Colleen Atwood

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948)<ref name="Curr Bio">Template:Cite book</ref> is an American costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across film and television. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Emmy Awards.

Atwood is best known for her collaborations with directors Jonathan Demme, Tim Burton, and Rob Marshall.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She has received 12 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and has won four times for Chicago (2002), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), the latter was the first Wizarding World film to win an Academy Award.

Early life and education

Born in Ellensburg, Washington, Atwood grew up in the small farming community of Quincy, Washington. At 17, she became pregnant and didn't graduate high school with her class. To support her baby and her husband, who was in college, she took a job at a French fry factory.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2016/09/30/496119928/costume-designer-colleen-atwood-took-unlikely-path-to-hollywood-royalty</ref> Then, Atwood received a scholarship to attend Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle 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.<ref name="st">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="ny">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="st" /><ref name="nt" /> She worked as an assistant to a costume designer and eventually earned her first film credit for A Little Sex, directed by Bruce Paltrow.<ref name="ny" />

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Costume worn by Mia Wasikowska as the title character in Alice in Wonderland, 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="st" /><ref name="nt">Template:Cite news</ref> She moved to Los Angeles in 1990.<ref name="ny" />

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,<ref name="sg" /> The Flash,<ref name="sg" /> and Supergirl.<ref name="sg">Template:Cite news</ref> Director Tim Burton brought on Atwood as the costume designer for the Netflix series Wednesday to design the looks for Gomez and Morticia Addams.<ref name="Vanity Fair">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first thing she did was read the script. She started with Nevermore Academy and worked on the costumes for Wednesday Addams and Enid.<ref name="Variety">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Atwood's favorite fashion designers include Azzedine Alaia,<ref name="ny" /> Yohji Yamamoto,<ref name="ny" /> and Alexander McQueen.<ref name="ny" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes	Template:Tooltip
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	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2022	Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore	David Yates
	Top Gun: Maverick	Joseph Kosinski	Visual consultant
2023	The Little Mermaid	Rob Marshall
	Pain Hustlers	David Yates
2024	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Tim Burton		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	Kiss of the Spider Woman	Bill Condon
2025	Template:Pending film	Paul Thomas Anderson	Post-production	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
TBA	Rothko			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Template:Tooltip
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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1994	Best Costume Design	Little Women	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998		Beloved	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999		Sleepy Hollow	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002		Chicago	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004		Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005		Memoirs of a Geisha	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007		Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009		Nine	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010		Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012		Snow White and the Huntsman	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014		Into the Woods	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1991	Best Costume Design	Edward Scissorhands	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994		Little Women	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999		Sleepy Hollow	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001		Planet of the Apes	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002		Chicago	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005		Memoirs of a Geisha	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007		Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010		Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012		Snow White and the Huntsman	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014		Into the Woods	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Outstanding Contemporary Costumes	Wednesday Template:Small	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Miscellaneous awards

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Award	Year	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
Astra Film and Creative Arts AwardsTemplate:Efn	2024	Best Costume Design	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Artisan Icon Award	Template:N/a	Template:Honored
Astra TV and Creative Arts AwardsTemplate:Efn	2023	Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes	Wednesday	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CFDA Fashion Awards	2013	Board of Director’s Tribute Award	Template:N/a	Template:Honored	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Costume Designers Guild Awards	1998	Excellence in Film	Beloved	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	1999	Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film	Sleepy Hollow	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2001		Planet of the Apes	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2002		Chicago	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2004		Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2005	Excellence in Period Film	Memoirs of a Geisha	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Career Achievement Award	Template:N/a	Template:Honored
	2007	Excellence in Period Film	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2009		Nine	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2010	Excellence in Fantasy Film	Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2012		Snow White and the Huntsman	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2014		Into the Woods	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2016		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children	Template:Nom
	2022	Excellence in Contemporary Television	Wednesday Template:Small	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2023	Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film	The Little Mermaid	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2024		Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2009	Best Costume Design	Nine	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	2010		Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2014		Into the Woods	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	2016		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Disney Legends	2024	Costume Design	Template:N/a	Template:Honored	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Empire Awards	2016	Best Costume Design	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hollywood Film Awards	2005	Hollywood Costume Design Award	Memoirs of a Geisha	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2009		Nine	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	1999	Best Costume Design	Sleepy Hollow	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2007		Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2010		Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2016		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Middleburg Film Festival	2014	Distinguished Costume Designer	Template:N/a	Template:Honored	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Newport Beach Film Festival	2024	Career Achievement in Costume Design	Template:N/a	Template:Honored	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2002	Best Costume Design	Chicago	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	2024	Best Costume Design	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Satellite Awards	1998	Best Costume Design	Beloved	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	1999		Sleepy Hollow	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2001		Planet of the Apes	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2005		Memoirs of a Geisha	Template:Nom
	2009		Nine	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2010		Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2012		Snow White and the Huntsman	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2014		Into the Woods	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2016		Alice Through the Looking Glass	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2018		Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Saturn Awards	1991	Best Costume Design	Edward Scissorhands	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			The Silence of the Lambs	Template:Nom
	1996		Mars Attacks!	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	1997		Gattaca	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	1999		Sleepy Hollow	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2001		Planet of the Apes	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2007		Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2009		Nine	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2010		Alice in Wonderland	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2012		Snow White and the Huntsman	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2014		Into the Woods	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2016		Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
			Alice Through the Looking Glass	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	2023/24		Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Savannah Film Festival	2024	Variety’s Creative Impact in Costume Design	Template:N/a	Template:Honored	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Venice Film Festival	2012	Gucci Award for Women in Cinema	Snow White and the Huntsman Template:Small	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bibliography

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