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unusual facts about Academy Award for Costume Design



Donald Brooks

In addition to his work on Seventh Avenue, Mr. Brooks also designed the costumes for numerous Broadway plays, including Promises, Promises, No Strings, and Barefoot in the Park; television shows including The Letter, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles; and feature length motion pictures such as Star!, Darling Lili and The Cardinal, being nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design for all three films.

The Earrings of Madame de...

In 1954, Georges Annenkov and Rosine Delamare were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design (black and white) but lost to Edith Head for Sabrina.

The President's Lady

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Leland Fuller and Paul S. Fox and for Best Costume Design: Charles LeMaire and ReniƩ.

The Solid Gold Cadillac

Jean Louis won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design Black and White.


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Emi Wada

She has created costumes for the Akira Kurosawa film Ran, which earned her an Academy Award for costume design, the Peter Greenaway film Prospero's Books, and the Zhang Yimou films Hero and House of Flying Daggers.