Christopher Nelson (make-up artist)

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Christopher Allen Nelson is an American make-up artist, VFX artist, writer and actor. He is best known for his makeup and stylings for films such as Halloween , Halloween Kills , Halloween Ends , Kill Bill: Vol. 1 , Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , Kill Bill: Vol. 2 , Sin City , Thor: The Dark World , The Amazing Spider-Man , World War Z , Inherent Vice , Deadpool , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Suicide Squad (2016) has earned him numerous awards and nominations. His acting credits include the groom of Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill: Volume 2 , the cop with brownies in Halloween , and a serial killer in the 2008 Criminal Minds episode "Limelight".

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He won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special for American Horror Story: Freak Show , [1] and for Suicide Squad , he received an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at 89th Academy Awards. [2] [3]

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  1. "Christopher Nelson Emmy Awards". Emmys. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List – 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair . January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.