Christopher Nelson (make-up artist)
Christopher Allen Nelson is an American make-up artist, VFX artist, writer and actor. He is best known for his makeup and stylings for films such as Halloween, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Sin City, Thor: The Dark World, The Amazing Spider-Man, World War Z, Inherent Vice, Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Suicide Squad (2016) has earned him numerous awards and nominations. His acting credits include the groom of Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill: Volume 2, the cop with brownies in Halloween, and a serial killer in the 2008 Criminal Minds episode "Limelight".
He won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special for American Horror Story: Freak Show,[1] and for Suicide Squad, he received an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at 89th Academy Awards.[2][3]
Awards and nominations
- 2014–2015: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special – American Horror Story: Freak Show
- 2016: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Suicide Squad with Alessandro Bertolazzi and Giorgio Gregorini.
References
- ^ "Christopher Nelson Emmy Awards". Emmys. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List – 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
External links
- Christopher Nelson at IMDb
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- 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: 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: Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh
- 2022: Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Annemarie Bradley
- 2023: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston (2023)
- Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012