At this year's 96th
Academy Awards, Emma Stone took home the
Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of
'Bella Baxter' in director
Yorgos Lanthimos' Frankensteinian film,
Poor Things.
Costume Designer Holly Waddington also won the
Oscar for
Best Costume Design and the film also scored
Best Make-up/Hairstyling and Best Production Design/Scenic Design accolades. In the film adapted from
Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel of the same name, a pregnant
Victorian young woman named
'Victoria' commits suicide off a bridge and an unorthodox scientist named
'Dr. Godwin Baxter' (Willem Dafoe) resurrects her body with the infant's brain and names her
Bella. The child in a woman's body soon desires to leave the confines of the mad scientist's home and runs off with a debauched lawyer named
'Duncan Wedderburn' (Mark Ruffalo) and embarks on a journey of sexual awakening, liberation and self discovery across the globe.
Bella Baxter costumes worn by Emma Stone
and Duncan Wedderburn costume worn by Mark Ruffalo
in Poor Things
This quintet of screen-worn award-winning costumes were photographed on display at ASU FIDM Museum in Downtown L.A. on March 5, 2024.
Fans of the stars and the movie can also enjoy more
Poor Things movie costumes on display around the film's theatrical release, including looks worn by
Willem Dafoe, Christopher Abbott and
Ramy Youssef.
Poor Things movie billboard
