A pair of half-century industry veterans are ready for their closeup.

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild said today that two-time Emmy-winning makeup artist Greg Nelson and two-time Oscar-nominated hairstylist Judy Alexander Cory will receive the group’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Awards at next year’s 13th annual MUAHS Awards.

The ceremony is set for Valentine’s Day, February 14, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.

Nelson began his career working on Martin Scorsese’s makeup-heavy Best Picture Oscar nominee Raging Bull (1980), which won Robert De Niro his lone Best Actor Academy Award. A few years later, Nelson was part of the team that brought dancing zombies to life — afterlife? — in Michael Jackson’s classic “Thriller” music video/short film.

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