Death on the Nile / Angela Lansbury as Salome Otterbourne
Year: 1978
Designer: Anthony Powell
It's hard to believe Angela Lansbury didn't get an Oscar nomination for her delightfully over-the-top portrayal of the sozzled romance novelist--but at least Anthony Powell got one (and won) for her delightfully over-the-top costumes. This is the outfit in which we first meet Salome, and it really tells us all we need to know about her: she's flamboyant, eccentric, and fond of lavish detail. This is her idea of an evening dress.
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Welcome to the Oscar Nominee of All Time Tournament!
In this tournament, I'll be pitting almost every actor nominated for (and/or has won) an Academy Award in an acting category against each other to find out who the ultimate Oscar nominated actor is.
There are of course...a lot of nominees so. This may take a bit, lol.
Because there's already a pre-determined list of participants, no submissions are needed for this tournament. However, once the polls start, propaganda for your favorite actors is welcome!
The initial round will be split up into four groups (A, B, C, and D). Again, since the starting pool is very large- this first round will probably last a while. Group A will go first; when their polls are mostly done, Group B will start, and so on.
Round 1 Matchups will be relatively random, especially considering how large the pool of candidates is, so expect to see some pretty different actors matched up against each other.
Rules for Submitting Propaganda:
You can submit propaganda through my ask box or by tagging me in a post for me to reblog!
General rules:
It has to be for actors that are part of ongoing matchups. So no "predictive" propaganda (i.e. for actors you know have a nomination/win but aren't part of the current set of polls)
Please keep it respectful
I probably won't take negative propaganda against a person, so if you really don't want someone to win, you can submit propaganda in favor of their opponent instead
You do NOT have to limit propaganda to only be about roles the actors were nominated/won for (though of course it can be about these roles)
Like the so-called "Hindi Wedding Dress," this is a costume for a play-within-a-play. Since the costumes for this movie are already very stylized and flashy, it must have been a challenge for the designers to make these costumes look even more theatrical. Hence the fantasy headpiece--and if you told me this one was also based on the Australian frilled lizard, I would find that completely believable.