There's always something interesting to see at the NBC Universal Experience exhibit at Universal Studios Hollywood, but I have to say the archivists have outdone themselves this time with some real treasures on display yesterday, including costumes from three of the five Oscar nominated films for Best Costume Design from the 85th Academy Awards.
Original Universal Studios movie costumes and props
There were fabulous
Oscar-winning gowns from
Anna Karenina worn by
Keira Knightley and designed by
Jacqueline Durran, the gorgeous
Medieval coronation dress worn by
Kristen Stewart as the titular heroine in
Snow White & The Huntsman and not to forget
Anne Hathway's raggedy
'Fantine' dress worn by the winner of the
Oscar for
Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding role in
Les Misérables.
Back to the Future DeLorean movie car on display
Another showpiece of the ever-changing exhibit which made me giddy with excitement was the original
DeLorean 'hero' car used in the
Back to the Future trilogy, plus fantastic costumes, props, blueprints and storyboards from the movies too.
Fast & Furious 6 movie cars on display
Speaking of cars, if you're a fan of muscle and sports cars then you should also check out these
movie cars featured in Fast & Furious 6, alongside a
Madame Tussauds waxwork of
Vin Diesel, which can be currently found in the
Upper Lot of the theme park.
Concept sketches, models and props on display
Back in the
Lower Lot attraction there were also lots of behind-the-scenes concept sketches and design blueprints from famous films, plus original props and models, like these
stop-motion animation puppets from ParaNorman
and more besides.
ParaNorman stop-motion animation exhibit
Stick around in the days to come to see even more movie memorabilia from this historic treasure trove up close, including:
Oscar-winning opera gowns worn by Keira Knightley and Ruth Wilson in Anna Karenina
Paco Delgado's Oscar-nominated
Fantine dress from Les Misérables worn by Anne Hathaway
Colleen Atwood Oscar-nominated
coronation dress from Snow White & The Hunstman worn by Kristen Stewart
Roy Scheider's police uniform and concept sketches from Jaws
Golden Army Egg prop from Hellboy 2
Cheerleader outfit from
Fast Times at Ridgemont Hiigh
Alexander Skarsgård's Navy uniform and missile prop from Battleship
Erykah Badu's Queen Mousette dress from Blues Brothers 2000
Eminem rap battle costume from
8 Mile
Merc ship miniature from The Chronicles of Riddick
Will Ferrell's costume and soccer trophy from Kicking & Screaming
Assassin weapon props from Wanted
As a little tease of things to come I'll leave you with this original prop featured in 2011's thriller
Hanna,
which starred
Saoirse Ronan as a teenager raised to be the perfect assassin by her father
Eric Bana.
Actual transponder prop from Hanna on display
This is the transponder which allows the
CIA to find the rogue agent and his daughter in the wilds of
Finland.
I'm excited to share all these discoveries with you so stay tuned for more
Hollywoodland magic.
