Period pieces are always Oscar - friendly particularly in
the costume design category and Victoria and Abdul is no exception.
The other issue is that the last two times films explicitly centered around the world of fashion have competed in
the costume design category that should've been a cakewalk for them, both ended up losing to regal frocks and fancy frills.
The Academy treats modern films like red - headed stepchildren in
the costume design category, but perhaps the resume of 83 - year - old two - time Oscar winner Albert Wolsky will change their minds.
Not exact matches
The movie, from Time Warner's (TWX) Warner Bros., won awards in
categories such as
costume and production
design, as well as makeup and two sound
categories on its way to scoring more total Oscars than any other film Sunday night.
O'Sullivan worked as assistant
costume designer on Disney's Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, which got the nod in Best
Costume Design category.
The nominations will begin with the
categories cinematography,
costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production
design, animated short film, live action short film, sound editing, sound mixing, and visual effects.
Not so The Grand Budapest Hotel, which dominated the craft
categories, winning best original music, makeup and hair,
costume design, production
design, as well as best original screenplay for its absent director Wes Anderson.
It even earned a number of award nominations and not just in the Golden Globes» easily cracked Comedy / Musical
categories but contending for lead actress, cinematography, and
costume design Oscars.
Paul Thomas Anderson's tortured - clothing - designer tableau Phantom Thread was nominated in six
categories but won only for
costume design, while Lady Bird was up for five different Oscars and won none.
Directors Guillermo del Toro («Pan's Labyrinth») and two - time winner Ang Lee («Brokeback Mountain,» «Life of Pi») take the stage at 8:30 a.m. ET to announce nominees in these
categories: animated feature, cinematography,
costume design, documentary feature, documentary short, makeup and hairstyling, song, animated short, live action short, sound editing and sound mixing.
A special seven - member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the EFA Selection list and the additional film entries, decided on the winners in the
categories cinematography, editing, production
design,
costume design, hair & make - up, composer and sound
design.
Three of the film's four Oscar nominations came in technical
categories:
costume design, art direction, and song; the fourth was for Penélope Cruz, earning a chance to repeat her previous Supporting Actress win.
From the
costumes and production
design to the cinematography to the film editing (done by End of Watch alum Roman Vasyanov), not to mention the score (from last year's
category winner Steven Price), sound effects, and visual effects, it's all top notch.
It was nominated for four Critics» Choice Awards in the
categories of art direction,
costume design, hair / makeup, and song (for «Evermore,» which was written specifically for the remake), and two BAFTAs for production and
costume.
For sure it should contend in the production
design and
costume categories.
Boasting sumptuous period production
design, cinematography in the irregular 2.0:1 aspect ratio by accomplished Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, and a number of Warren Beatty films), and
costumes, Café Society could get recognized in some technical award
categories, even if it doesn't add to the long list of original screenplay nominations (and wins) Allen has earned with apparent apathy.
While Black Panther makes no great leap forward from the tried and true (or tired and true, depending on your threshold for repetition) superhero movie story arc, what this
category of films lack in plot originality, Black Panther makes up for in casting, art direction,
costume design, and writing (the sharp yet casual one - liners calling out colonialism, white privilege, and the American superiority complex both zing and sting — as they should).
I am equally petrified, however, by the fact that in literally every single
category is is nominated, it is facing up against The Revenant (even
costume design.
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (in the
categories camera, editing, music score,
costume or set
design — Mark Lee Ping - Bing for the camera in Crosscurrent, directed by Yang Chao
Lady Bird is fighting some Oscar history here, as movies without any nominations in the so - called «tech»
categories (your cinematography, your production and
costume design, your sound and visual effects and editing and makeup) hardly ever win.
The contest offers two
categories to compete in: The first, titled «Dress - Up Pikachu», challenges contestants to draw the lovable yellow mouse in a
costume of their own
design.