Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

[Sotiris]

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil has been nominated for Best Makeup & Hairstyling at the Oscars 2019.


Source: https://twitter.com/Maleficent/status/1 ... 1728151553

[lord-of-sith]

Woohoo! I was glad to hear it called out! That means it officially got more Oscar noms than Aladdin...

[Sotiris]

So? I don't get where the schadenfreude is coming from. The films were never in competition with each other. And it's not like Aladdin was a critical darling.

[lord-of-sith]

What makes me laugh about it is how "under the radar" Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was compared to Aladdin, which got a lot of love for it's techs and Will Smith's performance, as well as an outstanding box office run. Additionally, The Lion King was a colossal box office success, and still only ended up with 1 nom. Personally, it makes me happy that Mal got some recognition, as much as or more than films that made more money.

[Disney's Divinity]

Well, it did make half a billion. Considering there had to be a drop from the first film's intake, it did much better than I expected, really. Disney has to be delusional if they thought this would rake in the same amount as the first film.

[D82]

Disney Japan has uploaded the first 8 minutes of the movie to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV8N8K_H4hw

[Sotiris]

You Have to See This Enchanting Clip from Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
https://d23.com/d23-video/you-have-to-s ... s-of-evil/

[Sotiris]

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil has won Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film at the Costume Designers Guild Awards 2019.


Source: https://twitter.com/Maleficent/status/1 ... 5108587521

[Disney Duster]

Did Maleficent: Mistress of Evil get nominated for an Oscar for costume design?

[lord-of-sith]

Did Maleficent: Mistress of Evil get nominated for an Oscar for costume design?

No, just makeup and hair styling.

[Disney Duster]

I find that sad and disappointing. I thought the costumes in this one were better than the ones in the first one, and the ones from the first one did get nominated.

[lord-of-sith]

I find that sad and disappointing. I thought the costumes in this one were better than the ones in the first one, and the ones from the first one did get nominated.

I agree, though I'm not shocked. Nearly all of the awards were very centered around the Best Picture nominees this year (and most years). Basically it's very difficult for a movie like this to sneak into the art categories, because the voters tend to just vote for the 9 or so Best Picture nominees in all of the categories. It's a little boring, truthfully.

[Disney Duster]

Hm. You have opened my mind to a sad truth of the Oscars. Oh well. At least the first Maleficent did get a nomination in the category.

[estefan]

I also felt Rocketman and Dolemite Is My Name were deserving of costume design nominations, but I guess they weren't able to compete against the Best Picture nominees that made it in the category. I would have nominated Little Women and Jojo Rabbit, too, but I would have switched out The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for Rocketman and Dolemite. I haven't seen Joker yet, so I can't comment on that nomination.

[UmbrellaFish]

What a strange movie this was! At turns “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and at others a fantasy retelling of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre by way of Auschwitz. I’m not sure I needed or ever really cared about knowing where or who Maleficent came from, but here we are. I thought Michelle Pfeiffer was a worthier adversary than King Stefan was in the previous entry and I thought this movie overall was, if not great, better than the first film.

These movies’ biggest selling point is Angelina Jolie as Maleficent. She’s spectacular in the costumes and make-up with those incredible wings, horns, and cutglass cheekbones. It’s a campy performance with wonderful dry, dark humor. She’s very, very good even if the movies surrounding her are otherwise mediocre.

[Disney Duster]

^ 100% agree!