Sandy Powell (costume designer)

This article is about the costume designer. For the comedian, see Sandy Powell (comedian).

Sandy Powell
CBE
Powell at the 2015 Vienna International Film Festival
Born (1960-04-07) 7 April 1960
London, England
Alma materCentral School of Art
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1985–present

Sandy Powell CBE RDI (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Film Awards, and two Costume Designers Guild Awards. She has been honored with the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award in 2010 and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2023. Powell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2025.

Powell frequently collaborated with directors Derek Jarman, Neil Jordan, Todd Haynes and Martin Scorsese. She has received 15 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and has won three times for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Aviator (2004), and The Young Victoria (2009). She has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design a record 16 times and had three wins for Velvet Goldmine (1998), The Young Victoria, and The Favourite (2018).

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