How This Year’s Oscar Nominees for Costume Design Stack Up to Past Winners Inline

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    The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014

    Milena Canonero’s diverse costumes, spanning bellhop uniforms and tattered prisonwear, won her the award for Wes Anderson’s drama.

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    The Great Gatsby, 2013

    Catherine Martin’s sparkling ensembles for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby took home the prize.

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    Anna Karenina, 2012

    The Academy loves a good crinoline, and Jacqueline Durran’s elaborate numbers from the Keira Knightley–led tragedy couldn’t be beat.

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    The Artist, 2011

    Mark Bridges outfitted the cast of silent film The Artist in period duds from the ’20s.

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    Alice in Wonderland, 2010

    Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was full of fantastical effects—see Helena Bonham Carter’s heart-shaped head—but it was Colleen Atwood’s vibrant costumes that won an Oscar, her third in this category.

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    The Young Victoria, 2009

    This biopic about Queen Victoria was filled with the rich costumes and ornate details the Academy loves. Sandy Powell, nominated this year for Carol and Cinderella, took home her third Oscar for her work outfitting this film. She had previously won for The Aviator (2004) and Shakespeare in Love (1998).

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    The Duchess, 2008

    Now we’ve entered the age of royal biopics. This year Michael O’Connor won the Oscar for costume design for this film set in the 18th century and inspired by the life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.

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    Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007

    Alexandra Byrne won the award for her costumes in the Cate Blanchett–led Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which fluctuated from metal armor to luscious royal attire.

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    Marie Antoinette, 2006

    Milena Canonero’s sumptuous gowns for Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette won her the 2006 prize.

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    _Memoirs of a Geish_a, 2005

    Colleen Atwood’s period costumes for this World War II–era drama set in Japan won the designer her second award.