Why were the Rodarte sisters ineligible for an Oscar?

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Why: On the NY Mag Approval Matrix that Amy and Kateloh are passing around:

• The Rodarte sisters are ruled ineligible to win an Oscar for designing the amazing costumes in Black Swan.
  

Answer: The designers - sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy - weren't in the Costume Design Guild when they worked on the film!

The Mulleavy sisters weren’t members of the Costume Design Guild when they worked on the film and were reportedly “naive” about movie credits. Kate and Laura Mulleavy ended up receiving a backend credit while Amy Westcott, who worked with director Darren Aronofsky on The Wrestler, received the front credit as costume designer, making Westcott the only one eligible for an Oscar. In an interview, Westcott explained, “It was Natalie who recommended Rodarte. It was important to her and Darren asked me if it was OK. I met with Laura and Kate Mulleavy and I saw their feathered Vulture collection (I think it was Spring 2010). It seemed very appropriate.”

Whatevs. She didn't get nominated, either.

Jicyww, Rodarte has dressed up many celebrities, including Emma Watson, Cate Blanchett, Keira Knightley, Dita von Teese, and both Reese Witherspoon and Nat Nat Portman at the Oscars in 2009. Michelle Obama wore Rodarte while hosting Queen Rania of Jordan in the Oval Office in April 2009.

Source: Fashionista.com

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