Best Make-Up: Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady
Now this is one that it's simply a two way race for me. Albert Nobbs may have created a couple of interesting looking characters, but the work on them would be too slight to consider. Now, at first, I thought Harry Potter had this one locked up, being the best chance the movie has at winning it's first Oscar and also for the heavy prosthetic work done on the supporting cast members. This is also the first in the series to be nominated for this category, so that could also be indicative of a win.
Then I saw The Iron Lady and realized that they aged Margaret Thatcher. If it's one thing the Academy loves, it's old age make-up, but only if it's pulled off well (Curious Case of Benjamin Button, La Vie en Rose, Frida). And there are a lot of scenes of old Margaret Thatcher, which means a lot of close-ups, so there was no room for the make-up to be unconvincing at any time. And it wasn't, so I left thinking that this could potentially pull off an upset.
Still, I think the Academy's going to let prosthetic work win out over aging work. They tend to like out there creative work and Harry Potter is the one film that has that. So I think it's Harry for the win, but watch out for The Iron Lady, which could pull off an upset.
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