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In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Regina King speaks onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25 in Los Angeles. Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S./Getty Images
Awards season is officially over with the conclusion of the 93rd Academy Awards.
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Ma Rainey s Black Bottom. Image credit: David Lee
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has won an Oscar. Hairstylists Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson are the first Black women to win in this category. Makeup artist Sergio Lopez-Rivera is also part of the Oscar-winning team.
Neal created 100 wigs for the film, including two for actress Viola Davis, who plays Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues.” The hairstylist, who studied at Juilliard, worked on the Broadway productions of
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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) entered the Oscars with a total of 36 nominations and was awarded seven trophies, the biggest winner of the night. The platform almost doubled its Oscar wins in one night, nevertheless, it missed out on the best-picture Oscar.
The wins included Best hairstyling and makeup for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Best costume design for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Best documentary feature for “My Octopus Teacher,” Best live-action short for “Two Distant Strangers,” Best animated short for “If Anything Happens I Love You,” Best production design for “Mank” and Best cinematography for “Mank.”
Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson, two of the individuals that worked on hair and makeup for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” are the first Black women to receive a nomination for best hair and makeup, as well as the first to win. Makeup artist Sergio Lopez was also part of the Oscar-winning team.