Anne Hathaway was deemed best dressed — by people who dress her for work.
The “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Dark Knight Rises” actress, who’s nominated for the supporting actress Academy Award for her role in “Les Miserables,” was honored Tuesday evening with the spotlight award at the 15th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. The spotlight award honors actors and directors for their collaborations with costume designers.
“I especially treasure the moment that happens on set when all the choices have been made, rehearsal is done, you’re about to start, you look down and you believe in what you’re wearing, so that way when you look up, you are gone, and it’s finally the character’s moment to come alive,” said Hathaway while accepting her trophy.
Other celebrity attendees at the Beverly Hills Hotel ceremony hosted by “Community” star Joel McHale included Jon Hamm, Connie Britton, Shirley MacLaine, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Russell Crowe, who presented Hathaway with her prize.
The costume designers behind “Skyfall,” ”Anna Karenina” and “Mirror Mirror” won the night’s top prizes. Unlike the Oscars, which lump costume design into one category, the Costume Designers Guild divides film honors across three genres.
The winners were Jany Temime (“Skyfall”) for contemporary film, Jacqueline Durran (“Anna Karenina”) for period film and Eiko Ishioka (“Mirror Mirror”) for fantasy film.
Durran and the late Ishioka will compete against Joanna Johnston (“Lincoln”), Paco Delgado (“Les Miserables”) and Colleen Atwood (“Snow White and the Huntsman”) for the costume design Oscar at Sunday’s 85th annual Academy Awards.
In the TV categories, the winners were Caroline McCall (“Downton Abbey”) for period/fantasy series, Molly Maginnis (“Smash”) for contemporary series, Lou Eyrich (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) for TV movie or mini-series and Judianna Makovsky in the commercial category for a Captain Morgan ad.
“Ugly Betty” and “Once Upon a Time” costume designer Eduardo Castro received the career achievement in TV honor. Makovsky, whose credits include “Big” and “The Hunger Games,” was awarded the career achievement award in film.
“I completely forgot I put Tom Hanks in a pair of child’s underpants,” Makovsky said following a montage of her work.
Other winners included “Titanic” and “Minority Report” assistant costume designer David Le Vey for the distinguished service award and “Saturday Night Live” executive producer Lorne Michaels for the distinguished collaborator award, which was presented by funnyman and “SNL” alum Steve Martin.
“Congratulations, Lorne. I’m so proud of you,” said Martin. “It’s going to be a long time before I forget this night, but believe me when I tell you, I will forget it.”
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office
In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.
"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.
It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.
"Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."
Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.
"Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.
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