Tickets are on sale at probeauty.org/naha, with special packages exclusively available to Professional Beauty Association members. The awards ceremony will also stream online at www.nahalive.com. For more information, please visit probeauty.org/naha; get inspired and learn more about the most prestigious night in beauty.
Each year, industry artists submit their work—which often takes months of planning, shooting and editing—and are judged by a blind panel of judges, many of whom were selected through a call for new judges for 2020. Finalists are chosen by an anonymous process with no contact between judges or knowledge of artist names to ensure anonymity and fairness, and enabling a true celebration of excellence, creativity and technical ability.
This year's finalist candidates span 15 categories of excellence across hair, makeup and nail artistry. Congratulations to all the finalists, and we'll see you all in Long Beach in January! Click the category links to see each of the nominees!
Avant-Garde
● Rodrigo Araneda
● Damien Carney
● Dilek Onur Taylor
● Francesca Rivetti
● Jamie Wiley
Editorial/Session Stylist of the Year
● Lucie Doughty
● Ruth Roche
● Ashley Stewart
● Lisa Von Kurvink
● Jamie Wiley
Haircolor
● Rodrigo Araneda
● Chrystofer Benson
● Genia Church
● Rossa Jurenas
● Sharie Valcin
Haircutting
● Rodrigo Araneda
● Chris Baran
● Chrystofer Benson
● Sharie Valcin
● Yuki Yasui
Hairstylist of the Year
● Chrystofer Benson
● Dilek Onur Taylor
● Morgan Roy
● Silas Tsang
● Julie Vriesinga
Makeup Artist of the Year
● Daryna Barykina
● Marie-Laure Larrieu
● Noel McKinnon
● Kate Nash
● Tiaja Pierre
Master Hairstylist of the Year
● Chris Baran
● Chrystofer Benson
● Ruth Roche
● Allen Ruiz
● Julie Vriesinga
Men’s Hairstylist of the Year
● Nieves Almaraz
● Ammon Carver
● Jamie DiGrazia
● Jacqueline Figueroa
● Charles Robinson
Nail Professional of the Year
● Wendi Barker
● Cassandra Clark
● Kayla Deus
● Rochelle Dingman
● Delia Hutchinson
Newcomer Stylist of the Year
● Keith Bryce
● Natalie Cacciatore
● Cassie Carey
● Angela Debono
● Lyuba Gadd
Salon/School Design of the Year
● Album Hair, Toronto
● BOSS HAIR GROUP, Chicago
● Jolie Beauty Bar, Toronto
● Ryan M Scottsdale, Scottsdale
● TONI&GUY Galleria, Dallas
Student Hairstylist of the Year
● Mackenzie Dean, Aveda Institute Denver
● Dorothy Greene, Aveda Institute Columbus
● Matthew Leadabrand, Aveda Institute Los Angeles
● Kaitlyn Rudie, Aveda Frederic’s Institute Cincinnati
● Bailey Stone, Aveda Institute Des Moines
Styling and Finishing
● Ammon Carver
● Adrian Gutierrez
● Cory Hoffman
● Michelle O’Connor
● Dilek Onur Taylor
Team of the Year
● Ammon Carver Studio
● Chrystofer Benson Studio
● RK Artistic Squad
● Salon by Instyle Design Team
● Ulta Beauty Design Team
Texture
● Aprille Bouchard
● Adrian Gutierrez
● Jose Luis Buitron
● Dilek Onur Taylor
● Norm Wright
