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 | 1981–2000 | 
- 1981: Rick Baker
 
- 1982: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke
 
- 1983: None given this year
 
- 1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
 
- 1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek
 
- 1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
 
- 1987: Rick Baker
 
- 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short
 
- 1989: Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney
 
- 1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr.
 
- 1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston
 
- 1992: Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle
 
- 1993: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
 
- 1994: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
 
- 1995: Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison
 
- 1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
 
- 1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
 
- 1998: Jenny Shircore
 
- 1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud
 
- 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
  
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 | 2001–2020 | 
- 2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor
 
- 2002: Beatrice De Alba and 
 
- 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor
 
- 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly
 
- 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane
 
- 2006: David Martí and Montse Ribé
 
- 2007: Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne
 
- 2008: Greg Cannom
 
- 2009: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow
 
- 2010: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
 
- 2011: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
 
- 2012: Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott
 
- 2013: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
 
- 2014: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
 
- 2015: Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega
 
- 2016: Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson
 
- 2017: David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji
 
- 2018: Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia Dehaney
 
- 2019: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker
 
- 2020: Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson
  
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- Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012
  
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 | 1982–2000 | 
- Sarah Monzani, Christopher Tucker, and Michèle Burke (1982)
 
- Dorothy J. Pearl, George Masters, C. Romania Ford, and Allen Weisinger (1983)
 
- Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker, and Joan Hills (1984)
 
- Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith (1985)
 
- Tameyuki Aimi, Shohichiro Meda, Chihako Naito ,and Noriko Takamizawa (1986)
 
- Hasso von Hugo (1987)
 
- Fabrizio Sforza (1988)
 
- Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza, and Pam Meager (1989)
 
- John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (1990)
 
- Jean-Pierre Eychenne and Michèle Burke (1991)
 
- Peter Robb-King (1992)
 
- Morag Ross (1993)
 
- Cassie Hanlon, Angela Conte, and Strykermeyer (1994)
 
- Lisa Westcott (1995)
 
- Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
 
- Sallie Jaye and Jan Archibald (1997)
 
- Jenny Shircore (1998)
 
- Christine Blundell (1999)
 
- Rick Baker, Toni G, Sylvia Nava, Gail Ryan, and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2000)
  
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 | 2001–present | 
- Peter Swords King, Peter Owen, and Richard Taylor (2001)
 
- Judy Chin, Beatrice De Alba, , and Regina Reyes (2002)
 
- Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2003)
 
- Kathryn Blondell, Siân Grigg, and Morag Ross (2004)
 
- Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley, and Greg Nicotero (2005)
 
- José Quetglás and Blanca Sánchez (2006)
 
- Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne (2007)
 
- Jean Ann Black and Colleen Callaghan (2008)
 
- Jenny Shircore (2009)
 
- Valli O'Reilly and Paul Gooch (2010)
 
- Marese Langan, J. Roy Helland, and Mark Coulier (2011)
 
- Lisa Westcott (2012)
 
- Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell, and Kathrine Gordon (2013)
 
- Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (2014)
 
- Damian Martin, and Lesley Vanderwalt (2015)
 
- J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips (2016)
 
- David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2017)
 
- Nadia Stacey (2018)
 
- Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, and Anne Morgan (2019)
 
- Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio López-Rivera, and Mia Neal (2020)
 
- Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh (2021)
 
- Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, and Shane Thomas (2022)
 
- Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey, and Josh Weston (2023)
 
- Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Frédérique Arguello, and Marilyne Scarselli (2024)
  
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