'Bad Grandpa's' Irving on the Oscars, Helen Mirren and finding tail

Posted by · 10:03 pm · February 11th, 2014

Yep, Irving himself (cough, Johnny Knoxville) sat down with HitFix to talk about his never ending quest for tail, his adoration of Helen Mirren and whether he’ll be at the Academy Awards or not.

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How the 'Dallas Buyers Club' hair and makeup team earned their Oscar nominations

Posted by · 12:10 pm · January 30th, 2014

Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto have earned an enormous amount of acclaim for their performances in “Dallas Buyers Club,” which has put them at the front of their Oscar races. But their work was of course assisted by the Oscar-nominated makeup and hairstyling of Robin Mathews and Adruitha Lee, allowing them to slip further into their characters and fully inhabit the roles of Ron Woodroof and Rayon.

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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects

Posted by · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014

Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.

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'American Hustle,' 'Bad Grandpa' and 'The Lone Ranger' among Oscar makeup and hairstyling finalists

Posted by · 2:08 pm · December 14th, 2013

The Academy has announced this year’s bake-off finalists for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar, and the big omissions appear to be Ron Howard’s “Rush” and Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” But the Jackass boys have cause for celebration!

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Tech Support: Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar race features 'Rush,' 'The Butler' and… 'Bad Grandpa?'

Posted by · 4:31 pm · November 21st, 2013

HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy surveys the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category, featuring contenders such as “Rush,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “12 Years a Slave” and even a movie from the “Jackass” guys.

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Oscar Guide: 2013: Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Posted by · 6:33 am · February 8th, 2013

‘Hitchcock,’ ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ and ‘Les Misérables’ square off

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'Cloud Atlas' fails to make the finalists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Posted by · 1:14 pm · December 15th, 2012

The Academy has announced its shortlist of seven Best Makeup and Hairstyling contenders. The films will proceed to the “bake-off” stage, where reels of the work put into the makeup and hairstyling effects will be screened for the branch and three nominees will be chosen, revealed alongside the rest of the Oscar nominations on January 10.

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Tech Support: 'Cloud Atlas' and 'The Hobbit' lead the race for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Posted by · 6:47 am · November 15th, 2012

The category gets a name change as a varied field takes shape.

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