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Jan 14, 2016 · The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards were announced this morning. Among the shoo-ins and surprises—congrats, Leo, and congrats, J.Law—were this year’s costume design nominees.
Kids Encyclopedia Facts. The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design. The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948.
Mar 14, 2016 · The Danish Girl, Cinderella, The Revenant, Carol, and Mad Max: Fury Road are up for Best Costume Design at this year's Academy Awards.
- C. Molly Smith
- Carol
- Cinderella
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
Designer: Sandy Powell Director Todd Haynes’ drama about a photographer, Therese (Rooney Mara), who falls for an older woman, Carol (Cate Blanchett), takes place in 1950s New York during the winter, a setting that plays an important role in the aesthetic and emotion of the film, particularly the costumes. Powell was inspired by colors captured in t...
Designer: Sandy Powell On the opposite end of the spectrum, Powell also designed the costumes for director Kenneth Branagh’s update of the classic fairy tale. The looks scream whimsy, and Powell says that came naturally. “It wasn’t difficult making the costumes fun because it’s a fairy tale,” she says. “You can let your imagination run wild and be ...
Designer: Paco Delgado The 1920s-set The Danish Girl, directed by Tom Hooper, centers on artists Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) and Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander) as they address their marriage and careers as Lili undergoes sex reassignment surgery. Costumes in general are an important factor in the development of a story’s character, but here, they a...
Designer: Jenny Beavan Mad Max: Fury Roadhas a much grittier look and feel than the other nominated films. Directed by George Miller, the film set in post-apocalyptic Australia tells the story of a group of road warriors fighting against a tyrannical leader. Its costumes are perfectly dystopian, with a grimy aesthetic and metal details. Beaven, who...
Designer: Jacqueline West Another film that put its costumes through the wringer was The Revenant, director Alejandro Iñárritu’s survival epic of frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), who works in the 1820s’ blistering cold American wilderness and fights his way back to life after being attacked by a bear and abandoned by his crew. Namely, W...
Feb 24, 2016 · The quintessential ’20s look for women was the slender flapper dress—known in France as la garçconne, the boyish girl—whereas the ’50s were a time for corseted torsos, full breasts and a harkening...
Feb 28, 2016 · Oscars: The Complete Winners List. 'Spotlight' won best picture, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson claimed acting honors while 'Mad Max: Fury Road' nabbed 6 early wins. By THR Staff. February 28,...
Mar 21, 2022 · Paul Tazewell, who won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in 2016 for his work on “Hamilton,” is the first Black man to be nominated for the Academy Award for best costume design.
