# Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Television Special, One-Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television

The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Motion Picture Made for Television or Special 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 hair stylists who work in television, whose work has been deemed "best" in a given year. The award was first given in 2019. Before being singled out, television films and specials were nominated alongside miniseries in the category Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

## Winners and nominees
### 2000s

Best Contemporary Hair Styling – Television (for a Mini-Series/Motion Picture Made for Television)
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2000) 2nd |
| (2000) 2nd | An American Daughter | Gabor Heiligenberg | Lifetime |
| (2000) 2nd | The Corner | Mary Cooke, Sheila Cyphers-Leake | HBO |
| (2000) 2nd | Running Mates | Marlene D. Williams, Darlene Brumfield | TNT |
Best Hair Styling – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2002) 4th |
| (2002) 4th | The Locket | Steven Mack, Gina Baran | CBS |
| (2002) 4th | The Big Time | Marsha Lewis, Maggie Hayes-Jackson, Monica Helpman | TNT |
| (2002) 4th | The Laramie Project | Roseanne Reid, Tanya Barnes-Jones | HBO |
| (2003) 5th |
| (2003) 5th | Normal | Bunny Parker, Tony Mirante, Linda De Andrea | HBO |
| (2003) 5th | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 | Danny Valencia, Patricia Gundlach | NBC |
| (2003) 5th | A Painted House | Alicia M. Tripi | CBS |

### 2010s

Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2014) 7th |
| (2014) 7th | Sherlock | Claire Pritchard, Sarah Astley | PBS |
| (2014) 7th | Fargo | Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece | FX |
| (2014) 7th | Reckless | Jeanne Van Phue, Gigi Collins | CBS |
| (2015) 8th |
| (2015) 8th | Whitney | Emanuel Millar, Rhonda O'Neal | Lifetime |
| (2016) 9th |
| (2016) 9th | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Michelle Ceglia, Valerie Jackson | FX |
| (2016) 9th | 2016 MTV Video Music Awards | Shawn Finch, Kimberly Kimble | MTV |
| (2016) 9th | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Ange Grmolyes, Courtney Ullrich | Netflix |
| (2016) 9th | The Girlfriend Experience | Kristyan Mallett, Tanya Lodge | Starz |
| (2016) 9th | Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? | Connie Kallos, Dawn Victoria Dudley, Tyler Ely | Lifetime |
| (2017) 10th |
| (2017) 10th | Big Little Lies | Michelle Ceglia, Frances Mathias, Lona Vigi | HBO |
| (2017) 10th | 2017 MTV Video Music Awards | Jerilynn Straitiff, Meagan Herrera, Maria Sandoval | MTV |
| (2017) 10th | American Horror Story: Cult | Michelle Ceglia, Samantha Wade, Brittany Madrigal | FX |
| (2017) 10th | Fargo | Chris Harrison-Glimsdale, Penny Thompson, Judy Durbacz | FX |
| (2017) 10th | Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland | Karicean Karen Dick, Liz Ferguson | Lifetime |
Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Motion Picture Made for Television or Special
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2018) 11th |
| (2018) 11th | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | Charles G. LaPointe, Kevin Maybee | NBC |
| (2018) 11th | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards | Shawn Finch, Maggie Connolly | MTV |
| (2018) 11th | The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish | Candace Neal | Amazon Prime Video |
| (2018) 11th | King Lear | Naomi Donne, Sara Kramer | Amazon Prime Video |
| (2018) 11th | Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama | Karola Dirnberger, Ewa Latak-Cynk | OWN |
| (2019) 12th |
| (2019) 12th | Dancing with the Stars | Mary Guerrero, Kim Messina, Gail Rowell-Ryan | ABC |
| (2019) 12th | America's Got Talent | Dean Banowetz, Ryan Randall, Cory Rotenberg | NBC |
| (2019) 12th | So You Think You Can Dance | Dean Banowetz, Melanie Verkins, Ryan Randall | Fox |
| (2019) 12th | The Voice | Jerilynn Straitiff, Meagan Herrera, Amber Nicholle Maher | NBC |
| (2019) 12th | World of Dance | Dean Banowetz, Meagan Herrera, Cory Rotenberg | NBC |

### 2020s

Best Contemporary Hair Stying- Television Special, One-Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2020) 13th |
| (2020) 13th | Dancing with the Stars | Kimi Messina, Jani Kleinbard, Regina Rodriquez, Roma Goddard | ABC |
| (2020) 13th | Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always | Melanie Smith, Kaity Licina | HBO |
| (2020) 13th | Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special | Jayson Medina, Abraham Esparza, Nicole Walpert, Brian Steven Banks | Apple TV+ |
| (2020) 13th | Saturday Night Live (for "Host: Adele") | Jodi Mancuso, Cara Hannah, Inga Thrasher | NBC |
| (2020) 13th | The Voice | Jerilynn Stephens, Danilo Dixon, Roberto Ramos, Robert “LaMarr” Randall | NBC |
| (2021) 14th |
| (2021) 14th | Dancing with the Stars | Jani Kleinbard, Gail Ryan, Cheryl Eckert, Regina Rodriquez | ABC |
| (2021) 14th | Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around | Tara Copeland, Robert Ramos | NBC |
| (2021) 14th | The Voice | Jerilynn Stephens, Darbie Wieczorek, Roberto Ramos, Josh Liu | NBC |
| (2021) 14th | Legendary | Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Kathleen Leonard, Dean Banowetz | HBO Max |
| (2021) 14th | Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) | Moira Frazier | Netflix |
| (2022) 15th | Dancing with the Stars | Kimi Messina, Jani Kleinbard, Cheryl Eckert, Gail Ryan | Disney+ |
| (2022) 15th | Legendary | Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Dean Francis Banowetz, Lalisa Turner | HBO Max |
| (2022) 15th | Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls | Chantelle Johnson Mosley, Shelby Swain | Prime Video |
| (2022) 15th | So You Think You Can Dance | Dean Francis Banowetz, Kimi Messina, LaLisa Turner, Ryan Randall | Fox |
| (2022) 15th | The Voice | Jerilynn Stephens, Darbie Ann Wieczorek, Suzette Boozer, Robert Lamarr Randle | NBC |