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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.”
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. [1] The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948.
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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.
Feb 23, 2017 · Take a look at past Academy Award winners for Best Costume Design — including Colleen Atwood, Sandy Powell and Catherine Martin.
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Edith Head. A winner of eight Academy Awards for Costume Design, Edith Head helped define the style of classic Hollywood with her striking work at Paramount and Universal. Some of the movie stars she dressed included Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Lana Turner, Paul Newman, John Wayne, Steve McQueen, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlene Dietrich and many more.
Feb 26, 2016 · From tennis shoes worn to the 1929 show to 2015’s beaded couture gowns that take hundreds of man hours to complete, THR's team of style experts picks the best-dressed women from each year.
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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,...
