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MORPHOLOGY FX
SPECIAL CHARACTER CREATION
Academy Award-winner JOEL HARLOW is one of the most innovative makeup and special makeup artists and designers in American motion pictures.  He has proven himself to be one of a very few number of artists who is able to span the world of makeup effects design and creation to the world of on set makeup application.
Currently, Harlow’s company, Morphology FX Inc. continues to create a full range of state-of-the- art makeup, special makeup effects and prosthetics.  Seeing characters through, from lab to set, continues to be the artistic passion of everyone on the team.
MORPHOLOGY REEL
Morphology FX Inc. continues to create a full range of state-of-the- art makeup, special makeup effects and prosthetics.  Seeing characters through, from lab to set, continues to be the artistic passion of everyone on the team.
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AWARDS

SATURN AWARDS, USA

2018 | WON 
Black Panther

SATURN AWARDS, USA

2017 | WON 
Star Trek Beyond

HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY AWARDS

2017 | WON
Makeup
Joel Harlow

HOLLYWOOD MAKEUP ARTIST AND HAIR STYLIST GUILD AWARDS

2017 | WON | Artisan
Best Special Makeup Effects
“Star Trek Beyond”

2016 | Nominated | Artisan
Best Special Makeup Effects – Feature Motion Picture
Black Mass

2014 | Nominated | Artisan
Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Feature Films
The Lone Ranger

2004 | WON | Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award
Best Period Makeup – Feature
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2004 | Nominated | Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award
Best Character Makeup – Feature
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

ACADEMY AWARDS, USA

2023 | Nominated | Oscar
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2017 | Nominated | Oscar
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Star Trek Beyond

2014 | Nominated | Oscar
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
The Lone Ranger

2010 | WON | Oscar
Best Achievement in Makeup
Star Trek

ONLINE FILM & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

2010| Nominated | OFTA Film Award
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Star Trek (2009)

2004 | Nominated | OFTA Film Award
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

GOLD DERBY FILM AWARDS

2007 | Nominated | Gold Derby Award
Makeup/Hair
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS, USA

2010 | WON | Saturn Award
Best Make-Up
Star Trek

2007 | Nominated | Saturn Award
Best Make-Up
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS

2005 | Nominated | Chainsaw Award
Best Makeup/Creature FX
Species III (2004)

PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS

2008 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Mad Men

2005 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Carnivàle

2002 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997 | WON | Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
The Shining

1994 | WON | Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
The Stand

CABLEACE AWARDS

1995 | Nominated | CableACE
Make-Up
The Outer Limits

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