Ellen Mirojnick

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Ellen Mirojnick
Born (1949-07-07) July 7, 1949 (age 74)
New York City, United States
Education School of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design
Occupation Costume designer
Years active1970-present

Ellen Mirojnick (born 7 July 1949 in New York City) is an American costume designer. [1] She is a frequent collaborator of actor Michael Douglas, having overseen the costume design for the films Fatal Attraction (1987), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), A Perfect Murder (1998), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). [2] The wardrobe which she created for the character of Gordon Gekko inspired a fashion trend in the late 1980s and early 1990s for boldly patterned ties, sleek suits, crisp white shirts, and colorful suspenders in men's business wear. [3] She has also been a frequent collaborator of directors Jan de Bont and Paul Verhoeven, acting as costume designer on de Bont's films Speed (1994), Twister (1996) and The Haunting (1999), as well as Verhoeven's films Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), Starship Troopers (1997) and Hollow Man (2000). [4]

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She won an Emmy and a Costume Designers Guild Award in 2013 for her work on the Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra. [5]   In 2016, she was given the Career Achievement Award by the Costume Designers Guild. [6] In 2017, she gained further praise for her work on the biographical musical drama film The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman, which garnered her a nomination for Excellence in Period Film with the Costume Designers Guild. [7] In 2023, Mirojnick received acclaim for her costume design in Christopher Nolan's epic biographical thriller film Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr., for which Mirojnick received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design and a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design. [8]

Sharon Stone has praised her experience with Mirojnick on Basic Instinct:

“I don’t think I had any idea, really, that I could look so great. Then I was like, "‘Oh, I could look like that all the time. Maybe I should get with it.’" Ellen really taught me how to feel empowered like the character I was playing.” [9]

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  2. ↑ Lord Christopher Laverty (2010-04-23). "Ellen Mirojnick Explains the Role of Costume Designer". Clothesonfilm.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  3. ↑ Valli Herman (February 2016). "Spotlight On: Costume Designer Ellen Mirojnick". Costumedesignersguild.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  4. ↑ Adam Tschorn (2015-11-19). "Costume Designers Guild to honor Quentin Tarantino and Ellen Mirojnick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Ellen Mirojnick | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  6. ↑ Valli Herman (February 2016). "Spotlight On: Costume Designer Ellen Mirojnick". Costumedesignersguild.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  7. ↑ Stone, Sasha (2018-01-10). "Costume Designers Guild Announces Nominees". Awards Daily . Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  8. ↑ "'Oppenheimer' Costume Designer Looks Back on Her Career Working On Classics Like 'Fatal Attraction,' 'Showgirls'". TheWrap . 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  9. ↑ Julie Miller (2018-03-28). "Sharon Stone's Next Act: Straight-Shooting Spirit Guide". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  10. ↑ Adam Tschorn (2015-11-19). "Costume Designers Guild to honor Quentin Tarantino and Ellen Mirojnick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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