# Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Contemporary Makeup 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 Makeup 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 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
### 2000s

Best Contemporary Makeup – Television (for a Mini-Series/Motion Picture Made for Television)
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2000) 2nd |
| (2000) 2nd | Running Mates | Lon Bentley, Rick Sharp, Leonard Engelman | TNT |
| (2000) 2nd | An American Daughter | Brigitte Bugayong, Christina Criswell, Barrie Buckner | Lifetime |
| (2000) 2nd | On the Beach | Brad Smith | Showtime |
Best Makeup – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2002) 4th |
| (2002) 4th | Gleason | Greg Cannom, Wesley Wofford, Erik Gosselin | CBS |
| (2002) 4th | Civil War Combat | Susan Seligman | History Channel |
| (2002) 4th | Live from Baghdad | David Forrest, Robert Ryan | HBO |
| (2003) 5th |
| (2003) 5th | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Matthew W. Mungle, Sally Sutton, Kate Shorter | HBO |
| (2003) 5th | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Dorothy J. Pearl | HBO |
| (2003) 5th | Normal | Hallie D'Amore, Linda Melazzo, Dorothy J. Pearl | HBO |
Best Contemporary Makeup in a Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2014) 7th |
| (2014) 7th | Fargo | Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Gunther Schetterer | FX |
| (2014) 7th | Reckless | Jeanne Van Phue, Gigi Collins, Ashleigh Chavis | CBS |
| (2014) 7th | Sherlock | Claire Pritchard, Sarah Astley | PBS |
| (2015) 8th |
| (2015) 8th | Scream Queens | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kelley Mitchell, Melissa Buell | Fox |
| (2015) 8th | Strike Back | Sue Michael | Cinemax |
| (2015) 8th | Whitney | Marietta Carter-Narcisse, Noreen Wilkie | Lifetime |
| (2016) 9th |
| (2016) 9th | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again | Julia Valente, Pipsan Ayotte | Fox |
| (2016) 9th | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Tegan Taylor, Tania McComas | Netflix |
| (2016) 9th | The Girlfriend Experience | Randy Daudlin | Starz |
| (2016) 9th | Love by the 10th Date | Dionne Wynn, Stephanie Bravo | Lifetime |
| (2016) 9th | Mascots | Gigi Williams, Michelle Audrina Kim | Netflix |
| (2017) 10th |
| (2017) 10th | Big Little Lies | Steve Artmont, Nicole Artmont | HBO |
| (2017) 10th | American Horror Story: Cult | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight | FX |
| (2017) 10th | Fargo | Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece, Danielle Hanson | FX |
| (2017) 10th | Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland | Geneva Nash Morgan, Susan Laprelle, April M. Chaney | Lifetime |
| (2017) 10th | Twin Peaks | Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen, Mandi Ann Ruiz | Showtime |
Best Contemporary Makeup in a Motion Picture Made for Television or Special
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2018) 11th |
| (2018) 11th | King Lear | Charles G. LaPointe, Kevin Maybee | Amazon |
| (2018) 11th | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards | Dionne Wynn | MTV |
| (2018) 11th | A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy | April M. Chaney, Allison Bryan, Vanessa Dionne | NBC |
| (2018) 11th | Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama | Derrick Rutledge | OWN |
| (2018) 11th | To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Sharon Toohey, Madison Farwell | Netflix |
| (2019) 12th |
| (2019) 12th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani | NBC |
| (2019) 12th | American Idol | Tonia Green, Gina Ghiglieri, Michelle Chung | ABC |
| (2019) 12th | Dancing with the Stars | Julie Socash, Alison Gladieux, Donna J. Bard | ABC |
| (2019) 12th | So You Think You Can Dance | Tonia Green, Silvia Leczel, Alison Gladieux | Fox |
| (2019) 12th | World of Dance | Tonia Green, Danielle Rush | NBC |

### 2020s

Best Contemporary Makeup- Television Special, One-Hour or More Live Program Series or Movie for Television
| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| (2020) 13th |
| (2020) 13th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani | NBC |
| (2020) 13th | Dancing with the Stars | Zena S. Green, Julie Socash, Donna Bard, Victor Del Castillo | ABC |
| (2020) 13th | The Oscars | Bruce Grayson, Angela Moos, Jennifer Aspinall, James MacKinnon | ABC |
| (2020) 13th | Killing Eve (season 3) | Juliette Tomes, Amy Brand | BBC America |
| (2020) 13th | Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special | Bruce Grayson, Angela Moos, Kristofer Buckle, James MacKinnon | Apple TV+ |
| (2021) 14th |
| (2021) 14th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Rachel Paganii | NBC |
| (2021) 14th | Dancing with the Stars | Julie Socash, Alison Gladieux, Donna Bard, Barbi Fonte | ABC |
| (2021) 14th | Legendary | Tonia Nichole Green, Tyson Fountaine, Glen Alen, Valente Frazier | HBO Max |
| (2021) 14th | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Elle Favorule, Sonia Cabrera, Michelle Sfarzo | Disney+ |
| (2021) 14th | The Voice | Darcy Gilmore, Ashlyn McIntyre, Gloria Elias-Foeillet, Ashley Holm | NBC |
| (2022) 15th | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration | Bruce Grayson, James MacKinnon, Melanie Weaver, Angie Wells | ABC |
| (2022) 15th | Dancing with the Stars | Julie Socash, Donna Bard, Alison L. Gladieux, Farah Bunch | Disney+ |
| (2022) 15th | Legendary | Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Silvia Leczel, Sean Conklin | HBO Max |
| (2022) 15th | Saturday Night Live | Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Young Bek | NBC |
| (2022) 15th | The Voice | Darcy Gilmore, Gina Ghiglieri, Ernesto Casillas, Kristene Bernard | NBC |