Makeup Artists nominated for 82nd Academy Awards

The academy awards just announced the nominees for best makeup.  We’ll let you know on March 7th who takes home the oscar for best makeup from one of these three films.

“Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

The official announcement was made yesterday by Academy President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway.

The fourth annual Oscar®-Nominated Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium will be held 2:30 p.m. March 6 at California’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This event celebrates the films—and the make-up artists and hairstylists who worked on them—nominated for an Achievement in Makeup Oscar® for 2009.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for the event, which will be held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, California. Free parking is available at 8920 and 9025 Wilshire Blvd. Starting Feb. 3, free tickets (four maximum per person) may be reserved online at www.oscars.org. Tickets will also be available the day of the show at the academy’s box office.