Peter King (make-up artist)
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| Born |
Peter Swords King
1955 (age 61–62)
UK |
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| Occupation |
Makeup artist |
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| Years active |
1982–Present |
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Peter King (born in 1955), also known as Peter Swords King, is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist who won at the 2003 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He shared the award with filmmaker Richard Taylor.[1] He was nominated again at the 2012 Academy Awards for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.[2]
Besides bringing movie characters to life by way of make-up and hairstyling, Peter King, for the 13 dwarves in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, had to work on 1,000 drawings before finalizing down to a single image. "We make the prosthetics, wigs, beards and then do a show-and-tell for each character in the film", was the remark made by Peter about his work. He is credited for his exemplary work of immortalizing characters like the King Kong and Marquis de Sade on celluloid.[3]
His other movies include Quills, Thunderbirds Little Voice, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband and The Avengers.[3][4][5]
King has also won several BAFTA Awards. He has worked on nearly 40 films since 1982.
King is artistic director at Bath Academy of Media Makeup, which is a private school for makeup artistry within media and fashion.
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| 1981–2000 |
- 1981: Rick Baker
- 1982: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke
- 1983: None given this year
- 1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
- 1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek
- 1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis
- 1987: Rick Baker
- 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short
- 1989: Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney
- 1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr.
- 1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston
- 1992: Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle
- 1993: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
- 1994: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng
- 1995: Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison
- 1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
- 1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
- 1998: Jenny Shircore
- 1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud
- 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
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| 2001–present | |
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- Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012
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- Dick Smith (1973)
- William J. Tuttle (1974/75)
- William J. Tuttle (1976)
- Rick Baker and Stuart Freeborn (1977)
- William J. Tuttle and Rick Baker (1978)
- William J. Tuttle (1979)
- Dick Smith/Dick Smith (1980)
- Rick Baker (1981)
- Dorothy J. Pearl (1982)
- Phil Tippett and Stuart Freeborn (1983)
- Stan Winston (1984)
- Tom Savini (1985)
- Chris Walas (1986)
- Rob Bottin and Stephan Dupuis (1987)
- Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short (1988)
- John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler, and Cheri Minns (1989/90)
- Carl Fullerton and Neal Martz (1991)
- Stan Winston and Ve Neill (1992)
- Kevin Haney (1993)
- Rick Baker and Ve Neill (1994)
- Jean Ann Black and Rob Bottin (1995)
- Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
- Rick Lazzarini and Gordon J. Smith (1997)
- Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger (1998)
- Nick Dudman and Aileen Seaton (1999)
- Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan (2000)
- Greg Cannom and Wesley Wofford (2001)
- Peter Owen and Peter King (2002)
- Richard Taylor and Peter King (2003)
- Jake Garber, Matt Rose, and Mike Elizalde (2004)
- Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley, and Greg Nicotero (2005)
- Todd Masters and Dan Rebert (2006)
- Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2007)
- Greg Cannom (2008)
- Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow (2009)
- Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (2010)
- Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, and Conor O'Sullivan (2011)
- Heike Merker, Daniel Parker, and Jeremy Woodhead (2012)
- Donald Mowat (2013)
- David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (2014)
- Neal Scanlan (2015)
- Joel Harlow and Monica Huppert (2016)
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Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. |