Sandy Powell (costume designer)

British costume designer

Sandy Powell

OBE

Powell at the 2015 Vienna International Film Festival

Born|  (1960-04-07) 7 April 1960 (age 64)

London, England

Alma mater| Central School of Art
Occupation| Costume designer
Years active| 1985–present
Relatives| Anthony Powell (cousin)[1]

Sandy Powell OBE RDI (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer. In a career spanning over three decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across independent films and blockbusters. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Costume Designers Guild Awards. Powell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the film industry.

Powell gained prominence for her collaborations with directors Derek Jarman, Neil Jordan, Todd Haynes and Martin Scorsese.[2][3][4][5] She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design fifteen times, winning three awards for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Aviator (2004), and The Young Victoria (2009). She has also received sixteen nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design, winning for Velvet Goldmine (1998), The Young Victoria, and The Favourite (2018).

## Early life and education[edit]

Powell was born in London in 1960,[6] and grew up in Brixton and Clapham.[7] Her father worked in casinos, while her mother was a secretary.[8] Powell learned to sew from her mother on a Singer sewing machine,[9] drew pictures of clothes, designed and made outfits for her dolls, and started making her own clothes from a young age.[10] She also developed an interest in film and theatre from an early age.[8]

Powell attended Sydenham High School,[9] and in 1978 she completed an art foundation course at Saint Martin's School of Art, where she became acquainted with Lea Anderson, who later became a dancer and choreographer as well as Powell's collaborator.[11] In 1979, Powell began a BA in theatre design at the Central School of Art and Design, but left after two years before completing her degree and started working for fringe theatre companies.[9][6]

## Career[edit]

### 1980–1997: Early work[edit]

Powell at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival (2011)

After leaving Central, Powell began a working relationship with dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, whom she greatly admired. She designed costumes for his productions, the first of which was the show Nijinsky at La Scala in Milan.[10][12] In the early 1980s, Powell became acquainted with filmmaker Derek Jarman, who became a mentor and an influential figure in her life.[8] Following Jarman's advice, she spent a year working on music videos.[13][14] She made her entry into the film industry in 1986, designing costumes for the Jarman film Caravaggio.[9]

In 1992, Powell achieved prominence in the period drama film Orlando, directed by Sally Potter.[12] Operating on a limited budget,[15] Powell created elaborate costumes for the gender-switching and time-traveling protagonist (played by Tilda Swinton), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.[16] Powell also began a collaboration with director Neil Jordan, which would produce a total of six films including the British thriller The Crying Game (1992), the gothic horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994) and the period drama Michael Collins (1996).[15]

### 1998–2017: Breakthrough[edit]

Powell received dual nominations at the 71st Academy Awards for her two 1998 films, Velvet Goldmine and Shakespeare in Love. Echoing the contemporary tone of Shakespeare in Love, Powell opted to sacrifice historical accuracy in her costume designs but still managed to achieve "emotional accuracy", according to Salon critic Stephanie Zacharek. The detail on the costumes of Gwyneth Paltrow's Viola and the thematic significance of her costume changes were also noted as highlights of the film. For her work in the film, Powell won her first Academy Award for Best Costume Design.[16]

Costume worn by Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria, designed by Powell.

Following her win at the 71st Academy Awards, Powell began her collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, starting with his 2002 epic period drama film Gangs of New York, for which she earned her 5th Oscar nomination. The two reunited for the 2004 biographical drama film The Aviator, for which Powell won her second Academy Award.[17] In 2005 she worked on Stephen Frears' Mrs Henderson Presents earning another Academy Award nomination. She worked on Scorsese gain this time for a film set in modern-day creating current day clothing for the Boston crime drama The Departed (2006) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. She then worked on the historical romantic drama The Other Boleyn Girl which was based on 2001 film of the same name by Philippa Gregory. The film was directed by Justin Chadwick and starred Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, and Eric Bana.

In 2009, She worked on the romantic period drama The Young Victoria directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.[18] The film starred Emily Blunt as Queen Victoria, and the film revolves around her upbringing and romance with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha portrayed by Rupert Friend. She won her third Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for her work on the film. The following year she worked on Scorsese's psychological thriller Shutter Island starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Julie Taymor's The Tempest with Helen Mirren. In 2011 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design her work on Scorsese's children's action adventure film Hugo losing to Mark Bridges for The Artist (2011).

Detail of the costume worn by Helen Mirren in The Tempest, designed by Powell.

In 2016, Powell received her second dual nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, having been recognized for her works in Kenneth Branagh's Disney live-action adaptation of Cinderella and for Todd Haynes' romantic drama Carol (2015). The later was based on the Patricia Highsmith novel The Price of Salt (1952). The film starred Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as starcrossed lovers in the 1950s.[19] She reunited with Haynes for the black and white film Wonderstruck (2017) starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Brian Selznick. She also served as an executive producer on the film.[20] That same year, she worked on the John Cameron Mitchell's wacky science fiction romantic comedy How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017).

### 2018–present[edit]

In 2019, Powell garnered her third dual nominations at the 91st Academy Awards for her works in Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite (2018) and Rob Marshall's Mary Poppins Returns (2018), making her the most nominated costume designer in Academy Awards history after Edith Head.[21] In 2020, Powell received her 15th Oscar nomination in her seventh collaboration with Martin Scorsese in his epic crime film The Irishman starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. She shared the nomination with her co-designer, Christopher Peterson.[22][18]

In the same year, Powell collected many stars' signatures on a cream calico suit in a widely publicized tour of 2020 awards ceremonies, including the 92nd Academy Awards and 73rd British Academy Film Awards, to be auctioned to raise funds for the preservation of director Derek Jarman's home, Prospect Cottage.[23] She also did the costume design for the British drama Living (2021) starring Bill Nighy and the live action Disney film Snow White starring Rachel Zegler.

## Selected film credits[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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1986  | Caravaggio | Derek Jarman |
1988  | The Last of England |
1991  | Edward II |
The Miracle | Neil Jordan |
1992  | Orlando | Sally Potter |
The Crying Game | Neil Jordan  |
1993  | Wittgenstein | Derek Jarman  |
1994  | Being Human | Bill Forsyth |
Interview with the Vampire | Neil Jordan  |
1995  | Rob Roy | Michael Caton-Jones |
1996  | Michael Collins | Neil Jordan  |
1997  | The Butcher Boy |
The Wings of the Dove | Iain Softley |
1998  | Velvet Goldmine | Todd Haynes |
Hilary and Jackie | Anand Tucker |
Shakespeare in Love | John Madden |
1999  | Felicia's Journey | Atom Egoyan |
Miss Julie | Mike Figgis |
The End of the Affair | Neil Jordan  |
2002  | Far from Heaven | Todd Haynes  |
Gangs of New York | Martin Scorsese |
2003  | Sylvia | Christine Jeffs |
2004  | The Aviator | Martin Scorsese  |
2005  | Mrs Henderson Presents | Stephen Frears |
2006  | The Departed | Martin Scorsese  |
2008  | The Other Boleyn Girl | Justin Chadwick |
2009  | The Young Victoria | Jean-Marc Vallée |
2010  | Shutter Island | Martin Scorsese  |
The Tempest | Julie Taymor |
2011  | Hugo | Martin Scorsese  |
2012  | Suspension of Disbelief | Mike Figgis  |
2013  | The Wolf of Wall Street | Martin Scorsese  |
2015  | Cinderella | Kenneth Branagh |
Carol | Todd Haynes  |
2017  | Wonderstruck | Also executive producer
How to Talk to Girls at Parties | John Cameron Mitchell |
2018  | The Favourite | Yorgos Lanthimos |
Mary Poppins Returns | Rob Marshall |
2019  | The Irishman | Martin Scorsese  | Co-designed with Christopher Peterson
2020  | The Glorias | Julie Taymor  |
2021  | Mothering Sunday | Eva Husson |
2022  | Living | Oliver Hermanus |
2025  | Snow White | Marc Webb | Post-production

## Awards and nominations[edit]

### Major associations[edit]

Key  †  | Indicates non-competitive categories

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Academy Awards

Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref.

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1993 | Best Costume Design | Orlando | Nominated  | [24]
1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Nominated  | [25]
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Won  | [26]
Velvet Goldmine | Nominated
2002 | Gangs of New York | Nominated  | [27]
2004 | The Aviator | Won  | [28]
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated  | [29]
2009 | The Young Victoria | Won  | [30]
2010 | The Tempest | Nominated  | [31]
2011 | Hugo | Nominated  | [32]
2015 | Carol | Nominated  | [33]
Cinderella | Nominated
2018 | The Favourite | Nominated  | [34]
Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated
2019 | The Irishman | Nominated  | [35]

BAFTA Awards

Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref.

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|
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British Academy Film Awards
1993 | Best Costume Design | Orlando | Nominated  | [36]
1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Nominated  | [37]
1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Nominated  | [38]
1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Won  | [39]
Shakespeare in Love | Nominated
1999 | The End of the Affair | Nominated  | [40]
2002 | Gangs of New York | Nominated  | [41]
2004 | The Aviator | Nominated  | [42]
2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated  | [43]
2009 | The Young Victoria | Won  | [44]
2011 | Hugo | Nominated  | [45]
2015 | Carol | Nominated  | [46]
Cinderella | Nominated
2018 | The Favourite | Won  | [47]
Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated
2019 | The Irishman | Nominated  | [48]
2022 | BAFTA Fellowship †  | Received  | [49]

### Miscellaneous awards[edit]

List of Sandy Powell other awards and nominations Award  | Year  | Category  | Title  | Result

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British Independent Film Awards | 2005 | Best Technical Achievement | Mrs Henderson Presents | Nominated
(Wardrobe)
2017 | Best Costume Design | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Nominated
2018 | The Favourite | Won
2022 | Living | Nominated
Camerimage | 2015  | Award to Costume Designer with Unique Visual Sensitivity †  | Received
Canadian Screen Awards[a] | 1999 | Best Costume Design | Felicia's Journey | Nominated
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 2015  | Best Costume Design  | Cinderella | Won
Capri Legend Award †  | Received
Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2004 | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | The Aviator | Nominated
2009 | Excellence in Period Film | The Young Victoria | Won
Career Achievement in Film Award †  | Received
2010 | Excellence in Fantasy Film | The Tempest | Nominated
2011  | Excellence in Period Film  | Hugo | Nominated
2015 | Excellence in Fantasy Film  | Cinderella | Nominated
Excellence in Period Film  | Carol | Nominated
2018 | The Favourite | Won
Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards[b] | 2009 | Best Costume Design | The Young Victoria | Won
2011 | Hugo | Nominated
2015 | Carol | Nominated
Cinderella | Nominated
2018 | The Favourite | Nominated
Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated
2019 | The Irishman | Nominated
Empire Awards | 2015 | Best Costume Design  | Carol | Nominated
Cinderella | Nominated
European Film Awards | 2019 | Best Costume Designer | The Favourite | Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards | 1991  | Best Technical/Artistic Achievement  | Edward II
The Miracle
The Pope Must Die | Won
1993  | Orlando | Won
Hollywood Film Awards | 2015 | Costume Designer of the Year  | Cinderella | Won
2018 | The Favourite | Won
London Film Critics' Circle Awards | 2015 | Technical Achievement of the Year | Cinderella | Nominated
(Costumes)
2019 | Dilys Powell Award †  | Received
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2002 | Best Costume Design  | Far from Heaven | Won
Gangs of New York | Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | 2018 | Best Costume Design  | The Favourite | Won
Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Costume Design | The Wings of the Dove | Nominated
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Nominated
2002 | Gangs of New York | Nominated
2004 | The Aviator | Nominated
2009 | The Young Victoria | Nominated
2015 | Cinderella | Nominated
2018 | The Favourite | Won
2022 | Living | Nominated
Saturn Awards | 1994 | Best Costume Design | Interview with the Vampire | Won
2011 | Hugo | Nominated
2015 | Cinderella | Nominated
2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2018  | Best Costume Design  | The Favourite | Nominated
Mary Poppins Returns | Nominated

## Other honors[edit]

* Powell was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the film industry.[50]
* Powell was made a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts in 2013.[51]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ formerly known as "Canadian Film Awards" and "Genie Awards"
2. ^ formerly known as "Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards"

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Anthony Powell". The Stage. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
2. ^ "What Inspires Martin Scorsese's Go-to Costume Designer". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
3. ^ "In conversation with costume designer Sandy Powell". The Daily Telegraph. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
4. ^ "Todd Haynes: 'She said, there's a frock film coming up, with Cate attached … It sounded right up my alley'". The Guardian. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
5. ^ "'American Horror Story,' 'Carol' Costume Designer and Director Teams Discuss Collaborations". Variety. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
6. ^ a b Bromwich, Kathryn (17 July 2016). "On my radar: Sandy Powell's cultural highlights". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
7. ^ Dziautaite, Modesta (26 February 2006). "Sandy Powell: Behind the Silver Screen". 1 Granary. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
8. ^ a b c "'Carol' and 'Cinderella' Costume Designer – Sandy Powell – In Conversation". Film Doctor. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
9. ^ a b c d "Sandy Powell OBE, RDI". University of the Arts London. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
10. ^ a b Bromwich, Kathryn (22 January 2020). "The Irishman Costume Designer Sandy Powell on Her Career in Drama". W. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
11. ^ Harries, Rhiannon (5 September 2010). "How We Met: Lea Anderson & Sandy Powell". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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13. ^ Feinberg, Scott (23 February 2016). "'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Sandy Powell ('Carol' & 'Cinderella')". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
14. ^ Kelsey, Colleen (18 February 2016). "Fashioning Sandy Powell". Interview. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
15. ^ a b Hirschberg, Lynn (20 December 1998). "A Dresser for the Ages". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
16. ^ a b Zacharek, Stephanie (6 May 1999). "Queen of the cross-dressers". Salon. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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20. ^ "'Wonderstruck' Costume Designer Sandy Powell Talks 1920s and '70s Wardrobe". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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22. ^ Cosgrave, Bronwyn (3 February 2020). "Sandy Powell on Working With Martin Scorsese: "The First Thing He Does Is Look at the Costumes"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandy Powell (costume designer).

* Sandy Powell at IMDb
* Sandy Powell's Instagram page
* Sandy Powell's vintage clothes, with all proceeds going to domestic abuse charity, Refuge

Awards for Sandy Powell

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* t
* e

Academy Award for Best Costume Design

1948–1956|

* 1948 (Black and white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska
* 1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla
* 1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling
* 1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff
* 1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès
* 1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
* 1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada
* 1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire
* 1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff

1957–1958|

* 1957: Orry-Kelly
* 1958: Cecil Beaton

1959–1960|

* 1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden
* 1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles

1961–1966|

* 1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff
* 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills
* 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff
* 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton
* 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton
* 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden

1967–1980|

* 1967: John Truscott
* 1968: Danilo Donati
* 1969: Margaret Furse
* 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese
* 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo
* 1972: Anthony Powell
* 1973: Edith Head
* 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge
* 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund
* 1976: Danilo Donati
* 1977: John Mollo
* 1978: Anthony Powell
* 1979: Albert Wolsky
* 1980: Anthony Powell

1981–2000|

* 1981: Milena Canonero
* 1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo
* 1983: Marik Vos-Lundh
* 1984: Theodor Pištěk
* 1985: Emi Wada
* 1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright
* 1987: James Acheson
* 1988: James Acheson
* 1989: Phyllis Dalton
* 1990: Franca Squarciapino
* 1991: Albert Wolsky
* 1992: Eiko Ishioka
* 1993: Gabriella Pescucci
* 1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
* 1995: James Acheson
* 1996: Ann Roth
* 1997: Deborah Lynn Scott
* 1998: Sandy Powell
* 1999: Lindy Hemming
* 2000: Janty Yates

2001–2020|

* 2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
* 2002: Colleen Atwood
* 2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
* 2004: Sandy Powell
* 2005: Colleen Atwood
* 2006: Milena Canonero
* 2007: Alexandra Byrne
* 2008: Michael O'Connor
* 2009: Sandy Powell
* 2010: Colleen Atwood
* 2011: Mark Bridges
* 2012: Jacqueline Durran
* 2013: Catherine Martin
* 2014: Milena Canonero
* 2015: Jenny Beavan
* 2016: Colleen Atwood
* 2017: Mark Bridges
* 2018: Ruth E. Carter
* 2019: Jacqueline Durran
* 2020: Ann Roth

2021–present|

* 2021: Jenny Beavan
* 2022: Ruth E. Carter
* 2023: Holly Waddington

* Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

* v
* t
* e

BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design

1964–1967|

| Black and White|

* Motley (1964)
* No Award (1965)
* No Award (1966)
* Jocelyn Rickards (1967)

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Colour|

* Margaret Furse (1964)
* Osbert Lancaster and Dinah Greet (1965)
* Julie Harris (1966)
* Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge (1967)

1968–present|

* Danilo Donati (1968)
* Anthony Mendleson (1969)
* Maria De Matteis (1970)
* Piero Tosi (1971)
* Anthony Mendleson (1972)
* Phyllis Dalton (1973)
* Theoni V. Aldredge (1974)
* Ann Roth (1975)
* Moidele Bickel (1976)
* Danilo Donati (1977)
* Anthony Powell (1978)
* Shirley Ann Russell (1979)
* Seiichiro Momosawa (1980)
* Milena Canonero (1981)
* Michael Kaplan and Charles Knode (1982)
* Piero Tosi (1983)
* Gabriella Pescucci (1984)
* Milena Canonero (1985)
* Jenny Beavan and John Bright (1986)
* Jeffrey Kurland (1987)
* James Acheson (1988)
* Gabriella Pescucci (1989)
* Richard Bruno (1990)
* Franca Squarciapino (1991)
* Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie (1992)
* Janet Patterson (1993)
* Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner (1994)
* Charles Knode (1995)
* Shuna Harwood (1996)
* Deirdre Clancy (1997)
* Sandy Powell (1998)
* Colleen Atwood (1999)
* Timmy Yip (2000)
* Jenny Beavan (2001)
* Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor (2002)
* Wendy Stites (2003)
* Jacqueline Durran (2004)
* Colleen Atwood (2005)
* Lala Huete (2006)
* Marit Allen (2007)
* Michael O'Connor (2008)
* Sandy Powell (2009)
* Colleen Atwood (2010)
* Mark Bridges (2011)
* Jacqueline Durran (2012)
* Catherine Martin (2013)
* Milena Canonero (2014)
* Jenny Beavan (2015)
* Madeline Fontaine (2016)
* Mark Bridges (2017)
* Sandy Powell (2018)
* Jacqueline Durran (2019)
* Ann Roth (2020)
* Jenny Beavan (2021)
* Catherine Martin (2022)
* Holly Waddington (2023)

* v
* t
* e

BAFTA Fellowship Award

1971–2000|

* Alfred Hitchcock (1971)
* Freddie Young (1972)
* Grace Wyndham Goldie (1973)
* David Lean (1974)
* Jacques Cousteau (1975)
* Charlie Chaplin (1976)
* Laurence Olivier (1976)
* Denis Forman (1977)
* Fred Zinnemann (1978)
* Lew Grade (1979)
* Huw Wheldon (1979)
* David Attenborough (1980)
* John Huston (1980)
* Abel Gance (1981)
* Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (1981)
* Andrzej Wajda (1982)
* Richard Attenborough (1983)
* Hugh Greene (1984)
* Sam Spiegel (1984)
* Jeremy Isaacs (1985)
* Steven Spielberg (1986)
* Federico Fellini (1987)
* Ingmar Bergman (1988)
* Alec Guinness (1989)
* Paul Fox (1990)
* Louis Malle (1991)
* John Gielgud (1992)
* David Plowright (1992)
* Sydney Samuelson (1993)
* Colin Young (1993)
* Michael Grade (1994)
* Billy Wilder (1995)
* Jeanne Moreau (1996)
* Ronald Neame (1996)
* John Schlesinger (1996)
* Maggie Smith (1996)
* Woody Allen (1997)
* Steven Bochco (1997)
* Julie Christie (1997)
* Oswald Morris (1997)
* Harold Pinter (1997)
* David Rose (1997)
* Sean Connery (1998)
* Bill Cotton (1998)
* Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise (1999)
* Elizabeth Taylor (1999)
* Michael Caine (2000)
* Stanley Kubrick (2000)
* Peter Bazalgette (2000)

2001–present|

* Albert Finney (2001)
* John Thaw (2001)
* Judi Dench (2001)
* Warren Beatty (2002)
* Merchant Ivory Productions (2002)
* Andrew Davies (2002)
* John Mills (2002)
* Saul Zaentz (2003)
* David Jason (2003)
* John Boorman (2004)
* Roger Graef (2004)
* John Barry (2005)
* David Frost (2005)
* David Puttnam (2006)
* Ken Loach (2006)
* Anne V. Coates (2007)
* Richard Curtis (2007)
* Will Wright (2007)
* Anthony Hopkins (2008)
* Bruce Forsyth (2008)
* Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders (2009)
* Terry Gilliam (2009)
* Nolan Bushnell (2009)
* Vanessa Redgrave (2010)
* Shigeru Miyamoto (2010)
* Melvyn Bragg (2010)
* Christopher Lee (2011)
* Peter Molyneux (2011)
* Trevor McDonald (2011)
* Martin Scorsese (2012)
* ~~Rolf Harris~~ (2012)
* Alan Parker (2013)
* Gabe Newell (2013)
* Michael Palin (2013)
* Helen Mirren (2014)
* Rockstar Games (2014)
* Julie Walters (2014)
* Mike Leigh (2015)
* David Braben (2015)
* Jon Snow (2015)
* Sidney Poitier (2016)
* John Carmack (2016)
* Ray Galton & Alan Simpson (2016)
* Mel Brooks (2017)
* Joanna Lumley (2017)
* Ridley Scott (2018)
* Tim Schafer (2018)
* Kate Adie (2018)
* Thelma Schoonmaker (2019)
* Joan Bakewell (2019)
* Kathleen Kennedy (2020)
* Hideo Kojima (2020)
* Ang Lee (2021)
* Siobhan Reddy (2021)
* Billy Connolly (2022)
* Sandy Powell (2023)
* Shuhei Yoshida (2023)
* Meera Syal (2023)
* Samantha Morton (2024)
* Floella Benjamin (2024)

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Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Film

Film
(1998)|

* Judianna Makovsky (1998)

Period or Fantasy
(1999–2004)|

* Colleen Atwood (1999)
* Rita Ryack (2000)
* Judianna Makovsky (2001)
* Colleen Atwood (2002)
* Ngila Dickson (2003)
* Colleen Atwood (2004)

Period
(2005–present)|

* Colleen Atwood (2005)
* Yee Chung-man (2006)
* Colleen Atwood (2007)
* Michael O'Connor (2008)
* Sandy Powell (2009)
* Jenny Beavan (2010)
* Arianne Phillips (2011)
* Jacqueline Durran (2012)
* Patricia Norris (2013)
* Milena Canonero (2014)
* Paco Delgado (2015)
* Renee Ehrlich Kalfus (2016)
* Luis Sequeira (2017)
* Sandy Powell (2018)
* Mayes C. Rubeo (2019)
* Ann Roth (2020)
* Jenny Beavan (2021)
* Catherine Martin (2022)
* Holly Waddington (2023)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Costume Design

* Sandy Powell (2009)
* Colleen Atwood (2010)
* Mark Bridges (2011)
* Jacqueline Durran (2012)
* Catherine Martin (2013)
* Milena Canonero (2014)
* Jenny Beavan (2015)
* Madeline Fontaine (2016)
* Mark Bridges (2017)
* Ruth E. Carter (2018)
* Ruth E. Carter (2019)
* Ann Roth (2020)
* Jenny Beavan (2021)
* Ruth E. Carter (2022)
* Jacqueline Durran (2023)

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Satellite Award for Best Costume Design

* Penny Rose (1996)
* Deborah Lynn Scott (1997)
* Alexandra Byrne (1998)
* Colleen Atwood (1999)
* Rita Ryack (2000)
* Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie (2001)
* Julie Weiss (2002)
* Ngila Dickson (2003)
* Beatrix Aruna Pasztor (2004)
* Jacqueline Durran (2005)
* Patricia Field (2006)
* Alexandra Byrne (2007)
* Michael O'Connor (2008)
* Monique Prudhomme (2009)
* Colleen Atwood (2010)
* Jacqueline West (2011)
* Manon Rasmussen (2012)
* Michael O’Connor (2013)
* Milena Canonero (2014)
* Wen-Ying Huang (2015)
* Madeline Fontaine (2016)
* Mark Bridges (2017)
* Sandy Powell (2018)
* Ruth E. Carter (2019)
* Suzie Harman and Robert Worley (2020)
* Massimo Cantini Parrini (2021)
* Mary Zophres (2022)
* David Crossman and Janty Yates (2023)

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Saturn Award for Best Costume Design

1970s|

* Bill Thomas (1976)
* John Mollo (1977)
* Theoni V. Aldredge (1978)
* Jean-Pierre Dorleac (1979)

1980s|

* Jean-Pierre Dorleac (1980)
* Bob Ringwood (1981)
* Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton (1982)
* Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Nilo Rodis-Jamero (1983)
* Bob Ringwood (1984)
* Nanà Cecchi (1985)
* Robert Fletcher (1986)
* Phyllis Dalton (1987)
* Barbara Lane (1988)
* Erica Edell Phillips (1989/90)

1990s|

* Marilyn Vance (1991)
* Eiko Ishioka (1992)
* Mary E. Vogt (1993)
* Sandy Powell (1994)
* Julie Weiss (1995)
* Deborah Everton (1996)
* Ellen Mirojnick (1997)
* Jenny Beavan (1998)
* Trisha Biggar (1999)

2000s|

* Louise Mingenbach (2000)
* Judianna Makovsky (2001)
* Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor / Trisha Biggar (2002)
* Penny Rose (2003)
* Kevin Conran (2004)
* Isis Mussenden (2005)
* Yee Chung-man (2006)
* Colleen Atwood (2007)
* Mary Zophres (2008)
* Michael Wilkinson (2009)

2010s|

* Colleen Atwood (2010)
* Alexandra Byrne (2011)
* Paco Delgado (2012)
* Trish Summerville (2013)
* Ngila Dickson (2014)
* Alexandra Byrne (2015)
* Colleen Atwood (2016)
* Jacqueline Durran (2017)
* Michael Wilkinson (2018/19)
* Bina Daigeler (2019/20)

2020s|

* Jacqueline Durran, David Crossman and Glyn Dillon (2021/22)
* Jacqueline Durran (2022/23)

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

Authority control databases

International|

* FAST
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National|

* Germany
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* United States
* Poland

Other|

* IdRef

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