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The Creative Arts Emmy Winners for Outstanding Hairstyling and Make-up
This weekend, the 2011 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards were presented in Los Angeles. In the hairstyling and makeup categories, the Katie Holmes miniseries “The Kennedys” was a big winner, taking home an award in each.
by Kelly Cison
September 13, 20112 min to read
Katie Holmes at the premiere of her miniseries “The Kennedys,” which won two awards for hairstyling and makeup.
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This weekend, the 2011 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards were presented in Los Angeles. In the hairstyling and makeup categories, the Katie Holmes miniseries “The Kennedys” was a big winner, taking home an award in each. Other winners? The hairstyling team of “Dancing With The Stars” and the makeup artists of “Saturday Night Live.”
See the complete list of winners for outstanding hairstyling and non-prosthetic makeup below! And check back next week for our coverage of the red-carpet looks from the Primetime Emmy Awards show, which airs Sunday, September 18 at 8 pm ET/5 pm CT.
HAIR
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Jenny Fifield-Arbour, Department Head Hairstylist
Judi Cooper Sealy, Key Hairstylist
“The Kennedys,” ReelzChannel
The “Dancing With the Stars” episode that saw Brandy and Maksim win the dance marathon competition garnered an award for hairstyling.
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OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL
Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist
Kimi Messina, Key Hairstylist
Jennifer Mazursky, Additional Hairstylist
Cynthia Romo, Additional Hairstylist
Cyndra Dunn, Additional Hairstylist
Rachel Dowling, Additional Hairstylist
“Dancing With the Stars,” Episode 1106, ABC
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Sean Flanigan, Department Head Hairstylist
Gloria Casny, Key Hairstylist
Lucia Mace, Key Hairstylist
Theraesa Rivers, Additional Hairstylist
Jules Holdren, Additional Hairstylist
“Mad Men,” Christmas Comes But Once a Year, ABC
MAKE-UP
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Jordan Samuel, Department Head Makeup Artist
Colin Penman, Key Makeup Artist
Amanda Terry, Additional Makeup Artist
Linda Dowds, Personal Makeup Artist
“The Kennedys,” ReelzChannel
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Nicki Ledermann, Department Head Makeup Artist
Evelyn Noraz, Key Makeup Artist
“Boardwalk Empire” Pilot, HBO
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Josh Turi, Additional Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Additional Makeup Artist
Daniela Zivkovic, Additional Makeup Artist
Katherine O’Donnell, Additional Makeup Artist
“Saturday Night Live,” Host: Jon Hamm, NBC
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