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Black-and-White: 1946: Carmen Dillon (production design) Henry V: Nominated Shared with Paul Sheriff (production design). 1948: Carmen Dillon (set decoration) Hamlet: Won First woman to win in production categories. Shared with Roger K. Furse (production design). 1954: Black-and-White: Grace Gregory (set decoration) This Country Girl: Nominated
Edith Claire Head (née Posenor, [1] October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design [3] between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history. Head is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential costume designers ...
The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, [5] are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. [1] The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. [6] The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio.
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor or actress to win an Academy Award in 1940 for "Gone with the Wind.". Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field ...
In the first year of the Oscars, winners could be honored for single movies, multiple films, or a body of work. Janet Gaynor won best actress for her roles in "Sunrise," "7th Heaven" and "Street ...
The Oscars are awarded in 23 categories (soon to be 24, as achievement in casting will be introduced for 2026's 98th Oscars). Members of the corresponding branches determine most of their own ...
In the Valentino fashion show the dress was modeled by Christy Turlington. The dress proved very popular with teenage girls and many copies were sold and worn as prom dresses throughout the United States. [8] Other dresses were designed very similarly in the black and white style later in 2001, such as Thierry Mugler's design, valued at $600. [9]
Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th ...