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Colleen Atwood Biography

Birth Name:Colleen Atwood

Birth Place:Yakima, Washington, United States

Profession Costume designer, Costume department, Producer

Fast Facts

Received the 2013 Art of Elysium Visionary Award
Was honored with the Distinguished Costume Designer award at the 2014 Middleburg Film Festival
Studied at Cornish College of the Arts and New York University
Quote: "As a designer, you have to solve a lot of the same problems․․․Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things․"
Quote: "[Costumes are] the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are․"
Best known for designing the costumes for the films "Chicago," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and 2011's "Alice in Wonderland․"
Known for collaborating with directors Tim Burton, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Demme
Has designed costumes for the band My Chemical Romance
Has served as a designer for the Ringling Bros․ and Barnum & Bailey circus

Awards

1992Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
1992Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
1992BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
1994ACCA-Best Costume Design: nominated
1995Oscar-Best Costume Design: nominated
1995BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
1997Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
1998Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
1999Oscar-Best Costume Design: nominated
1999ACCA-Best Costume Design: winner
1999CDG Award-Excellence in Costume Design for Film: nominated
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
1999Golden Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2000Oscar-Best Costume Design: nominated
2000Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2000CDG Award-Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film: winner
2000Sierra Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2000OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2000Golden Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2002Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
2002ACCA-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
2002BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2002CDG Award-Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film: nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2002PFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2002Golden Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2003Oscar-Best Costume Design: winner
2003BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2003CDG Award-Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film: winner
2003Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: nominated
2003INOCA-Best Costume Design: winner
2003OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2003OFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2003PFCS Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2005Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
2005CDG Award-Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film: winner
2005Hollywood Film Award-Costume Designer of the Year: winner
2005INOCA-Best Costume Design: nominated
2005PFCS Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Costume Design: nominated
2006Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
2006BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2006CDG Award-Excellence in Period Film: winner
2006Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: winner
2006INOCA-Best Costume Design: winner
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2007Sierra Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2007PFCS Award-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
2008Saturn Award-Best Costume: winner
2008BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2008CDG Award-Excellence in Period Film: winner
2008Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: nominated
2008INOCA-Best Costume Design: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2009Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
2010Saturn Award-Best Costume: nominated
2010CDG Award-Excellence in Period Film: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: nominated
2010Sierra Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2010PFCS Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2010Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2011Felix-Best Costume Design: winner
2011Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
2011Saturn Award-Best Costume: winner
2011BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2011CDG Award-Excellence in Fantasy Film: winner
2011Critics Choice Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2011Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: winner
2011INOCA-Best Costume Design: nominated
2011OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2012Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2013Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
2013Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2013CDG Award-Excellence in Fantasy Film: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Costume Design: nominated
2014PFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2015Felix-Best Costume Design: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
2015Saturn Award-Best Costumes: nominated
2015BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2015CDG Award-Excellence in Fantasy Film: winner
2015Critics Choice Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: nominated
2015INOCA-Best Costume Design: nominated
2015IOMA-Best Costume Design (Migliori costumi): nominated
2015Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2016Sierra Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2016PFCS Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2017Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
2017Saturn Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2017Saturn Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2017BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2017CDG Award-Excellence in Fantasy Film: nominated
2017CDG Award-Excellence in Fantasy Film: nominated
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Costume Design: nominated
2017HFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design: winner
2017Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2019HFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2019Satellite Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2023CinEuphoria-Best Costume Design - International Competition: nominated
2023CDG Award-Excellence in Contemporary Television: winner
2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series: winner
2024Astra Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2024Astra TV Award-Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes: winner
2024CDG Award-Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2024OAFFC Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2024SDFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2025Saturn Award-Best Film Costume Design: winner
2025Astra Award-Best Costume Design - Television: winner
2025CDG Award-Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: nominated
2025HFCS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2025Sierra Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2025NDFS Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2025PCA Award-Best Costume Design: nominated
2026CDG Award-Excellence in Contemporary Film: winner
2026CDG Award-Excellence in Contemporary Television: nominated
2026Critics Choice Award-Best Costume Design: nominated