Janet Patterson
| Janet Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Costume Designer and Production designer |
| Years active | 1984-present |
Janet Patterson is a four time Academy award nominated Australian costume designer,[1] also being a production designer. She has won one BAFTA award and four Australian Film Institute awards.
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 the ABC Television.[1][2][3]
Awards
Oscar Nominations
All four were in Best Costumes
- 66th Academy Awards-Nominated for The Piano. Lost to The Age of Innocence.[4]
- 69th Academy Awards-Nominated for The Portrait of a Lady. Lost to The English Patient.[5]
- 70th Academy Awards-Nominated for Oscar and Lucinda. Lost to Titanic.[6]
- 82nd Academy Awards-Nominated for Bright Star. Lost to The Young Victoria.[7]
BAFTA Awards
Both are in costumes.
- The Piano-Won
- Bright Star-nominated.
Australian Film Institute
- The Last Days of Chez Nous-nominated (production design)
- The Piano-Won (costumes)
- Oscar and Lucinda-Won (costumes)
- Bright Star-Won (for both costumes and production design)
Filmography
Costume Design
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
- Bright Star (2009)
- Peter Pan (2003)
- Holy Smoke! (1999)
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
- The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
- The Piano (1993)
- The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
- The Lizard King (1988)
- Two Friends (1986)
- Displaced Persons (1985)
- Palace of Dreams (1985)
- Sweet and Sour (1984)
Production Design
- Bright Star (2009)
- Holy Smoke! (1999)
- The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
- The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
- Come In Spinner (1990)
- Bodysurfer (1989)
- Eden's Lost (1989)
- The Lizard King (1988)
- Two Friends (1986)
- Dancing Daze (1986)
Other
- Set design for Four Corners in the mid-80s.
Credits[3]
References
- 1 2 "Now nominating". TMZ. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Janet Patterson- Biography". Hollywood.com. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- 1 2 "Janet Patterson- Designer" (PDF). Sandra Marsh Agency. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ↑ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ↑ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ↑ "The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ↑ "The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 22, 2014.