Since the merger of the two categories in 1967, the Academy has traditionally avoided giving out the award to films with a contemporary setting.
For this particular criteria, each submission is reviewed by the costume designer members of the Art Directors Branch prior to the ballot process.
[7] The 32nd Academy Awards saw the category again be split into two for recognition of both black and white and color film.
[9] From 1949 to 1966, most Academy Awards for Best Costume Design in Black and White were given to a contemporary movie.
[11] The three contemporary-set winners have been Travels with My Aunt, All That Jazz, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.