Greg Cannom
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Gregory Cannom (September 5, 1951 – May 3, 2025) was an American special make-up effects artist who was the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards. Cannom was best known for his work on the films Hook (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Mask (1994), Titanic (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), Hannibal (2001), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Vice (2018). For his contributions, he was honored with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild in 2018. Greg Cannom died on May 3, 2025, at the age of 73.
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| † | Indicates non-competitive categories |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Makeup | Hook | Nominated |
| 1993 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Won | |
| Hoffa | Nominated | ||
| 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Won | |
| 1996 | Roommates | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Titanic | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Bicentennial Man | Nominated | |
| 2002 | A Beautiful Mind | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Technical Achievement Award † | — | Honored |
| 2009 | Best Makeup | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won |
| 2019 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Vice | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series | Earth 2: After The Thaw | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie | From the Earth to the Moon | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Will & Grace: Finale | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special | The Anna Nicole Story | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1994 | Best Make Up | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Makeup and Hair | The Mask | Nominated |
| Mrs. Doubtfire | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Vice | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1988 | Best Make-up | The Lost Boys | Nominated |
| 1993 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Nominated | |
| 1995 | The Mask | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Thinner | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Blade | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Hannibal | Won | |
| 2005 | Van Helsing | Nominated | |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature | Bicentennial Man | Won |
| 2002 | Hannibal | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Best Make-Up – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week | Gleason | Won |
| 2018 | Lifetime Achievement Award † | — | Honored |
| 2019 | Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture | Vice | Won |
References
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2019/02/vice-christian-bale-greg-cannom-oscars-prosthetics-interview-1202554576/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2017/11/make-up-artists-and-hair-stylists-guild-lifetime-achievement-award-greg-cannom-mary-guerrero-1202207952/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/obituaries/greg-cannom-dead.html