Louie Zakarian Biography

Awards

• 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Series: nominated
• 2001OFTA Film Award-Best Makeup and Hairstyling: nominated
• 2003Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award-Best Character Makeup - Television Series: nominated
• 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-prosthetic): nominated
• 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-prosthetic): winner
• 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): nominated
• 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: nominated
• 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2016Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): nominated
• 2017Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2017Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2017Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special: nominated
• 2018Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2018Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2018Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2019Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2019Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2019Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television and New Media Series: nominated
• 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2020Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Motion Picture Made for Television or Special: winner
• 2020Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Motion Picture Made for Television or Special: winner
• 2020Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Motion Picture Made for Television or Special: winner
• 2021Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television: winner
• 2021Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television: winner
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic): winner
• 2022Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television: winner
• 2022Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television: winner
• 2022Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television: winner
• 2023Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2023Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2023Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2024Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: winner
• 2024Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2024Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: winner
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program: winner
• 2025Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2025Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2025Artisan-Best Special Makeup Effects - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2025Artisan-Best Makeup - Daytime Television, Game Show or Talk Show: nominated
• 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup: nominated
• 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program: winner
• 2026Artisan-Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2026Artisan-Best Period and/or Character Make-Up and/or Prosthetics - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated
• 2026Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award-Best Period and/or Character Makeup and/or Prosthetics - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series: nominated