Powell, Sandy 1960-

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Powell, Sandy 1960-

PERSONAL

Born April 7, 1960, in London, England. Education: Studied theater design at London's Central School of Art.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Contact—c/o Drury House 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA England.

Career:

Costume designer. Began career designing for fringe theater and dance productions.

Awards, Honors:

Evening Standard British Film Award, best technical and artistic achievement, 1992, for Edward II, The Miracle, and The Pope Must Die; Academy Award nomination, best costume design, Evening Standard British Film Award, best technical and artistic achievement, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Awards, 1994, all for Orlando; Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Saturn Award, best costumes, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1995, both for Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; Academy Award nomination, best costume design, Golden Satellite Award nomination, outstanding costume design, International Press Academy, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1998, all for The Wings of the Dove; Academy Award, best costume design, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1999, both for Shakespeare in Love; Film Award, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Academy Award nomination, best costume design, 1999, both for Velvet Goldmine; Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2000, for The End of the Affair; Genie Award nomination, best achievement in costume design, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2000, for Felicia's Journey; Academy Award nomination, best costume design, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best costume design, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best costume design, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2003, all for Gangs of New York; Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination, best costume design, Online Film Critics Society Award, best costume design, 2003, for Far from Heaven; Academy Award, best achievement in costume design, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best costume design, Sierra Award, best costume design, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Costume Designers Guild Award nomination, excellence in costume design for film—period/fantasy, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2005, all for The Aviator; British Independent Film Award nomination, best technical achievement, Film Award nomination, best costume design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2005, Academy Award nomination, best achievement in costume design, 2006, all for Mrs. Henderson Presents.

CREDITS

Film Costume Designer:

Caravaggio, Cinevista, 1986.

("Louise") Aria, Miramax, 1987.

The Last of England, International Film Circuit, 1988.

Stormy Monday, Atlantic Releasing Corp., 1988.

For Queen and Country, Atlantic Releasing Corp., 1988.

Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother, Palace Pictures, 1989.

Venus Peter, Starlight, 1989.

Shadow of China (also known as China Shadow), New Line Cinema, 1990.

The Miracle, Miramax, 1991.

The Pope Must Die, Miramax, 1991.

Edward II, Fine Line Features, 1991.

Orlando, Sony Pictures Classics, 1992.

The Crying Game, Miramax, 1992.

Being Human, Warner Bros., 1993.

Wittgenstein, Zeitgeist Films, 1993.

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (also known as Interview with the Vampire), Warner Bros., 1994.

Rob Roy, United Artists, 1995.

Michael Collins, Warner Bros., 1996.

The Butcher Boy, Geffen Pictures, 1997.

The Wings of the Dove, Miramax, 1997.

Velvet Goldmine, Miramax, 1998.

Hilary and Jackie, October Films, 1998.

Shakespeare in Love, Miramax, 1998.

Felicia's Journey (also known as Le voyage de Felicia), Artisan Entertainment, 1999.

Miss Julie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999.

The End of the Affair, Columbia, 1999.

Far from Heaven (also known as Loin du paradis), Focus Features, 2002.

Gangs from New York, Miramax, 2002.

Sylvia, Focus Features, 2003.

The Aviator, Miramax, 2004.

Mrs. Henderson Presents, Weinstein Company, 2005.

The Departed, Warner Bros., 2006.

The Other Boleyn Girl, Columbia, 2007.

Film Work; Other:

Assistant storeman, Anna and the King, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Film Appearances:

Seamstress, Edward II, Fine Line Features, 1991.

Herself, Making of "Mrs. Henderson Presents" (documentary short), 2006.

Television Costume Designer; Episodic:

"Didn't You Kill My Brother?," The Comic Strip Presents, 1988.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Shakespeare in Love and Film, 1999.

The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999.

A Life Without Limits: The Making of "The Aviator," FX Channel, 2004.

The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Appeared as herself, "Far from Heaven," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel.

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