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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.
As of 2020, she has contributed with the costume design of nine films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Crying Game (1992), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Hugo (2011), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Favourite (2018), and The Irishman (2019).
Frequently works with Todd Haynes and Martin Scorsese since she served as costume designer for Haynes's 5th film: Velvet Goldmine (1998), and for Scorsese's 19th film: Gangs of New York (2002).
Feb 5, 2023 · Sandy Powell — the three-time Oscar-winning costume designer whose credits include Gangs of New York, Shakespeare in Love, Carol and The Irishman — is set to receive the BAFTA Fellowship, the...
Nov 6, 2022 · Multiple Oscar winner Sandy Powell shares stories about the Gangs Of New York, Velvet Goldmine, The Favourite, and David Bowie's lasting influence.
Feb 24, 2016 · British costumer Sandy Powell already has three Oscars, and now she's been nominated for two more. This year she's up twice for best costume design: one for Cinderella -- with its sweeping...
Oct 19, 2017 · Unsurprisingly, its costumes—designed by the inimitable and legendary Sandy Powell—play one of the most crucial parts in visually telling the two interrelated tales while presenting two polar-opposite eras of The Big Apple through sublime details of foreground and (especially) background costumes.
