Los Angeles, March 17 -- Oscar-winning makeup artist Mike Hill admitted he initially feared actor Jacob Elordi would "hate" him during the gruelling 10-hour daily transformation into the Creature in 'Frankenstein', but the experience turned into a strong friendship instead, according to People.

The film, directed by Guillermo del Toro and co-starring Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, won the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the Academy Awards 2026 held on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Speaking backstage, Hill revealed that Elordi spent nearly 400 hours getting into and out of elaborate prosthetics during filming. "The makeup did take 10 hours from head to toe because we had to make him into a living statue," he s...