8 Times Movie Costumes Were So Impressive They Won An Oscar

The Oscars are one of the most anticipated and famous events dedicated to the most talented professionals in the film industry. The winners are selected from 24 categories, one of which is the award for the best costume design. The very first Oscars were presented on May 16, 1929, and the first award for best costume design was presented as early as 1949. This year, the 94th Academy Awards will take place on March 24. In the meantime, let's see who won the Oscar for Best Costume Design.

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1. The costumes for Ryan Coogler's Black Panther were created by costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who became the first African-American woman to win an Oscar for best costume design. Along with complex and unusual costumes, a collar and a crown, created using 3D printing technology, appeared. The costumes were inspired by traditional African tribes and their clothing and headgear found in traditional sources.

2. The costumes for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King were created by Ngila Dixon and Richard Taylor. Dixon and Taylor's team put a lot of effort into creating the look of the different characters. For example, Dixon soon focused on the appearance of hobbits inspired by the 17th and 18th centuries. Together, the designers are said to have been nominated for more than 20 awards.

3. The costumes for Wes Anderson's film The Grand Budapest Hotel were designed by Italian costume designer Milena Canonero. She collaborated with fashion giants such as Fendi and Prada for some of her looks. The element that makes these costumes stand out is the carefully chosen color palette. The eye-catching clothing and its ability to reflect each character's personality earned Canonero another Oscar.

4. The costumes for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland were created by costume designer Colleen Atwood, with whom the director has worked on several other successful films. Aside from the eye-catching costumes, a lot of attention was paid to the hair and make-up that completed these eye-catching looks. The outfits were designed in such a way as to emphasize the "weirdness" of the characters. The only costume that remained "normal" was Alice's, as she was considered a "modern" character. It was a difficult task to keep her costume, while the character's size constantly changed throughout the film.

5. Marie Antoinette's costume was inspired by a box of Laduree pasta that director Sofia Coppola gave to costume designer Milena Canonero. The film is considered to be "the finest cinematic interpretation of the 18th century". Despite the fact that the story takes place in the 18th century, the designer tried to present it in a new and fashionable way. According to the director of the film, she took the reference for creating the costume from the New Romantic movement, as well as from sketches created by John Galliano for Dior. The designer himself was inspired by Marie Antoinette and 18th-century fashion.

6. Costume designer Deborah Lynn Scott, who designed the costumes for the James Cameron film Titanic, went to great lengths to portray the era in which the action took place. She read books on etiquette, trying to figure out how people should behave and dress. The woman spent a lot of time restoring dresses and creating new ones from reclaimed fabrics and beads. For the characters who played third-class passengers, since they were people of different nationalities, the clothes came from different countries of the world.

7. The costumes for Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge were designed by Catherine Martin and Angus Strachey. The costumes were inspired by a real place called the Moulin Rouge. In an interview with Vogue, the costume designer Martin shared that she visited the Met's Costume Institute to see collections from that period. While the costumes have remained historically accurate, the designers have ensured that they also remain modern and appealing to today's viewers. It was also revealed that the designers had an agreement not to use anything that didn't belong to that time period.

8. Director George Miller and Mad Max: Fury Road were praised for their costumes designed by Jenny Bevan, a British Empire officer. The designer has already been nominated for 10 Oscars and won 2 of them. The biggest challenge in creating these costumes was to make sure they reflect the characters' personalities and have a hint of practicality, not just aesthetic beauty. For this reason, costumes were created using pieces of clothing that would blend in with the entire landscape.