Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The RANDY Awards: Category VI

 The next two awards move even further into the realm of standard fare.  Award VI of the "Randy's" is for Make-Up Design.  Even with other amazing SciFi programs, none have explored in such depth the creation of the "Alien" race.  Or, perhaps, more to the point: Created MORE Alien races!  From the very first pilot where we met our very first Vulcan, the idea that there are other humanoid species in the universe feels imminently more like thanks to Mr. Spock.  

Another keystone of Star Trek through the years is that as our ability to create more complex and functional prosthetics has evolved, so have the appearance of particular Alien races.  One needs only to review the cavalcade of Klingons to establish this premise! But Aliens are more than fake foreheads, cheeks and chins!

In considering this award I went with the episode Spock Amok, it's second win of the evening, and in so doing acknowledge the Rongovians.  Portrayed by Ron Kennell (Vasso) and Carlyle J. Williams (Brax), I do not doubt that the process of recreating their "zebra" stripes was no less an arduous and long-suffering endeavor.  Unlike synthetic molds that can be replicated over and over and over again.  These designs had to be reapplied each day.  It is clear from the variation in the patterns from scene to scene, that while the make-up crew had a pattern to follow, getting it the same was not a thing.  In spite of this, I recognize their efforts.  It's clearly not as easy as one might imagine.

Best Make-Up to Spock Amok, written by Henry Alonso Myers and Rabin Wasserman.  It first aired on June 2, 2022.