The leading guild for makeup artists and hairstylists is a poor indication of the Oscar competition, but interesting to look at nonetheless.

MAKE-UP ARTISTS & HAIR-STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS

Best Special Make-up Effects

The Batman (Thomas, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (RU:Wesley)
Elvis
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
The Whale (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Wesley Lovell: The Whale seems like the odds-on favorite, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever could play spoiler since it had more volume of makeup effects than The Whale or The Batman or Elvis did.
Peter J. Patrick: The Whale should take this one easily with The Batman a possible upset winner.
Tripp Burton: In the battle of the prosthetic obesity, I’m sticking with The Penguin and The Batman.
Thomas LaTourette: Since The Whale appears to be the Oscar front runner, I could see it succeeding here, even though it really has only one person in makeup, though it is full body and very effective. It is the film’s only nomination, so it might not show strong support for it. If they go a different direction, it could really go to anyone else and that might put the Oscar up for grabs.

Best Period and/or Character Make-up

Amsterdam
Babylon (Tripp, RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas)
Blonde
Elvis (Wesley, Peter, Thomas, RU:Tripp)
Till

Wesley Lovell: Elvis had more volume than some of these options, but Amsterdam and Babylon have their fair share as well, just not as much prosthetic as Babylon, my choice for runner-up.
Peter J. Patrick: The flashy but popular Elvis is my guess here with Babylon a possible choice as well.
Tripp Burton: I’m assuming it is the one Oscar nominee in the bunch with Elvis, but Babylon may surprise us.
Thomas LaTourette: Babylon and Elvis cover the most years, which might make them front runners here, with the cast of thousands in Babylon probably in the lead.

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

Amsterdam (RU:Wesley)
Babylon (Tripp)
Blonde
Elvis (Wesley, Peter, Thomas)
The Woman King (RU:Peter, RU:Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Wesley Lovell: Elvis had tons of hair to work with and those wigs for Elvis at different ages and stages should triumph, though I wouldn’t count out Amsterdam, my runner-up choice, or The Woman King, which might win on sheer volume.
Peter J. Patrick: The constantly surprising EEAAO should win here easily. If there is an upset, The Batman would be as likely as anything else to take it.
Tripp Burton: There is one Oscar nominee in this bunch, so I am going to assume the prosthetics of The Penguin win out here.
Thomas LaTourette: Babylon has the largest group to do and is set over several years with changing styles, so it seems likely to win. I am putting The Woman King in second just because they got to do the most different things with hair than the others

Best Contemporary Make-up

The Batman (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Peter)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (Peter, RU:Tripp)
The Menu
Nope
Spirited (RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas)

Wesley Lovell: The Batman has the most prosthetics, but Spirited has a large volume of characters to make-up. I also wouldn’t count out Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Peter J. Patrick: This should be another easy one for Elvis, with The Woman King a long shot upset winner.
Tripp Burton: I’m sticking with the Oscar nominated Elvis, but if they want to give justice to The Woman King, this might be a spot to do that.
Thomas LaTourette: The Batman has the most distinctive work, so I could see it prevailing. Its closest competitor would be Everything Everywhere.

Best Contemporary Hair Styling

The Batman (Tripp, RU:Thomas)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Tripp)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (Peter, RU:Wesley)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (RU:Peter)
The Menu

Wesley Lovell: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever may well win on volume and complexity. I could also see Everything Everywhere All at Once having an outside shot.
Peter J. Patrick: Another easy one for EEAAO unless they want to spread the wealth and give it to Glass Onion or The Menu.
Tripp Burton: I have no idea here, but Black Panther sticks out.
Thomas LaTourette: This award often goes to an Oscar nominee for Makeup and Hairstyling, which means Batman and Black Panther have a leg up. I will go with The Batman just because it has more nominations overall.