The nominees this year are no exception. The academy tapped four period films—Pride & Prejudice, Memoirs of a Geisha, Mrs. Henderson Presents, and Walk the Line—and one fantastical Oompa Loompa showcase, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Deborah Nadoolman Landis, the president of the Costume Designers Guild, admitted she's tired of all the old lace. "Why do we need to nominate—they're going to kill me for saying this, but—Pride & Prejudice? Again?" she asked. Austen films are a costume-Oscar perennial: Both Emma and Sense and Sensibility were nominated in the '90s. Landis thinks Prejudice is intelligently designed, but it pains her to see films with extraordinary contemporary costumes overlooked. Among her favorites this year were Hustle & Flow, Syriana, and Transamerica.