Oscar za najbolju šminku (eng. Academy Award for Makeup ) dodjeljuje se redovito od 1981. Za razliku od drugih kategorija, za šminku se nominiraju samo tri, a ne pet filmova.
Godina
Dobitnik film
Nominirani
1981 .
Richard A. Baker – Američki vukodlak u Londonu
Stan Winston – Otkucaji srca
1982 .
Sarah Monzani , Michele Burke – Quest for Fire
Tom Smith – Gandhi
1983 .
nagrada nije dodijeljena
1984 .
Paul LeBlanc , Dick Smith – Amadeus
Michael Westmore – 2010. Richard A. Baker - Greystoke: Legenda o Tarzanu
1985 .
Michael Westmore , Zoltan Elek – Maska
Ken Chase – Boja purpura Carl Fullerton – Remo Williams: Pustolovina počinje
1986 .
Chris Walas , Stephan Dupuis – Muha
Michael Westmore , Michele Burke – Pleme špiljskog medvjeda Peter Robb-King , Rob Bottin – Legenda
1987 .
Richard A. Baker – Harry i Hendersonovi
Bob Laden - Sretna Nova godina
1988 .
Ve Neill , Steve LaPorte , Robert Short – Bubimir
Richard A. Baker – Princ otkriva Ameriku Tom Burman , Bari Dreiband-Burman – Scrooged
1989 .
Manlio Rocchetti , Lynn Barber , Kevin Haney – Vozeći gospođicu Daisy
Maggie Weston , Febrizio Sforza – Pustolovine baruna Munchausena Dick Smith , Ken Diaz , Greg Nelson – Tata
Godina
Dobitnik film
Nominirani
1990 .
John Caglione , Doug Drexler – Dick Tracy
Michele Burke , Jean-Pierre Eychenne – Cyrano de Bergerac Ve Neill , Stan Winston – Edward Škaroruki
1991 .
Stan Winston , Jeff Dawn – Terminator 2: Sudnji dan
Greg Cannom , Manly Westmore , Christina Smith – Kuka Michael Mills , Edward French , Richard Snell – Zvjezdane staze VI: Neotkrivena zemlja
1992 .
Greg Cannom , Michele Burke , Matthew W. Mungle – Drakula
Ve Neill , Ronnie Specter , Stan Winston – Batman se vraća Greg Connom , Ve Neill , John Blank – Hoffa
1993 .
Greg Cannom , Ve Neill , Yolanda Toussieng – Tatica u suknjici
Carl Fullerton , Alan D'Angerio – Philadelphia Christina Smith , Matthew Mungle , Judy Alexander Cory – Schindlerova lista
1994 .
Richard A. Baker , Ve Neill , Yolanda Toussieng – Ed Wood
Daniel C. Striepeke , Hallie D'Amore , Judith A. Cory – Forrest Gump Daniel Parker , Carol Hemming , Paul Engelen – Frankenstein
1995 .
Peter Frampton , Paul Pattison , Lois Burwell – Hrabro srce
Ken Diaz , Mark Sanchez – Moja obitelj Greg Cannom , Bob Laden , Colleen Callaghan – Cimeri
1996 .
Richard A. Baker , David LeRoy Anderson – Luckasti profesor
Matthew W. Mangle , Deborah La Mia Denaver – Duhovi Mississippija Michael Westmore , Scott Wheeler , Jake Garber – Zvjezdane staze: Prvi kontakt
1997 .
Richard A. Baker , David LeRoy Anderson – Ljudi u crnom
Lisa Westcott , Veronica Brebner , Beverley Binda – Gospođa Brown Tina Earbshaw , Greg Cannom , Simon Thompson – Titanic
1998 .
Jenny Shircore – Elizabeta
Lois Burwell , Conor O'Sullivan , Daniel C. Striepeke – Spašavanje vojnika Ryana Lisa Westcott , Veronica Brebner – Zaljubljeni Shakespeare
1999 .
Christine Blundell , Trefor Proud – Topsy-Turvy
Greg Cannom – Mojih 200 godina Richard A. Baker – Život Michele Burke , Mike Smithson – Austin Powers: Špijun koji me hvatao
Godina
Dobitnik film
Nominirani
2000 .
Richard A. Baker , Gail Ryan – Kako je Grinch ukrao Božić
Michele Burke , Edouard Henriques – Ćelija Ann Buchanan , Amber Sibley – Sjena vampira
2001.
Peter Owen , Richard Taylor – Gospodar prstenova: Prstenova družina
Greg Cannom , Colleen Callaghan – Genijalni um Maurizio Silvi , Aldo Signoretti – Moulin Rouge
2002 .
Beatrice De Alba , John Jackson – Frida
John Elliott, Jr. , Barbara Lorenz – Vremenski stroj Sandy Powell – Bande New Yorka Ann Roth – Sati Anna B. Sheppard – Pijanist
2003 .
Richard Taylor , Peter King – Gospodar prstenova: Povratak kralja
Edouard Henriques , Yolanda Toussieng – Gospodar i ratnik: Daleka strana svijeta Ve Neill , Martin Samuel – Pirati s Kariba: Prokletstvo Crnog bisera
2004 .
Valli O'Reilly , Bill Corso – Lemony Snicket: Niz nesretnih događaja
Keith Vanderlaan , Christien Tinsley – Pasija Jo Allen , Manuel García – Život je more
2005 .
Howard Berger , Tami Lane – Kronike iz Narnije: Lav, vještica i ormar
David Leroy Anderson , Lance Anderson – Cinderella Man Dave Elsey , Nikki Gooley – Zvjezdani ratovi, Epizoda 3: Osveta Sitha
2006 .
David Marti , Montse Ribe – Panov labirint
Aldo Signoretti , Vittorio Sodano – Apocalypto Kazuhiro Tsuji , Bill Corso – Klik - za savršen život
2007 .
Didier Lavergne , Jan Archibald – La Vie en Rose
Richard A. Baker , Kazuhiro Tsuji – Norbit Ve Neill , Martin Samuel – Pirati s Kariba: Na kraju svijeta
2008 .
Greg Cannom – Neobična priča o Benjaminu Buttonu
John Caglione Jr. , Conor O'Sullivan – Vitez tame Mike Elizalde , Thomas Floutz – Hellboy 2: Zlatna vojska
2009 .
Barney Burman , Mindy Hall , Joel Harlow – Zvjezdane staze
John Henry Gordon , Jenny Shircore - Mlada Viktorija Aldo Signoretti , Vittorio Sodano – Il Divo
Godina
Dobitnik film
Nominirani
2010 .
Rick Baker , Dave Elsey – Vukodlak
Adrien Morot - Barnijeva verzija Edouard F. Henriques , Gregory Funk , Yolanda Toussieng – Put natrag
2011 .
Mark Coulier , J. Roy Helland – Željezna lady
Martial Corneville , Lynn Johnson , Matthew W. Mungle - Albert Nobbs Nick Dudman , Amanda Knight , Lisa Tomblin – Harry Potter i Darovi Smrti 2. dio
2012 .
Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell – Les Misérables
Howard Berger, Peter Montagna, Martin Samuel - Hitchcock Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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