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Best Costume Design Nominees

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Janet Patterson
Bright Star
4 nominations
Catherine Leterrier
Coco Before Chanel
1st nomination!
Monique Prudhomme
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
1st nomination!
Colleen Atwood
Nine
8 noms / 2 wins
Sandy Powell
The Young Victoria
8 noms / 2 wins

Jane Campion's designer of choice (who doesn't do much work for the cinema) also did production designer duty on this romantic bio about a fledgling designer and her chaste affair with a poet. It's such a beauty

some previous career highlights (Oscar noms in red):

Peter Pan (93)
Oscar & Lucinda
(97)
Portrait of a Lady (95)
The Piano (93)

This french designer took on the challenge of designing for a fashion biopic. Quite daunting, oui?

some previous career highlights (Oscar noms in red):

Bon Voyage (03)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (99)
Prêt-à-Porter (94)
The Visitors (93)


She won the challenge of making the theatrical rags worn by the poor Parnassus team, sing onscreen. Gilliam movies must be a treat to design -- so visually focused and weirdly detailed they are

some previous career highlights (Oscar noms in red):

Juno (07)
Best in Show (00)
Steven King's It (90)

Atwood is the designer of choice for Tim Burton but this musical extravaganza makes three for three with Rob Marshall movies, now:

some previous career highlights (Oscar noms in red):

Sweeney Todd (07)
Memoirs of a Geisha (05)
Lemony Snicket (04)
Chicago (02)
Planet of Apes (01)
Sleepy Hollow (99)
Beloved (98)
Gattaca (97)
Little Women (94)
Ed Wood (94)

Married to Mob (88)

Versatile Powell frequently works with Todd Haynes, Neil Jordan and Martin Scorsese. Next up: more Scorsese pics

some previous career highlights (Oscar noms in red):

Other Boleyn Girl (08)

Mrs Henderson (05)
The Aviator (04)
Gangs New York (02)
Far From Heaven (02)
End of the Affair (99)
Shakespeare in (98)
Velvet Goldmine (98)
Wings of Dove (97)
Interview w Vampire (94)
Orlando (92)
Ed Wood (94)
Edward II (91)

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