Kate Hawley

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Kate Hawley
EducationWellington Polytech & Motley Theatre Design
Known forSet and costume design

Kate Hawley is a New Zealand costume designer and set designer. Her film credits include Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), Suicide Squad (2016), and Frankenstein (2025).

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On stage, Hawley created the sets and costumes for various productions at the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Festival, and the New Zealand Opera Company.

Biography

Hawley grew up in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School from 1982 to 1988 and, studied graphic design at the Wellington School of Design at Wellington Polytechnic; Hawley graduated in 1992 with a diploma in visual communication design. In 1996, she has also attended the Motley Theatre Design Course in London. [1] [2] [1] [3]

Hawley began her career in theatre and opera productions, and later moved into costume design for film. [4] She has taught at Toi Whakaari The New Zealand Drama School. [5]

Some stage productions she has worked on include as the set and costume designer of The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead starring Kerry Fox, directed by Colin McColl in 2006 for Auckland Theatre Company. [6] Costume design for opera The Trial of the Cannibal Dog (composer Matthew Suttor, librettist John Downie, director Christian Penny, conductor Peter Scholes, producer New Zealand Festival), [7] and set and costume design of Hansel and Gretel, a Royal New Zealand Ballet production choreographed by Loughlan Prior. [8] In 2007 Hawley was the production designer of the New Zealand Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor. [9] In reviewing this production, Pepe Becker wrote:

The all-female leaders of the creative team (director Lindy Hume, assistant director Sara Brodie and production designer Kate Hawley) are to be congratulated for their outstanding and ingenious direction. Venturing away from the traditional sort of production one expects for a Donizetti work proves to be a good move. [9]

In film, Hawley has worked as a crew member for Peter Jackson on The Lovely Bones and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and with Guillermo Del Toro as the costume designer on Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak [1] [10] and Frankenstein (2025). Her other film credits include creating the costumes for Edge of Tomorrow (2014), [11] Suicide Squad (2016), [12] and Mortal Engines (2018). [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2005 On a Clear Day Gaby Dellal
2009 The Lovely Bones Peter Jackson Additional costume designer
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013 Pacific Rim Guillermo del Toro
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Peter JacksonAdditional costume designer
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Doug Liman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Peter JacksonAdditional costume designer
2015 Crimson Peak Guillermo del Toro
2016 Suicide Squad David Ayer
2018 Mortal Engines Christian Rivers
2020 The Call of the Wild Chris Sanders
2021 Chaos Walking Doug Liman
2025 Frankenstein Guillermo del Toro

Television

YearTitleNotes
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards [a] 2026 Best Costume Design Frankenstein Won [14]
Astra TV and Creative Arts Awards [a] 2023 Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Nominated [15]
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards [b] 1993Costume Designer of the Year—Won [16]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2025 Best Costume Design Frankenstein Won [17]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2016 Excellence in Period Film Crimson Peak Nominated [18]
2023 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Episode: "A Shadow of the Past")Nominated [19]
2026 Excellence in Period Film Frankenstein Pending [20]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2026 Best Costume Design Pending [21]
Empire Awards 2016 Best Costume Design Crimson Peak Nominated [22]
The Fashion Awards 2025Costume Designer of the Year Frankenstein Won [23]
Middleburg Film Festival 2025Special Achievement in Costume Design AwardWon [24]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2023 Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Episode: "A Shadow of the Past")Nominated [25]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2025 Best Costume Design Frankenstein Pending [26]
Saturn Awards 2016 Best Costume Design Crimson Peak Nominated [27]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2025 Best Costume Design Frankenstein Pending [28]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2025 Best Costume DesignPending [29]

Notes

  1. 1 2 formerly known as Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards and Hollywood Critics Association Awards
  2. ↑ succeeded by the Wellington Theatre Awards in 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kate Hawley (2017)" . Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kate Hawley". Massey University: Alumni Relations. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "From Hollywood to Wellywood: Kate Hawley, Crimson Peak and Suicide Squad costume designer comes home". thisNZlife. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Croot, James (23 October 2015). "Awards talk for Kiwi costumer designer". Stuff. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Guest, Bill (2010). Transitions: Four Decades of Toi Whakaari; New Zealand Drama School. Ginny Sullivan, Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School. Wellington [N.Z.]: Victoria University Press. ISBN   978-0-86473-642-0. OCLC   669968400.
  6. ↑ "The Blonde, The Brunette and The Vengeful Redhead". Auckland Theatre Company. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Production Information: The Trial of the Cannibal Dog". TheatreView. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Production Information: Hansel and Gretel (RNZB)". TheatreView. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 Becker, Pepe (25 June 2007). "Lucia di Lammermoor: Superb Execution of Music and Production". TheatreView. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Cohen, David S. (30 September 2015). "'Crimson Peak' Costume Designer Mixes Frills and Chills for Victorian Story". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Abrams, Bryan (3 June 2014). "Building Edge of Tomorrow's Armored ExoSuits". Motion Picture Association. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (11 July 2016). "Suicide Squad: Margot Robbie and Costume Designer Kate Hawley on Harley Quinn and Joker's Mad Love". IGN. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Credits | Mortal Engines | Film | NZ On Screen". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Neglia, Matt (11 December 2025). "The 2025 Hollywood Creative Alliance's (HCA) Astra Creative Arts Award Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Moye, Clarence (11 July 2023). "2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards: 'Yellowjackets,' 'The Boys' Lead All Nominees with 14 Nominations". Awards Daily . Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Winners of the Wellington-based Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, inaugurated in 1992". Theatre Aotearoa Database. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  17. ↑ Anderson, Erik (11 December 2025). "Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Winners: 'One Battle After Another' Tops with 9". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  18. ↑ Smith, C. Molly (7 January 2016). "Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Brooklyn among Costume Designers Guild Awards nominees". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  19. ↑ Pond, Steve (12 January 2023). "Costume Designers Guild Award Nominations Range from 'Avatar' to 'Elvis' to 'Nope'". TheWrap . Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  20. ↑ Pond, Steve (12 December 2025). "'One Battle After Another,' 'Frankenstein,' 'Wicked: For Good' Earn Nominations From Costume Designers Guild". TheWrap . Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  21. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (5 December 2025). "Critics Choice Awards Nominations: 'Sinners' Leads With 17 Nods". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  22. ↑ Nugent, John (18 February 2016). "Jameson Empire Awards 2016: Star Wars and Mad Max lead the nominations". Empire . Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  23. ↑ Adegeest, Don-Alvin (28 November 2025). "Kate Hawley named first-ever Costume Designer of the Year at The Fashion Awards 2025". FashionUnited . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  24. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (2 October 2025). "'Rental Family' Named as Middleburg Film Festival's Closing Night Film". Variety . Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  25. ↑ Schneider, Michael (12 July 2023). "Emmys 2023: The Complete Nominations List". Variety . Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  26. ↑ Neglia, Matt (12 December 2025). "The 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  27. ↑ Squires, John (24 February 2016). "2016 Saturn Awards Nominees Announced". Dread Central . Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  28. ↑ Anderson, Erik (5 December 2025). "Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: 'Sinners' Leads with Record-Tying 14". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  29. ↑ Neglia, Matt (7 December 2025). "The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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