Oscars Spotlight: Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Presented here are photos from this year's nominees for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar.

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“ Technicians Dennis Liddiard and Bill Corso's work on Foxcatcher brought us, among other things, the most memorable nose since Nicole Kidman's in The Hours. This is Liddiard's first-ever nomination; Corso won back in 2005 for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and was nominated for Click. ”

People: Steve Carell

Titles: Foxcatcher (2014)

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“ We're used to Tilda Swinton being nearly unrecognizable, but she totally disappeared into this character as well as Mason from Snowpiercer this year. Frances Hannon has earned her first nomination in the category; her partner here, Mark Coulier, was a co-winner for The Iron Lady. ”

People: Tilda Swinton

Titles: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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“ Congratulations to Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White -- both first-time nominees -- for bringing cult comic-book looks to the big screen and for their part in making Guardians of the Galaxy the most crowd-pleasing movie of the year. ”

People: Zoe Saldana

Titles: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

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“ "With your underbite and my hairline, we can win this category, Mark." ”

People: Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum

Titles: Foxcatcher (2014)

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“ Fastidious, subtle, and memorable - this level of styling is tricky to achieve. ”

People: Adrien Brody

Titles: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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“ Karen Gillan already had a legion of sci-fi suitors from her time on "Doctor Who" and her take on Nebula had Loki-level impact on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks in part to this stunning makeup. ”

People: Karen Gillan

Titles: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

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“ Steve Carell also had his eyebrows covered, his hairline pushed back, wore a lower-lip prosthetic and contact lenses in order to play eccentric billionaire John du Pont. ”

People: Steve Carell

Titles: Foxcatcher (2014)