For Immediate Release:
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR
THE 2021 MAKE-UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS;
Film Qualifying Period Also Extended to Include Films Released
January 1- February 28, 2021
to Align with Oscar’s Extended Eligibility Period
Nominees will be announced on Thursday, February 18, 2021;
MUAHS Awards to be held Saturday, April 3, 2021
LOS ANGELES, January 6, 2021 – The online submissions deadline for consideration for the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) have been extended one week to Friday, January 22, 2021 at 5 PM (PT). In addition, the motion picture qualifying period will now include films that are scheduled to be released during January 1- February 28, 2021 in alignment with this year’s Oscar’s eligibility period. The 8thAnnual MUAHS Awards, set for Saturday, April 3, 2021, honor outstanding achievements for make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials, and live theater.
"We are extending the MUAHS Awards qualifying period to align with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, due the unusual delays in production and distribution caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Films that are set to be released from January 1, 2020 – February 28, 2021 are now eligible. Films should now be submitted, and we have extended the submission deadline by one week to help accommodate this new eligibility period," said Julie Socash, IATSE Local 706 President.
The upcoming key deadlines for the 2021 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards:
Submission Open for TV & Feature Film at www.local706.org
MON, December 21, 2020
Submissions Close for Entries (5:00 pm PT)
FRI, January 22, 2021
Nominations Voting Begins
FRI, January 29, 2021
Nominations Voting Closes (5:00 pm PT)
MON, February 15, 2021
Nominations Announced
THURS, February 18, 2021
Final Online Voting Begins
FRI, March 5, 2021
Final Online Voting Closes (5:00 pm PT)
THURS, March 18, 2021
Winners Announced at MUAHS Awards Gala
SAT, April 3, 2021
*Dates subject to change
The Categories for 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 MINI SERIES, 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
- 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
- Best Make-Up
- Best Hair Styling
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (LIVE STAGE)
- Best Make-Up
- Best Hair Styling
