Years active 1984- 2015 Name Janet Patterson | Role Costume Designer Died October 21, 2016 (aged 60) | |
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Occupation Costume Designer and Production designer Awards AACTA Award for Best Production Design Nominations Academy Award for Best Costume Design Similar People Fanny Brawne, Jan Chapman, Greig Fraser, Jane Campion, Stuart Dryburgh | ||
Hollywood Costume: 'Bright Star' Interview (Excerpt)
Janet Patterson (12 August 1956 - 21 October 2016) was an Australian costume designer and production designer. She won one BAFTA award and four Australian Film Institute awards, and was nominated for four Academy awards.
Contents
- Hollywood Costume Bright Star Interview Excerpt
- Janet Patterson Memorial
- Early life and education
- Death
- Oscar Nominations
- BAFTA Awards
- Australian Film Institute
- Costume Design
- Production Design
- Other
- References
Janet Patterson Memorial
Early life and education
Patterson attended North Sydney Girls High and later attended East Sydney Technical College and Sydney College of the Arts, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design and a diploma in Textile Studies and Costume Design. In addition to her studies in Sydney, Patterson received a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust scholarship to study under architect Luigi Snozzi in Switzerland. She began her career in the 1980s working in production design, costume design, and set design for ABC Television.
Death
Patterson's death was announced by her agency, who had stated Patterson's family did not wish to disclose her age or date of death, however actress Nicole Kidman revealed she had died on 21 October 2016.
Oscar Nominations
All four were in Best Costumes
BAFTA Awards
Both are in costumes.