Eminem and Diana Ross outfits added to Film Academy Collection
The costume worn by Eminem as Jimmy in '8 Mile' has been donated to the Film Academy Collection.
Eminem's '8 Mile' costume has become the latest item to be added to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences collection.
Other outfits include two dozen costume design drawings illustrated by Julio Martinez for Diana Ross to wear in 'Mahogany' (1975). The 79-year-old played Tracy Chambers in the 1975 film.
According to Billboard, The Academy has been collecting and preserving film and film-related material since 1927.
The publication also states that the Academy's 'permanent collection contains more than 13 million photographs, 8.3 million clippings, 95,000 screenplays, 73,500 posters, 145,000 production and costume design drawings, 45,000 sound recordings, 39,000 books, 1,900 special collections, 242,000 film and video assets, and 8,000 props, process, and production items'.
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Other items added to this year's collection include:
- Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu's outfits in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' (2022).
- Regina King's coat, hat, blouse, and pants in 'If Beale Street Could Talk' (2018).
- Christian Bale and Amy Adams costumes 'Vice' (2018).
- Raul Julia's Pinstripe suit in 'Addams Family Values'.
See the full list of items donated here.
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Academy CEO Bill Kramer expressed joy at the latest collection.
“We are thrilled and honored to expand the Academy’s collection with these exceptional pieces.
“To be housed at our archive, library and museum, these vital components of the filmmaking process highlight the collaborative disciplines that develop and produce the movies we love. They also demonstrate the Academy’s unique capacity to preserve the full range of film history formats. We are incredibly grateful to our donors for their remarkable gifts to the Academy and for their commitment to illuminating our film history,” he said in a statement.
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