6 Best Oscar Best Makeup and Hairstyling Winning Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 14, 2026

Makeup and hairstyling winners are astonishing, transformative craft. The Iron Lady turns an actor into the elderly Margaret Thatcher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ages a man in reverse, and Bombshell reshapes its cast into the faces of a news network scandal. Suicide Squad, Mrs. Doubtfire and An American Werewolf in London round out the six.

Bombshell (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Three women at a powerful news network expose the chairman's history of sexual harassment.

Directed by Jay Roach · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Suicide Squad (2016)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A team of imprisoned villains is sent on a black-ops mission nobody expects to survive.

Directed by David Ayer · 2h 02m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Iron Lady (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.4

The elderly Margaret Thatcher reflects on her extraordinary rise to power as Britain's first female Prime Minister.

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A man born looking like an old person ages in reverse, growing younger as everyone around him gets older.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 46m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 71% Metacritic 54

A father disguises himself as an elderly nanny just to stay close to his own kids.

Directed by Chris Columbus · 2h 05m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar11 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An American backpacker attacked by a werewolf on the English moors begins a horrifying change of his own.

Directed by John Landis · 1h 37m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Oscar Best Makeup and Hairstyling Winning Movies

Bombshell (2019)

Suicide Squad (2016)

The Iron Lady (2011)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

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