Joey Magidson
Well, here comes another one, folks. Continuing with a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll be relegated to the Honorable Mention category. Who knows, maybe one or two won’t even make the cut? It’s a list series that I’ll do each and every single year, in the weeks after the ceremony concludes. So, while this is a fun way to think about the Oscars in the aftermath of the latest telecast, it’s also a beginning for another column here on the site. Of course, definitely show us your own lists as well, in the comments section below. We’re definitely keen to know what you think!
This time around, it’s the Best Costume Design field. If I’m being honest, the nominees and winners in Costume Design are rarely my favorite films. As you might imagine, costume dramas and period pieces dominate the ranks. That being said, there are some exceptions like Black Panther (all hail Ruth E. Carter) and Star Wars (my personal favorite of the lot), for example. Some of the winners, whether I personally love them or not, are absolutely iconic. So, there’s no denying the staying power that a few of these victors have on their side. Where does the latest winner in the category, Poor Things, rank? What about last year’s winner in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? What about the prior winner in Cruella? Find out below…
Here are what I consider to be the 25 best winners of the Best Costume Design Oscar, to date:
25. Cleopatra
24. Barry Lyndon
23. Memoirs of a Geisha
22. Amadeus
21. Cruella
20. Marie Antoniette
19. Mad Max: Fury Road
18. Poor Things
17. Ran
16. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
15. The Great Gatsby (2013)
14. Bram Stoker’s Dracula
13. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
12. Bugsy
11. Black Panther
10. Shakespeare in Love
9. All That Jazz
8. Titanic
7. The Age of Innocence
6. Phantom Thread
5. Gladiator
4. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
3. The Last Emperor
2. Chicago
1. Star Wars
Honorable Mention: The Aviator, Ben-Hur, Chariots of Fire, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Little Women, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Stay tuned for another category early next week!
This is always a fun category ! I have some changes as I rewatched many of my choices and I did eliminate a few that seem repetitive.Sometimes I get stuck on a theme .
25.Amadeus
24.Night of The Igauna
23.Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
22.Dangerous Liasons
21The Adventure of Priscilla
20.Gladiator
19.Star Wars
18.Bram Stoker’s Dracula
17.GradBudapest Hotel
16.Some Like It Hot
15.Black Panther’s Wakanda Forever
14.The Aviator
13.Little Women
12.The Sting
11.Moulin Rouge (1952)
10.An American In Paris
9.Sabrina
8.All That Jazz
7.La Dolce Vita
6.Les Girls
5.West Side Story
4.The English Patient
3.Black Panther
2.Chicago
1.Death on The Nile
HM
The Artist
Fanny and Alexander
My Fair Lady.
Definitely a fun category!
I do wish they would nominate more costumes from mid century , Are There God It’s Me Margaret and Asteroid City come to mind. I guess I lean toward that more.
Fair points!
God, I so feel your frustration about Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. not getting recognized for its outfits. So many little character and setting-illuminating details in every costume.