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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. Initially, separate award categories were established for black-and-white films and color films.
Nov 7, 2021 · The Academy Award for Best Costume Design winners add their own flavor and style to the film, in some cases even a style that audiences wanted to emulate. In this post, we’re going to take a look at the 21st century Best Costume Design winners and see “who wore it best.”
Feb 3, 2023 · When viewed together, the last 20 years’ worth of Oscar-winning costume designs are a dazzling fusion of history and fantasy—which you can see for yourself in the illustration below,...
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- Queen Ramonda (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was an incredibly emotional and cathartic experience for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it all started with the funeral of King T’Challa, a scene that allowed us to say goodbye to the title character and the actor who played him, the late Chadwick Boseman.
- Sabrina Fairchild (Sabrina) There have been several adaptations of Samuel A. Taylor’s Sabrina Fair, but Billy Wilder’s 1954 romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn as the titular character is a step above the rest.
- Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Ran) In 1985, famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa adapted William Shakespeare’s King Lear into the epic known as Ran. As was the case with the influential filmmaker’s previous efforts, Ran featured stunning attire that earned the film a Best Costume Design Oscar.
- Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi) Richard Attenborough’s epic 1982 biographical drama, Gandhi, featured all kinds of superb outfits from multiple periods during its recounting of Mahatma Gandhi’s (Ben Kingsley) life.
Mar 8, 2024 · In 1983 Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer for Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982) became the first Indian to win an Academy Award, alongside John Mollo, a British designer.
Ann Roth, 2020 winner. The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design.
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Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long. Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters | Stars: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold. Votes: 23,912. Cecil Beaton.
