Nicki Ledermann

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Nicki Ledermann
Born (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 56)
Kempten, Germany
Occupation(s)TV and film makeup artist
Years active1989 - present
PartnerAnastas Michos
Children3

Nicole "Nicki" Ledermann (born January 8, 1968) is a German make-up artist for TV and film, known for her character makeup and period creations.

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Ledermann was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling in 2020 for her work on Joker (2019). [1] This was Ledermann's first Academy Award nomination, as well as the first time in Academy Award history that a German artist was nominated in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category.

Early life

Born in Kempten, Germany and raised in Munich, Nicki majored in Latin and Fine Arts at Munich's Pestalozzi Gymnasium High School of the Performing Arts. After studying at the Conservatory of Music in Munich, she relocated to New York City in 1988 to become a makeup artist. [2]

Career

Ledermann began her career working in New York's independent movie scene in the early 1990s, working on the likes of Palookaville and Happiness before moving onto television and major motion pictures. In the 2000s, she worked on Sex and the City , as well as well-loved movies including P.S. I Love You and Enchanted . Ledermann has since designed makeup for some notable directors in the industry, including Steven Soderbergh, Martin Scorsese and The Coen Brothers. Ledermann is a six-time Emmy nominee for her work on shows such as: Sex and the City, Soderbergh's drama The Knick and Martin Scorsese's HBO series Vinyl . [3] [4] Ledermann won an Emmy Award for her makeup design for Martin Scorsese's pilot of Boardwalk Empire , whilst her work on The Devil Wears Prada earned Ledermann a BAFTA nomination. Some of Nicki’s most recent makeup design work includes the film musical The Greatest Showman [5] [6] and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman . [7] Todd Phillips' Joker [8] [9] earned Nicki an Academy Award Nomination as well as a BAFTA Nomination. In 2019, Ledermann was invited to become an active member of both the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life

Ledermann lives in Brooklyn, New York City with her partner, renowned Director of Photography Anastas Michos. She has three children: Ginger, Willa and Jamieson. [10]

Filmography

Awards

Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

YearNominated workShared withResult
2020 Joker Kay GeorgiouNominated

BAFTA Awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

YearNominated workShared withResult
2020 Joker Kay GeorgiouNominated
2007 The Devil Wears Prada Angel De AngelisNominated

EMMY Awards for Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling

YearNominated workShared withResult
2016 The Knick Stephanie Pasicov, Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow, Rachel Geary, Luann Claps, Cassandra SaulterNominated
2016 Vinyl Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow, Cassandra Saulter, Michel Laudati, Rachel GearyNominated
2015 The Knick Stephanie Pasicov, Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow, Rachel Geary, Luann Claps, Cassandra SaulterNominated
2011 Boardwalk Empire Evelyne NorazWon
2003 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Kerrie R Plant, Maryann MarchettiNominated
2001 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Marjorie DurandNominated

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Period and/or Character Makeup

YearNominated workShared withResult
2020 Joker Sunday Englis, Tania RibalowWon
2018 The Greatest Showman Sunday Englis, Tania RibalowNominated
2003 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Kerrie R. PlantWon
2003 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Kerrie R. Plant, Maryann MarchettiNominated

Critics' Choice Awards for Best Makeup

YearNominated workShared withResult
2020 Joker Kay GeorgiouNominated
2020 The Irishman Sean Flanigan, Carla WhiteNominated

Hollywood Beauty Awards

YearNominated workResult
2020Outstanding Achievement in Makeup [11] Won

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