Nominations Will Be Unveiled on December 10, 2024
Awards Ceremony Set for February 15, 2025 

HOLLYWOOD (Sept. 23, 2024) – The online submissions for consideration for the 12^th Annual  Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards  (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706), presented by Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty, are now open and will close on Friday, November 1, 2024, 9:00 p.m. (PT). The Broadway and International Live Theater Award, a highly anticipated new category, has been added, along with a few new rules for submissions. This year’s awards gala will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel. The MUAHS Awards honors outstanding achievements for Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists in Motion Pictures, Television, Television Special, Daytime Television, Children and Teen Programming, Commercials, Music Videos, and Live Theater. The announcement was made today by Julie Socash, President of IATSE Local 706.
 
FOR A COMPLETE SET OF UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS, RULES, REGULATIONS: MUAHS Awards Rules   
FOR SUBMISSION INFO: MUAHS Awards Submissions.
 
New Rules This Year:

• NEW THIS YEAR: THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE) NOW INCLUDES BROADWAY AND INTERNATIONAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS

1. Best Make-Up and Hair Styling for Broadway and International Live Theater Production

2. Best Make-Up and Hair Styling for a California Regional Live Theater Production

• NEW THIS YEAR: REQUIRED NOMINEE VIDEO CLIP FOR ALL CATEGORIES

The video clip required is a minimum of thirty (30) seconds and a maximum of two (2) minutes.

• NEW THIS YEAR: COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS

The entire commercial, music video, or promo may be submitted not to exceed two (2) minutes. The entire commercial or music video must be aired on a network, cable television, or streaming provider. This category does not include short films, videos, or concerts. 

• NEW THIS YEAR: FIFTH AWARD PETITION

There will be a fifth award for petition under special circumstances. Eligibility for the fifth award and for additional submission requirements for the Fifth Petition: CLICK HERE

• NEW THIS YEAR: FOR PERSONAL ARTISTS ONLY

If you are a Personal Artist who wants to submit, you must be included in the submission by the Department Head or through Production as part of the team. 

• NEW THIS YEAR: TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAMS SERIES

The Live Category will now include shows that are shot live or in front of a live studio audience.
This includes Sitcoms that tape in front of an audience, Live Specials, thirty minutes or more Live Television Program Series, or any live productions on film or tape.
 
12^th Annual MUAHS Awards Timeline:
The awards eligibility period for the 23 awards categories is the calendar year 2024. Submission deadline for entries is Friday, November 1, 2024. Nominations for MUAHS Awards will be announced Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Final online voting will begin on Monday, January 13, 2025, and closes on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Winners will be announced at the 12^th Annual MUAHS Awards Gala on Saturday, February 15, 2025. For more information, contact the Awards Support Team, MUAHSAwardsSupport@IngleDodd.com

The Categories for MUAHS Awards Submissions are as follows:
FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE

• Best Contemporary Make-up

• Best Period and/or Character Make-up

• Best Special Make-up Effects

• Best Contemporary Hair Styling

• Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION LIMITED OR MINISERIES, OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES 

• Best Contemporary Make-up

• Best Period and/or Character Make-up

• Best Special Make-up Effects

• Best Contemporary Hair Styling

• Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES, OR MOVIE FOR TELEVISION  

• Best Contemporary Make-up

• Best Period and/or Character Make-up

• Best Special Make-up Effects

• Best Contemporary Hair Styling

• Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

DAYTIME TELEVISION 

• Best Make-up

• Best Hair Styling

CHILDREN & TEEN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

• Best Make-up

• Best Hair Styling

COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS

• Best Make-up

• Best Hair Styling

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE)  

• Best Make-Up and Hair Styling for a California Regional Live Theater Production

• Best Make-Up and Hair Styling for Broadway and International Live Theater Production

 
Honorees for the Distinguished Artisan Award and Lifetime Achievement Awards will be announced later. For more information on the MUAHS Awards and to stay updated on the latest news and announcements, please visit the official website at www.local706.org. Further inquiries regarding the MUAHS Awards should be directed to Sue Cabral-Ebert at submisssions.muahs@ingledodd.com.

ABOUT LOCAL 706: The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE, Local 706) was chartered in November 1937. Today, its diverse membership includes over 2,300 of make-up and hair styling artisans in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and live theater. The Local 706 Guild honors a spectrum of outstanding achievements at its annual MUAHS Awards, publishes The Artisan, a glossy quarterly magazine, and provides panels, workshops and training for members to foster a spirit of innovation in the craft. For more info, visit local706.org. For more info, visit local706.org or get #MUAHSawards updates on TikTok Twitter,  Instagram, and Threads.

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