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I've really enjoyed doing these Oscar-themed Thursday Movie Picks posts these past seven months; now it's time for me to struggle to find films for this week's as I often overlook costume, makeup and hairstyling Oscars, even though they are just as important as the others. With the help of Wikipedia, here are my favourites from each category.
Best Costume Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Mad Mad: Fury Road (2015)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Beetlejuice (1988)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
We matched on 3 of these! :D Mrs. Doubtfire is a great choice too.
ReplyDeleteThe film is a bit problematic but they really did a great job with the makeup in it.
DeleteI'm glad someone else picked Mrs. Doubtfire too! Can't go wrong with any of these picks
ReplyDeleteThey did such a great job! I was surprised it won the Oscar though.
DeleteAh! We share picks with Mad Max: Fury Road and Pan's Labyrinth! YAY!!!!
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DeleteGeisha has beautiful attention to detail that adds a great deal to its storytelling.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized Fury Road had won and don't remember the costuming being particularly distinctive but I suppose that's a plus since it means it integrated it well into the narrative.
Even though I detest all the LOTR movies I will credit that the costuming was very good.
Both Beetlejuice and Pan's Labyrinth are movies that the awards they won were created to honor. Good films make stronger by the skill of makeup and visuals. I'm not particularly enamored of Mrs. Doubtfire, it's fine if precious, but there's no denying that the makeup job on Robin Williams is top flight.
I focused on costuming this time with three from different genres that all are deserving of their wins.
Les Girls (1957)-Lady Sybil Wren (Kay Kendall) writes a memoir of her time as a dancer in the Les Girl troupe headed by Barry Nichols (Gene Kelly). Upon publication she is sued for libel by Angele Ducros (Taina Elg) who along with Joy Henderson (Mitzi Gaynor) was also in the group. As the story unfolds Rashomon style it raises questions of what the truth is as both women and Barry present their versions all set to the music of Cole Porter. Nominated for three Oscars (Costume Design, Art Direction and Sound) this won Orry-Kelly the second of his three Oscars (out of four nominations) for his dazzling and stylish work.
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)-Chronicle of the rapid rise of Anne Boleyn (Genevieve Bujold) to become Henry VIII’s (Richard Burton) second queen, nearly tearing the English Kingdom apart in the process and equally precipitous fall. Beautifully appointed and fiercely acted by the leads this received 9 other Oscar nominations (Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Score and Sound Mixing) besides Margaret Furse’s (her only prize out of 6 nominations) well deserved win for Costume Design for her elaborately intricate costumes which inform and enrich the characters rather than just being wardrobe.
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)-Sydney based drag queen Anthony (Hugo Weaving) accepts a gig in far off Alice Springs inviting fellow cross-dresser Adam (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to tag along. Decked out in one jaw dropping ensemble after another the trio undertake an odyssey across the Australian Outback in their lavender bus, Priscilla encountering both friend and foe along the way. Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner won the film’s sole nomination for their memorably over the top costume designs with Gardiner creating a sensation by accepting the award in a dress made entirely of expired American Express cards.
I haven't seen any of your picks but I'm familiar with Adventures of The Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and the costumes are beautiful.
DeleteGreat picks! I can't believe I forgot about LOTR this week. The costumes are amazing. Had no idea Beetlejuice won for Make-Up / Hairstyling though. It's definitely worth of it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't either, I found out while reading the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar page on Wikipedia. It was a surprise but at the same time it wasn't (?) considering how good it looked.
DeleteLOTR has one of the most remarkable costumes and makeup. I wanted to put it on my list as well, but I chose it so many times before that I went with different movies this time 😅
ReplyDeleteI saved it specifically for this week.
DeleteWe match with Pan and LOTR is popular this week, deservedly so. Mad Max is not. Fav of mine but those outfits are great especially the heavy metal players. I have not seen Memoirs of a Geisha but just the pic you have looks stunning. Beetlejuice is a fun movie and so is Mrs. Doubtfire. I love and miss Robin Williams.
ReplyDeleteYou have to watch Memoirs of a Geisha as it's a well made (and visually stunning) film and I'm sure you would like it.
DeleteMrs. Doubtfire _ I haven't seen this in a long time, but I remember the prosthetics look good.
ReplyDeleteI watched it recently for the first time and they look great. To think that film is almost 30 years old.
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