: Amazon seems confident in the film given its release date, but for this category I think the makeup will be subtle.
- Send Help: Haven't seen the film, but I can tell from the trailer that there seems to be more pronounced makeup work toward the end, though it still looks fairly really light overall.
- De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1): There is like a 1% chance that France submits this film to the Oscars; if they do, the film could claim a spot in the conversation for this category and others (VFX, Costumes, Sound, Production Design). Daniel Parker (1 nomination) is working on it.
- Iron Lung: After what Markiplier's fans did to propel the film at the box office, you can expect anything from them 😂. I'm including it here just in case.
- Quasimodo: An ambitious French Netflix film, we can likely expect good makeup/hair work, but I'm not confident about the film itself and I think it won't appear in the conversation, aiming only at a French audience.
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