Best Costume Design Oscar Winners 1948 - 1956

And now it's time to celebrate the creme de la creme of the costume world- The Oscar Winners! This award was introduced in 1948 and originally 2 Oscars were presented; one for colour film and one for black and white.

I''m going to start at 1948 and work my way to present day. Part 1 will cover all the years where there were 2 separate awards for costume. So let the list commence!

1948

Hamlet - Roger K. Furse (Black and White winner)

Joan of Arc - Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska (Colour winner)

1949

The Heiress - Edith Head and Gile Steele (Black and White winner)

Adventures of Don Juan - Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla (Colour Winner)

1950
All About Eve - Edith Head and Charles LeMaire (Black and White)

Samson and Delilah - Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele and Gwen Wakeling (Colour)

1951

A Place in the Sun - Edith Head (Black and White)

An American in Paris - Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett and Irene Sharaff (Colour)

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful - Helen Rose (Black and White)

Moulin Rouge - Marcel Vertès (Colour)

1953

Roman  Holiday - Edith Head (Black and White)

The Robe - Charles LeMaire and Emile Santiago (Colour)

1954

Sabrina - Edith Head (Black and White)

Gate of Hell - Sanzo Wada (Colour)

1955

I'll Cry Tomorrow - Helen Rose (Black and White)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing - Charles LeMaire (Colour)

1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac - Jean Louis (Black and White)

The King and I - Irene Sharaff