Aggie Guerard Rodgers

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Born (1943-12-26) December 26, 1943 (age 81)
Fresno, California, U.S. [1]
OccupationCostume designer
Children2, including James Laxton [2]

Aggie Guerard Rodgers (born December 26, 1943) [3] is an American costume designer. [4] She is best known for creating the costumes for Richard Marquand's epic space opera film Return of the Jedi (1983) and for Tim Burton's fantasy horror comedy film Beetlejuice (1988). [5]

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At the 58th Academy Awards, she was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film The Color Purple (1985). [6]

Selected filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1973 American Graffiti George Lucas
1974 The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Miloš Forman
1976 Alex & the Gypsy John Korty
1977 Three Warriors Kieth Merrill
1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman
1979 More American Graffiti Bill L. Norton
1983 Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand with Nilo Rodis-Jamero
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W. D. Richter
1985 Cocoon Ron Howard
Pee-wee's Big Adventure Tim Burton
Warning Sign Hal Barwood
The Color Purple Steven Spielberg
1987 The Witches of Eastwick George Miller
Fatal Beauty Tom Holland
Leonard Part 6 Paul Weiland
Batteries Not Included Matthew Robbins
1988 Beetlejuice Tim Burton
My Stepmother Is an Alien Richard Benjamin
1989 In Country Norman Jewison
1990 I Love You to Death Lawrence Kasdan
1991 Late for Dinner W. D. Richter
Grand Canyon Lawrence Kasdan
1992 Forever Young Steve Miner
1993 Benny & Joon Jeremiah S. Chechik
The Fugitive Andrew Davis
1995 Wings of Courage Jean-Jacques Annaud
Something to Talk About Lasse Hallström
Mr. Holland's Opus Stephen Herek
1996 Jack Francis Ford Coppola
1997 Inventing the Abbotts Pat O'Connor
The Rainmaker Francis Ford Coppola
1998 Holy Man Stephen Herek
1999 The Hurricane Norman Jewison
2001 Evolution Ivan Reitman
Rock Star Stephen Herek
2002 Life or Something Like It
2003 Holes Andrew Davis
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Niels Mueller
Raise Your Voice Sean McNamara
2005 Rent Chris Columbus
2006 Believe in Me Robert Collector
2008 Pig Hunt James Isaac
2009 La Mission Peter Bratt
2010 Leonie Hisako Matsui
2011 The Double Michael Brandt
2012Tales of Everyday Magic Michael A. Goorjian
2013 Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler
2015 Quitters Noah Pritzker
The Boat Builder Arnold Grossman
2016 Pushing Dead Tom E. Brown
2017American Paradise Joe Talbot Short film
Phoenix Forgotten Justin Barber
2020 Bad Therapy William Teitler
Love Is Love Is Love Eleanor Coppola Segments: "Sailing Lesson" and "Late Lunch"
2023Avenue of the Giants Finn Taylor

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Academy Awards 1985 Best Costume Design The Color Purple Nominated [6]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2005 Excellence in Period Film Rent Nominated [7]
2014 Career Achievement Award —Honored [8]
Saturn Awards 1983 Best Costume Design Return of the Jedi Won [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Aggie Guerard Rodgers Biography". Fandango . Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Producer's Corner: Adele Romanski — The Myth of the American Sleepover by Serena Donadoni". Women and Hollywood. July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Annie Guerard Rodgers". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Is Oscar sewn up for her?". The San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, California. February 6, 1986. p. 19. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Randolph, Elizabeth (March 30, 2023). "Inside 'Beetlejuice' Fashion and Why We're Still Obsessed With It After 35 Years". Distractify.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Costume Guild reveals noms". Variety . January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (January 14, 2015). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: Emmy Rossum to Host, Richard Linklater Getting Honorary Award". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "1983 | 11th Saturn Awards". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2018.


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