2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (November)

A widely open category that could be populated by names the costume branch knows like Alexandra Byrne (Emma.) and Sandy Powell (The Glorias) but there’s enough new blood like Emmy nominees Trish Summerville (Mank) and Bina Daigeler (Mulan) to round the category out.

A nomination for Ann Roth (for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) would make her the oldest Oscar nominee ever at 89, surpassing James Ivory (Adapted Screenplay for Call Me By Your Name) back in 2017 at the time of his nomination.

Coming 2 America will now debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021, putting outside of the eligibility period for this season’s awards. Death on the Nile was pulled from Warner Bros’ release schedule with no word on when or where it will reappear.

Here are my ranked 2021 Oscar predictions in Costume Design for November.

Green – moves up; Red – moves down; Blue – new entry this month

1. Mank (Netflix)
Trish Summerville

2. Mulan (Walt Disney Pictures)
Bina Daigeler

3. Emma. (Focus Features)
Alexandra Byrne

4. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
Ann Roth

5. The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight Pictures)
Suzie Harman, Robert Worley

Ammonite (Neon)
Michael O’Connor

Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
Donna Berwick

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (20th Century Studios)
Guy Speranza

The Glorias (Roadside Attractions)
Sandy Powell

Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros)
Charlese Antoinette Jones

News of the World (Universal Pictures)
Mark Bridges

One Night in Miami… (Amazon Studios)
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Rebecca (Netflix)

Julian Day

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)
Susan Lyall

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Paramount Pictures)

Paolo Nieddu

The Witches (HBO Max)

Joanna Johnston