Colleen Atwood

Colleen Atwood
Born (1948-09-25) September 25, 1948 (age 76)
Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
Alma materCornish College of the Arts
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1981–present
Children2
AwardsDisney Legend, 2024

Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948)[1]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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Atwood, Colleen". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 19–22. ISBN 978-0-8242-1113-4.
  2. ^ Thilman, James (December 24, 2014). "Oscar Winning Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Vies For Yet Another Nomination". HuffPost.