Michele Clapton

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Michele Clapton
Occupation Costume designer
Years active1989–present
A dress and lace jacket designed by Michele Clapton, and worn by Claire Foy when playing Queen Elizabeth II in season 1, episode 6 of The Crown. Photo taken at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in 2019. MicheleClaptonDress.jpg
A dress and lace jacket designed by Michele Clapton, and worn by Claire Foy when playing Queen Elizabeth II in season 1, episode 6 of The Crown. Photo taken at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in 2019.

Michele Clapton is a British costume designer. [1]

Among other awards, she won an Emmy Award for the costumes in Game of Thrones in 2012, 2014, and 2016. [2] In 2016, April Ferry took over Clapton's duties as the new costume designer for a majority of the sixth season of the show. [3] Clapton later returned to the show as costume designer for the seventh season. [4]

Contents

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
British Academy Television Craft Awards 2009 Best Costume Design The Devil's Whore Won [5]
2017 The Crown Won [6]
2018 Game of Thrones Won [7]
2020 Nominated [8]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2011 Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Nominated
2012 Nominated
2013 Nominated
2014 Won [9]
2015 Outstanding Fantasy Television Won [10]
2016 Won [11]
Outstanding Period Television The Crown Won
2017 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Game of Thrones Won [12]
2018 Excellence in Contemporary Film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Nominated [13]
2019 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Iron Throne")Won [14]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2011 Outstanding Costumes for a Series Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Pointy End")Nominated [15]
2012 Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Prince of Winterfell")Won
2013 Game of Thrones (Episode: "Walk of Punishment")Nominated
2014 Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Lion and the Rose")Won
2015 Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Dance of Dragons")Nominated
2016 Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Winds of Winter")Won
2017 The Crown (Episode: "Wolferton Splash")Won
2018 Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Game of Thrones (Episode: "Beyond the Wall")Won
2019 Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Bells")Won

References

  1. "2009 Television Craft Costume Design - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  2. "Game of Thrones". Emmys.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. Ginsberg, Merle (June 19, 2015). "'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Adds New Costume Designer". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. Miller, Julie (June 28, 2016). "Game of Thrones Finale: the Secret Symbolism in Cersei's Badass Gown". Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. "Bafta craft awards 2009: full list of winners". 18 May 2009.
  6. Lodderhose, Diana (23 April 2017). "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'The Crown', 'The Night Manager', 'National Treasure' — Full List".
  7. White, Peter (22 April 2018). "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'Game Of Thrones' & 'The Crown'".
  8. Dams, Tim (3 June 2020). "'Chernobyl,' 'The Crown' Lead BAFTA Nominations for 2020 Television Awards".
  9. "17th CDGA (2015) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
  10. "18th CDGA (2016) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
  11. "19th CDGA (2019) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
  12. "20th CDGA (2018) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
  13. "21st CDGA (2019) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
  14. "22nd CDGA (2020) - Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892".
  15. "Michele Clapton - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved August 15, 2023.