NYWIFT Designing Women 2018
Presenter: Nia Long
Honoree: Martha Melendez (Makeup Artist)

NYWIFT’s Designing Women, a leading New York City awards event, honors renowned costume designers, makeup artists and hairstylists in film, television and digital media. This unique showcase, copresented by Variety, is attended by actors, producers, directors, writers, fashion industry leaders and, of course, designers. Proceeds from Designing Women benefit the nonprofit educational programs of New York Women in Film & Television.

This year's honorees include: costume designer Dana Covarrubias (Quantico, Claws, Master of None), hair stylist Anita Lausevic (The Deuce, Instinct, Royal Pains) and makeup artist Martha Melendez (Netflix's She's Gotta Have It, Roxanne Roxanne, BlacKkKlansman). The Variety Ensemble Award will be presented to the hair, makeup and costume design team from Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle.

Presenters include Christine Ebersole (Royal Pains), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Deuce), Nia Long (Roxanne Roxanne), and Debra Monk (Mozart in the Jungle), and Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains), Elizabeth McGovern (The Chaperone), Lena Waithe (Master of None) will appear via video.