Tilda Swinton as Madame D. in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Swinton underwent an extensive aging transformation involving prosthetics, makeup, a wig, and carefully designed facial details.
Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice (1988)
Keaton’s transformation involved pale makeup, prosthetics, rotting skin effects, wild hair, and extensive costume work that created the character’s unmistakable appearance.
Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice (2018)
Bale gained significant weight and underwent several hours of makeup and prosthetic work to recreate Cheney’s face and appearance.
Doug Jones as Abe Sapien in Hellboy (2004)
Jones spent several hours in the makeup chair while artists applied the elaborate blue prosthetics, facial pieces, contact lenses, and body makeup required for the character.
John Rhys-Davies as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rhys-Davies underwent an extensive transformation involving facial prosthetics, a beard, wig, and other makeup that helped create the dwarf warrior.
Meryl Streep as Rabbi in Angels in America (2003)
Streep played several characters in the miniseries, including an elderly rabbi, requiring prosthetic makeup, facial aging, a beard, and other details that dramatically changed her appearance.
