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Here’s How Classic Best Picture Films Would Look in 2019

Maggie Fremont
Maggie Fremont
updated May 3, 2019
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The Academy Awards are almost upon us and although we aren’t completely sure who’s going to take the top prize at this year’s ceremony (it’s got to be “Roma,” right?), all the Oscar talk got us thinking about some of our favorite winners from past years. Sure, those films are meant to entertain and move you, but they are also great places to look when in need of some design inspiration.

To help us with that endeavor, the team at e-design company Modsy has come up with another one of their modern-day interior reimaginings—this time it’s all about Oscar. Take a look below to see how Modsy took some of your—and the Academy’s—favorite films and gave their interiors an update for 2019. Who needs a gold statuette when you can bring Hollywood charm home with some of the pieces below?

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“Casablanca” (Best Picture, 1944)

“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world” Modsy had to reimagine Rick’s Moroccan bar. Okay, so it doesn’t come with the unrequited love, but this modern day take on the place is just as swoony. Modsy cast away most of the 1940s feel and played up the bohemian setting to achieve this look. Their Director of Style, Alessandra Wood, suggests a trip to the flea market to bring that Casablanca feel into your own home: “Layer rugs, pillows, and throws and don’t be afraid to mix and match chairs around your dining table.” Pieces with bone-inlay and rattan will help, too.

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“The Sound of Music” (Best Picture, 1966)

On the opposite end of the spectrum is this take on the much more traditional Von Trapp family living room. It’s a clean, orderly room, so you know the Captain would approve. To pay homage to the Oscar-winning musical, Modsy kept the color scheme reminiscent of the one you find in the film and was sure to include musical elements throughout. For your own home, Wood suggests not “[being] afraid of ballroom style pieces such as a glam chandelier or extravagant lighting fixtures,” which are truly a few of our favorite things.

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“Titanic” (Best Picture, 1998)

Thankfully we don’t have to have a tragic love story on a doomed boat in order to get some of the austere glam of Titanic in our own homes. There are lots of great interiors in this film, but Modsy drew inspiration from the Smoking Room and Verandah Cafe for this modern reimagining. They mixed classic furniture pieces with some luxury items to nail this off-shore Titanic look. That green velvet sofa? I’ll never let go.

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“Shakespeare in Love” (Best Picture, 1999)

The play might be the thing, but so is this room. It’s both dramatic—I mean, that wall color?—and whimsical. According to Wood, there’s a nod to the “Elizabethan era style of combining textiles and pattern, as well as the use of dark, rich, and bold colors.” There’s also lots of nods to the film—from the writing desk to the long stage-like curtains and the “Love is Blind” print on the wall, an homage to Romeo & Juliet.

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“The Shape of Water” (Best Picture, 2018)

Who can forget last year’s Best Picture (and Best Production Design) winner with all the industrial and noir-ish vibes its interiors were giving off? And, oh yeah, also the fish sex. For this modern-day take on Elisa’s apartment, Modsy took that idea and then, since the film takes place in the 1960s, played up the Art Deco style of the era. If you’re into Elisa’s style, look for deep, moody colors, velvets, and vintage pieces. And maybe a fish tank.

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