BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design

Best Costume Design is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize a designer who has delivered outstanding costume design in a film.

BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
Awarded for	Best Costume Design
Location	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held by	Holly Waddington for Poor Things (2023)
Website	https://www.bafta.org/

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. Since 1964, selected costume designers have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Costume Design at an annual ceremony.

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

1960s

Year	Film	Designer
1964 (18th) [1][2]	Best British Costume Design – Black and White
	The Pumpkin Eater	Motley
	Of Human Bondage	Beatrice Dawson
	Psyche 59	Julie Harris
	Best British Costume Design – Colour
	Becket	Margaret Furse
	The Long Ships	Anthony Mendleson
	Woman of Straw	Beatrice Dawson
	The Yellow Rolls-Royce	Anthony Mendleson
1965 (19th) [3]	Best British Costume Design – Black and White
	Not awarded
	Best British Costume Design – Colour
	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines	Osbert Lancaster and Dinah Greet
	The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders	Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge
	Help!	Julie Harris
	A Shot in the Dark	Margaret Furse
	Young Cassidy
1966 (20th) [4]	Best British Costume Design – Black and White
	Not awarded
	Best British Costume Design – Colour
	The Wrong Box	Julie Harris
	Arabesque	Christian Dior
	The Blue Max	John Furniss
	Romeo and Juliet	Nicholas Georgiadis
1967 (21st) [5][6]	Best British Costume Design – Black and White
	Mademoiselle	Jocelyn Rickards
	The Sailor from Gibraltar	Jocelyn Rickards
	Best British Costume Design – Colour
	A Man for All Seasons	Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge
	Casino Royale	Julie Harris
	Far from the Madding Crowd	Alan Barrett
	Half a Sixpence	Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge
Best Costume Design
1968 (22nd)	Romeo and Juliet	Danilo Donati
	The Charge of the Light Brigade	David Walker
	The Lion in Winter	Margaret Furse
	Oliver!	Phyllis Dalton
1969 (23rd)	Oh! What a Lovely War	Anthony Mendleson
	Funny Girl	Irene Sharaff
	Isadora	Ruth Myers
	Women in Love	Shirley Ann Russell

1970s

Year	Film	Designer
1970 (24th)	Waterloo	Maria De Matteis
	Anne of the Thousand Days	Margaret Furse
	Cromwell	Vittorio Nino Novarese
	Ryan's Daughter	Jocelyn Rickards
1971 (25th)	Death in Venice	Piero Tosi
	The Go-Between	John Furniss
	Nicholas and Alexandra	Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo
	The Tales of Beatrix Potter	Christine Edzard
1972 (26th)	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Macbeth Young Winston	Anthony Mendleson [A]
	Cabaret	Charlotte Flemming
	The Godfather	Anna Hill Johnstone
1973 (27th)	The Hireling	Phyllis Dalton
	Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Danilo Donati
	A Doll's House	Beatrice Dawson
	Jesus Christ Superstar	Yvonne Blake
1974 (28th)	The Great Gatsby	Theoni V. Aldredge
	Chinatown	Anthea Sylbert
	Murder on the Orient Express	Tony Walton
	The Three Musketeers	Yvonne Blake
1975 (29th)	The Day of the Locust	Ann Roth
	Barry Lyndon	Ulla-Britt Söderlund and Milena Canonero
	The Four Musketeers	Yvonne Blake
	The Man Who Would Be King	Edith Head
1976 (30th)	The Marquise of O	Moidele Bickel
	Bugsy Malone	Monica Howe
	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Judith Dorsman
	The Slipper and the Rose	Julie Harris
1977 (31st)	Fellini's Casanova	Danilo Donati
	Joseph Andrews	Michael Annals and Patrick Wheatley
	New York, New York	Theadora Van Runkle
	Valentino	Shirley Ann Russell
1978 (32nd)	Death on the Nile	Anthony Powell
	The Duellists	Tom Rand
	Julia	Anthea Sylbert, Joan Bridge and Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca
	Star Wars	John Mollo
1979 (33rd)	Yanks	Shirley Ann Russell
	Agatha	Shirley Ann Russell
	Alien	John Mollo
	The Europeans	Judy Moorcroft

1980s

Year	Film	Designer
1980 (34th)	Kagemusha	Seiichiro Momosawa
	All That Jazz	Albert Wolsky
	Don Giovanni	Frantz Salieri
	Flash Gordon	Danilo Donati
1981 (35th)	Chariots of Fire	Milena Canonero
	Excalibur	Bob Ringwood
	The French Lieutenant's Woman	Tom Rand
	Tess	Anthony Powell
1982 (36th)	Blade Runner	Michael Kaplan and Charles Knode
	Gandhi	Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo
	Reds	Shirley Ann Russell
1983 (37th)	La Traviata	Piero Tosi
	Fanny and Alexander	Marik Vos-Lundh
	Heat and Dust	Barbara Lane
	Tootsie	Ruth Morley
1984 (38th)	Once Upon a Time in America	Gabriella Pescucci
	The Bostonians	Jenny Beavan and John Bright
	The Company of Wolves	Elizabeth Waller
	Swann in Love	Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle
1985 (39th)	The Cotton Club	Milena Canonero
	Amadeus	Theodor Pištěk
	Legend	Charles Knode
	A Passage to India	Judy Moorcroft
1986 (40th)	A Room with a View	Jenny Beavan and John Bright
	The Mission	Enrico Sabbatini
	Out of Africa	Milena Canonero
	Ran	Emi Wada
1987 (41st)	Radio Days	Jeffrey Kurland
	Hope and Glory	Shirley Ann Russell
	Little Dorrit	Sands Films
	The Untouchables	Marilyn Vance-Straker
1988 (42nd)	The Last Emperor	James Acheson
	The Dressmaker	Judy Moorcroft
	Empire of the Sun	Bob Ringwood
	White Mischief	Marit Allen
1989 (43rd)	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	Gabriella Pescucci
	Batman	Bob Ringwood
	Dangerous Liaisons	James Acheson
	Henry V	Phyllis Dalton

1990s

Year	Film	Designer
1990 (44th)	Goodfellas	Richard Bruno
	Cinema Paradiso	Beatrice Bulgari
	Dick Tracy	Milena Canonero
	Pretty Woman	Marilyn Vance-Straker
1991 (45th)	Cyrano de Bergerac	Franca Squarciapino
	Edward Scissorhands	Colleen Atwood
	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	John Bloomfield
	Valmont	Theodor Pištěk
1992 (46th)	Strictly Ballroom	Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
	Chaplin	Ellen Mirojnick and John Mollo
	Howards End	Jenny Beavan and John Bright
	The Last of the Mohicans	Elsa Zamparelli
1993 (47th)	The Piano	Janet Patterson
	Bram Stoker's Dracula	Eiko Ishioka
	Much Ado About Nothing	Phyllis Dalton
	Orlando	Sandy Powell
	Schindler's List	Anna B. Sheppard
1994 (48th)	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Lindy Hemming
	Interview with the Vampire	Sandy Powell
	Little Women	Colleen Atwood
1995 (49th)	Braveheart	Charles Knode
	The Madness of King George	Mark Thompson
	Restoration	James Acheson
	Sense and Sensibility	Jenny Beavan and John Bright
1996 (50th)	Richard III	Shuna Harwood
	The English Patient	Ann Roth
	Evita	Penny Rose
	Hamlet	Alexandra Byrne
1997 (51st)	Mrs Brown	Deirdre Clancy
	L.A. Confidential	Ruth Myers
	Titanic	Deborah Lynn Scott
	The Wings of the Dove	Sandy Powell
1998 (52nd)	Velvet Goldmine	Sandy Powell
	Elizabeth	Alexandra Byrne
	The Mask of Zorro	Graciela Mazón
	Shakespeare in Love	Sandy Powell
1999 (53rd) [7]	Sleepy Hollow	Colleen Atwood
	The End of the Affair	Sandy Powell
	An Ideal Husband	Caroline Harris
	Tea with Mussolini	Anna Anni, Jenny Beavan and Alberto Spiazzi

2000s

Year	Film	Designer
2000 (54th) [8]	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	Timmy Yip
	Chocolat	Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
	Gladiator	Janty Yates
	The House of Mirth	Monica Howe
	Quills	Jacqueline West
2001 (55th) [9]	Gosford Park	Jenny Beavan
	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Judianna Makovsky
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Ngila Dickson
	Moulin Rouge!	Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
	Planet of the Apes	Colleen Atwood
2002 (56th) [10]	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
	Catch Me If You Can	Mary Zophres
	Chicago	Colleen Atwood
	Frida	Julie Weiss
	Gangs of New York	Sandy Powell
2003 (57th) [11]	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Wendy Stites
	Cold Mountain	Carlo Poggioli and Ann Roth
	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Dien van Straalen
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Penny Rose
2004 (58th) [12]	Vera Drake	Jacqueline Durran
	The Aviator	Sandy Powell
	Finding Neverland	Alexandra Byrne
	House of Flying Daggers	Emi Wada
	The Merchant of Venice	Sammy Sheldon
2005 (59th) [13]	Memoirs of a Geisha	Colleen Atwood
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Gabriella Pescucci
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Isis Mussenden
	Mrs Henderson Presents	Sandy Powell
	Pride & Prejudice	Jacqueline Durran
2006 (60th) [14]	Pan's Labyrinth	Lala Huete
	The Devil Wears Prada	Patricia Field
	Marie Antoinette	Milena Canonero
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Penny Rose
	The Queen	Consolata Boyle
2007 (61st) [15]	La Vie en Rose	Marit Allen
	Atonement	Jacqueline Durran
	Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Alexandra Byrne
	Lust, Caution	Lai Pan
	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Colleen Atwood
2008 (62nd) [16]	The Duchess	Michael O'Connor
	Changeling	Deborah Hopper
	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Jacqueline West
	The Dark Knight	Lindy Hemming
	Revolutionary Road	Albert Wolsky
2009 (63rd) [17]	The Young Victoria	Sandy Powell
	Bright Star	Janet Patterson
	Coco Before Chanel	Catherine Leterrier
	An Education	Odile Dicks-Mireaux
	A Single Man	Arianne Phillips

2010s

Year	Film	Designer
2010 (64th) [18]	Alice in Wonderland	Colleen Atwood
	Black Swan	Amy Westcott
	The King's Speech	Jenny Beavan
	Made in Dagenham	Louise Stjernsward
	True Grit	Mary Zophres
2011 (65th) [19]	The Artist	Mark Bridges
	Hugo	Sandy Powell
	Jane Eyre	Michael O'Connor
	My Week with Marilyn	Jill Taylor
	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Jacqueline Durran
2012 (66th) [20]	Anna Karenina	Jacqueline Durran
	Great Expectations	Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
	Les Misérables	Paco Delgado
	Lincoln	Joanna Johnston
	Snow White and the Huntsman	Colleen Atwood
2013 (67th) [21]	The Great Gatsby	Catherine Martin
	American Hustle	Michael Wilkinson
	Behind the Candelabra	Ellen Mirojnick
	The Invisible Woman	Michael O'Connor
	Saving Mr. Banks	Daniel Orlandi
2014 (68th) [22]	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Milena Canonero
	The Imitation Game	Sammy Sheldon Differ
	Into the Woods	Colleen Atwood
	Mr. Turner	Jacqueline Durran
	The Theory of Everything	Steven Noble
2015 (69th) [23]	Mad Max: Fury Road	Jenny Beavan
	Brooklyn	Odile Dicks-Mireaux
	Carol	Sandy Powell
	Cinderella
	The Danish Girl	Paco Delgado
2016 (70th) [24]	Jackie	Madeline Fontaine
	Allied	Joanna Johnston
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Colleen Atwood
	Florence Foster Jenkins	Consolata Boyle
	La La Land	Mary Zophres
2017 (71st) [25]	Phantom Thread	Mark Bridges
	Beauty and the Beast	Jacqueline Durran
	Darkest Hour
	I, Tonya	Jennifer Johnson
	The Shape of Water	Luis Sequeira
2018 (72nd) [26]	The Favourite	Sandy Powell
	The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	Mary Zophres
	Bohemian Rhapsody	Julian Day
	Mary Poppins Returns	Sandy Powell
	Mary Queen of Scots	Alexandra Byrne
2019 (73rd) [27]	Little Women	Jacqueline Durran
	The Irishman	Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
	Jojo Rabbit	Mayes C. Rubeo
	Judy	Jany Temime
	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Arianne Phillips

2020s

Year	Film	Designer
2020 (74th) [28]	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	Ann Roth
	Ammonite	Michael O'Connor
	The Dig	Alice Babidge
	Emma	Alexandra Byrne
	Mank	Trish Summerville
2021 (75th) [29]	Cruella	Jenny Beavan
	Cyrano	Massimo Cantini Parrini
	Dune	Robert Morgan and Jacqueline West
	The French Dispatch	Milena Canonero
	Nightmare Alley	Luis Sequeira
2022 (76th) [30]	Elvis	Catherine Martin
	All Quiet on the Western Front	Lisy Christl
	Amsterdam	J.R. Hawbaker and Albert Wolsky
	Babylon	Mary Zophres
	Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris	Jenny Beavan
2023 (77th) [31]	Poor Things	Holly Waddington
	Barbie	Jacqueline Durran
	Killers of the Flower Moon	Jacqueline West
	Napoleon	Dave Crossman and Janty Yates
	Oppenheimer	Ellen Mirojnick

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple nominations

16 nominations Sandy Powell 11 nominations Colleen Atwood 10 nominations Jenny Beavan Jacqueline Durran 8 nominations Milena Canonero 6 nominations Alexandra Byrne Shirley Ann Russell 5 nominations Margaret Furse Julie Harris Mary Zophres 4 nominations Yvonne Blake Joan Bridge John Bright Phyllis Dalton Danilo Donati Catherine Martin

Anthony Mendleson John Mollo Michael O'Connor Ann Roth Jacqueline West 3 nominations James Acheson Beatrice Dawson Ngila Dickson Elizabeth Haffenden Charles Knode Ellen Mirojnick Judy Moorcroft Gabriella Pescucci Jocelyn Rickards Bob Ringwood Penny Rose Albert Wolsky 2 nominations Marit Allen Consolata Boyle Mark Bridges Paco Delgado Odile Dicks-Mireaux

John Furniss Lindy Hemming Monica Howe Joanna Johnston Ruth Myers Janet Patterson Arianne Phillips Theodor Pištěk Anthony Powell Tom Rand Luis Sequeira Sammy Sheldon Angus Strathie Anthea Sylbert Richard Taylor Piero Tosi Marilyn Vance-Straker Emi Wada Janty Yates

Multiple wins

4 wins Jenny Beavan 3 wins Colleen Atwood Milena Canonero Jacqueline Durran Catherine Martin Sandy Powell

2 wins Mark Bridges Danilo Donati Charles Knode Anthony Mendleson Gabriella Pescucci Ann Roth Piero Tosi

See also

• Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Film
• Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Fantasy Film
• Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Film
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Costume Design
• Satellite Award for Best Costume Design
• Saturn Award for Best Costume Design

Notes

A¹ : According to the BAFTA database, Anthony Mendleson received one singular, joint, cumulative nomination for three different films.^[32]

References

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