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Catherine Martin, Australia
Jaqueline West, The Case of Benjamin Button
If you asked me, personally I would award Cate Blanchette's amazing, creamy complextion and beautiful red hair an award of their own, but they don't have a category for The Prettiest, Prettiest Girl yet so, I'll settle for knowing that the movie's costume designer, Jaqueline West is up for an honor. West oversaw Benjamin Button's time warp through different decades, locales, and ages. She used old family photo albums that she found online to trace how people maintained their distinct looks throughout decades of political and social transformation. Combined with images from visual artists of each time period, the real life references helped West handle the film's tricky logistics with grace. But, this was not her first foray into complex film land, the lady loves a challenge. She was responsible for the wardobe in Terrance Malick's The New World, where she dressed Colin Farrell and a huge cast of extras in authentic Native American/early settler garb. She's known for doing her homework, and the five months of research she did for Benjamin Button before she was even hired definitely paid off in the film's look.
Danny Glicker, Milk
Dressing Sean Penn in clothing that documented the transformation of a hippie-ish Castro photographer into a serious politician who ushered in the modern gay rights movement was Danny Glicker's responsibility in Gus Van Sant's Milk. His reverence for the dearly departed icon and the film's demographic's immense nostalgia for the era in depiction were catalysts for Glicker's award-nominated effort. He sourced his looks from actual photos left behind at Harvey Milk's Castro Camera Shop and the talented group of photographers and artisits who were part of the scene themselves.
Michael O'Connor, The Duchess
O'Connor's work on this film was that of a master of period piece dresser. The intricacies and fantasy behind days and costume customs of yore are always fertile ground for imaginative and historically minded film buffs. Depicting Duchess Georgiana Cavendish of Devonshire in the 1770s, was an exercise in indulgence and restraint. He tried to subtley suggest the grandiosity of the Duchess's fashion forwardness, while letting the details of the geniune garb speak for themselves.
Albert Wolsky, Revolutionary Road
I know costume dramas are shoo-ins for this category, but my money would be on Revolutionary Road, well if I had money to spare on such things. Revolutionary Road was a a period piece without the costume drama. In fact, the costumes were quite effortless in this film and made the emotion of the characters the driving force. Yet, the dresses, suits, hats, and such were gorgeous windows into each character's role, place, and ambition. I was a fan. Can you tell? And, Wolsky's excellent resume includes over 70 films. His experience showed in his ability to finesse the era of the '50s out of his materials in a subtle way. His work was visually rich but not cloying in any way. I see a gold man in Wolsky's hand.
Dressing Sean Penn in clothing that documented the transformation of a hippie-ish Castro photographer into a serious politician who ushered in the modern gay rights movement was Danny Glicker's responsibility in Gus Van Sant's Milk. His reverence for the dearly departed icon and the film's demographic's immense nostalgia for the era in depiction were catalysts for Glicker's award-nominated effort. He sourced his looks from actual photos left behind at Harvey Milk's Castro Camera Shop and the talented group of photographers and artisits who were part of the scene themselves.
Michael O'Connor, The Duchess
O'Connor's work on this film was that of a master of period piece dresser. The intricacies and fantasy behind days and costume customs of yore are always fertile ground for imaginative and historically minded film buffs. Depicting Duchess Georgiana Cavendish of Devonshire in the 1770s, was an exercise in indulgence and restraint. He tried to subtley suggest the grandiosity of the Duchess's fashion forwardness, while letting the details of the geniune garb speak for themselves.
Albert Wolsky, Revolutionary Road
I know costume dramas are shoo-ins for this category, but my money would be on Revolutionary Road, well if I had money to spare on such things. Revolutionary Road was a a period piece without the costume drama. In fact, the costumes were quite effortless in this film and made the emotion of the characters the driving force. Yet, the dresses, suits, hats, and such were gorgeous windows into each character's role, place, and ambition. I was a fan. Can you tell? And, Wolsky's excellent resume includes over 70 films. His experience showed in his ability to finesse the era of the '50s out of his materials in a subtle way. His work was visually rich but not cloying in any way. I see a gold man in Wolsky's hand.
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