Doug Jones in Pan's Labyrinth (top); Mel Gibson's Apocalypto (middle); Christopher Walken in Click (bottom)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will for the first time present the 2007 Oscar nominees in the makeup category at a special symposium at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
The Makeup Symposium will be hosted by Makeup Branch Governor Leonard Engelman, whose film credits include The Witches of Eastwick, Batman Forever, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
The event will screen clips of each nominated film, and audience members will be able to ask questions to the nominated makeup artists (subject to availability), who will also take part in a panel discussion.
The 2007 nominees for Achievement in Makeup are:
Apocalypto, Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Click, Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
Pan's Labyrinth, David Marti and Montse Ribe
Free advance tickets to the Makeup Symposium are necessary to secure admission. There is a two-ticket per person limit. Tickets will be available beginning February 1 at the Academy's ticket office. For ticket order information, call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org/events.
Doors open at 1 p.m. All seating is unreserved. The Academy's ticket office is located at its headquarters at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at the Academy's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study at 1313 North Vine Street in Hollywood. Free parking is available behind the building through the entrance on Homewood Avenue. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.
The Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 25, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.
great make up in PAN'S LABYRINTH. I love that movie!