Michele Clapton

Michele Clapton is a British costume designer.^[1]

Michele Clapton
Occupation	Costume designer
Years active	1989–present

A dress and lace jacket designed by Michele Clapton, and worn by Claire Foy when playing Queen Elizabeth II in season 1, episode 6 of The Crown. Photo taken at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in 2019.

Among other awards, she won an Emmy Award for the costumes in Game of Thrones in 2012, 2014, and 2016.^[2] In 2016, April Ferry took over Clapton's duties as the new costume designer for a majority of the sixth season of the show.^[3] Clapton later returned to the show as costume designer for the seventh season.^[4]

Selected filmography

Film

• The Secret Garden (2020)
• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
• Ali and Nino (2016)
• Queen of the Desert (2015)
• Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
• Blood (2012)
• Love and Other Disasters (2006)
• My Family and Other Animals (2005)
• Separate Lies (2005)
• Chromophobia (2005)
• Miranda (2002)
• Chica de Río (2001)
• The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000)
• Women Talking Dirty (1999)
• Simon Magus (1999)
• Dust Devil (1992)
• Visions of Ecstasy (1989)

Television

• The Crown (2016)
• Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
• Sense and Sensibility (2008)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Television Craft Awards	2009	Best Costume Design	The Devil's Whore	Won	[5]
	2017		The Crown	Won	[6]
	2018		Game of Thrones	Won	[7]
	2020			Nominated	[8]
Costume Designers Guild Awards	2011	Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television		Nominated
	2012			Nominated
	2013			Nominated
	2014			Won	[9]
	2015	Outstanding Fantasy Television		Won	[10]
	2016			Won	[11]
		Outstanding Period Television	The Crown	Won
	2017	Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television	Game of Thrones	Won	[12]
	2018	Excellence in Contemporary Film	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again	Nominated	[13]
	2019	Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television	Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Iron Throne")	Won	[14]
Primetime Emmy Awards	2011	Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Pointy End")	Nominated	[15]
	2012		Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Prince of Winterfell")	Won
	2013		Game of Thrones (Episode: "Walk of Punishment")	Nominated
	2014		Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Lion and the Rose")	Won
	2015	Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie	Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Dance of Dragons")	Nominated
	2016		Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Winds of Winter")	Won
	2017		The Crown (Episode: "Wolferton Splash")	Won
	2018	Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes	Game of Thrones (Episode: "Beyond the Wall")	Won
	2019		Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Bells")	Won

References

1. "2009 Television Craft Costume Design - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
2. "Game of Thrones". Emmys.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
3. Ginsberg, Merle (June 19, 2015). "'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Adds New Costume Designer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
4. Miller, Julie (June 28, 2016). "Game of Thrones Finale: the Secret Symbolism in Cersei's Badass Gown". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
5. "Bafta craft awards 2009: full list of winners". 18 May 2009.
6. Lodderhose, Diana (23 April 2017). "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'The Crown', 'The Night Manager', 'National Treasure' — Full List".
7. White, Peter (22 April 2018). "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'Game Of Thrones' & 'The Crown'".
8. Dams, Tim (3 June 2020). "'Chernobyl,' 'The Crown' Lead BAFTA Nominations for 2020 Television Awards".
9. "17th CDGA (2015) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
10. "18th CDGA (2016) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
11. "19th CDGA (2019) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
12. "20th CDGA (2018) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
13. "21st CDGA (2019) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
14. "22nd CDGA (2020) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
15. "Michele Clapton - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

External links

• Michele Clapton at IMDb