Sandy Powell Becomes First Costume Designer to Receive Bafta . Scholarship
British costume designer Sandy Powell will be awarded a Bafta Fellowship for the “fascinating” wardrobes she has created during her nearly four-decade career in the film industry.
Owell, who has won three Bafta Awards and an Academy Award, respectively, said she was “very proud” of the award and “particularly proud” to be the first costume designer to receive the highest honor. by Bafta.
The 62-year-old said: “I am lucky because I love what I do and incredibly fortunate to work with some of the most talented and inspiring people in the industry both behind and in front of the camera. .
“I look forward to many more years to come.”
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Sandy Powell becomes the first costume designer to receive a Bafta Fellowship (Bafta/Matt Holyoak/PA)
Film scholarship recipients include Dame Helen Mirren, Charlie Chaplin, Martin Scorsese, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ang Lee.
Jane Millichip, chief executive officer of Bafta, said: “Sandy Powell is not only a great designer, she is also a great storyteller. Her costumes are ravishing, but they also brilliantly interpret the story and provide the infrastructure for the character.
“For more than three decades, Sandy has been raising awareness of the profession of costume designer in film and emphasizing designers in the making.
“We look forward to honoring Sandy’s work this month at our EE Bafta Film Awards and partnering with her next year to inspire the next generation of costume designers and storytellers. next.”
Born in London, Powell began sewing at a young age and first rose to prominence for her work in the historical drama Orlando, directed by Sally Potter, which earned Bafta and Award nominations First Oscar for best costume design.
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Sandy Powell with an Academy Award for which she won Best Costume Design for Shakespeare In Love at the 71st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles (Peter Jordan/PA)
In 1998, Todd Hayne’s Velvet Goldmine won Powell’s first Bafta Award before scoring his first Academy Award for John Madden’s Shakespeare In Love made the same year.
Powell is a frequent collaborator with directors including Haynes and Scorsese, which won her a second Academy Award for The Aviator.
In 2009, Powell worked alongside Jean-Marc Vallee on The Young Victoria, winning a second Bafta and a third Academy Award before winning a third Bafta for The Favourite 10 years later.
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Other notable credits that have earned her Bafta and Academy Award nominations include The Irishman, Cinderella, and Mary Poppins Returns.
Most recently she has worked on Oliver Hermanus’ Living, starring Bill Nighy, and Marc Webb’s Snow White – currently in post-production.
Powell will be awarded the Fellowship as part of a special celebration of her work during a ceremony taking place at the Royal Hall of the Southbank Center on February 19.
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