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12 Movie Costumes That Won Oscars Because They Are Just That Exquisite

In your best Kool-Aid Man voice: "Oooooh yeeeahhhhh."

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By Chelsea Peng
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If you're doing the Oscars right, Best Costume Design likely won't even register on your radar after the night has dissolved into oregano-scented bubbles (aka pizza and prosecco). That's cool, because intricate, painstakingly researched clothes deserve your sober concentration, which is totally what you should give the ones we've presented here. Eyes front for some award-winning eye candy.
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Who: Milena Canonero What: The Grand Budapest Hotel When: 2015
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Audrey Hepburn in publicity portrait for the film 'My Fair Lady', 1964. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images)
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Who: Cecil Beaton What: My Fair Lady When: 1964
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ANNA KARENINA, from left: Olivia Williams, Keira Knightley, 2012. ph: Laurie Sparham/©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Jacqueline Durran What: Anna Karenina When: 2012
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CHICAGO, Renee Zellweger, 2002, (c) Miramax/courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Colleen Atwood What: Chicago When: 2002
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CLEOPATRA, Elizabeth Taylor, 1963. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection.
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Who: Renie Conley, Vittorio Nino Novarese, and Irene Sharaff What: Cleopatra When: 1963
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DANGEROUS LIAISONS, Glenn Close, 1988
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Who: James Acheson What: Dangerous Liaisons When: 1988
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ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE, (aka THE GOLDEN AGE), Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, 2007. ©Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Alexandra Byrne What: Elizabeth: The Golden Age When: 2007
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MARIE ANTOINETTE, Kirsten Dunst (2nd from left), 2006. ©Sony Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Milena Canonero What: Marie Antoinette When: 2006
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MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, Ziyi Zhang, 2005. ©Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Colleen Atwood What: Memoirs of a Geisha When: 2005
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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE US 1998 GWYNETH PALTROW SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE US / BR 1998 COLIN FIRTH left GWYNETH PALTROW Date 1998, Photo by: Mary Evans/MIRAMAX FILMS / UNIVERSAL PICTURES/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection(10339356)
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Who: Sandy Powell What: Shakespeare in Love When: 1998
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THE AVIATOR, Gwen Stefani, 2004, (c) Miramax/courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Sandy Powell What: The Aviator When: 2004
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THE YOUNG VICTORIA, Emily Blunt, as Victoria, 2009. ©Momentum Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
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Who: Sandy Powell What: The Young Victoria When: 2009
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