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Greg Nicotero Biography

Birth Name:Greg Nicotero

Birth Place:Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Make up department, Special effects, Actor, Assistant director, Producer, Director, Visual effects, Writer, Stunts, Camera department

Fast Facts

Won a BAFTA Film Award in 2006 for his makeup work on "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" along with Howard Berger and Nikki Gooley
Won the George Pal Memorial Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 2014
Won two consecutive WGA Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media for his web series based on "The Walking Dead․"
Learned the craft of special effects from award-winning special effects and makeup artist Tom Savini
Took an interest in the field of special effects after watching "Jaws" and finding himself speculating about how the film was created
Quote: "[on "The Walking Dead"] "We've taken everything that we've learned on all these other projects, and applied them in terms of using new materials and new techniques--even something as simple as a zombie getting shot in the head․""
Specializes in creature and character design, which is evident in such films as "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," "Predators," "Transformers" and "Land of the Dead․"
Started running his makeup effects company, The KNB EFX Group, in 1988
Best known for his involvement with "The Walking Dead" television series, for which he has served as an executive producer, director and special effects makeup designer
Was friends with Frank Darabont long before they worked together on "The Walking Dead," and they shared a nostalgic interest in old George Romero movies

Awards

1994CableACE-Make-Up: nominated
1995CableACE-Make-Up: nominated
1999Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: winner
2000Emmy-Special Make-up Effects: winner
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special: winner
2002Best Make-Up-: winner
2004PFCS Award-Best Visual Effects: nominated
2004Golden Satellite Award-Best Visual Effects: nominated
2005Hollywood Film Award-Make-Up of the Year: winner
2006Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: winner
2006Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2006Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2006BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up/Hair: winner
2006Chainsaw Award-Best Makeup/Creature FX: winner
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: winner
2007Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2007Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2008Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2009Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2010Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2010Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: winner
2011Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: winner
2012OFTA Television Award-Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Series: winner
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: winner
2012VES Award-Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program: nominated
2013Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2013OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
2013OFTA Television Award-Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Series: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: nominated
2014Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: winner
2014OFTA Television Award-Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Series: nominated
2014OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: winner
2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: nominated
2014Individual Award-Best Director: nominated
2014Texas Film Hall of Fame-Star of Texas Award: winner
2015Chainsaw Award-Best Makeup/Creature FX: winner
2015Chainsaw Award-Best TV Makeup/Creature FX: winner
2015Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: winner
2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special: nominated
2016Saturn Award-Best Make-Up: nominated
2016Chainsaw Award-Best TV Makeup/Creature FX: winner
2016Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: winner
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special: nominated
2016Rondo Statuette-Best Television Presentation: nominated
2017Chainsaw Award-Best TV SFX: nominated
2017Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: nominated
2017Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature-Length Motion Picture: nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special: nominated
2018Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup: nominated