The Lorehounds - Oscars 2026 – Production Design, Costumes, Makeup & Hair

Описание: Elysia is joined by Lisa (aka RedZippy) to put her theater and costume expertise to work evaluating this year's line-up in the 2026 Oscars' three art-direction categories: Production Design, Costume Design, and Makeup & Hairstyling – the last of which especially is secretly one of the most exciting list of nominees in the race.

Note: All film discussion in this episode is spoiler-free.

Nominees Discussed:

Production Design (00:04:35)

Marty Supreme ( https://letterboxd.com/film/marty-sup... ) – Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis – trailer (    • Marty Supreme | Official Trailer HD | A24   ) – to rent, later HBO Max
Sinners ( https://letterboxd.com/film/sinners-2... ) – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne – trailer (    • Sinners | Official Trailer   ) – HBO Max
Frankenstein ( https://letterboxd.com/film/frankenst... ) – Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau – trailer (    • Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Offici...   ) – Netflix
Hamnet ( https://letterboxd.com/film/hamnet/ ) – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton – trailer (    • HAMNET - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In T...   ) – to rent, later Peacock
One Battle After Another ( https://letterboxd.com/film/one-battl... ) – Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino – trailer (    • One Battle After Another  - Official Trail...   ) – HBO Max

Other films discussed: The Fantastic 4: First Steps ( https://letterboxd.com/film/the-fanta... ) ( our coverage ( https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/the... ) ), Tron: Ares ( https://letterboxd.com/film/tron-ares/ ) , Wicked: For Good ( https://letterboxd.com/film/wicked-fo... ) ( our coverage ( https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/the... ) ), Hedda ( https://letterboxd.com/film/hedda-2025/ ) , The Testament of Ann Lee ( https://letterboxd.com/film/the-testa... ) , Kiss of the Spider Woman ( https://letterboxd.com/film/kiss-of-t... )

Costume Design (00:50:13)

Avatar: Fire and Ash ( https://letterboxd.com/film/avatar-fi... ) – Deborah L. Scott – trailer (    • Avatar: Fire and Ash | Official Trailer   ) – in theaters, eventually Disney+
Sinners ( https://letterboxd.com/film/sinners-2... ) – Ruth E. Carter – trailer (    • Sinners | Official Trailer   ) – HBO Max
Frankenstein ( https://letterboxd.com/film/frankenst... ) – Kate Hawley – trailer (    • Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Offici...   ) – Netflix
Marty Supreme ( https://letterboxd.com/film/marty-sup... ) – Miyako Bellizzi – trailer (    • Marty Supreme | Official Trailer HD | A24   ) – to rent, later HBO Max
Hamnet ( https://letterboxd.com/film/hamnet/ ) – Malgosia Turzanska – trailer (    • HAMNET - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In T...   ) – to rent, later Peacock

Makeup & Hairstyling (01:12:19)

Sinners ( https://letterboxd.com/film/sinners-2... ) – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry – trailer (    • Sinners | Official Trailer   ) – HBO Max
Frankenstein ( https://letterboxd.com/film/frankenst... ) – Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey – trailer (    • Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Offici...   ) – Netflix
The Smashing Machine ( https://letterboxd.com/film/the-smash... ) – Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin, and Bjoern Rehbein – trailer (    • The Smashing Machine | Official Trailer HD...   ) – HBO Max
Kokuho ( https://letterboxd.com/film/kokuho/ ) – Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu – trailer (    • Kokuho Trailer #1 (2026)   ) – in theaters
The Ugly Stepsister ( https://letterboxd.com/film/the-ugly-... ) – Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg – trailer (    • The Ugly Stepsister Exclusive Trailer (2025)   ) – Hulu, Shudder, Mubi, AMC+

The 98th Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 15, 2025 at 7 pm ET (on ABC/Hulu in the US) – where it's aired around the world ( https://www.oscars.org/how-to-watch/i... ) (last year's link)

Check how many Oscar nominees you've seen at OscarsDeathRace.com ( https://oscarsdeathrace.com/ ) – or with extended stats and access to the animated shorts via DeathRaceTracking.com ( https://deathracetracking.com/ )

Oscars 2026 coverage

Nominations + Best Picture preview ( https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/the... )

Live-Action, Animated, & Documentary Shorts ( https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/the... )

Production Design, Costumes, Makeup & Hair (this episode)

International Features

Documentary Features

Score & Original Song

Animated Features