Yes, the FIDM that will have the Academy Award nominee
costumes is the one in downtown Los Angeles. As
Charlie has been nominated the odds are that Charlie's
coat will be there - but it all depends on what the
studio sends to FIDM.
The studios now use the FIDM exhibit as a place
for the Academy members to come and get a close look
at the costumes so they tend to send their best. (Not
so when the FIDM Academy exhibits first started.)
To Nonya in regards to RAY getting an Oscar
nomination. I'm sorry but being in charge of the
costuming for a movie like RAY is more than shopping
Thrift stores. Being the Costume designer means
costuming everyone so that they look right for the
period along with evoking a mood. Yes, a film like
RAY doesn't require the creativity of a Van Helsing or
a Charlie but it is just as difficult. Not a lot of
clothes remain from the early days of Ray Charles's
career - so many things had to be recreated. Yes,
some vintage stuff was bought but the designer has to
know what vintage stuff is correct. It may seem
simple but it requires a great deal of research and
study. And as, I believe, G. Pescucci said herself -
if I do my job correctly then the movie goer isn't
even aware of my costumes as costumes - they are just
there. Harder for something like Van Helsing but very
easy for something like RAY. That's why the Costume
Designer's for contemporary movies usually lose out to
period or fantasy films in the Awards - the average
Academy member is NOT aware of the effort to create a
real look.
Frances

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