Even if fans decide to bribe the heavens today, Ridley Scott's fashion-drama film House of Gucci will not be going home with a handful of trophies come Academy Awards night. The film, which garnered incredible buzz, was essentially snubbed from the nomination roster. . .except for one nod—best makeup and hairstyling, highlighting the work of Asian American Frederic Aspiras.

Lady Gaga has never been afraid to experiment with her looks, especially when it comes to hair. Her long-time stylist, Aspiras, who has closely worked with her for more than a decade now, is the man behind some of her most iconic transformations. He is also only the second Asian American to be nominated for a hair and makeup Oscar.

Special make-up effects artist and visual artist Kazuhiro Tsuji, who won for The Darkest Hour and Bombshell, was the only other Asian American descent the Academy honoured.

In the process of remaking the fashion empire's scandalous history, Aspiras created a 450-page map of Gaga's looks. Scott did not get it. “He [Scott] really wanted just two hairstyles in the whole film, because he wanted the editing to be so easy,” Aspiras said in an interview. “The guy did not talk to me once on set, because I was this young kid. But I showed him.”

'Call it fate, call it karma,' but all The Strokes pun aside, Aspiras did not only make a feat for the Asian American community; he also received House of Gucci's only Oscar nomination. 

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