Ten years ago, a monumental film came out that took the world by storm, racking up a ton of Oscar wins, and while it appropriately lost to Spotlight for Best Picture, it remains one of the greatest movies of the 21st Century. I'm speaking of course, about Mad Max: Fury Road, a seminal achievement in … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Costume Design
I would never characterize any Oscar category as "boring," because no matter what the discipline, the field is full of dedicated professionals and artists doing the best job they possibly can. But some are more expansive than others, creating legitimate intrigue and suspense year in and year out as to who might be nominated or … Continue reading Oscar Gold 2022 – Costume Design
Costume Design has been for the longest time a category all but reserved for period pieces. No matter the quality of whatever movie is put forward, for the better part of the last 70 years, if there's a movie that's set at least 50 years in the past, odds are it's going to get nominated … Continue reading Oscar Gold 2020 – Costume Design
Costume Design has been a competitive category since the 1940s, one of the oldest artistic realms the Academy has recognized. In fact, when it first began there were two separate awards for movies in color and those in black and white. The other odd mainstay in this particular category is that modern settings basically never … Continue reading Oscar Gold 2018 – Costume Design
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