Catherine Martin | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Catherine_Martin_(Australian_designer).jpg) Martin in 2013 | |
| Born | 26 January 1965 Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | catherinemartin |
Catherine Martin (born 26 January 1965) is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and producer. She is known for her frequent collaborations with her husband, Baz Luhrmann. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, six BAFTA Awards, and a Tony Award.
Martin came to prominence with her first major film credit alongside Luhrmann on his feature directorial debut Strictly Ballroom (1992), which later became the first installment of the "Red Curtain Trilogy". For her exceptional work on the film's aesthetic, she earned two BAFTAs for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, among other accolades. Martin received her first Oscar nomination for art direction in the second part of the trilogy, Romeo + Juliet (1996). She then collected the Academy Award for Best Costume Design as well as the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on the Curtain's last chapter, Moulin Rouge! (2001). Martin became just the second woman to win multiple Oscars in a single year (after Edith Head) and the first to accomplish this feat twice, winning the same two categories for The Great Gatsby (2013). She was Oscar-nominated for Australia (2008) and Elvis (2022). Having won four awards out of nine nominations, she holds the record for the most Oscar wins of any Australian.