Greg Cannom

Gregory Cannom (September 5, 1951 – May 3, 2025) was an American special make-up effects artist who was the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards.

Cannom was best known for his work on the films Hook (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Mask (1994), Titanic (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), Hannibal (2001), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Vice (2018). For his contributions, he was honored with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild in 2018.

Greg Cannom died on May 3, 2025, at the age of 73.

Filmography

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) (co-prosthetic makeup designer) Vice (2018) (age makeup: Christian Bale) Fan (2016) (age makeup: Shah Rukh Khan) Kapoor and Sons (2016) (age makeup: Rishi Kapoor) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) (special makeup creator and applicator) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (age makeups creator and applicator) Babel (2006) (age makeup: Brad Pitt) (uncredited) Big Momma's House 2 (2006) (special makeup effects creator) The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) (makeup effects consultant) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (special makeup effects artist) Van Helsing (2004) (special makeup designer) White Chicks (2004) (makeup effects creator) The Whole Ten Yards (2004) (age makeup artist: Kevin Pollak) (uncredited) The Passion of the Christ (2004) (makeup effects consultant) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (special makeup artist: Russell Crowe) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (special makeup effects artist) Bulletproof Monk (2003) (prosthetic makeup artist) (special makeup effects artist) The Singing Detective (2003) (special makeup effects artist) A Beautiful Mind (2001) (special makeup designer) Ali (2001) (special makeup effects artist) America's Sweethearts (2001) (special makeup effects artist) Monkeybone (2001) (special makeup effects) Hannibal (2001) (special makeup designer) Little Nicky (2000) (age makeup artist: Dana Carvey) Big Momma's House (2000) (special makeup effects) Bicentennial Man (1999) (special age makeup) The Insider (1999) (special makeup artist: Russell Crowe) Idle Hands (1999) (special makeup effects artist) Blade (1998) (special makeup effects artist) From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (mini) TV Series (special age makeup) House of Frankenstein (1997) (TV) (special makeup effects creator) a.k.a. House of Frankenstein 1997 Titanic (1997) (old Rose special effects makeup) Kull the Conqueror (1997) (special makeup artist) (creature effects) Steel (1997) (Steel's Suit Designer) Thinner (1996) (special makeup effects) a.k.a. Stephen King's Thinner The Puppet Masters (1994) (special makeup effects) a.k.a. Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters The Mask (1994) (creator special makeup) The Shadow (1994) (special makeup) Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (special makeup designer) The Man Without a Face (1993) (special makeup creator) Hoffa (1992) (special makeup designer) Forever Young (1992) (special makeup) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (special makeup effects) Batman Returns (1992) (special makeup effects artist) (designer: Penguin Hand) (uncredited) Alien 3 (1992) (special makeup effects: Los Angeles) Hook (1991) (special makeup) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) (special alien dog makeup) Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) (special makeup) Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) (special makeup) Highlander II: The Renegade Version (UK: director's cut) (US: video title (director's cut)) Subspecies (1991) (special makeup effects) Postcards from the Edge (1990) (special makeup artist: Shirley Maclaine) (uncredited) The Exorcist III (1990) (special makeup effects creator) a.k.a. The Exorcist III: Legion a.k.a. William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III Flatliners (1990) (special makeup effects artist) (uncredited) Dick Tracy (1990) (special makeup application) (uncredited) Tales from the Crypt (special effects makeup creator) (2 episodes, 1990) (special makeup artist) (2 episodes, 1989–1990) Cyborg (1989) (special makeup) Monsters (special makeup artist) (1 episode, 1989) Fright Night Part 2 (1988) (special makeup creator: "Louie" and "Bocworth") Big Top Pee-wee (1988) (special makeup) The Lost Boys (1987) (special makeup effects) Werewolf (1987) TV Series (special makeup) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) (special makeup effects sequences) a.k.a. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III Vamp (1986) (special makeup) Amazing Stories (special makeup artist) (1 episode, 1985) (special makeup effects artist) (1 episode, 1985) Cocoon (1985) (special makeup effects) Dreamscape (1984) (special makeup) Thriller (1983) (V) (special makeup effects artist) a.k.a. Michael Jackson's Thriller (US: complete title) The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) (special makeup effects) The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) (special makeup effects) The Howling (1981) (special makeup effects artist) It Lives Again (1978) (special makeup effects) (assistant to Rick Baker) a.k.a. It's Alive II The Fury (1978) (special makeup assistant) Manbeast! Myth or Monster? (1978) (special makeup effects artist) The Incredible Melting Man (1977) (special makeup assistant) Hot Tomorrows (1977) (special makeup effects artist)

Awards and nominations

Major awards + Key Indicates non-competitive categories

Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1992 Best Makeup Hook 1993 Bram Stoker's Dracula Hoffa 1994 Mrs. Doubtfire 1996 Roommates 1998 Titanic 2000 Bicentennial Man 2002 A Beautiful Mind 2005 Technical Achievement Award 2009 Best Makeup The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2019 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Vice

Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Outstanding Makeup for a Series Earth 2: After The Thaw 1998 Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie From the Earth to the Moon 2006 Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Will & Grace: Finale 2014 Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special The Anna Nicole Story

British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Best Make Up Bram Stoker's Dracula 1995 Best Makeup and Hair The Mask Mrs. Doubtfire 2019 Vice

Saturn Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1988 Best Make-up The Lost Boys 1993 Bram Stoker's Dracula 1995 The Mask 1997 Thinner 1999 Blade 2002 Hannibal 2005 Van Helsing 2009 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature Bicentennial Man 2002 Hannibal 2003 Best Make-Up – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week Gleason 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture Vice