Films that won the Academy Award for Best Makeup

2001 film by Peter Jackson

Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior Sir William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack and Angus Macfadyen. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's 15th century epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace.

2003 film by Peter Jackson

1991 film by James Cameron

1984 film directed by Miloš Forman

2016 film directed by David Ayer

1997 science fiction film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

2008 film by David Fincher

2015 film directed by George Miller

2009 film directed by J. J. Abrams

2014 film directed by Wes Anderson

2005 film directed by Andrew Adamson

2006 film by Guillermo del Toro

1993 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus

1992 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola

2013 film by Jean-Marc Vallée

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder.

1989 film directed by Bruce Beresford

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 American Christmas comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, loosely based on the 1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss. It was the first Seuss book to be adapted into a live-action feature film, and the second adaptation of the book following the 1966 animated TV special. Narrated by Anthony Hopkins, the film stars Jim Carrey as the Grinch, a misanthropic green creature living on Mount Crumpit, who despises Christmas and the joyful residents of Whoville and sets out to sabotage their holiday celebration. The supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen and Molly Shannon.

2012 film directed by Tom Hooper

2017 film directed by Joe Wright

2011 film directed by Phyllida Lloyd

2007 film directed by Olivier Dahan

The Substance is a 2024 body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. It follows a fading celebrity who is fired by her producer due to her age and uses a black market drug that creates a younger version of herself with unexpected side effects.

2023 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

1994 film by Tim Burton

1998 film by Shekhar Kapurr

2002 film directed by Julie Taymor

2004 adventure film directed by Brad Silberling

1986 film by David Cronenberg

2022 film directed by Darren Aronofsky

1981 film directed by John Landis

Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles. The story follows the life of Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist whose experiment in creating new life results in dangerous consequences.

2010 film by Joe Johnston

1990 film directed by Warren Beatty

2019 film directed by Jay Roach

2018 film directed by Adam McKay

1996 film directed by Tom Shadyac

2020 film by George C. Wolfe

1981 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

1985 film by Peter Bogdanovich

2021 film directed by Michael Showalter

1987 film by William Dear

Topsy-Turvy is a 1999 British musical period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, starring Jim Broadbent as W. S. Gilbert and Allan Corduner as Sir Arthur Sullivan, along with Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville and Ron Cook. The story concerns the 15-month period in 1884 and 1885 leading up to the premiere of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. The work explores the creative conflict between playwright and composer, and depicts their decision to continue their partnership, which led to their creation of several more Savoy operas.

1964 film by George Pal