Proof there’s a lot of below-the-line support for Guardians of the Galaxy, which might help it’s Oscar Best Picture chances, the Makeup artists have tied it with Into the Woods for most nominations at this year’s makeup and hairstyling awards. The organization had given out awards early in the 2000’s, but had taken a break until recently. Their predictive capability is difficult to assess. However, of the seven films shortlisted by the Academy’s makeup artists, Foxcatcher, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent and The Theory of Everything make an appearance below. Into the Woods, which shared most nominations with Galaxy wasn’t on the Academy shortlist. Missing from the below list that made the Academy’s are The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Noah, neither of which seemed like films the Academy would nominate anyway.

Nominations Tallies

(3) Guardians of the Galaxy, Into the Woods
(2) The Grand Budapest Hotel, Interstellar, The Theory of Everything

The Nominations

Best Period and/or Character Make-up

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Into the Woods
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

Get On Up
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Selma
The Theory of Everything

Best Special Make-up Effects

Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods (Meryl Streep Witch Prosthetics)
Maleficent

Best Contemporary Make-up

Captain America: Winter Soldier
Gone Girl
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
Nightcrawler

Best Contemporary Hair Styling

Birdman
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
St. Vincent
Winter’s Tale

Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Data

Year Founded: 1937
First Awards: 1999 (6)