Jan 23 2009
It’s Oscar Time: 2009 Academy Award Achievement in Costume Design Nominees Announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2009 Academy Awards category for costuming. The nominees for Achievement in Costume Design are:
- “Australia” (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
- “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films), Michael O’Connor
- “Milk” (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
- “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky
Future posts will explore the costuming of these specific films.
Trivia: Oscar himself (the actual trophy) was designed to resemble a knight holding a crusader’s sword. He stands on a reel of film. Roughly 14 inches tall and nearly 9 pounds, only 2,701 awards have been distributed to date.
For those of you interested in traditions, conspiracies, ancient cultures, and Merry Meet: Last year, The Secret Sun posted a superbly written blog about the the Freemasons in Hollywood and Oscar’s origin.
Oscar announcement source: http://www.oscars.org
