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Locarno Gives Vision Award to 7-Oscar Makeup Maestro Rick Baker

6/18/2026

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The Locarno Film Festival will present the Vision Award to makeup artist Rick Baker on Aug. 12, 2026.
Baker, who holds a record seven Academy Awards for Best Makeup, will screen *An American Werewolf in London* (1981) and *The Nutty Professor* (1996).
Artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro called his impact a Copernican revolution in cinema, noting his work on Michael Jackson’s Thriller zombie and Jim Carrey’s Grinch.

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The Locarno Film Festival will present the Vision Award to makeup artist Rick Baker on Aug. 12, 2026.
Baker, who holds a record seven Academy Awards for Best Makeup, will screen *An American Werewolf in London* (1981) and *The Nutty Professor* (1996).
Artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro called his impact a Copernican revolution in cinema, noting his work on Michael Jackson’s Thriller zombie and Jim Carrey’s Grinch.