Which Billy Wilder film won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)?

Some Like It Hot won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Black-and-White). Costume designer Orry-Kelly received the Oscar for creating the film’s striking period wardrobe, including the glamorous dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe and the disguises worn by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.

The 1959 comedy follows two musicians who join an all-female band after witnessing a mob crime. Curtis and Lemmon spend much of the film disguised as women, creating an unusual costume-design challenge: their clothing had to support the comedy while remaining convincing enough for the plot. Monroe’s costumes, meanwhile, emphasized Sugar Kane’s glamorous stage presence and helped define the film’s visual identity.

The award was presented at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1960. The category was divided between black-and-white and color productions during this period; Some Like It Hot competed in the black-and-white branch. A common mix-up is choosing The Apartment, another major Wilder film, but that film did not win this costume-design Oscar.