With her 'Black Panther' Oscar nomination, Hannah Beachler makes history on multiple fronts
Hannah Beachler's introduction to the high-stakes world of "Black Panther" was a lot less glamorous than one might expect for the relatively new production designer, now an Academy Award nominee for her work on the box-office record breaker.
The 48-year-old, with just six years in the field under her belt, says she put everything she had into the presentation ... including all of her money.
"Because I wasn't staying at a hotel or anything - I was sleeping on couches - I had to change my clothes in the parking garage," she says over the phone from the Ohio set of the upcoming Todd Haynes drama "Dry Run." "I'm in my car trying to put this dress on and kicking my shoes out the door and I've got my stuff hanging out and it was ridiculous."
Armed with a 400-page pitch and a 4-by-8-foot board plastered with
