'It's a first world problem': Mad Max Oscar-winning makeup artist Lesley Vanderwalt reveals her arm ached from carrying hefty trophy at afterparty

By Sophie Goulopoulos For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 20:04 EST, 2 March 2016 | Updated: 21:45 EST, 2 March 2016

It was one of the record-breaking six awards received by the Australian film Mad Max: Fury Road. 

And as makeup artist Lesley Vanderwalt accepted her statue at the 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, bragging rights inevitably followed.

Speaking on The Morning Show on Thursday, the New Zealand native explained her gilded award for Hairstyling and Make-up literally weighed her down as she partied.

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'It's a first world problem': Mad Max: Fury Road's Oscar-winning makeup artist Lesley Vanderwalt (second from right) said her arm ached from carrying the 'heavy' award. Also pictured, from L to R, Margot Robbie, Damian Martin, Elka Wardega and Jared Leto

'It's a first world problem': Mad Max: Fury Road's Oscar-winning makeup artist Lesley Vanderwalt (second from right) said her arm ached from carrying the 'heavy' award. Also pictured, from L to R, Margot Robbie, Damian Martin, Elka Wardega and Jared Leto

'They don't give you bags or boxes or anything to put them in. So you carry them around all night and everybody wants to hold them, take their photograph with them, understandably,' she laughed. 

She insisted the award she and her team, including Damian Martin and Elka Wardega, received at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts was by far the most dense.

'We have a first world problem called BAFTA arm... When I woke up my whole shoulder and arm, I could hardly lift a cup of cup of coffee,' she said. 

Winners are grinners: Lesley and her team's award was one of six accolades bestowed on the Australian film

Winners are grinners: Lesley and her team's award was one of six accolades bestowed on the Australian film

Triumphant return: Airline QANTAS printed off special boarding passes for their gilded statues for the flight home to Sydney from Los Angeles on Monday

Triumphant return: Airline QANTAS printed off special boarding passes for their gilded statues for the flight home to Sydney from Los Angeles on Monday

The reality of their achievement is still sinking in for the trio, and Lesley said they were treated to a rock star welcome upon their return on Sydney on Wednesday.

'We had a big cheer from everybody on the plane. When we got off the plane the pilots took us into the cockpit and we were given captain's hats,' she smiled.

The fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise was also recognised with awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing.

'I could hardly lift a cup of cup of coffee': The New Zealand native said her arm began to ache when she won a BAFTA

'I could hardly lift a cup of cup of coffee': The New Zealand native said her arm began to ache when she won a BAFTA

Double trouble: Lesley said the British film award was her heaviest trophy

Double trouble: Lesley said the British film award was her heaviest trophy

For the post-apocalyptic dystopian film, a combination of visuals and sound made it an all-out assault on the senses. 

Lesley was responsible for asking star actor Charlize Theron to shave her head for the role of Imperator Furiosa, which she told the LA Times the South African beauty did without question.

'We didn't even have to push her. She did it,' she said.

'[Furiosa] was a female living in this men's world. And to me, it would be quite a violent men's world... She would not have had hair that would have made her look more like a female.'

'We didn't even have to push her': Lesley told the LA Times that Charlize Theron (pictured) shaved her head for the role of Imperator Furiosa without question

'We didn't even have to push her': Lesley told the LA Times that Charlize Theron (pictured) shaved her head for the role of Imperator Furiosa without question

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