Honorary Award Recipient: Pat McGrath

Pat McGrath is the world’s most influential and in-demand makeup artist. For over 25 years, McGrath’s creative vision has made her a tour de force whose legendary and creative power has transformed beauty and fashion on a global scale. Each season, Pat McGrath conceptualizes and creates the beauty looks for over 60 ready-to-wear and couture shows in Milan, Paris, London and New York for the world’s most prestigious luxury brands and designers: Prada, Miu Miu, Dior, Burberry, Givenchy, Gucci, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Maison Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Valentino, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Loewe, and Alexander McQueen.

25 Years. 87 Makeup Trunks. 3,300 Runway Shows. 129,000 models. 500 covers and counting. At the same time McGrath was setting global beauty trends and elevating the art of makeup, she was formulating and perfecting her collection of high-performance cosmetics, culminating in the launch of her eponymous brand, PAT MCGRATH LABS. McGrath’s debut product GOLD 001 sold out in record time when it was released in the fall of 2015 on social media. Since then, PAT MCGRATH LABS has continued to launch innovative, inspirational cosmetics and create unimaginable collaborations that have pushed the boundaries of beauty like no other brand on the planet.