www.pajiba.com: One of the many satisfying wins of last Sunday’s Academy Awards was Ruth Carter winning her second Oscar for Best Costume Design, becoming the first Black Women to win two Oscars in any category. Even more commendable is that she now holds half of the Costume Design awards ever given to Sci-Fi movies, the only other ones being Mad Max: Fury Road and the very first Star Wars.
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I always assumed the Oscars were wildly unfair but the nuance of this article’s highlighting of the categories showing who is a contender for an Oscar was a new look at it. I know you usually think of biases as not hiring enough people of color in positions like costume designer, director, etc, only being voted for via nepotism and high class networking, publicity stunts, bribes, etc. Yet the idea that many of the categories in various design sections are oriented towards eurocentric themes and periods of interest lead costume designers that represent those eras to be more likely to be nominated in the first place. I don’t like awards shows because after learning how fraudulent they are, it is often predictably unsatisfying and a creation of an unfair system of the old entertainment industry. I think the Oscars should work faster on diversifying and deconstructing their old award system or just get rid of it despite it is honestly just to spread more ads for the movies but every year the articles say “we’re making improvements” but it feels so slow that it’s not even worth it.
The article raises an interesting question about the potential bias in the Academy's award for Best Costume Design. It argues that the category is often awarded to period dramas and historical films, while contemporary and genre films are overlooked, which I do see as an ongoing trend. The author suggests that this bias is rooted in a preference for traditional, ornate costumes over more modern designs. The article provides several examples to support this argument, including the snubbing of superhero films and the overrepresentation of period dramas in the category. It is possible that other factors, such as the quality of the costumes and the film's overall production value, also play a role in the Academy's decision. Additionally, the author's analysis does not take into account the opinions and preferences of the Academy voters themselves. However, further research and analysis would be necessary to fully understand the factors that influence the Academy's decision-making process.
Ruth Carter is truly an inspiration and I’m so glad that she was the first black woman to win two oscars. I think it is true that period films tend to sweep the costume design category but I think that in the past these fits tend to have more detail put into them. When we look at Ruth Carters work we notice it still has that intense level of detail. I think that when audiences are voting for costume design they tend to be more impressed when the feel they have been brought into a different world. This could be a different time or a world where super hero exist. I think al that truly maters is if it feels like this is truly what this would look like. People now can tell when a period piece has missed the mark this is not something many people notice in scify pieces but often times the costumes in syfi pieces make them feel just like costumes not what these people would honestly be wearing every day. Like honestly how functional is wonder woman armor what about Thors often lack of sleeves?
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