Jeffrey Kurland loses out at Costume Designer Guild Awards
Inception's amazing costumes and their talented designer Jeffrey Kurland, received only one nomination for "Best costumes"; this was from the Costume Designer Guild, in their contemporary film category. At the award ceremony on the 22nd of February, Kurland lost to Amy Westcott of Black Swan.
I said in my meta on the costumes that I wasn't surprised that Kurland had been overlooked by the various award bodies, despite truly being worthy of recognition. His work was masterful but subtle, with details that were easy to miss when watching the film in a theatre. Nevertheless, I'd held out hope that the Costume Designer Guild would honour him with this award. In my opinion, one shared by several others I've discussed this with, he deserved it over Westcott.
Kurland had this to say in the winter issue of The Costume Designer:
Key inspiration? The script and its author/director Christopher Nolan. He is a consummate filmmaker. The script was a mind-expanding experience with characters changing on different planes of existence. The challenges were endless. The story and its inhabitants were always paramount.
Favorite costume? Impossible to choose. I would rather speak of the joy and privilege of working with colleagues like cinematographer Wally Pfister and production designer Guy Dyas. It was an amalgam of art, reality and pure imagination.
Comments? My particular work process was respected, embraced and folded into the making of the film. The experience was extraordinary, one that I will cherish forever.
Lindy Hemming continues her work as costume designer on the Batman trilogy in Nolan's next film The Dark Knight Rises. Kurland is responsible for the costumes in the upcoming Captain America movie. Considering the way Nolan likes to work with the same pool of talent, hopefully we'll see them collaborate again.
I said in my meta on the costumes that I wasn't surprised that Kurland had been overlooked by the various award bodies, despite truly being worthy of recognition. His work was masterful but subtle, with details that were easy to miss when watching the film in a theatre. Nevertheless, I'd held out hope that the Costume Designer Guild would honour him with this award. In my opinion, one shared by several others I've discussed this with, he deserved it over Westcott.
Kurland had this to say in the winter issue of The Costume Designer:
Key inspiration? The script and its author/director Christopher Nolan. He is a consummate filmmaker. The script was a mind-expanding experience with characters changing on different planes of existence. The challenges were endless. The story and its inhabitants were always paramount.
Favorite costume? Impossible to choose. I would rather speak of the joy and privilege of working with colleagues like cinematographer Wally Pfister and production designer Guy Dyas. It was an amalgam of art, reality and pure imagination.
Comments? My particular work process was respected, embraced and folded into the making of the film. The experience was extraordinary, one that I will cherish forever.
Lindy Hemming continues her work as costume designer on the Batman trilogy in Nolan's next film The Dark Knight Rises. Kurland is responsible for the costumes in the upcoming Captain America movie. Considering the way Nolan likes to work with the same pool of talent, hopefully we'll see them collaborate again.