Michael O'Connor (costume designer)

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Michael O'Connor
Born (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965 (age 59)
London, England
Years active1993–present

Michael O'Connor (born 27 October 1965) is a British costume designer. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times, winning for The Duchess (2008).

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Life and career

O'Connor was born in London, England. He began his training as a dresser at the Old Vic and then spent six years in a costume house before deciding to go freelance. [1]

In the 1990s, O'Connor went into the film industry. His early works as a wardrobe supervisor was on such films as The House of the Spirits (1993) and Emma (1996). Then he was elevated to an assistant costume designer and worked in this role on several notable films, these include Oscar and Lucinda (1997), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and Quills (2000). In addition, he was an associate costume designer on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

After working as costume designer on several minor British films, he came to prominence with his work on Tom Brown's Schooldays , a TV movie for ITV. He then worked on his most high-profile film up until then, the film version of Giles Foden's bestselling novel, The Last King of Scotland . He then worked on Brick Lane as well as Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day .

He came to the attention of the film industry in 2009, when he received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, [2] the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design [3] as well as the Satellite Award for Best Costume Design [4] for The Duchess .

In 2014, he started working on costumes for Tulip Fever . [5]

In 2021, he was nominated for another BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for his work on Ammonite . [6]

Filmography

YearTitle
2001 The Mystic Masseur
2005 Nomad: The Warrior
2006 The Last King of Scotland
2007 Brick Lane
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
The Duchess
2011 The Eagle
Jane Eyre
2012 Dredd
2013 The Invisible Woman
2015 Suite Française
Muhammad: The Messenger of God
2017 Tulip Fever
2018 A Private War
All is True
2020 Ammonite
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2022 Emily

Awards and nominations

Major associations

Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2008 Best Costume Design The Duchess Won [7]
2011 Jane Eyre Nominated [8]
2013 The Invisible Woman Nominated [9]

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
British Academy Film Awards
2008 Best Costume Design The Duchess Won [10]
2011 Jane Eyre Nominated [11]
2013 The Invisible Woman Nominated [12]
2020 Ammonite Nominated [13]

Miscellaneous awards

List of Michael O'Connor other awards and nominations
AwardYearCategoryTitleResultRef.
Apolo Awards 2021Best Costume Design Ammonite Nominated [14]
British Independent Film Awards 2008 Best Technical Achievement
(wardrobe)		 The Duchess Nominated [15]
2020 Best Costume Design Ammonite Nominated [16]
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Nominated [17]
2024 Firebrand Won [18]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2008Capri Umberto Tirelli Award The Duchess Won [a] [19]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2008 Excellence in Period Film Won [20]
2011 Jane Eyre Nominated [21]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2011 Best Costume Design Nominated [22]
European Film Awards 2021 Best Costume Designer Ammonite Won [23]
Evening Standard British Film Awards 2011Technical Achievement
(costume design)		 Jane Eyre Nominated [24]
Satellite Awards 2008 Best Costume Design The Duchess Won [25]
2011 Jane Eyre Nominated [26]
2013 The Invisible Woman Won [27]

Notes

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