He won 8 Oscars, but no one knows! Who is this unjustly forgotten movie legend that inspired the character of the cult Pixar?

For more than 50 years, this woman has developed the elegance of Hollywood films, dressing in the world’s greatest stars. However, in 2025, no one knows this … except for seasonal film buffets. This wonderful costume designer is Edith Hed, who won a huge 8 Oscars out of 35 nominations! She is the most successful female in the history of the academy, no less!

A wonderful lady of cinema

Born in 1897 in California, Edith Hed joined the Paramount Studio Department of Costume in 1924. He designed the first costume of The Wanderer for a silent movie in 1925. His talent really noticed Lady Lutan in 1933, where she imagined a famous dress worn by a subblime mae west.

In 1938, she became the first woman to lead the Hollywood Studio’s main costume department. Edith Head showed his genius for 43 years in Paramount, before entering the Universal in 1967, at the age of 70, undoubtedly united with a friend Alfred Hitchcock, with whom he collaborated with 11 feature films, including the famous cold sweat.

Among its most important designs is the famous white dress created in 1952 for Elizabeth Taylor in the movie A Place in the Sun. His work on the film won the 4th Oscar. At that time, this dress was a real revolution: it was the first strapless dress.

Elegance to embody

It was so successful that all the kuturiers and designers of the 1950s decided to copy it. Later the dress became a wedding and prom, in American secondary schools. It is still necessary today.

Prior to this blessing, it was already celebrated in 1950, with the first sculpture to work on the successor, with the participation of Olivia de Hawiland and Montgomery Clift. The following year, he reached two Oscars for two different films, Samson and Delila and Eve. At that time, there were two categories for costumes, one for colorful movies, and the other for black and white films.

Oscars rain

After the sun in the sun, he won 4 other awards for so many wonderful classics: Roman holiday (1954) and Sabrina very classic Audrey Hepburn (1955), you’d sin with me (1961) and Swindle (1974). In addition, his talent was not only used to make costumes during filming.

The actors also did not hesitate to ask him for the design of dresses worn during the ceremonies, especially during the Oscars. “My credit is that the audience has noticed the actors, not clothes.”He often liked to remember.

My credo is an audience noticing actors, not clothes.

Funny fact: Its influence is so strong that Pixar paid tribute to it, by creating a character in its image: EDNA MODE INCredibles in Saga. With its large round glasses and its short haircut, Edith Chapter was a recognizable figure between 1000.

Glore in 1981, at the age of 83, this queen of Hollywood elegance was paradoxically only 4 colors: black, white, beige and brown. In all, Edith Hedy has worked on more than 440 works and has created almost 700 costumes during her productive career. 44 years after his death, his influence remains very much and his legacy will last for a very long time.