Sandy Powell
Costume & Make-up1960London, England, UK
Biography
Sandy Powell, born April 7, 1960, is a British costume designer with a career spanning over four decades. She designed costumes for films like Shakespeare in Love, The Aviator, The Young Victoria, and The Favourite, earning three Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards. Powell received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2023 and was appointed CBE in 2025 for her contributions to costume design. Her work blends historical accuracy with emotional storytelling.
Known For
Acting History
2026
The Bride!
Costume Design
2025
Snow White
Costume Design
The Tree
Costume Designer
2023
Personal History
Costume Design
2022
Living
Costume Design
2021
Mothering Sunday
Costume Design
Rigoletto
Costume Design
2020
2019
The Irishman
Costume Design
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Costume Design
The Favourite
Costume Design
2017
Wonderstruck
Costume Design
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Costume Design
2015
Carol
Costume Design
Cinderella
Costume Design
2014
The Wolf Pack
as Self
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Costume Design
2012
Suspension of Disbelief
Costume Design
2011
Hugo
Costume Design
2010
2009
The Young Victoria
Costume Design
2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
Costume Design
2006
The Departed
Costume Design
2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Costume Design
2004
The Aviator
Costume Design
2003
Sylvia
Costume Design
2002
Gangs of New York
Costume Design
Far from Heaven
Costume Design
1999
1998
The Butcher Boy
Costume Design
Velvet Goldmine
Costume Design
Shakespeare in Love
Costume Design
Hilary and Jackie
Costume Design
1997
The Wings of the Dove
Costume Design
1996
Michael Collins
Costume Design
1995
Rob Roy
Costume Design
1994
Being Human
Costume Design
Interview with the Vampire
Costume Design
1993
Wittgenstein
Costume Design
1992
The Crying Game
Costume Design
Orlando
Costume Design
1991
Edward II
as Seamstress
The Miracle
Costume Design
Edward II
Costume Design
The Pope Must Diet
Costume Design
1990
Shadow of China
Costume Design
1989
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Costume Design
1988
Stormy Monday
Costume Design
For Queen & Country
Costume Design
1987
Aria
Costume Design
The Last of England
Costume Design
1986
The London Story
Costume Design
Caravaggio
Costume Design
1984
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wardrobe Designer