tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6508279588704770412..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Oscar's Twin Costuming Champs and 2010 PredictionsNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87334656267559455472010-04-08T09:09:23.782-04:002010-04-08T09:09:23.782-04:00hi Really Good BLog.Well, this is something quite ...hi Really Good BLog.Well, this is something quite natural in humans that once we come to know about the pregnancy we become curious about <a href="http://www.intelligender.com/pages.php?pageid=20" rel="nofollow"><b>Gender Predictions </b></a>.Maui NorthShore Vacation Rentals, Hotelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747217555013300853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35973448320160702782010-04-05T09:46:00.559-04:002010-04-05T09:46:00.559-04:00No, never take yourself out of competition. If At...No, never take yourself out of competition. If Atwood and Powell go on to win 10 Oscars a piece in their respective careers, so be it. Too much would be lost by their exclusions, and just b/c that would open up slots to new and possibly snubbed people, it doesn't mean that the Academy won't latch onto a new favorite to start awarding year after year. You really can't please everyone.Terrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47041201153640836922010-04-05T08:46:22.374-04:002010-04-05T08:46:22.374-04:00Maybe it's time for Powell and Atwood to grace...Maybe it's time for Powell and Atwood to gracefully retire themselves from nomination consideration and leave room for other worthy contenders? really. <br /><br />That Michael Kaplan has never been nommed - that any of those five you mentioned have not - literally blows my mind.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049113750769117163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81653428194416367962010-04-05T07:06:38.521-04:002010-04-05T07:06:38.521-04:00Chris: Is it naive of me to have taken Powell'...Chris: Is it naive of me to have taken Powell's speech at face value? I got the impression that she WAS a bit embarrassed for the Academy to have awarded another (not terribly loved) period piece with the costume award. I'm really happy she gave a shout-out to outstanding--but consistently overlooked--contemporary costume design (...unless of course that contemporary film is about modern royalty or the fashion industry itself).<br /><br />I also appreciate that Powell has shown that she can do more than 'royalty porn' by working with so many visionary directors in a wide variety of genres. Her egregious snub for "Far From Heaven" would be absolutely incomprehensible--if not for the fact that she was nominated that year for her flashier work in "Gangs of New York."Frechenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351736119350039244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49247232036560799472010-04-04T23:40:30.038-04:002010-04-04T23:40:30.038-04:00Just as long as they don't give it to Sandy Po...Just as long as they don't give it to Sandy Powell again. We wouldn't want her to appear to bored at her next acceptance speech.<br /><br />The hollywood spin on it now is that she was embarrassed that she was winning again, and has now dedicated her award to new up and coming designers on independent films doing more modern costumes.Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2475961876191030562010-04-04T19:33:58.539-04:002010-04-04T19:33:58.539-04:00An Evita snub is bizarre, totally. And I was surpr...An <i>Evita</i> snub is bizarre, totally. And I was surprised she gained no traction for the last <i>Pirates</i> film since it had all that Chinese influence in it.<br /><br />I actually do think Powell and Atwood will be nominated. <i>The Tempest</i> and <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> (in a <i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i> sorta way). Alongside them I'm thinking <i>The Conformist</i>, <i>The King's Speech</i> and <i>The Way Back</i> (purely because I think it's the Best Picture frontrunner - Peter Weir's "time").<br /><br />Last year I scored 4.5/5 a whole year in advance for this category only incorrectly predicting which Sandy Powell movie would get nominated (I said <i>The Tempest</i> rather than <i>Young Victoria</i>).Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33788553229920481442010-04-04T19:33:10.297-04:002010-04-04T19:33:10.297-04:00Penny Rose not being nominated for Evita has to be...Penny Rose not being nominated for Evita has to be ranked as one the most outrageous snub in the Costume Design category. <br />But no wrong they did or can do in the future will surpass the snub of Cabaret in 1972. That one I'll simply never understand. <br />And I 100% sure that Sandy Powell will be nominated next year for The Tempest. The Costume branch LOVES Julie Taymor. Every single one of her films got a costume design nomination. Doesn't matter who is the designer or precursors: Julie Taymor movie = costume design nomination.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579601744975928548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56231029876820994812010-04-04T19:09:34.018-04:002010-04-04T19:09:34.018-04:00Oh, Penny Rose was so snubbed for "Evita"...Oh, Penny Rose was so snubbed for "Evita"! Maybe this year, although I would be quite OK with JG being shirtless the whole movie.<br /><br />Wish that Theadora Van Runkle would be still creating. Such a talent!Peggy Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64765785940022490992010-04-04T19:05:31.835-04:002010-04-04T19:05:31.835-04:00Yeah Andrew I agree: Ágora has to AT LEAST be nomi...Yeah Andrew I agree: Ágora has to AT LEAST be nominated for costumes. And for Art Direction. Its production design is so amazing.<br /><br />The whole film... It's so magnificently breathtaking. The story... it will be very divisive. Some will love, some will hate.Jorge Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773926428295140628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31790060118114003812010-04-04T18:17:03.347-04:002010-04-04T18:17:03.347-04:00I'm thinking Burlesque has to be a contender f...I'm thinking <i>Burlesque</i> has to be a contender for costumes.<br /><br />I want <i>The Tempest</i> to be incredible, but A) I don't think it's one of Shakespeare's better works; B) Mirren and all, I'm not buying the gender switch for Prospero since Miranda not having a female influence is a huge part of the story; C) Julie Taymor directing, really? Are there going to be puppets and a whole bunch of action I can't see on the screen because I'm sitting in the cheap seats? Or horribly distracting make-up and really bad male performances?<br /><br />On the other hand, I'm hoping Taymor managed to get all her suck out on the soon-to-be disastrous <i>Spiderman</i> musical and puts pure gold on the screen for <i>The Tempest</i>, hopefully ushering in a string of not-high-tragedy Shakespeare adaptations (is it that hard to try <i>A Winter's Tale</i> or <i>Cymbeline</i>?).OtherRoberthttp://sketchydetails.tknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56872173336198373712010-04-04T17:58:35.190-04:002010-04-04T17:58:35.190-04:00That Powell/Atwood comparison was really interesti...That Powell/Atwood comparison was really interesting. I liked a lot what Powell said this year's speech about the Academy needing to appreciate costume designers doing contemporary costuming. It's ridiculous really how they're so fixated with one thing usually ("royalty porn") with little else going on. And I take nothing away from Sandy Powell. She would have been my choice from the five nominees too. But what about a nod for "Precious" there, or "500 Days of Summer"? Or even "The Hurt Locker"? Think outside the box for a change, Academy!R.L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89270096854394982572010-04-04T17:41:06.188-04:002010-04-04T17:41:06.188-04:00If Oscar knows what's good for them they'l...If Oscar knows what's good for them they'll nominate Agora for outstanding costumes...but of course they don't know what's good for them. Sigh.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12633696094096740912010-04-04T17:07:10.613-04:002010-04-04T17:07:10.613-04:00Michael Kaplan not having a nomination (especially...Michael Kaplan not having a nomination (especially when Fight Club is on his resume) is appalling.Jake Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2412260118249436122010-04-04T16:16:42.124-04:002010-04-04T16:16:42.124-04:00Here are my April Fool's Predictions for Suppo...Here are my April Fool's Predictions for Supporting Actress.<br /><br />Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland)<br />Uma Thurman (Percy Jackson)<br />Julianne Moore (Chloe, not Kids are All Right)<br />Anna Kendrick (Eclipse)<br /><br />Too lazy to pick a 5th nominee.<br /><br />And it feels weird to say this...but I actually kinda hope Helena Bonham Carter gets nominated, though it's very unlikely. You know she was funny.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78437617243835378802010-04-04T15:11:00.645-04:002010-04-04T15:11:00.645-04:00Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" for Orig...Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" for Original Screenplay?Bernardo Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36042701449204116582010-04-04T14:36:10.531-04:002010-04-04T14:36:10.531-04:00Holy crap, talk about not spreading the wealth. T...Holy crap, talk about not spreading the wealth. Time to make some amends, costume division, and PRONTO!Robert Hamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541236953808315151noreply@blogger.com