Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Snub: The Woman King
The makeup and hairstyling for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever presented a unique challenge for Camille Friend and Joel Harlow. World building is essential in a film like this, and the way in which Wakandans wear their hair and makeup not only represents who the characters are as individuals, but represents their greater culture and customs. However, Wakanda is a fictional world based on African cultures that already exist. This left Friend and Harlow with the challenge of drawing from cultural traditions that already exist, but shifting them just enough to properly represent the world of Wakanda. They succeeded with their task, making the makeup and hairstyles of not just the main characters, but of extras in the background perfectly fitted to Wakanda. Their role played an essential part in convincing audiences that Wakanda could be real, while also furthering the individuality of its characters.
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