FIDM is currently exhibiting the work of this year's five nominees in the Best Costume Design category. Arts Alive stops by the museum to talk to nominees and survey their designs. Click here to see a slideshow of the "Best" costumes.

Jon Burlingame stops by to chat with Brian Lauritzen about the Best Original Score nominees. Then, for a final word on Oscar gold, film critic Kenneth Turan and entertainment writer Anne Thompson give their picks in all the major categories.