When the Motion Picture Academy announced the Oscar noms on Jan.
23, there was the usual assortment of period and futuristic fare, but three contemporary films also made the final cut as best picture contenders: “Get Out,” “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”But that trend didn’t hold up in the below-the-line categories of costume, hair & makeup and production design.
Only one contemporary film earned a berth in those three key sectors, and it was a dark-horse candidate, “Wonder,” which earned a hair & makeup nom for its prosthetics.That’s par for the course in key artisan categories, where contemporary designers are regularly shut out.
Even when a contemporary film does earn a crafts prize — as “La La Land” did for production design last year — there’s usually a fantastic or comic-book element involved.“They’re always looking for something bigger and flashier,” says “Get Out” production designer Rusty Smith.
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