Hellboy 2 Nominated for Makeup Oscar

Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz have been nominated for an Academy Award for their outstanding achievement in makeup for HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY.

Elizalde has been considered for a “Best Makeup” nomination by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work on X-MEN: THE LAST STAND and HELLBOY. He was awarded a Saturn Award for “Best Makeup” from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 2004 for his HELLBOY designs.

Floutz won an Emmy for outstanding makeup for a series in 2001 for SIX FEET UNDER.

The 81st Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on February 22, 2009.

(Pictured above: Thom Floutz applying makeup to Doug Jones. Photo from The Doug Jones Experience.)