Jenny Shircore

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Jenny Shircore
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Jenny Shircore is a British make-up artist. She won the Academy Award for Best Makeup for her work in Elizabeth (1998) and the BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair for her work in Elizabeth and The Young Victoria (2009).

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She was born in British India to an Armenian father and a French mother, moving to the United Kingdom at age 10. [1]

Shircore is a well-known expert in creating visuals for historical dramas, particularly those of the Elizabethan era. She worked on high-profile film productions set in that period, including Elizabeth as well as its sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Mary Queen of Scots (2018). [2]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1998 Academy Awards Best Makeup and Hairstyling Elizabeth Won [3]
2009 The Young Victoria Nominated [4]
2018 Mary Queen of Scots Nominated [5]
1986 British Academy Film Awards Best Makeup and Hair Dreamchild Nominated [6]
1998 Elizabeth Won [7]
2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring Nominated [8]
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Nominated [9]
2009 The Young Victoria Won [10]
2011 My Week with Marilyn Nominated [11]
2018 Mary Queen of Scots Nominated [12]
2020 The Dig Nominated [13]
2015 British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Make-Up & Hair Design The Dresser Won [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Lytal, Cristy. She's a font of creativity. Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "'Mary Queen Of Scots' Hair & Makeup Designer Talks Transforming Margot Robbie Into Queen Elizabeth I". Deadline. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "The 91st Academy Awards (2019) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "The 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "The 52nd British Academy Film Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "The 57th British Academy Film Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "The 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "The 63rd British Academy Film Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "The 65th British Academy Film Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "The 72nd British Academy Film Awards (2019) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "The 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "The 17th British Academy Television Craft Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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