The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles continued with its Oscar Week programming over the past few days, featuring panel discussions with nominees from the Best Live-Action Short and Best Makeup and Hairstyling categories.
At the Best Live-Action Shorts panel, the creators behind the nominated films discussed why film was the right medium to tell their stories. The creators of An Irish Goodbye explored the theme of grief in a lighthearted way, while Ivalu aimed to start a conversation about the taboo subject of incest. Le pupille, produced by Alfonso Cuarón, was originally about finding a way to split a cake in 1943, but was later adapted to feature girls as the main characters.
The panel also featured The Red Suitcase, a film that creates tension through editing to achieve a slow pace, and Night Ride, which highlights social responsibility and promotes taking a cab instead of a streetcar. The event was moderated by Peggy Rajski, creator of the Oscar-winning short film Trevor.
At the Best Makeup and Hairstyling panel, creative talent from All Quiet On the Western Front, The Batman, Elvis, The Whale, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever shared insights into their work. The makeup team behind All Quiet On the Western Front praised the actors for embracing the dirt and grime added to their faces, while The Batman makeup team combined elements of Fredo from The Godfather and real-life penguins to create the character of Oz.
Representatives from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever talked about their research on Wakanda’s different tribes and designing Talokan’s people with a Mayan/Latin influence. Namor actor Tenoch Huerta also discussed how the hair, makeup, and costume complete his character. The event was an opportunity for the makeup and hair teams to highlight the collaborative nature of their work on these films.
