Ron Perlman, John Landis, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Alfre Woodard, Sarah Paulson, Lorraine Toussaint, Darby Stanchfield, Tony Revolori, Amy Landecker, Beau Garrett, Jillian Rose Reed and Jamie Brewer will be presenters at the Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards (IATSE, Local 706), President Susan Cabral-Ebert announced today.
They will join a growing roster of actors who will honor make-up artists and hair stylists for their esteemed work in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. The black-tie ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Paramount Studios Theatre.
As previously announced, actress Wendi McLendon-Covey will serve as host. Since her breakout performance in Bridesmaids, McLendon-Covey has appeared in a number of films, including What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club, Blended and Think Like a Man Too. She was cast as a family matriarch in the acclaimed comedy series The Goldbergs, which won her a Critics’ Choice Award nomination. She will appear in the upcoming feature films A White Trash Christmas, Claire’s Cambodia and Hello, My Name is Doris opposite Sally Field. In addition, she’ll be hosting the Ellen DeGeneres produced-comedy reality series Repeat After Me.
Golden Globe-winner Perlman will be presenting the Distinguished Artisan Award to his longtime friend and collaborator Guillermo Del Toro. Their collaboration began with Del Toro’s first feature film Cronos, followed by Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Blade II and Pacific Rim. Perlman is best known for his award-winning role as Vince in the television series Beauty and the Beast and as Clarence “Clay” Morrow in FX’s Sons of Anarchy. Most of Perlman’s roles have required extensive make-up and prosthetics. He’ll star in the upcoming films Robodog, Moonwalkers and Stonewall.
Acclaimed director Landis will be presenting the Make-Up Artists Lifetime Achievement Award to Oscar®-winning make-up legend Rick Baker. The two first worked together on Landis’ first film Schlock, followed by An American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking music video Thriller. Landis is best known for his feature film comedies National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Blues Brothers and Trading Places. More recently, Landis has directed television episodes of Psych, Masters of Horror and Fear Itself.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President Boone Isaacs will be presenting the Hair Stylists Lifetime Achievement Award to Emmy® Award-winning hair stylist Kathryn Blondell. The two both serve on the AMPAS Board of Governors, with Blondell heading the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch and Isaacs heading the Public Relations Branch. Cheryl is a public relations executive and the former head of publicity at Paramount Pictures. She also served as president of theatrical marketing for New Line Cinema.
Oscar-nominated actress Woodard currently stars in the NBC political drama State of Affairs, playing the first female President of the United States. Her illustrious work as an actor has earned her an Oscar nomination, four Emmy Awards, 17 Emmy nominations, three SAG Awards and a Golden Globe.
Three-time Emmy nominee Paulson currently stars on American Horror Story: Freak Show, which is nominated for four MUAHS Awards.
SAG Award-winner Toussaint currently stars in MUAHS nominees Selma, Orange is the New Black and ABC’s television drama Forever.
Stanchfield currently stars on the ABC political drama series Scandal.
Revolori is best known for his role as Zero Moustafa in The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is nominated for two MUAHS Awards.
Harmon currently stars as Detective Jane Rizzoli on the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles.
Landecker currently stars as Sarah Pfefferman in Amazon Studios’ Transparent.
Brewer is best known for her role on all three seasons of American Horror Story, in which she made her television debut. She’s also starred on Southland and can be seen in the upcoming film My Next Breath.
Garrett currently stars as Phoebe on Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce.
Rose Reed currently stars on MTV’s teen comedy series Awkward. She made her television debut on Nickelodeon’s hit series, Zoey 101, and is most recognized for her role as Simone on Showtime’s Weeds.
