My Award Nominations: Costume Design

This might be 2016's strongest craft category if you ask me. So many projects positively dripping with sartorial taste, leaving us with an embarrassment of well-tailored riches. Choosing five Best Costume Design nominees was tough, but choosing a winner is going to be my biggest challenge.

ALLIED (Joanna Johnston)

Fetching old school glamour decorates two of Hollywood's hottest stars in this romantic war thriller.
Favourites include:

-Marion's pastel aqua dinner gown

-Brad's weathered bomber jacket

-That climactic red riding hood cloak

THE DRESSMAKER (Marion Boyce, Margot Wilson)

Dressing well is the best revenge. Winslet models a catalogue 50s Outback chic in this campy hot mess. Favourites include:

-Gertrude's wing flaps

-Kate's red rugby 'regalia'

-Molly's many shades of brown

THE HANDMAIDEN (Cho Sang-Kyung)

Sumptuous pre-war fashions tell a tale of culture and class disparity well before the clothes start coming off! Favourites include:

-Lady Hediko's floral kimonos

-Fujiwara's slimming suits

-Sook-hee's waist-high apron

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (Deborah Cook)

Many periods of Japanese history inspire the microscopic details in this visually rich fantasy adventure.
Favourites include:

-The sisters' raven feather capes

-Kubo's beetle-patterned robe

-Beetle's horned samurai helmet

LIVE BY NIGHT (Jacqueline West)

Multi-hyphenate Affleck wears many hats (literally and figuratively) in this stylish gangster throwback. Favourites include:

-Zoe's stripes

-Ben's brims

-Elle's sleeveless preacher garb

Just missed:
La La Land (Mary Zophres)
Love & Friendship (Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh)

Other considerations:
Florence Foster Jenkins (Consolata Boyle)
Hail, Caesar! (Mary Zophres)
Jackie (Madeline Fontaine)
Silence (Dante Ferretti)