Kate Hawley

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

Kate Hawley is a New Zealand set and costume designer who works on film and stage productions. In film she designed the costumes for Crimson Peak (2015) and Mortal Engines (2018). Stage productions include work for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Festival and the New Zealand Opera Company.

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Biography

Hawley grew up in Wellington, New Zealand, and attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School from 1982 to 1988. Following high school, she studied graphic design at the Wellington School of Design at Wellington Polytechnic, completing a diploma in visual communication design in 1992. [1] [2] In 1996, she attended the Motley Theatre Design Course in London. [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 for Peter Jackson on The Lovely Bones and with Guillermo Del Toro on The Hobbit, Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak. [1] [10] She designed the costumes for Edge of Tomorrow (2014), the 2016 movie Suicide Squad, [11] [12] and Mortal Engines directed by Christian Rivers. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2005 On a Clear Day Gaby Dellal
2009 The Lovely Bones Peter Jackson Additional costume designer only
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2013 Pacific Rim Guillermo del Toro
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Peter JacksonAdditional costume designer only
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Doug Liman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Peter JacksonAdditional costume designer only
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 ToroPost-production
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†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

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

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Astra TV and Creative Arts Awards [a] 2023 Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Nominated [14]
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards [b] 1993Costume Designer of the Year—Won [15]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2015 Excellence in Period Film Crimson Peak Nominated [16]
2022 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Episode: "A Shadow of the Past")Nominated [17]
Empire Awards 2015 Best Costume Design Crimson Peak Nominated [18]
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 [19]
Saturn Awards 2015 Best Costume Design Crimson Peak Nominated [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. 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. ↑ "Kate Hawley". IMDb. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Barna, Ben (August 2016). "'Suicide Squad' Costume Designer Kate Hawley on Reimagining Harley Quinn". NYLON. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Credits | Mortal Engines | Film | NZ On Screen". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Winners of the Wellington-based Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, inaugurated in 1992". Theatre Aotearoa Database. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Schneider, Michael (12 July 2023). "Emmys 2023: The Complete Nominations List". Variety . Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  20. ↑ Squires, John (24 February 2016). "2016 Saturn Awards Nominees Announced". Dread Central . Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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