Oscar Guide 2013: Best Costume Design

Posted by · 10:00 am · February 20th, 2013

‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Mirror Mirror,’ ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.

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My favorite Oscar nomination: Eiko Ishioka for 'Mirror Mirror'

Posted by · 5:47 pm · January 16th, 2013

The Japanese costume genius received her second nod a year after her death.

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The Lists: Top 10 first-half Oscar contenders

Posted by · 8:00 am · July 10th, 2012

What early releases deserve recognition come January 2013?

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Costume designer Eiko Ishioka's fantastic farewell in 'Mirror Mirror'

Posted by · 1:10 pm · April 4th, 2012

The late costume designer Eiko Ishioka’s career-capping work in “Mirror Mirror” is dazzling — but will it stick in the Academy’s mind?

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Digging for gold in 2012's first quarter

Posted by · 5:34 pm · April 2nd, 2012

With the first quarter of the 2012 release calendar over, have we seen any potential Oscar nominees yet?

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Review: Delightful 'Mirror Mirror' restores magic to fairytale revisionism

Posted by · 5:58 am · March 30th, 2012

Films like “Shrek” favored postmodern snark over romance in the post-Disney fairytale — Tarsem’s funny, engaging, exquisitely designed “Mirror Mirror” proves you can have it both ways.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Costume Design

Posted by · 4:10 pm · February 17th, 2012

This year’s Best Costume Design category features the two nomination-leading Best Picture nominees, and three films nominated in no other category — including two well-dressed critical bombs. We consider what will win, and what should.

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Remembering Eiko Ishioka

Posted by · 6:02 pm · January 30th, 2012

Though she won an Oscar for the threads of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” the Japanese artist Eiko Ishioka, who recently passed away aged 73, was much more than a costume designer.

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Tech Support: Period pieces from 'Hugo' to 'W.E.' stand out for Best Costume Design

Posted by · 8:03 am · October 20th, 2011

In Tech Support this week we tackle the category of Best Costume Design. Strong contenders include Madonna’s “W.E.,” Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Help,” among others.

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