
Trivia: Oscar-Nominated Makeup in ‘Dallas Buyer’s Club’ Cost $250
Posted on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 by Russ Fischer
There’s not a letter or decimal point missing in that headline. Makeup artist Robin Mathews, who is nominated for an Oscar for her work onĀ Dallas Buyer’s Club, achieved the film’s impressive look on a budget of only $250 — that’s two hundred and fifty bucks for the whole thing, not just one scene or character. The other side of that budget is something more difficult to quantify; it’s a balance of time and effort, of experimentation and nights and weekends spent playing with technique rather than resting.
Mathews gives some details about the work below. Read More »