Academy Award for Best Costume Design explained
Academy Award for Best Costume Design |
Presenter: | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |
Country: | United States |
Year: | 1948 |
Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
Holder: | Holly Waddington Poor Things (2023) |
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. Initially, separate award categories were established for black-and-white films and color films. Since the merger of the two categories in 1967, the Academy has traditionally avoided giving out the award to films with a contemporary setting.[2]
Award
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is given out annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the best achievement of film costume design of the previous year. Films that are eligible for the award must meet a series of criteria, including the requirement that the costumes must have been "conceived" by a costume designer. For this particular criteria, each submission is reviewed by the costume designer members of the Art Directors Branch prior to the ballot process. Further rules include that the nominee(s) be only the principal costume designer(s), that the five films that receive the highest number of votes will become the ceremony's nominations for final voting, and that the final voting will only be undertaken by active and life members of the academy.[3]
History
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design was first given out at the 21st Academy Awards,[4] held on March 24, 1949. The award had two subcategories, one for films in black and white and one for films in color.[5] At the 30th Academy Awards, held on March 26, 1958, these two subcategories were merged into one, which was the result of the academy reducing the number of competitive categories from 30 to 24.[6] The 32nd Academy Awards saw the category again be split into two for recognition of both black and white and color film. Eight years later, the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, along with two other awards, were each combined into their own single category recognizing achievement in film.[7]
From 1949 to 1966, most Academy Awards for Best Costume Design in Black and White were given to a contemporary movie. On the other hand, epics, fantasies, and musicals dominated the color category.[8] Since the merger into one singular category for color films in 1967, films set in modern times have won only three times.[9] The three contemporary-set winners have been Travels with My Aunt, All That Jazz, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.[9] All other winners during this period have been set in the past or in a science-fiction or fantasy setting.
Superlatives
Category | Name | Superlative | Notes |
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Most Awards[10] | Edith Head | 8 awards | Awards resulted from 35 nominations |
Most Nominations | 35 nominations | Nominations resulted in 8 awards. |
Most Nominations (without ever winning) | Patricia Norris | 6 nominations | Nominations resulted in no awards | |
Winners and nominees
1940s
1950s
Year | Film | Costume designer(s) |
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1950 (23rd) [13] | Black-and-White |
All About Eve | Edith Head and Charles LeMaire |
Born Yesterday | Jean Louis |
The Magnificent Yankee | Walter Plunkett |
Color |
Samson and Delilah | Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele and Gwen Wakeling |
The Black Rose | Michael Whittaker |
That Forsyte Woman | Walter Plunkett and Valles |
1951 (24th) [14] |
Black-and-White |
A Place in the Sun | Edith Head |
Kind Lady | Walter Plunkett and Gile Steele (posthumously) |
The Model and the Marriage Broker | Charles LeMaire and Renié |
The Mudlark | Edward Stevenson and Margaret Furse |
A Streetcar Named Desire | Lucinda Ballard |
Color |
An American in Paris | Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff |
David and Bathsheba | Charles LeMaire and Edward Stevenson |
The Great Caruso | Helen Rose and Gile Steele (posthumously) |
Quo Vadis | Herschel McCoy |
Tales of Hoffmann | Hein Heckroth |
1952 (25th) [15] |
Black-and-White |
The Bad and the Beautiful | Helen Rose |
Affair in Trinidad | Jean Louis |
Carrie | Edith Head |
My Cousin Rachel | Charles LeMaire and Dorothy Jeakins |
Sudden Fear | Sheila O'Brien |
Color |
Moulin Rouge | Marcel Vertès |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins and Miles White |
Hans Christian Andersen | Clavé, Mary Wills and Madame Karinska |
The Merry Widow | Helen Rose and Gile Steele (posthumously) |
With a Song in My Heart | Charles LeMaire |
1953 (26th) [16] |
Black-and-White |
Roman Holiday | Edith Head |
The Actress | Walter Plunkett |
Dream Wife | Helen Rose and Herschel McCoy |
From Here to Eternity | Jean Louis |
The President's Lady | Charles LeMaire and Renié |
Color |
The Robe | Charles LeMaire and Emile Santiago |
The Band Wagon | Mary Ann Nyberg |
Call Me Madam | Irene Sharaff |
How to Marry a Millionaire | Charles LeMaire and Travilla |
Young Bess | Walter Plunkett |
1954 (27th) [17] |
Black-and-White |
Sabrina | Edith Head |
The Earrings of Madame de... | Georges Annenkov and Rosine Delamare |
Executive Suite | Helen Rose |
Indiscretion of an American Wife | Christian Dior |
It Should Happen to You | Jean Louis |
Color |
Gate of Hell | Sanzo Wada |
Brigadoon | Irene Sharaff |
Desiree | Charles LeMaire and René Hubert |
A Star Is Born | Jean Louis, Mary Ann Nyberg and Irene Sharaff |
There's No Business Like Show Business | Charles LeMaire, William Travilla and Miles White |
1955 (28th) [18] |
Black-and-White |
I'll Cry Tomorrow | Helen Rose |
The Pickwick Papers | Beatrice Dawson |
Queen Bee | Jean Louis |
The Rose Tattoo | Edith Head |
Ugetsu | Tadaoto Kainosho |
Color |
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Charles LeMaire |
Guys and Dolls | Irene Sharaff |
Interrupted Melody | Helen Rose |
To Catch a Thief | Edith Head |
The Virgin Queen | Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills |
1956 (29th) [19] |
Black-and-White |
The Solid Gold Cadillac | Jean Louis |
Seven Samurai | Kohei Ezaki |
The Power and the Prize | Helen Rose |
The Proud and Profane | Edith Head |
Teenage Rebel | Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills |
Color |
The King and I | Irene Sharaff |
Around the World in 80 Days | Miles White |
Giant | Moss Mabry and Marjorie Best |
The Ten Commandments | Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins and Arnold Friberg |
War and Peace | Maria De Matteis |
1957 (30th) [20] [21] | |
Les Girls | Orry-Kelly |
An Affair to Remember | Charles LeMaire |
Funny Face | Edith Head and Hubert de Givenchy |
Pal Joey | Jean Louis |
Raintree County | Walter Plunkett |
1958 (31st) [22] |
Gigi | Cecil Beaton |
Bell, Book and Candle | Jean Louis |
The Buccaneer | Ralph Jester, Edith Head and John Jensen |
A Certain Smile | Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills |
Some Came Running | Walter Plunkett |
1959 (32nd) [23] |
Black-and-White |
Some Like It Hot | Orry-Kelly |
Career | Edith Head |
The Diary of Anne Frank | Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills |
The Gazebo | Helen Rose |
The Young Philadelphians | Howard Shoup |
Color |
Ben-Hur | Elizabeth Haffenden |
The Best of Everything | Adele Palmer |
The Big Fisherman | Renié |
The Five Pennies | Edith Head |
Porgy and Bess | Irene Sharaff | |
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
The following 93 designers have received multiple nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. This list is sorted by the number of total awards (with the number of total nominations listed in parentheses).
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rule One: Awards Definitions . . August 23, 2011 . August 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110821040412/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule01.html . dead .
- Book: Nadoolman Landis, Deborah . Costume Design . Focal Press . 2003 . 72 . 0-240-80590-9 .
- Web site: Rule Ten: Special Rules for the Costume Design Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20090127054220/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule10.html . dead . January 27, 2009 . . August 23, 2011 .
- Web site: History of the Academy Awards . . August 23, 2011.
- Web site: The 21st Academy Awards (1949) . . September 4, 2011.
- Web site: The 30th Academy Awards (1958) . . September 4, 2011.
- Web site: The 40th Academy Awards (1968) . . September 4, 2011.
- Web site: Motion Picture Academy Awards - Costume Design . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112082146/http://www.costumedesignersguild.com/press-room/motion-picture-academy-awards-best-costume-design.pdf . dead . January 12, 2011 . . August 23, 2011 .
- News: Porter . Ryan . Oscars 2013: Best Costume Design category stuck in the past . 2017-09-05 . . 2013-02-15.
- Web site: COSTUME DESIGN FACTS: MOST NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS . . 2024-01-27.
- Web site: The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- In 1957 and 1958, black-and-white and color films competed in a combined Best Costume Design category.
- Web site: The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 41st Academy Awards (1969) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
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- Web site: The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html . September 5, 2012 .
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- Web site: The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414130003/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/73rd-winners.html . 2012-04-14 . dead .
- Web site: The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 76th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929190645/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/76th-winners.html . 2012-09-29 . dead .
- Web site: The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213020/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html . 2014-06-10 . dead .
- Web site: The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
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- Web site: The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 .
- Web site: The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html . 2014-10-06 . dead .
- Web site: The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners . . August 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224034121/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/83rd-winners.html . 2013-12-24 . dead.
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- Web site: The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars . . January 25, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121229222408/http://oscar.go.com/nominees . December 29, 2012 .
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