Sandy Powell
Personal Info
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-04-07 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
Sandy Powell
Biography
Sandy Powell CBE RDI (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer. She is recognized for her prolific work across independent films and blockbusters in a career spanning over three decades. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Costume Designers Guild Awards. She has received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Fellowship in 2023. Powell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to costume design.
Powell is best known for collaborating with directors Derek Jarman, Neil Jordan, Todd Haynes and Martin Scorsese. She has received 15 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and has won three times for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Aviator (2004), and The Young Victoria (2009). She has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design a record 16 times and had three wins for Velvet Goldmine (1998), The Young Victoria, and The Favourite (2018).
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Acting
(2020)
Making 'The Irishman'
as Self
(2018)
(2014)
The Wolf Pack
as Self
(1991)
Edward II
as Seamstress
(1969)
Crew
(2026)
The Bride!
Costume Design
(2025)
Snow White
Costume Design
(2022)
Living
Costume Design
(2021)
Rigoletto
Costume Design
(2021)
Mothering Sunday
Costume Design
(2020)
The Glorias
Costume Design
(2019)
The Irishman
Costume Design
(2018)
Mary Poppins Returns
Costume Design
(2018)
The Favourite
Costume Design
(2017)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Costume Design
(2017)
Wonderstruck
Costume Design
(2015)
Cinderella
Costume Design
(2015)
Carol
Costume Design
(2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Costume Design
(2012)
Suspension of Disbelief
Costume Design
(2011)
Hugo
Costume Design
(2010)
Shutter Island
Costume Design
(2010)
The Tempest
Costume Design
(2009)
The Young Victoria
Costume Design
(2008)
The Other Boleyn Girl
Costume Design
(2006)
The Departed
Costume Design
(2005)
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Costume Design
(2004)
The Aviator
Costume Design
(2003)
Sylvia
Costume Design
(2002)
Gangs of New York
Costume Design
(2002)
Far from Heaven
Costume Design
(1999)
The End of the Affair
Costume Design
(1999)
Felicia's Journey
Costume Design
(1999)
Miss Julie
Costume Design
(1998)
Velvet Goldmine
Costume Design
(1998)
Shakespeare in Love
Costume Design
(1998)
The Butcher Boy
Costume Design
(1998)
Hilary and Jackie
Costume Design
(1997)
The Wings of the Dove
Costume Design
(1996)
Michael Collins
Costume Design
(1995)
Rob Roy
Costume Design
(1994)
Interview with the Vampire
Costume Design
(1994)
Being Human
Costume Design
(1993)
Wittgenstein
Costume Design
(1992)
The Crying Game
Costume Design
(1992)
Orlando
Costume Design
(1991)
The Miracle
Costume Design
(1991)
The Pope Must Die
Costume Design
(1991)
Edward II
Costume Design
(1990)
Shadow of China
Costume Design
(1989)
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Costume Design
(1988)
Stormy Monday
Costume Design
(1988)
For Queen & Country
Costume Design
(1987)
The Last of England
Costume Design
(1987)
Aria
Costume Design
(1986)
Caravaggio
Costume Design
(1986)
The London Story
Costume Design