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'''Christopher Allen Nelson''' is an American [[make-up artist]], VFX artist, writer and actor.

==Career==
He is best known for his makeup and stylings for films such as ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'', ''[[Halloween Kills]]'', ''[[Halloween Ends]]'', ''[[Kill Bill: Vol. 1]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', ''[[Kill Bill: Vol. 2]]'', ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'', ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'', ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' and ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'' (2016) has earned him numerous awards and nominations. His acting credits include the groom of [[Beatrix Kiddo]] in ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]'', Officer Francis, the cop with brownies in ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'', and a [[serial killer]] in the 2008 ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' episode "Limelight".

He won two consecutive [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special]] for ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Nelson Emmy Awards|url= http://www.emmys.com/bios/christopher-nelson|publisher=Emmys|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref>  and for ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'', he received an [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling]] at [[89th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List – 89th Academy Awards|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees|publisher=Oscars.com|date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/oscar-nominations-2017-full-list|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

* 2014–2015: [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special]] – ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]''
* 2016: [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup and Hairstyling]] – ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'' with [[Alessandro Bertolazzi]] and [[Giorgio Gregorini]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0625247|Christopher Nelson}}

{{Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling}}


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[[Category:American male actors]]
[[Category:American special effects people]]
[[Category:American make-up artists]]
[[Category:Best Makeup Academy Award winners]]
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