Patricia McNeil

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Patricia McNeil
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Costume designer
Production designer
Awards Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design

Patricia McNeil is a Canadian costume designer and production designer. She is a three-time winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design, for the films Nelly , The Great Darkened Days (La grande noirceur) and The Twentieth Century , [1] [2] [3] and a winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design for The Great Darkened Days. [2]

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In 2011, she was nominated for the Genie Award for Costume Design for The Wild Hunt . [4] McNeil designed the costumes for Anne Émond's 2015 film Our Loved Ones , with The Hollywood Reporter reviewing the costuming as "thankfully not too obsessed with aging and getting the period right". [5] McNeil worked for Émond again on Nelly. She collaborated with Simon Bélanger and José Manuel St-Jacques of UNTTLD on the film, drawing inspiration from Marilyn Monroe. [6]

In addition to designing the costumes, McNeil served as production designer for The Great Darkened Days. [7]

Awards and nominations

FilmYearAwardResultRef(s)
The Wild Hunt 2011 Genie Award for Best Costume Design Nominated [4]
Nelly 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design Won [1]
The Great Darkened Days 2019Won [2]
Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design Won
Prix Iris for Best Art Direction Nominated [8]
The Twentieth Century 2020 Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design Won [3]
Prix Iris for Best Costume Design Won [9]
A Brother's Love Nominated [10]
Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design Nominated [11]
My Salinger Year 2021Nominated [12]
Prix Iris for Best Costume Design Nominated [13]

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