Disney’s live-action remakes ranked by Oscar success – GoldDerby

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Earlier this year, the first trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King dropped, offering a closer look at Disney’s next live-action remake. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins’ film is a prequel story exploring the life of Mufasa, and the movie is a direct spin-off of the 2019 live-action remake of Disney’s own 1994 animated film. Mufasa is also just one of many upcoming Disney remakes, with Snow White, Moana, Lilo & Stitch, Cruella 2, and Hercules in the works, among many others. You can’t blame Disney either—their previous films, including last year’s The Little Mermaid, have grossed over $10 billion worldwide. But while they’ve been hugely successful in terms of their bank account, how do they stack up in the awards stakes? Nine of them were nominated for Oscars and three of them took home some Oscars to Disneyland. Here’s the breakdown.

“Alice in Wonderland” (2011) — three nominations, two wins
This film, directed by Tim Burton, was the first entry in Disney’s new wave of live-action remakes, and they got off to a good start. The film won the award for Best Art Direction for Robert Stromberg And Karen O’Hara and Best Costume Design for Colleen Atwood. It was also nominated for Best Visual Effects for Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, And Sean PhillipsThey lost to the power of Christopher Nolan‘s “Inception” (Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, And Peter Bebb).

“Cruella” (2022) – two nominations, one win
Emma Stone played in Craig Gillespie‘s reinterpretation of “101 Dalmatians” and she managed to pull off the stilettos of Glenn Close So. Jenny Beaver won the best costume design and Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne, And Julia Vernon were nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. However, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” won this award (for Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, And Justin Raleigh).

“The Jungle Book” (2017) – a victory
This is the only other live-action remake from Disney to win an Oscar. Jon FavreauThe ultra-realistic animation style won the award for best visual effects for Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones, And Adam ValdezThis film fared much better than the much maligned 1994 live-action version. However, this win was also the only nomination the film received.

“Beauty and the Beast” (2018) – two nominations
One of the better received remakes. Bill Condons film with the “Harry Potter” actress Emma Watsonreceived nominations for best costume design for Jacqueline Durran and Best Production Design for Sarah Greenwood And Katie SpencerHowever, they lost both nominations. Mark Bridges won Best Costume Design for Phantom Thread and Best Production Design went to the eventual winner of Best Picture, The Shape of Water (Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, And Jeff Melvin).

“Mulan” (2021) – two nominations
Niki CaroThe remake of received two nominations. Bina Daigeler was nominated for Best Costume Design, but lost to Ann Roth for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”. Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury, And Steve Ingram were nominated for best visual effects, but lost to Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, David Lee, And Andrew Lockley for “Tenet”.

“Maleficent – ​​​​The Dark Fairy” (2015) — a nomination
Robert StrombergThe reinterpretation of “Sleeping Beauty” was a success from the start, after Angelina Jolie as the titular villain. The film was nominated for Best Costume Design for Anna B. Shepard but lost against Milena Canonerowho won for Wes Anderson“Grand Budapest Hotel” by John F. Kennedy.

“Cinderella” (2018) – a nomination
Kenneth Branagh He directed with Lily James in the title role and Cate Blanchett delivers a deliciously villainous performance (many of these Disney remakes have great villains, like Emma Thompson in “Cruella”). This film was also nominated for Best Costume Design – for Sandra PowellShe lost against Beavanwho won for “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

“The Lion King (2020) – a nomination
Favreau followed The Jungle Book with another photorealistic adaptation. This star-studded remake included Donald Glover, Beyoncé, And Seth Rogenand was nominated for best visual effects for Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, And Elliot Newman. They lost against “1917” (Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, And Dominic Tuohy).

“Maleficent – ​​Mistress of Evil” (2020) – a nomination
The success of “Maleficent” was so great that a sequel was quickly commissioned. Directed by Joachim Rønning and this film also received an Oscar nomination, this time for best make-up and hairstyling for Paul Gooch, Arjen Tuition, And David WhiteThey lost against Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, And Vivian Bakerwho won for “Bombshell”.

So that’s the summary. It’s interesting to break down the nominations by category.

Two of these nominations went to Best Production Design, two to Best Makeup and Hairstyling, four to Best Visual Effects, and six to Best Costume Design. One of the three wins went to Best Visual Effects and the other two to Best Costume Design.

Bringing these larger-than-life worlds and characters to live action requires translating colorful, cartoonish, sometimes exaggerated characters into real life. It’s no wonder, then, that these characters’ larger-than-life costumes are the ones that get the most acclaim.

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