Nicole "Nicki" Ledermann (born January 8, 1968) is a German make-up artist for TV and film, known for her character makeup and period creations.

Nicki Ledermann
Born (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 56)
Kempten, Germany
Occupation(s)TV and film makeup artist
Years active1989 - present
PartnerAnastas Michos
Children3

Ledermann was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling in 2020 for her work on Joker (2019).[1] This was Ledermann's first Academy Award nomination, as well as the first time in Academy Award history that a German artist was nominated in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category.

Early life

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Born in Kempten, Germany and raised in Munich, Nicki majored in Latin and Fine Arts at Munich's Pestalozzi Gymnasium High School of the Performing Arts. After studying at the Conservatory of Music in Munich, she relocated to New York City in 1988 to become a makeup artist.[2]

Career

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Ledermann began her career working in New York's independent movie scene in the early 1990s, working on the likes of Palookaville and Happiness before moving onto television and major motion pictures. In the 2000s, she worked on Sex and the City, as well as well-loved movies including P.S. I Love You and Enchanted. Ledermann has since designed makeup for some notable directors in the industry, including Steven Soderbergh, Martin Scorsese and The Coen Brothers. Ledermann is a six-time Emmy nominee for her work on shows such as: Sex and the City, Soderbergh's drama The Knick and Martin Scorsese's HBO series Vinyl.[3][4] Ledermann won an Emmy Award for her makeup design for Martin Scorsese's pilot of Boardwalk Empire, whilst her work on The Devil Wears Prada earned Ledermann a BAFTA nomination. Some of Nicki’s most recent makeup design work includes the film musical The Greatest Showman[5][6] and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.[7] Todd Phillips' Joker[8][9] earned Nicki an Academy Award Nomination as well as a BAFTA Nomination. In 2019, Ledermann was invited to become an active member of both the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life

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Ledermann lives in Brooklyn, New York City with her partner, renowned Director of Photography Anastas Michos. She has three children: Ginger, Willa and Jamieson.[10]

Filmography

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Awards

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Year Nominated work Shared with Result
2020 Joker Kay Georgiou Nominated
Year Nominated work Shared with Result
2020 Joker Kay Georgiou Nominated
2007 The Devil Wears Prada Angel De Angelis Nominated

EMMY Awards for Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling

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Year Nominated work Shared with Result
2016 The Knick Stephanie Pasicov, Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow, Rachel Geary, Luann Claps, Cassandra Saulter Nominated
2016 Vinyl Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow, Cassandra Saulter, Michel Laudati, Rachel Geary Nominated
2015 The Knick Stephanie Pasicov, Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow, Rachel Geary, Luann Claps, Cassandra Saulter Nominated
2011 Boardwalk Empire Evelyne Noraz Won
2003 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Kerrie R Plant, Maryann Marchetti Nominated
2001 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Marjorie Durand Nominated

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Period and/or Character Makeup

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Year Nominated work Shared with Result
2020 Joker Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow Won
2018 The Greatest Showman Sunday Englis, Tania Ribalow Nominated
2003 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Kerrie R. Plant Won
2003 Sex and the City Judy Chin, Kerrie R. Plant, Maryann Marchetti Nominated
Year Nominated work Shared with Result
2020 Joker Kay Georgiou Nominated
2020 The Irishman Sean Flanigan, Carla White Nominated

Hollywood Beauty Awards

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Year Nominated work Result
2020 Outstanding Achievement in Makeup[11] Won
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References

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  1. ^ Penrose, Nerisha (October 30, 2019). "The Makeup Artist Behind the Creepy 'Joker' Look That Will Own Halloween 2019". ELLE.
  2. ^ "Nicki Ledermann - Make-Up Artist Show".
  3. ^ "HBO Vinyl Makeup Artist Nicki Ledermann". www.urbandecay.co.uk.
  4. ^ https://nickiledermann.com/images/Vinyl_119.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Bowles, Hamish. "Inside The Greatest Showman, the Most Magical Musical of the Year". Vogue.
  6. ^ https://nickiledermann.com/images/greatest_showman.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ Laws, Zach (December 10, 2019). "'The Irishman': Makeup artists and hair stylists reveal how they spanned 50 years in Robert De Niro's life [WATCH]".
  8. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (January 24, 2020). "Make-Up Artist Nicki Ledermann on the Stages of 'Joker' Face".
  9. ^ "Tears of a clown: Nicki Ledermann on making up Joaquin Phoenix's Joker look". Dazed. October 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Nicki Ledermann". IMDb.
  11. ^ "Leslie Mann Honors Makeup Artist Nicki Ledermann At Hollywood Beauty Awards | LATF USA". latfusa.com.