1999-2011 My Picks For Best Costume Designs

I thought it would be fun to compose a list of the movies with the best costume design for every from 1999-2011. The best designed film is in bold text.


1999 Nominees

Anna and The King (Jenny Beaven)

Sleepy Hollow (Colleen Atwood)

Sunshine (Györgyi Szakács )
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Gary Jones and Ann Roth)
Topsy Turvy (Lindy Hemming)

2000 Nominees
Almost Famous (Betsy Heimann)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Timmy Yip)
Gladiator (Janty Yates)
The Golden Bowl (John Bright)
House of Mirth, The (Monica Howe)

2001 Nominees

The Affair of The Necklace (Milena Canonero)
Bride of The Wind (Shuna Hardwood)
Gosford Park (Jenny Beaven)
The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring (Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor)
Moulin Rouge (Catherine Martin)

2002 Nominees

Catch Me If You Can (Mary Zorphes)
Chicago (Colleen Atwood)
Frida (Julie Weiss)
The Hours (Ann Roth)
The Lady and The Duke (Pierre-Jean Larroque)

2003 Nominees

Cold Mountain (Ann Roth and Carlo Poggioli)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dien van Straalen)
The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor)
Seabiscuit (Judianna Makovsky)
Sylvia (Sandy Powell)

2004 Nominees
The Aviator (Sandy Powell)
House of Flying Daggers (Emi Wada)
Phantom of The Opera (Alexandra Byrne)
Vanity Fair (Beatrix Aruna Pasztor)
A Very Long Engagement (Madeline Fontaine)

2005 Nominees

Memoirs of Geisha (Colleen Atwood)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (Sandy Powell)
The New World ( Jacqueline West)
Pride and Prejudice (Jacqueline Durran)
Walk The Line (Arianne Phillips)

2006 Nominees

Curse of The Golden Flower (Yee Chung Man)
Hollywoodland (Julie Weiss)
Marie Antoinette (Milena Canonero)
The Painted Veil (Ruth Myers)
The Queen (Consolata Boyle)
 
2007 Nominees
 
Across The Universe (Albert Wolsky)
Atonement (Jacqueline Durran)
Elizabeth The Golden Age (Alexandra Byrne )
Lust, Caution (Lai Pan)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Colleen Atwood)

2008 Nominees

Australia (Catherine Martin)
Changeling (Deborah Hopper)
The Duchess (Michael O'Connor)
Revolutionary Road (Albert Wolsky)
Savage Grace ( Gabriela Salaverri)

 

2009 Nominees

 

Bright Star (Janet Patterson)
Cheri (Consolata Boyle)
Inglourious Basterds (Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard)

A Single Man (Arianne Phillips)
The Young Victoria (Sandy Powell)

 

2010 Nominees

 

Alice in Wonderland (Colleen Atwood)
Black Swan (Amy Westcott and Ballet Costumes Rodarte)
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Chattoune & Fab)
I am Love (Antonella Cannarozzi)
Made in Dagenham (Louise Stjernsward)

2011 Nominees

The Help (Sharen Davis)
Hugo (Sandy Powell)
Jane Eyre (Michael O'Connor)
W.E. (Arianne Phillips)
Water For Elephants (Jacqueline West)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costume Design in 2012

The Best Costume Designs of The Year

 

 

MIRROR MIRROR (Costumes By EIKO ISHIOKA) (WINNER!)



 

 

(Photo Credits: Costumersguided.com and beyondhollywood.com)

"Eiko Ishioda who died sadly this year created some of the greatest costume designs to have ever grace the film screen. The costumes are colorful and full of life. Eiko mixed fantasy and period and the results are great."
 

SPARKLE (Costumes by RUTH CARTER)

(Photo Credit: Allmoviephoto.com)

"Ruth Carter captures the late 1960's to perfection. The Designs are fun and stylish.

 

A ROYAL AFFAIR (Costumes by MANNON RASMUSSEN)

 

(Photo Credit: Imdb.com)

 

"The Costumes are extremely beautiful. What more can I say?  The 18th Century is my favorite period in fashion."

 

ANNA KARENINA (Costumes by JACQUELINE DURRAN)

 

"Very stylized and beautiful. Durran mixed the fashions of the 1870's and the 1950's. The costumes are grand and theatrical."

 

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTS MAN (Costumes by COLLEEN ATWOOD)

 

 

"Colleen Atwood designs are beautiful and strange at the same time. The wardrobe for Queen Ravenna is so beautiful and yet so dark"

 

 

MY OSCAR NOMINEES PREDICTIONS

 

• ANNA KARENINA (Costumes by JACQUELINE DURRAN)
• CLOUD ATLAS (Costumes by KYM BARRETT and PIERRE-YVES GAYRAUD)
• LES MISERABLES (Costumes by PACO DELGADO)
• LINCOLN (Costumes by JOANNA JOHNSTON)
• A ROYAL AFFAIR (Costumes by MANNON RASMUSSEN)