The 2026 Oscar nominations are upon us, and—as usual—we at Vogue have opinions aplenty. While some members of our staff have strong feelings about who should take home the night’s top prizes, the cinephiles and fashion-lovers are uniquely concerned with the best costume design award.
This year’s films offered all manner of costuming, from Paul Tazewell’s fantastical creations for Wicked: For Good to Kate Hawley’s Gothic designs for Frankenstein. Elsewhere, Miyako Bellizzi presented a swaggy reimagining of the 1950s Ping-Pong set in Marty Supreme, while Malgorzata “Gosia” Karpiuk brought the Shakers back to life in The Testament of Ann Lee.
The Academy loves a period piece, but a few less obvious costumes caught our eyes, too: the sweaters in Sentimental Value made us yearn for cozy days, while KPop Demon Hunters gave us fashion envy for actual cartoons.
Ahead of the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations on January 22, Vogue staffers share what they hope to see nominated for best costume design—from sure bets to wild swings.
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While Leonardo DiCaprio’s plaid robe and gas station shades in One Battle After Another will go down in Halloween costume history, I was especially taken with how Colleen Atwood dressed the members of the Christmas Adventurers Club. Outfitting a network of high-powered white supremacists in Lacoste polos and Patagonia vests instantly transformed anodyne pieces into a sinister uniform. —Hannah Jackson, fashion writer
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