Montreal-born make-up artist Adrien Morot received huge on the Academy Awards on Sunday evening.
Morot walked away along with his first Oscar for Greatest Make-up and Hairstyling for his work on The Whale.
Morot celebrated the award-winning efficiency alongside Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley, who labored alongside him to remodel actor Brendan Fraser into his 600-plus-pound character.
Fraser snagged the Oscar for the Greatest Actor in a Main Function class for his portrayal within the movie.
It took 12 weeks to construct all the physique and facial prosthetics for the character.
Morot mentioned the primary make-up check, the place Fraser was remodeled into Charlie, took seven hours.
Toutes mes félicitations au Montréalais Adrien Morot qui a remporté un Oscar pour les meilleurs maquillages et coiffures pour son travail sur The Whale!
Le expertise d’ici proceed de briller à l’worldwide. Bravo!
#polmtl #Oscar — Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) March 13, 2023
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante took to Twitter to congratulate Morot.
“The expertise right here continues to shine internationally,” Plante mentioned.
Morot has beforehand credited his hometown of Montreal and its small movie group for jumpstarting his profession.
This was Morot’s second Oscar nomination for make-up work.
He was nominated in 2011 for the movie Barney’s Model.
