Greg Cannom
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationCypress College
OccupationSpecial make-up effects artist
Years active1977–present

Greg Cannom (born 1951) is an American special make-up effects artist. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards.

Cannom is best known for his work on the films Hook (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Mask (1994), Titanic (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), Hannibal (2001), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Vice (2018).[1] For his exceptional contributions, he was honored with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild in 2018.[2]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Major awards

Key
† Indicates non-competitive categories

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
1992 Best Makeup Hook Nominated
1993 Bram Stoker's Dracula Won
Hoffa Nominated
1994 Mrs. Doubtfire Won
1996 Roommates Nominated
1998 Titanic Nominated
2000 Bicentennial Man Nominated
2002 A Beautiful Mind Nominated
2005 Technical Achievement Award † — Honored
2009 Best Makeup The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2019 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Vice Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
1995 Outstanding Makeup for a Series Earth 2: After The Thaw Nominated
1998 Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie From the Earth to the Moon Nominated
2006 Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Will & Grace: Finale Nominated
2014 Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special The Anna Nicole Story Nominated

British Academy Film Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
1994 Best Make Up Bram Stoker's Dracula Nominated
1995 Best Makeup and Hair The Mask Nominated
Mrs. Doubtfire Nominated
2019 Vice Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
1988 Best Make-up The Lost Boys Nominated
1993 Bram Stoker's Dracula Nominated
1995 The Mask Nominated
1997 Thinner Nominated
1999 Blade Nominated
2002 Hannibal Won
2005 Van Helsing Nominated
2009 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
2000 Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature Bicentennial Man Won
2002 Hannibal Nominated
2003 Best Make-Up – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week Gleason Won
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award † — Honored
2019 Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture Vice Won

See also

References

  1. ^ Grobar, Matt (February 11, 2019). "How 'Vice' Makeup Designer Greg Cannom Turned Christian Bale Into Many Dick Cheneys, Earning The Actor's Trust". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Erik (November 14, 2017). "Make-Up Artists And Hair Stylists Guild Names Lifetime Achievement Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

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