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Colleen Atwood Biography

Birth Place:
Yakima, Washington, United States
Profession
costume designer

Fast Facts

  • Worked in high-end fashion retail in Seattle, and moved to New York City in 1980 to get her foot in the film and theater costume world
  • Worked as costume designer for such big events as Sting's Bring on the Night World Tour and Ringling Bros
  • and Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth
  • Her career took a turn when she met Tim Burton while working on the set of Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
  • Since then, she has done costumes for several of his movies, starting with Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  • She surprisingly first heard that she was nominated for an Oscar for Snow White and the Huntsman from her daughter's classmate, who was a movie buff
  • Art of Elysium—an organization that raises money for children with serious medical conditions—honored her with the Visionary Award at their 2013 gala

Awards

  • 2017BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2016Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
  • 2015BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2015Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2012Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 2011Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 2010Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
  • 2009Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 2008BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2007Emmy-Outstanding Costumes For A Variety/Music Program Or A Special: winner
  • 2007Las Vegas Film Critics Association-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 2007Phoenix Film Critics Association-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 2007Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 2006BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 2005Phoenix Film Critics Association-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 2005Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
  • 2004Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 2003BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2002BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 2002Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: winner
  • 2000BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: winner
  • 1999Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 1998Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 1995BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated
  • 1994Oscar-Best Achievement in Costume Design: nominated
  • 1992BAFTA Film Awards-Best Costume Design: nominated

Relationships

  • Charlotte -- Daughter
  • Tracey -- Daughter