Christien Tinsley ( born May 4 , 1974 ) is an American make-up artist . Tinsley was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work in '' The Passion of the Christ '' ( 2004 ) . He won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2008 " for the creation of the transfer techniques for creating and applying 2D and 3D makeup known as Tinsley Transfers " . He won the National Film Award in 2009 for best make up for the 2009 Bollywood film Paa . Tinsley is also nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series , Miniseries , Movie or a Special for '' American Horror Story '' . His other credits include '' Westworld '' and '' Santa Clarita Diet ''
National Film Award in 2009
57th National Film Awards
Christien Tinsley