Academy Award for Best Costume Design

The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards of Merit.  It is given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in movie costume design.

It was first given for movies made in 1948.  This was when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. Since the merger of the two categories in 1967, the academy has not given out the award to contemporary movies very often.

Winners and nominees
1940s
YearCategoryWinnerNomineesRef 1948Black and white Hamlet– Roger K. Furse B.F.'s Daughter - Irene LentzColor Joan of Arc– Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska The Emperor Waltz - Edith Head and Gile Steele 1949Black and white The Heiress– Edith Head and Gile Steele Prince of Foxes - Vittorio Nino NovareseColor Adventures of Don Juan– Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla Mother Is a Freshman - Kay Nelson

 1950s 
YearCategoryWinnerNomineesRef 1950Black and white All About Eve– Edith Head, Charles LeMaire Born Yesterday - Jean Louis
 The Magnificent Yankee - Walter PlunkettColor Samson and Delilah– Edith Head, Charles LeMaire, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling The Black Rose - Michael Whittaker
 That Forsyte Woman - Walter Plunkett, Arlington Valles 1951Black and white A Place in the Sun– Edith Head Kind Lady - Walter Plunkett, Gile Steele (posthumous nomination)
 The Model and the Marriage Broker - Charles LeMaire, Renie Conley
 The Mudlark - Edward Stevenson, Margaret Furse
 A Streetcar Named Desire - Lucinda BallardColor An American in Paris– Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff David and Bathsheba - Charles LeMaire, Edward Stevenson
 The Great Caruso - Helen Rose, Gile Steele (posthumous nomination)
 Quo Vadis? - Herschel McCoy
 The Tales of Hoffmann - Hein Heckroth 1952Black and white The Bad and the Beautiful– Helen Rose Affair in Trinidad - Jean Louis
 Carrie - Edith Head
 My Cousin Rachel - Charles LeMaire, Dorothy Jeakins
 Sudden Fear - Sheila O'BrienColor Moulin Rouge– Marcel Vertès The Greatest Show on Earth - Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White
 Hans Christian Andersen - Antoni Clavé, Mary Wills, Barbara Karinska
 The Merry Widow - Helen Rose, Gile Steele (posthumous nomination) 1953Black and white Roman Holiday– Edith Head The Actress - Walter Plunkett
 Dream Wife - Helen Rose, Herschel McCoy
 From Here to Eternity - Jean Louis
 The President's Lady - Charles LeMaire, Renie ConleyColor The Robe– Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago The Band Wagon - Mary Ann Nyberg
 Call Me Madam - Irene Sharaff
 How to Marry a Millionaire - Charles LeMaire, William Travilla
 Young Bess - Walter Plunkett 1954Black and white Sabrina– Edith Head The Earrings of Madame de... - Georges Annenkov, Rosine Delamare
 Executive Suite - Helen Rose
 Indiscretion of an American Wife - Christian Dior
 It Should Happen To You - Jean LouisColor Gate of Hell– Sanzo Wada Brigadoon - Irene Sharaff
 Désirée - Charles LeMaire, Rene Hubert
 A Star Is Born - Jean Louis, Mary Ann Nyberg, Irene Sharaff
 There's No Business Like Show Business -  Charles LeMaire, William Travilla, Miles White 1955Black and white I'll Cry Tomorrow– Helen Rose The Pickwick Papers - Beatrice Dawson
 Queen Bee - Jean Louis
 The Rose Tattoo - Edith Head
 Ugetsu - Tadaoto KainoshoColor Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing– Charles LeMaire Guys and Dolls - Irene Sharaff
 Interrupted Melody - Helen Rose
 To Catch a Thief - Edith Head
 The Virgin Queen - Charles LeMaire, Mary Wills 1956Black and white The Solid Gold Cadillac– Jean Louis Seven Samurai - Kohei Ezaki
 The Power and the Prize - Helen Rose
 The Proud and Profane - Edith Head
 Teenage Rebel - Charles LeMaire, Mary WillsColor The King and I– Irene Sharaff Around the World in 80 Days - Miles White
 Giant - Moss Mabry, Marjorie Best
 The Ten Commandments - Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins, Arnold Friberg
 War and Peace - Marie de Matteis

From 1957 onwards, the award merged into one category.

YearWinnerNomineesRef 1957 Les Girls– Orry-Kelly An Affair to Remember - Charles LeMaire
 Funny Face - Edith Head, Hubert de Givenchy
 Pal Joey - Jean Louis
 Raintree County - Walter Plunkett 1958 Gigi– Cecil Beaton Bell, Book and Candle - Jean Louis
 The Buccaneer - Ralph Jester, Edith Head, John Jensen
 A Certain Smile - Charles LeMaire, Mary Wills
 Some Came Running - Walter Plunkett

For 1959 the Award was again divided into two awards.

YearCategoryWinnerNomineesRef 1959Black and white Some Like It Hot– Orry-Kelly Career - Edith Head
 The Diary of Anne Frank - Charles LeMaire, Mary Wills
 The Gazebo - Helen Rose
 The Young Philadelphians - Howard ShoupColor Ben-Hur– Elizabeth Haffenden The Best of Everything - Adele Palmer
 The Big Fisherman - Renie Conley
 The Five Pennies - Edith Head
 Porgy and Bess - Irene Sharaff

1960s
YearCategoryWinnerNomineesRef 1960Black and white The Facts of Life– Edith Head and Edward Stevenson Never on Sunday - Danny Vachlioti
 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond - Howard Shoup
 Seven Thieves - Bill Thomas
 The Virgin Spring - Marik VosColor Spartacus– Arlington Valles Can-Can - Irene Sharaff
 Midnight Lace - Irene Lentz
 Pepe - Edith Head
 Sunrise at Campobello - Marjorie Best 1961Black and white La Dolce Vita– Piero Gherardi The Children's Hour - Dorothy Jeakins
 Claudell Inglish - Howard Shoup
 Judgment at Nuremberg - Jean Louis
 Yojimbo - Yoshirō MurakiColor West Side Story– Irene Sharaff Babes in Toyland - Bill Thomas
 Back Street - Jean Louis
 Flower Drum Song - Irene Sharaff
 Pocketful of Miracles - Edith Head and Walter Plunkett 1962Black and white What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?– Norma Koch Days of Wine and Roses - Don Feld
 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Edith Head
 The Miracle Worker - Ruth Morley
 Phaedra - Denny VachliotiColor The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm– Mary Wills Bon Voyage! - Bill Thomas
 Gypsy - Orry-Kelly
 The Music Man - Dorothy Jeakins
 My Geisha - Edith Head 1963Black and white 8½– Piero Gherardi Love with the Proper Stranger - Edith Head
 The Stripper - William Travilla
 Toys in the Attic - Bill Thomas
 Wives and Lovers - Edith HeadColor Cleopatra– Renie Conley, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff The Cardinal - Donald Brooks
 How the West Was Won - Walter Plunkett
 The Leopard - Piero Tosi
 A New Kind of Love - Edith Head 1964Black and white The Night of the Iguana– Dorothy Jeakins A House Is Not a Home - Edith Head
 Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte - Norma Koch
 Kisses for My President - Howard Shoup
 The Visit - René HubertColor My Fair Lady– Cecil Beaton Becket - Margaret Furse
 Mary Poppins - Tony Walton
 The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Morton Haack
 What a Way to Go! - Edith Head, Moss Mabry 1965Black and white Darling– Julie Harris Morituri - Moss Mabry
 A Rage to Live - Howard Shoup
 Ship of Fools - Jean Louis and Bill Thomas
 The Slender Thread - Edith HeadColor Doctor Zhivago– Phyllis Dalton The Agony and the Ecstasy - Vittorio Nino Novarese
 The Greatest Story Ever Told - Marjorie Best and Vittorio Nino Novarese
 Inside Daisy Clover - Edith Head and Bill Thomas
 The Sound of Music - Dorothy Jeakins 1966Black and white Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?– Irene Sharaff The Gospel According to St. Matthew - Danilo Donati
 Mandragola - Danilo Donati
 Mister Buddwing - Helen Rose
 Morgan! - Jocelyn RickardsColor A Man for All Seasons– Elizabeth Haffenden Gambit - Jean Louis
 Hawaii - Dorothy Jeakins
 Juliet of the Spirits (Giulietta degli spiriti) - Piero Gherardi
 The Oscar - Edith Head

From 1967 the category was merged permanently.

YearWinnerNomineesRef 1967 Camelot– John Truscott Bonnie and Clyde - Theadora Van Runkle
 The Happiest Millionaire - Bill Thomas
 The Taming of the Shrew - Danilo Donati and Irene Sharaff
 Thoroughly Modern Millie - Jean Louis 1968 Romeo and Juliet– Danilo Donati The Lion in Winter - Margaret Furse
 Oliver! - Phyllis Dalton
 Planet of the Apes - Morton Haack
 Star! - Donald Brooks 1969 Anne of the Thousand Days– Margaret Furse Hello, Dolly! - Irene Sharaff
 Gaily, Gaily - Ray Aghayan
 Sweet Charity - Edith Head
 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - Don Feld

1970s
YearWinnerNomineesRef 1970 Cromwell– Vittorio Nino Novarese Airport - Edith Head
 Darling Lili - Jack Bear and Donald Brooks
 The Hawaiians - Bill Thomas
 Scrooge - Margaret Furse 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra– Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Bill Thomas
 Death in Venice - Piero Tosi
 Mary, Queen of Scots - Margaret Furse
 What's the Matter with Helen? - Morton Haack 1972 Travels with My Aunt– Anthony Powell The Godfather - Anna Hill Johnstone
 Lady Sings the Blues - Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch and Bob Mackie
 The Poseidon Adventure - Paul Zastupnevich
 Young Winston - Anthony Mendleson 1973 The Sting– Edith Head Cries and Whispers - Marik Vos
 Ludwig - Piero Tosi
 Tom Sawyer - Don Feld
 The Way We Were - Dorothy Jeakins and Moss Mabry 1974 The Great Gatsby– Theoni V. Aldredge Chinatown - Anthea Sylbert
 Daisy Miller - John Furness
 The Godfather Part II - Theadora Van Runkle
 Murder on the Orient Express - Tony Walton 1975 Barry Lyndon– Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Soderlund The Four Musketeers - Yvonne Blake and Ron Talsky
 Funny Lady - Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie
 The Magic Flute - Karin Erskine and Henny Noremark
 The Man Who Would Be King - Edith Head 1976 Fellini's Casanova– Danilo Donati Bound for Glory - William Ware Theiss
 The Incredible Sarah - Anthony Mendleson
 The Passover Plot - Mary Wills
 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution - Alan Barrett 1977 Star Wars– John Mollo Airport '77 - Edith Head and Burton Miller
 Julia - Anthea Sylbert
 A Little Night Music - Florence Klotz
 The Other Side of Midnight - Irene Sharaff 1978 Death on the Nile– Anthony Powell Caravans - Renie Conley
 Days of Heaven - Patricia Norris
 The Swarm - Paul Zastupnevich
 The Wiz - Tony Walton 1979 All That Jazz– Albert Wolsky Agatha - Shirley Ann Russell
 The Bird Cage (La cage aux folles) - Ambra Danon and Piero Tosi
 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days - William Ware Theiss
 The Europeans - Judy Moorcroft

1980s
YearWinnerNomineesRef 1980 Tess– Anthony Powell The Elephant Man - Patricia Norris
 My Brilliant Career - Anna Senior
 Somewhere in Time - Jean-Pierre Dorleac
 When Time Ran Out - Paul Zastupnevich 1981 Chariots of Fire– Milena Canonero The French Lieutenant's Woman - Tom Rand
 Pennies from Heaven - Bob Mackie
 Ragtime - Anna Hill Johnstone
 Reds - Shirley Ann Russell 1982 Gandhi– Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo Sophie's Choice - Albert Wolsky
 La Traviata - Piero Tosi
 Tron - Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton
 Victor Victoria - Patricia Norris 1983 Fanny and Alexander– Marik Vos Cross Creek - Joe I. Tompkins
 Heart Like a Wheel - William Ware Theiss
 The Return of Martin Guerre - Anne-Marie Marchand
 Zelig - Santo Loquasto 1984 Amadeus– Theodor Pistek 2010 - Patricia Norris
 The Bostonians - Jenny Beavan and John Bright
 A Passage to India - Judy Moorcroft
 Places in the Heart - Ann Roth 1985 Ran– Emi Wada The Color Purple - Aggie Guerard Rodgers
 The Journey of Natty Gann - Albert Wolsky
 Out of Africa - Milena Canonero
 Prizzi's Honor - Donfeld 1986 A Room with a View– Jenny Beavan and John Bright The Mission - Enrico Sabbatini
 Otello - Anna Anni and Maurizio Millenotti
 Peggy Sue Got Married - Theadora Van Runkle
 Pirates - Anthony Powell 1987 The Last Emperor– James Acheson The Dead - Dorothy Jeakins
 Empire of the Sun - Bob Ringwood
 Maurice - Jenny Beavan and John Bright
 The Untouchables - Marilyn Vance-Straker 1988 Dangerous Liaisons– James Acheson Coming to America - Deborah Nadoolman
 A Handful of Dust - Jane Robinson
 Sunset - Patricia Norris
 Tucker: The Man and His Dream - Milena Canonero 1989 Henry V– Phyllis Dalton The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Gabriella Pescucci
 Driving Miss Daisy - Elizabeth McBride
 Harlem Nights - Joe I. Tompkins
 Valmont - Theodor Pištěk

1990s
YearWinnerNomineesRef 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac– Franca Squarciapino Avalon - Gloria Gresham
 Dances with Wolves - Elsa Zamparelli
 Dick Tracy - Milena Canonero
 Hamlet - Maurizio Millenotti 1991 Bugsy– Albert Wolsky The Addams Family - Ruth Myers
 Barton Fink - Richard Hornung
 Hook - Anthony Powell
 Madame Bovary - Corinne Jorry 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula– Eiko Ishioka Enchanted April - Sheena Napier
 Howards End - Jenny Beavan and John Bright
 Malcolm X - Ruth Carter
 Toys - Albert Wolsky 1993 The Age of Innocence– Gabriella Pescucci Orlando - Sandy Powell
 The Piano - Janet Patterson
 The Remains of the Day - Jenny Beavan and John Bright
 Schindler's List - Anna B. Sheppard 1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert– Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner Bullets Over Broadway - Jeffrey Kurland
 Little Women - Colleen Atwood
 Maverick - April Ferry
 Queen Margot (La reine Margot) - Moidele Bickel 1995 Restoration– James Acheson Braveheart - Charles Knode
 Richard III - Shuna Harwood
 Sense and Sensibility - Jenny Beavan and John Bright
 12 Monkeys - Julie Weiss 1996 The English Patient– Ann Roth Angels & Insects - Paul Brown
 Emma - Ruth Myers
 Hamlet - Alexandra Byrne
 The Portrait of a Lady - Janet Patterson 1997 Titanic– Deborah Lynn Scott Amistad - Ruth E. Carter
 Kundun - Dante Ferretti
 Oscar and Lucinda - Janet Patterson
 The Wings of the Dove - Sandy Powell 1998 Shakespeare in Love– Sandy Powell Beloved - Colleen Atwood
 Elizabeth - Alexandra Byrne
 Pleasantville - Judianna Makovsky
 Velvet Goldmine - Sandy Powell 1999 Topsy-Turvy– Lindy Hemming Anna and the King - Jenny Beavan
 Sleepy Hollow - Colleen Atwood
 The Talented Mr. Ripley  - Gary Jones and Ann Roth
 Titus - Milena Canonero

2000s
YearWinnerNomineesRef 2000 Gladiator– Janty Yates 102 Dalmatians - Anthony Powell
 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Yip
 How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Rita Ryack
 Quills - Jacqueline West 2001 Moulin Rouge!– Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie The Affair of the Necklace - Milena Canonero
 Gosford Park - Jenny Beavan
 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Judianna Makovsky
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor 2002 Chicago– Colleen Atwood Frida - Julie Weiss
 Gangs of New York - Sandy Powell
 The Hours - Ann Roth
 The Pianist - Anna B. Sheppard 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King– Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor Girl with a Pearl Earring - Dien van Straalen
 The Last Samurai - Ngila Dickson
 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Wendy Stites
 Seabiscuit - Judianna Makovsky 2004 The Aviator– Sandy Powell Finding Neverland - Alexandra Byrne
 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Colleen Atwood
 Ray - Sharen Davis
 Troy - Bob Ringwood 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha– Colleen Atwood Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Gabriella Pescucci
 Mrs Henderson Presents - Sandy Powell
 Pride & Prejudice - Jacqueline Durran
 Walk the Line - Arianne Phillips 2006 Marie Antoinette– Milena Canonero Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia) - Chung Man Yee
 The Devil Wears Prada - Patricia Field
 Dreamgirls - Sharen Davis
 The Queen - Consolata Boyle 2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age– Alexandra Byrne Across the Universe - Albert Wolsky
 Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
 La Vie en Rose (posthumous nomination) - Marit Allen
 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood 2008 The Duchess– Michael O'Connor Australia - Catherine Martin
 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Jacqueline West
 Milk - Danny Glicker
 Revolutionary Road - Albert Wolsky 2009 The Young Victoria– Sandy Powell Bright Star - Janet Patterson
 Coco Before Chanel - Catherine Leterrier
 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - Monique Prudhomme
 Nine - Colleen Atwood

2010s
YearWinnerNomineesRef 2010 Alice in Wonderland– Colleen Atwood I Am Love – Antonella Cannarozzi
 The King's Speech – Jenny Beavan
 The Tempest – Sandy Powell
 True Grit – Mary Zophres 2011 The Artist - Mark Bridges Anonymous – Lisy Christl
 Hugo – Sandy Powell
 Jane Eyre – Michael O'Connor
 W.E. – Arianne Phillips 2012 Anna Karenina– Jacqueline Durran Les Misérables – Paco Delgado
 Lincoln – Joanna Johnston
 Mirror Mirror (posthumous nomination) – Eiko Ishioka
 Snow White and the Huntsman – Colleen Atwood 2013 The Great Gatsby– Catherine Martin 12 Years a Slave – Patricia Norris
 American Hustle – Michael Wilkinson
 The Grandmaster – William Chang Suk Ping
 The Invisible Woman– Michael O'Connor 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel– Milena Canonero Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges
 Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood
 Maleficent – Anna B. SheppardJane Clive was initially announced as a nominee for Maleficent, but was later removed from the nomination.
Mr. Turner – Jacqueline Durran 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road– Jenny Beavan Carol – Sandy Powell
 Cinderella – Sandy Powell
 The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado
 The Revenant – Jacqueline West 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them– Colleen Atwood Allied – Joanna Johnston
 Florence Foster Jenkins – Consolata Boyle
 Jackie – Madeline Fontaine
 La La Land – Mary Zophres 2017 Phantom Thread– Mark Bridges Beauty and the Beast – Jacqueline Durran
 Darkest Hour – Jacqueline Durran
 The Shape of Water – Luis Sequeira
 Victoria & Abdul – Consolata Boyle 2018 Black Panther– Ruth E. Carter The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Mary Zophres
 The Favourite – Sandy Powell 
 Mary Poppins Returns – Sandy Powell 
 Mary Queen of Scots – Alexandra Byrne 2019 Little Women– Jacqueline Durran The Irishman – Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
 Jojo Rabbit – Mayes C. Rubeo 
 Joker – Mark Bridges
 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Arianne Phillips

2020s
YearWinnerNomineesRef 2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom– Ann Roth Emma. – Alexandra Byrne
 Mank – Trish Summerville
 Mulan – Bina Daigeler
 Pinocchio – Massimo Cantini Parrini 2021Cruella– Jenny Beavan Cyrano – Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran
 Dune – Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan
 Nightmare Alley – Luis Sequeira
 West Side Story – Paul Tazewell 2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever– Ruth E. Carter Babylon – Mary Zophres
 Elvis – Catherine Martin
 Everything Everywhere All at Once – Shirley Kurata
 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Jenny Beavan2023Poor things
- Holly Waddington Barbie - Jacqueline Durran 
 Killers of the Flower Moon - Jacqueline West
 Napoleon - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman 
 Oppenheimer - Ellen Mirojnick2024Wicked
- Paul Tazewell A Complete Unknown - Arianne Phillips
 Conclave - Lisy Christl
 Gladiator II - Janty Yates and Dave Crossman 
 Nosferatu - Linda Muir

Related pages
 BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design

Notes

References

Other websites
 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official site

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