Colleen Atwood

Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948)[1] is an American costume designer.

Colleen Atwood
Born (1948-09-25) September 25, 1948
Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
Alma materCornish College of the Arts
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1981–present
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Atwood gained prominence for her frequent collaborations with directors Jonathan Demme, Tim Burton, and Rob Marshall.[2] She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design twelve times, winning four awards for Chicago (2002), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016); the latter is the first Wizarding World film to win an Academy Award.

Early life and education

Born in Yakima, Washington, she studied painting at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington in the early 1970s, and later worked in retail at various places, including the Yves St. Laurent boutique at Frederick & Nelson department store in the city.[3]

Career

Atwood began her career as a fashion advisor in Washington in the early 1970s. She moved to New York in 1980, where she studied art at New York University.[4] Her movie career started after a chance encounter with someone whose mother was designing the sets for the film Ragtime, and she got the job of a PA (production assistant) in the film.[3][5] She worked as an assistant to a costume designer and eventually earned her first film credit for A Little Sex, directed by Bruce Paltrow.[4]

Costume worn by Mia Wasikowska as the title character in Alice in Wonderland, designed by Atwood.
Details of the costumes worn by Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller, and Carmen Ejogo in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, designed by Atwood.

Eventually Atwood ventured into the world of costume design for theater and film, initially coming to fame through her work on Sting's Bring On the Night World Tour, also made into a documentary by the same name.[6] An important turning point in her career came when, through production designer Bo Welch with whom she had worked in Joe Versus the Volcano, she met director Tim Burton. Atwood and Burton worked together on over seven films in the next two decades, starting with Edward Scissorhands and including Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Big Fish, Planet of the Apes, and Sweeney Todd.[3][5] She moved to Los Angeles in 1990.[4]

Atwood has been partially involved in developing or has been the lead designer for producing the costumes on over 50 films to date. She was the lead costume designer for all the new costumes created for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2005–2006. She also designed The Black Parade band uniforms for the band My Chemical Romance, as well as costumes for the following album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. She also designs for television, including Arrow,[7] The Flash,[7] and Supergirl.[7] Director Tim Burton brought on Atwood as the costume designer for the Netflix series Wednesday to design the looks for Gomez and Morticia Addams.[8] The first thing she did was read the script. She started with Nevermore Academy and worked on the costumes for Wednesday Addams and Enid.[9]

Atwood's favorite fashion designers include Azzedine Alaia,[4] Yohji Yamamoto,[4] and Alexander McQueen.[4][10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Director Notes
1984 Firstborn Michael Apted
1985 Bring On the Night
1986 Manhunter Michael Mann
1987 Critical Condition Michael Apted
The Pick-up Artist James Toback
Someone to Watch Over Me Ridley Scott
1988 For Keeps John G. Avildsen
Married to the Mob Jonathan Demme
Fresh Horses David Anspaugh
Torch Song Trilogy Paul Bogart
1989 Hider in the House Matthew Patrick
1990 The Handmaid's Tale Volker Schlöndorff
Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley
Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
Rush Lili Fini Zanuck
1992 Lorenzo's Oil George Miller
1993 Born Yesterday Luis Mandoki
Philadelphia Jonathan Demme
1994 Cabin Boy Adam Resnick
Wyatt Earp Lawrence Kasdan
Ed Wood Tim Burton
Little Women Gillian Armstrong
1995 The Grotesque John-Paul Davidson
1996 The Juror Brian Gibson
That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks
Head Above Water Jim Wilson
Mars Attacks! Tim Burton
1997 Buddy Caroline Thompson
Gattaca Andrew Niccol
1998 Fallen Gregory Hoblit
Beloved Jonathan Demme
Mumford Lawrence Kasdan
1999 Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton
2001 Golden Dreams Agnieszka Holland
The Mexican Gore Verbinski
Planet of the Apes Tim Burton
2002 CinéMagique Jerry Rees
Chicago Rob Marshall
2003 Big Fish Tim Burton
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Brad Silberling
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall
2006 Mission: Impossible III J. J. Abrams
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton
2009 Nine Rob Marshall
Public Enemies Michael Mann
2010 Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton
2010 The Tourist Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
2011 The Rum Diary Bruce Robinson
In Time Andrew Niccol
2012 Dark Shadows Tim Burton
Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders
2014 Big Eyes Tim Burton
Into the Woods Rob Marshall
2015 Blackhat Michael Mann
2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Tim Burton
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates
2018 Tomb Raider Roar Uthaug
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald David Yates
2019 Dumbo Tim Burton
Lady and the Tramp Charlie Bean
Now Is Everything Valentina De Amicis
Riccardo Spinotti
Bombshell Jay Roach
2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Jason Woliner Visual consultant[11]
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore David Yates
Top Gun: Maverick Joseph Kosinski Visual consultant
2023 The Little Mermaid Rob Marshall
2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Tim Burton Post-production[12][13][14]
TBA Rothko [15]

Television
Year Title Notes
2001 The Tick Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Arrow Episode: "Pilot"
2014–2018 The Flash 2 episodes
2015 Supergirl Episode: "Pilot"
2016 The Tick Episode: "Pilot"
2020 High Fidelity Episode: "Top Five Heartbreaks"
2022 Wednesday 8 episodes
2024 Masters of the Air 9 episodes[16][17][18]

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Best Costume Design Little Women Nominated [19]
1998 Beloved Nominated [20]
1999 Sleepy Hollow Nominated [21]
2002 Chicago Won [22]
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Nominated [23]
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Won [24]
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Nominated [25]
2009 Nine Nominated [26]
2010 Alice in Wonderland Won [27]
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Nominated [28]
2014 Into the Woods Nominated [29]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Won [30]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1991 Best Costume Design Edward Scissorhands Nominated [31]
1994 Little Women Nominated [32]
1999 Sleepy Hollow Won [33]
2001 Planet of the Apes Nominated [34]
2002 Chicago Nominated [35]
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Won [36]
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Nominated [37]
2010 Alice in Wonderland Won [38]
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Nominated [39]
2014 Into the Woods Nominated [40]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Nominated [41]

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2007 Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or Special Tony Bennett: An American Classic Won [42]
2023 Outstanding Contemporary Costumes Wednesday Won [43]

Miscellaneous awards
List of Colleen Atwood other awards and nominations
Award Year Category Title Result
Astra TV Creative Arts Awards[lower-alpha 1] 2023 Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes Wednesday Won
Costume Designers Guild Awards 1998 Excellence in Costume Design for Film Beloved Nominated
1999 Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film Sleepy Hollow Won
2001 Planet of the Apes Nominated
2002 Chicago Won
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Won
2005 Excellence in Period Film Memoirs of a Geisha Won
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Won
2009 Nine Nominated
2010 Excellence in Fantasy Film Alice in Wonderland Won
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Nominated
2014 Into the Woods Won
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Nominated
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Nominated
2022 Excellence in Contemporary Television Wednesday Won
2023 Excellence in Fantasy Film The Little Mermaid Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards[lower-alpha 2] 2010 Best Costume Design Alice in Wonderland Won
2014 Into the Woods Nominated
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards 2005 Costume Designer of the Year Memoirs of a Geisha Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2002 Best Costume Design Chicago Nominated
Satellite Awards 1998 Best Costume Design Beloved Nominated
1999 Sleepy Hollow Won
2001 Planet of the Apes Nominated
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Nominated
2009 Nine Nominated
2010 Alice in Wonderland Won
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Nominated
2014 Into the Woods Nominated
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Nominated
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Nominated
Saturn Awards 1991 Best Costume Design Edward Scissorhands Nominated
The Silence of the Lambs Nominated
1996 Mars Attacks! Nominated
1997 Gattaca Nominated
1999 Sleepy Hollow Nominated
2001 Planet of the Apes Nominated
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Won
2009 Nine Nominated
2010 Alice in Wonderland Won
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Nominated
2014 Into the Woods Nominated
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Won
Alice Through the Looking Glass Nominated

Honorary accolades
Organization Year Category Result
Costume Designers Guild 2005 Career Achievement in Film Award Received
The Walt Disney Company 2024 Disney Legends Inducted

Notes
  1. formerly known as "Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards" and "Hollywood Critics Association Awards"
  2. formerly known as "Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards"

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