This is another category that is one of the newer generation. It also took a break in 2008 when lack of notes and laziness lead to a temporary pairing down of awarded categories. At the Academy Awards this category almost invariably goes to a period piece. I tend to try and award either combination fashions or outright fantasy. When the proclivity for period is acknowledged by a winner who uncouthly also adds she’s not giving up her award voting and nomination practices should be re-examined. The bottom line is that Costume Design is so much more than historical accuracy, as every film needs its cast dressed and all choices reflect plot and character.
Without further ado, the winners…
2011 Hugo
Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloë Grace Moretz and Asa Butterfield in Hugo (Paramount)
2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Ben Barnes and Skandar Keynes in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (20th Century Fox)
2009 Where the Wild Things Are
Max Records in Where the Wild Things Are (Warner (Bros.)
2008 Not Awarded
2007 Bridge to Terabithia
Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb in Bridge to Terabithia (Disney)
2006 The Prestige
Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in The Prestige (Warner Bros.)
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes in
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney)
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, David Thewlis, Gary Oldman & Rupert Grint in
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.)
2003 Peter Pan
Jeremy Sumpter and Rachel Hurd-Wood in Peter Pan (Universal)
Posted on April 22, 2011