Playing dress-up: Oscar noms for costume design

This year's best costume category has three period pieces and Snow White is facing off with Snow White. Check out this gallery and see why the costumes in these films are worthy of an Oscar nod.

By Alicia Henry

updated 1:47 PM EST, Fri February 22, 2013

A crucial part of any actor's final transformation into a character is the costume. Meet the designers whose creative costume creations earned them an Oscar nod.

Make sure you tune in to Showbiz Tonight: Road To Gold, Thursday at 11 p.m. ET/PT on HLN. Showbiz Tonight is counting down the top five Oscar must-sees!

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