This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic). Before 2002, the category was called Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special and included prosthetic and special effects makeup. Prior to 2020, awards were split between miniseries or movies and ongoing series.
Beginning in 2024, the Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) category will be renamed Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic).
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
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Winners and nominations 1960s Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Visual Arts (Makeup) Year Program Episode Nominees Network 1965 The Magnificent Yankee (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Bob O'Bradovich NBC 1966 Inherit the Wind (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Bob O'Bradovich NBC 1967 Mark Twain Tonight! Dick Smith CBS Alice Through the Looking Glass Claude Thompson NBC 1968 Lost in Space "The Space Destructors" Daniel C. Striepeke CBS The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dick Smith ABC 1969 And Debbie Makes Six Claude Thompson ABC
1970s Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Year Program Episode Nominees Network 1970 The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood Louis A. Phillippi, Ray Sebastian CBS This Is Tom Jones Shirley Muslin, Marie Roche ABC 1971 Mission: Impossible Robert Dawn CBS Bewitched "Samantha's Old Man" Rolf Miller ABC Hamlet Marie RocheNBC The Third Bill Cosby Special Harry Blake, Perc Westmore 1972 Kung Fu "Pilot" Frank Westmore ABC Gideon Harry BlakeNBC Night Gallery "Pickman's Model" Nick Marcellino, Leonard Engelman, John Chambers 1973 Gargoyles Stan Winston, Ellis Burman Jr., Del Armstrong CBS Frankenstein (ABC's Wide World of Entertainment) Marvin Westmore, Michael Westmore ABC Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Neville Smallwood NBC Kung Fu Frank Westmore ABC The Red Pony Richard Cobos, Allan Snyder NBC The Waltons Robert Sidell CBS 1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Stan Winston, Rick Baker CBS Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Ben Nye ABC The Phantom of Hollywood William J. Tuttle CBS Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John Nick Marcellino, James Lee McCoy ABC 1975As a juried award, nominees had to receive 50% approval to win the award. None of the nominees met the benchmark and no award was given. Benjamin Franklin "The Ambassador" Mark Bussan CBS Masquerade Party Harry Blake, Stan Winston, Jim Kail, Ralph Gulko, Robert Ostermann, Tommy Cole, Larry Abbott Syndicated Twigs John Chambers, Daniel C. Striepeke CBS 1976 Eleanor and Franklin Del Armstrong, Michael Westmore ABC Babe William J. Tuttle CBS The 1975 Fashion Awards Allan Snyder ABC 1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Ken Chase, Joe DiBella ABC Beauty and the Beast Del Acevedo, John Chambers, Daniel C. StriepekeNBC An Evening with Diana Ross Stan Winston Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking Dick Smith PBS The Million Dollar Rip-Off Michael Westmore, Edwin Butterworth, Charles H. Schram NBC 1978 How the West Was Won "Part 2" Richard Cobos, Walter Schenk ABC The Amazing Howard Hughes Michael Westmore, Hank Edds, Lynn F. Reynolds CBS King Christina SmithNBC Little House on the Prairie "The Fighter" Hank Edds, Allan Snyder A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Frank Westmore, Michael Westmore 1979 Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Backstairs at the White House "Book Four" Tommy Cole, Mark Bussan, Ron Walters NBC Elvis Marvin Westmore ABC Lady of the House Leo Lotito Jr., Nicholas Pagliaro NBC Roots: The Next Generations "Part 3" Ken Chase, Joe DiBella, Zoltan Elek, Tom Miller, David Dittmar ABC Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special ClassAs a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given. General Electric's All-Star Anniversary Harry Blake, David A. Dittmar, Bob Ostermann ABC
1980s Year Program Episode Nominees Network 1980 The Scarlett O'Hara War Richard Blair NBC Beyond Westworld "Pilot" John Chambers, Robert Sidell CBS Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic "Dizzy" Lorraine Dawkins, Anita Harris, Sheila Mann, Mary Southgate, Brenda Yewdell PBS Haywire Jack FreemanCBS Salem's Lot Ben Lane, Jack H. Young 1981 Peter and Paul Albert Jeyte, Jim Kail CBS The Diary of Anne Frank Scott H. Eddo, Stanley SmithNBC Father Damien: The Leper Priest John Inzerella The Jayne Mansfield Story Alan Friedman, Lona Jeffers CBS Marilyn: The Untold Story Allan SnyderABC Masada "Part 4" Del Acevedo, Albert Jeyte 1982 World War III Paul Stanhope Jr. NBC Fantasy Island "Case Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Holmes" Leo Lotito Jr., Nora de la TorreABC The Letter Jack Freeman, Jack Barron Mae West Richard Blair Oliver Twist Del Acevedo, Pauline Heys CBS 1983 The Thorn Birds "Part 4" Del Acevedo ABC Fame "Not in Kansas Anymore" Jack WilsonNBC V Leo Lotito Jr., Werner Keppler Who Will Love My Children? Zoltan Elek, Monty Westmore ABC 1984 Why Me? Michael Westmore ABC The Day After Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek ABC George Washington Alan Fama, Rod Wilson, Jay Cannistraci CBS The Mystic Warrior Alan Fama, Leo Lotito Jr., Werner Keppler ABC V: The Final Battle "Part 2" Leo Lotito Jr., Werner Keppler, Marvin Westmore, Alan Fama NBC 1985 The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Michael Westmore, Robert Norin, Jamie Brown, Sandy Cooper ABC The Burning Bed Michael Hancock, Fred C. Blau Jr.NBC Fatal Vision Stephen Abrums V "The Rescue" Leo Lotito Jr., Marvin Westmore, Alan Fama Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story Robert Norin 1986 Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special Second Serve Del Acevedo, Paul Stanhope Jr. CBS Alice in Wonderland "Part 2" Terry Smith, Werner Keppler, Leo Lotito Jr. CBS Annihilator Michael Westmore, Zoltan ElekNBC An Early Frost Rchard Blair, Stephen Abrums North and South "Part 6" Alan Fama, Rod Wilson, Dick Smith ABC Outstanding Makeup for a Series Airwolf "The Horn of Plenty" Rod Wilson CBS Amazing Stories "Gather Ye Acorns" Chuck House, Michael Westmore NBC Dynasty "Masquerade" Jack Freeman, Robert Sidell, Bruce Hutchinson ABC 1987 Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special The Last Days of Patton Del Acevedo, Eddie Knight, Alan Boyle CBS George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation "Part 2" Alan Fama, Jay Cannistraci, Dennis Eger CBS Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder "Part 1" Alan Fama, Paul Stanhope Jr., Dennis Eger NBC When the Time Comes Richard Blair ABC Outstanding Makeup for a Series Amazing Stories "Without Diana" Michael Westmore, Mark Bussan, Chuck House, Fred C. Blau Jr. NBC MacGyver "Friends" Rolf John Keppler, Michael Westmore, Robert NorinABC Max Headroom "Security Systems" Katalin Elek, Zoltan Elek The Tracey Ullman Show "The Makeover" Bari Dreiband-Burman, Thomas R. Burman Fox 1988 Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Ronnie Specter, Linda DeVetta, Pauline Heys NBC The King of Love Moni Mansano ABC Right to Die Tommy Cole, Pat GerhardtNBC Something Is Out There Rick Baker The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story John M. Elliott Jr. Outstanding Makeup for a Series Star Trek: The Next Generation "Conspiracy" Michael Westmore, Werner Keppler, Gerald Quist SyndicatedBeauty and the Beast "Promises of Someday" Margaret Prentice, Rick Baker, Vincent Prentice, Fred C. Blau Jr.CBS "To Reign in Hell" Margaret Prentice, Rick Baker Highway to Heaven "I Was a Middle-Aged Werewolf" Hank Edds, Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist CBS Star Trek: The Next Generation "Coming of Age" Michael Westmore, Werner Keppler, Gerald Quist, Rolf John Keppler Syndicated 1989 Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove "The Return" Richard Blair CBS David Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, Phil RichardsABCWar and Remembrance "Part 2" Wes Dawn, Magdalen Gaffney, Jim Kail, Christopher Tucker "Part 3" Wes Dawn, Magdalen Gaffney, Jim Kail, Christopher Tucker, Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman Outstanding Makeup for a Series The Tracey Ullman Show "The Subway" Thomas R. Burman, Carol Schwratz, Bari Dreiband-Burman, Robin LaVigne Fox Beauty and the Beast "Brothers" Margaret Prentice, Rick Baker, Norman Cabrera, Vincent Prentice, Fred C. Blau Jr. CBS Star Trek: The Next Generation "A Matter of Honor" Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, Jana Phillips Syndicated
1990s