Michele Clapton | |
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Occupation | Costume designer |
Years active | 1989–present |
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]
In 2021, Fabergé announced a partnership with Game of Thrones ; Michele Clapton was invited to co-design a one-of-a-kind Fabergé x Game of Thrones egg objet, symbolic of Daenerys’ dragon eggs, while intertwining subtle nods to her stand-out costumes which celebrate the landscape around her and her evolving story arc. The design choices are informed by Daenerys’ journey from orphaned exile to conquering monarch and her ongoing quest for the Iron Throne. The Egg sold to a private buyer for $2.2 million USD. Following the success of the egg objet, Fabergé and Game of Thrones continued to work with Michele on a new limited-edition high jewellery collection, which launched at an exclusive event in Dubai.
2009: Best Costume Design, for The Devil's Whore [2]
2017: Best Costume Design, for The Crown [5]
2018: Best Costume Design, for Game of Thrones [6]
2014: Period or Fantasy Television, for Game of Thrones [7]
2015: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television, for Game of Thrones [8]
2016: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television, for Game of Thrones; shared with April Ferry [9]
2016: Period Television, for The Crown [9]
2017: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television, for Game of Thrones [10]
2019: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television, for Game of Thrones, "The Iron Throne" [11]
2012: Outstanding Costumes For A Series, for Game of Thrones, "The Prince of Winterfell"; shared with Alexander Fordham, Assistant Costume Designer, and Chloe Aubry, Assistant Costume Designer [12]
2014: Outstanding Costumes For A Series, for Game of Thrones, "The Lion And The Rose"; shared with Sheena Wichary, Costume Supervisor, Alexander Fordham, Assistant Costume Designer, and Nina Ayres, Assistant Costume Designer [13]
2016: Outstanding Costumes For A Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Movie, for Game of Thrones, "The Winds of Winter"; shared with Chloe Aubry, Assistant Costume Designer, and Sheena Wichary, Costume Supervisor [14]
2017: Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series, or Movie, for The Crown, "Wolferton Splash"; shared with Alexander Fordham, Assistant Costume Designer, Emma O'Loughlin, Assistant Costume Designer, and Kate O'Farrell, Costume Supervisor [15]
2018: Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, for Game of Thrones, "Beyond the Wall"; shared with Alexander Fordham, Assistant Costume Designer, Emma O'Loughlin, Assistant Costume Designer, and Kate O'Farrell, Costume Supervisor [16]
2019: Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, for Game of Thrones, "The Bells"; shared with Emma O'Loughlin, Assistant Costume Designer, and Kate O'Farrell, Costume Supervisor [17]
2020: Best Costume Design, for Game of Thrones [18] [19]
2011: Outstanding Costumes For A Series, for Game of Thrones, "The Pointy End"
2013: Outstanding Costumes For A Series, for Game of Thrones, "Walk of Punishment"
2015: Outstanding Costumes For A Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Movie, for Game of Thrones, "The Dance of Dragons"; shared the nomination with Sheena Wichary, Costume Supervisor, Nina Ayres, Assistant Costume Designer, and Alex Fordham, Assistant Costume Designer [20]
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