6 Best Oscar Best Makeup and Hairstyling Winning Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 14, 2026

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The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling has crowned some of cinema’s most astonishing and transformative visual artistry.

Bombshell (2019) 01

Bombshell (2019)

IMDb ★ 6.7

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

Suicide Squad (2016) 02

Suicide Squad (2016)

IMDb ★ 5.9

A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains for a dangerous, deniable black-ops mission.

The Iron Lady (2011) 03

The Iron Lady (2011)

IMDb ★ 6.4

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

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 04

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A man born with the appearance of an elderly person ages in reverse, growing younger throughout his life.

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) 05

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A recently divorced father disguises himself as an elderly British nanny to stay close to his children.

An American Werewolf in London (1981) 06

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

IMDb ★ 7.4

An American backpacker attacked by a werewolf in the English countryside begins a horrifying transformation of his own.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.