# Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series

The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series is one of the awards given annually to people working in the television industry by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS). It is presented to makeup artists who work in television, whose work has been deemed "best" in a given year. The award was first given in 2000, during the first annual awards, and was given when the awards were brought back in 2014. During the 2001 and 2002 ceremonies, as well as ceremonies from 2015 to 2018, the awards made the distinction between regular series and miniseries/television films. This was amended in 2019, when miniseries nominees were placed alongside continuing series, while television films and specials were given their own category.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| (1999) 1st | Best Period Make-Up - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Best Period Make-Up - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Best Period Make-Up - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Best Period Make-Up - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) |
| (1999) 1st | The X-Files | "Triangle" | Cheri Montesanto, Kevin Westmore, Laverne Munroe | Fox |
| (1999) 1st | Freaks and Geeks | "Pilot" | Cynthia Bachman Brown, Patricia Bunch | NBC |
| (1999) 1st | Providence | "He's Come Undone" | James MacKinnon, Stephanie A. Fowler | NBC |
| (1999) 1st | Rude Awakening | "Between a Rock Star and Hard Place" | Marie Del Prete | Showtime |
| Best Period Make-Up – Television (for a Mini-Series or Movie of the Week) ||||
| (1999) 1st | And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story | And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story | Susan A. Cabral, Matthew W. Mungle, Joe Hailey | ABC |
| (1999) 1st | The '60s | The '60s | June Brickman, Tammy Ashmore | NBC |
| (1999) 1st | Lansky | Lansky | Marvin G. Westmore, June Westmore, John E. Jackson | HBO |
| Best Character Make-Up - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) ||||
| (1999) 1st | Mad TV | "507" | Jennifer Aspinall, Felicia Linsky, Ed French | Fox |
| (1999) 1st | Mad TV | "505" | Jennifer Aspinall, Felicia Linsky, Ed French | Fox |
| (1999) 1st | The X-Files | "Two Fathers/One Son" | Cheri Montesanto, Kevin Westmore | Fox |
| Best Character Make-Up – Television (for a Mini-Series or Movie of the Week) ||||
| (1999) 1st | A Lesson Before Dying | A Lesson Before Dying | Douglas Noe | HBO |
| (1999) 1st | The '60s | The '60s | June Brickman, Tammy Ashmore | NBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| (2000) 2nd | Best Period Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Best Period Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Best Period Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Best Period Makeup – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) |
| (2000) 2nd | Angel | "Darla" | Dayne Johnson, David DeLeon, Dalia Dokter | The WB |
| (2000) 2nd | Star Trek: Voyager | "Fair Haven" | Michael Westmore, Ellis Burman Jr., Suzanne Diaz, Tina Hoffman, James Rohland, Scott Wheeler, Natalie Wood | UPN |
| (2000) 2nd | Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | Patricia Bunch, Karen Kawahara | NBC |
| Best Period Makeup – Television (for a Mini-Series/Motion Picture Made for Television) ||||
| (2000) 2nd | Geppetto | Geppetto | Patricia Messina, Tommy Cole, Charlene Ostermann, Lisa Pharren | ABC |
| (2000) 2nd | The '70s | The '70s | Patricia Androff, Keith Sayer | NBC |
| (2000) 2nd | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | Leonard Engelman, Nicole Lapierre | CBS |
| (2001) 3rd | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series |
| (2001) 3rd | Six Feet Under | "Pilot" | Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin Henderson, June Bracken | HBO |
| (2001) 3rd | Angel | "Offspring" | Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Michelle Vittone, Pamela Santori | The WB |
| (2001) 3rd | Providence | "You Can Count On Me" | James Mackinnon, Rela Martine | NBC |
| Best Period Makeup for a Television Mini-Series or Movie of the Week ||||
| (2001) 3rd | The Feast of All Saints | The Feast of All Saints | Patricia Keighran, Adrienne Little | Showtime |
| (2001) 3rd | 61* | 61* | Peter Montagna, Patricia Bunch, Mark Landon | HBO |
| (2001) 3rd | When Billie Beat Bobby | When Billie Beat Bobby | Patty York, Martha Preciado | ABC |
| Best Character Makeup for a Television Series ||||
| (2001) 3rd | Mad TV | "707" | Jennifer Aspinall, Randy Westgate, Julie Purcell, Deborah Rutherford | Fox |
| (2001) 3rd | Alias | "Spirit" | Angela Nogaro, Diana Brown, Gilbert A. Mosko | ABC |
| (2001) 3rd | Six Feet Under | "Familia" | Donna-Lou Henderson, Todd Masters, Justin B. Henderson | HBO |
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2002) 4th | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series |
| (2002) 4th | American Dreams | Angela Moos, Hayley Cecile, Julie Socash | NBC |
| (2002) 4th | American Family | Ken Diaz, John Rizzo, Rosie Duprat Fort, N. Kristine Chadwick | PBS |
| (2002) 4th | Six Feet Under | Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Michelle Vittone | HBO |
| Best Character Makeup for a Television Series ||||
| (2002) 4th | Mad TV ('Mo Collins', 'Michael McDonald') | Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate | Fox |
| (2002) 4th | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment ('Jamie Kennedy') | Annie Maniscalco, Terrell Simon, Ed French | The WB |
| (2002) 4th | Saturday Night Live ('Jimmy Fallon', 'Amy Poehler') | Louie Zakarian, Andrea Miller | NBC |
| (2003) 5th | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series | Best Period Makeup for a Television Series |
| (2003) 5th | American Dreams | Julie Socash, Kim Perrodin, Bob Scribner, Kandace Westmore | NBC |
| (2003) 5th | Cold Case | Sheryl Ptak, Peter Montagna, Ken Wensevic | CBS |
| (2003) 5th | Six Feet Under | Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Megan Moore | HBO |
| Best Character Makeup for a Television Series ||||
| (2003) 5th | Gilmore Girls | Marie Del Prete, Malanie J. Romero, Mike Smithson, Debbie Zoller | The WB |
| (2003) 5th | Mad TV | Jennifer Aspinall, Scott Wheeler, Randy Westgate, David Williams | Fox |
| (2003) 5th | Six Feet Under | Donna-Lou Henderson, Justin B. Henderson, Megan Moore | HBO |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2013) 6th | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series |
| (2013) 6th | Boardwalk Empire | Michele Paris | HBO |
| (2013) 6th | Hell on Wheels | Sharon Toohey, Rose Gurevitch | AMC |
| (2013) 6th | Key & Peele | Scott Wheeler, Suzy Diaz | Comedy Central |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ||||
| (2013) 6th | Behind the Candelabra | Kate Biscoe, Deborah Rutherford | HBO |
| (2013) 6th | American Horror Story: Coven | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Christien Tinsley | FX |
| (2013) 6th | Game of Thrones | Paul Engelen, Melissa Lackersteen | HBO |
| (2014) 7th | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series |
| (2014) 7th | Downton Abbey | Magi Vaughan, Erika Ökvist | PBS |
| (2014) 7th | Boardwalk Empire | Michele Paris, Joseph Farulla | HBO |
| (2014) 7th | Key & Peele | Scott Wheeler, Suzanne Diaz | Comedy Central |
| (2014) 7th | Mad Men | Lana Horochowski, Ron Pipes | AMC |
| (2014) 7th | Masters of Sex | Jean Ann Black | Showtime |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ||||
| (2014) 7th | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers | FX |
| (2014) 7th | Houdini | Gregor Eckstein | History |
| (2014) 7th | The Knick | Nicki Ledermann, LuAnn Claps, Stephanie Pasicov | Cinemax |
| (2014) 7th | The Normal Heart | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Sherri Berman Laurence | HBO |
| (2014) 7th | Olive Kitteridge | Christien Tinsley, Gerald Quist, Liz Bernstrom | HBO |
| (2015) 8th | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series |
| (2015) 8th | Game of Thrones | Jane Walker | HBO |
| (2015) 8th | Key & Peele | Scott Wheeler, Suzanne Diaz, Michael F. Blake | Comedy Central |
| (2015) 8th | Masters of Sex | Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke | Showtime |
| (2015) 8th | Penny Dreadful | Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe | Showtime |
| (2015) 8th | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Amy Tagliamonti | NBC |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ||||
| (2015) 8th | American Horror Story: Hotel | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Sarah Tanno | FX |
| (2015) 8th | Bessie | Debi Young, Sian Richards, Mi Young | HBO |
| (2015) 8th | Fargo | Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Gunther Schetterer | FX |
| (2015) 8th | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Jordan Samuel, Patricia Keighran | Lifetime |
| (2015) 8th | True Detective | Felicity Bowring, Jay Wejebe, Kathleen Freeman | HBO |
| (2016) 9th | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series |
| (2016) 9th | Game of Thrones | Jane Walker, Kay Bilk | HBO |
| (2016) 9th | Penny Dreadful | Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe | Showtime |
| (2016) 9th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Amy Tagliamonti | NBC |
| (2016) 9th | Westworld | Christien Tinsley, Myriam Arougheti, Rolf John Keppler | HBO |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ||||
| (2016) 9th | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Zoe Hay, Heather Plott | FX |
| (2016) 9th | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight | FX |
| (2016) 9th | Grease Live! | Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos, Julie Socash | Fox |
| (2016) 9th | Hairspray Live! | Melanie Hughes, Judy Yonemoto | NBC |
| (2016) 9th | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again | Julia Valente, Pipsan Ayotte, Deja Marie Smith | Fox |
| (2017) 10th | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series |
| (2017) 10th | Game of Thrones | Jane Walker, Nicola Matthews | HBO |
| (2017) 10th | The Crown | Ivana Primorac | Netflix |
| (2017) 10th | GLOW | Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke | Netflix |
| (2017) 10th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Amy Tagliamonti | NBC |
| (2017) 10th | Stranger Things | Amy L. Forsythe, Jillian Erickson | Netflix |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television ||||
| (2017) 10th | Feud: Bette and Joan | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Robin Beauchesne | FX |
| (2017) 10th | A Christmas Story Live! | Tonia Green, Silvia Leczel | Fox |
| (2017) 10th | Mudbound | Angie Wells, Carla Brenholtz, Emily Tatum | Netflix |
| (2017) 10th | Twin Peaks | Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen, Mandi Ann Ruiz | Showtime |
| (2017) 10th | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Lindsay Garrison, Laura Peyer, Alex Perrone | Netflix |
| (2018) 11th | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series |
| (2018) 11th | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Joseph A. Campayno | Amazon |
| (2018) 11th | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Robin Beauchesne, Silvina Knight, Ana Lozano | FX |
| (2018) 11th | GLOW | Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke | Netflix |
| (2018) 11th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani | NBC |
| (2018) 11th | Westworld | Elisa Marsh, Allan A. Apone, Rachel Hoke | HBO |
| (2019) 12th |
| (2019) 12th | Fosse/Verdon | Debbie Zoller, David Presto, Jackie Risotto | FX |
| (2019) 12th | American Horror Story: 1984 | Carleigh Herbert, Michael Mekash, Abby Lyle | FX |
| (2019) 12th | Chernobyl | Daniel Parker, Natasha Nikolic-Dunlop | HBO |
| (2019) 12th | GLOW | Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke | Netflix |
| (2019) 12th | Game of Thrones | Jane Walker, Kay Bilk | HBO |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2020) 13th | Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series | Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series |
| (2020) 13th | The Queen's Gambit | Daniel Parker | Netflix |
| (2020) 13th | Bridgerton | Marc Pilcher, Lynda Pearce, Claire Matthews, Lou Bannell | Netflix |
| (2020) 13th | The Crown | Cate Hall, Emilie Yong | Netflix |
| (2020) 13th | Hollywood | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Kerrin Jackson, Ana Gabriela Quinonez | Netflix |
| (2020) 13th | The Mandalorian | Brian Sipe, Alexei Dmitriew, Samantha Ward, Carlton Coleman | Disney+ |
| (2020) 13th | Perry Mason | Christien Tinsley, Corinne Foster, Steve Costanza, Gerald Quist | HBO |
| (2021) 14th |
| (2021) 14th | Pose | Sherri Berman Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Charles Zambrano, Jai Williams | FX |
| (2021) 14th | Impeachment: American Crime Story | Robin Beauchesne, Karrieann Heisner Sillay, Angela Moos, Erin LeBre | FX |
| (2021) 14th | Halston | Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Margot Boccia, Joseph A. Campayno | Netflix |
| (2021) 14th | This Is Us | Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Tania McComas | NBC |
| (2021) 14th | WandaVision | Tricia Sawyer, Vasilios Tanis, Regina Little, Jonah Levy | Disney+ |
| (2022) 15th | Bridgerton | Erika Ökvist, Jessie Deol, Sophie Brown, Bethany Long | Netflix |
| (2022) 15th | Wednesday | Tara McDonald, Nirvana Jalalvand, Gabriela Cretan | Netflix |
| (2022) 15th | Stranger Things | Amy L. Forsythe, Devin Morales, Lisa Poe, Nataleigh Verrengia | Netflix |
| (2022) 15th | House of the Dragon | Amanda Knight, Sara Kramer, Heather McCullen | HBO |
| (2022) 15th | Pam & Tommy | David Williams, Jennifer Aspinall, Dave Snyder, Bill Myer | Hulu |