Why the Oscars’ Costume Design Nominees Should Stop Fetishizing the Past
There’s a saying among Oscars Kremlinologists that the Academy doesn’t reward the best acting—it rewards the most acting. It’s a sentiment that, at least part of the time, applies to the costume design category too: for voters, when it comes to style on screen, bigger is usually better. (Bigger skirts, bolder colors, brasher patterns; if … Read more
