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2021 OSCARS PREDICTIONS:
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
UPDATED: Sept. 24, 2020 (PRE-SEASON)
The battle of the period pieces is usually how this category shakes out but the branch has been known to go contemporary every now and again (i.e. “The Devil Wears Prada”), perhaps that hope can live upcoming efforts from Ruth E. Carter and Jane Petrie.
† = no release date scheduled / could be delayed / may not be eligible
†† = could be campaigned in lead or supporting categories / original or adapted screenplay categories
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AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE:
"The Personal History of David Copperfield"(Searchlight Pictures)Suzie Harman, Robert Worley
"Mank"(Netflix)Trish Summerville
"Coming 2 America"(Paramount Pictures)Ruth E. Carter
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"(Netflix)Ann Roth
"One Night in Miami..."(Amazon Studios)Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures
NEXT IN LINE CONTENDERS:
"Emma."(Focus Features)Alexandra Byrne
"News of the World"(Universal Pictures)Mark Bridges
"Ammonite"(Neon)Michael O'Connor
"Mulan"(Walt Disney Pictures)Bina Daigeler
"Death on the Nile"(20th Century Studios)Paco Delgado
Claudette Barius
TOP-TIER AWARDS CONTENDERS:
"The United States vs. Billie Holiday"(Paramount Pictures)Paolo Nieddu
"Respect"(United Artists Releasing)Clint Ramos
"Hillbilly Elegy"(Netflix)Virginia Johnson
"The Trial of the Chicago 7"(Netflix)Susan Lyall
"Judas and the Black Messiah"(Warner Bros.)Charlese Antoinette Jones
"Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn"(Warner Bros.)Erin Benach
"I'm Your Woman"(A24)Natalie O'Brien
"Wonder Woman 1984"(Warner Bros.)Linda Hemming
"Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn"(Warner Bros.)Erin Benach
"The Glorias"(Roadside Attractions)Sandy Powell
Photo provided by Neon / Image credit: Thatcher Keats
ALSO IN CONTENTION:
"The King's Man"(20th Century Studios)Michele Chapman
"French Exit"(Sony Pictures Classics)Jane Petrie
"Radioactive"(Amazon Studios)Consolata Boyle
"Shirley"(Neon)Amela Baksic
"Da 5 Bloods"(Netflix)Donna Berwick
"First Cow"(A24)April Napier
"No Time to Die"(United Artists Releasing)Suttirat Anne Larlarb
"The Midnight Sky"(Netflix)Jenny Eagan
"Tenet"(Warner Bros.)Jeffrey Kurland
"Everybody's Talking About Jamie"(20th Century Studios)Guy Speranza
Minari
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UNRANKED AWARDS CONTENDERS:
"Minari"(A24) – Susanna Song†
† = no release date scheduled / could be delayed / may not be eligible
†† = could be campaigned in lead or supporting categories / original or adapted screenplay categories
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Legendary costume designer Edith Head runs the gauntlet in the costume category netting eight wins over 35 career nominations and unsure if anyone would ever catch up. Milena Canonero and Colleen Atwood have four wins each.