Christopher Nelson (make-up artist)
Christopher Allen Nelson is an American make-up artist, VFX artist, writer and actor. He is best known for his makeup and stylings for films such as Halloween, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Sin City, Thor: The Dark World, The Amazing Spider-Man, World War Z, Inherent Vice, Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Suicide Squad (2016) has earned him numerous awards and nominations. He also played the groom of Beatrix "Black Mamba" Kiddo in Kill Bill: Volume 2.
He won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special for American Horror Story: Freak Show,[1] and for Suicide Squad, he received an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at 89th Academy Awards.[2][3]
Awards and nominations
- 2014-15: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special - American Horror Story: Freak Show
- 2016: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Suicide Squad with Alessandro Bertolazzi and Giorgio Gregorini.
References
- "Christopher Nelson Emmy Awards". Emmys. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.