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Janet Patterson

Janet Patterson (12 August 1956 – 21 October 2016) was an Australian costume designer and production designer. She is best known for her collaborations with directors Gillian Armstrong and Jane Campion. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design four times.

Janet Patterson
Born(1956-08-12)12 August 1956
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died21 October 2016(2016-10-21) (aged 60)
Australia
Occupations
  • Costume designer
  • production designer
Years active1984–2015
SpouseAl[1]
ChildrenNina[1]

Early life and education

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Patterson attended North Sydney Girls High and later attended East Sydney Technical College and Sydney College of the Arts, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design and a diploma in Textile Studies and Costume Design. In addition to her studies in Sydney, Patterson received a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust scholarship to study under architect Luigi Snozzi in Switzerland. She began her career in the 1980s working in production design, costume design, and set design for ABC Television.[2][3]

Death

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Patterson's death was announced by her agency, who had stated Patterson's family did not wish to disclose her age or date of death, however actress Nicole Kidman revealed she had died on 21 October 2016.[4][5][6]

Filmography

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Patterson's film and television credits include:[7]

Film

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List of Janet Patterson film credits
Year Title Director Credited as Notes
Costume Designer Production Designer
1992 The Last Days of Chez Nous Gillian Armstrong Yes Yes
1993 The Piano Jane Campion Yes No
1996 The Portrait of a Lady Yes Yes
1997 Oscar and Lucinda Gillian Armstrong Yes No
1999 Holy Smoke! Jane Campion Yes Yes
2003 Peter Pan P. J. Hogan Yes No
2009 Bright Star Jane Campion Yes Yes
2015 Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Vinterberg Yes No

Television

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List of Janet Patterson television credits
Year Title Contribution Notes
Costume Designer Production Designer
1984 Sweet and Sour Yes No 20 episodes
1985 Palace of Dreams Yes No 10 episodes
Displaced Persons Yes No Television film
1986 Dancing Daze No Yes 6 episodes
Two Friends Yes Yes Television film
1988 The Lizard King Yes Yes Television film
1989 Edens Lost No Yes 3 episodes
Bodysurfer No Yes 2 episodes
1990 Come in Spinner No Yes 4 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Major associations

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Academy Awards

Year[a] Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1994 Best Costume Design The Piano Nominated [8]
1997 The Portrait of a Lady Nominated [9]
1998 Oscar and Lucinda Nominated [10]
2010 Bright Star Nominated [11]

BAFTA Awards

Year[a] Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1994 Best Costume Design The Piano Won [12]
2010 Bright Star Nominated [13]

Miscellaneous awards

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List of Lindy Hemming other awards and nominations
Award Year[a] Category Title Result
AACTA Awards[b] 1992 Best Production Design The Last Days of Chez Nous Nominated
1993 Best Costume Design The Piano Won
1998 Oscar and Lucinda Won
2010 Bright Star Won
Best Production Design Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 Best Costume Design Bright Star Nominated
Inside Film Awards 2010 Best Production Design Bright Star Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1996 Best Production Design The Portrait of a Lady Won[c]
Satellite Awards 1997 Best Art Direction & Production Design The Portrait of a Lady Nominated
Best Costume Design Nominated
2016 Far from the Madding Crowd Nominated
Saturn Awards 2004 Best Costume Design Peter Pan Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  2. ^ formerly known as "Australian Film Institute Awards"
  3. ^ Tied with Brian Morris for Evita

References

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  1. ^ a b "Janet Patterson, a tribute from Jane Campion and Jan Chapman". smh.com.au. 10 November 2016. Janet was a wonder, a woman who worked internationally but who also cooked brilliantly, innovatively, loved gardens and most of all loved her family, her partner Al and her 18-year-old daughter Nina.
  2. ^ "Now nominating". TMZ. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Janet Patterson- Biography". Hollywood.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Janet Patterson Dies
  5. ^ Pedersen, Erik (25 October 2016). "Janet Patterson Dies: Costume Designer & Jane Campion Regular Was Four-Time Oscar Nominee". Deadline. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Janet Patterson, the Sydney-born, four-time Academy Award-nominated costume designer, whom Kidman said had passed away on Friday."
  7. ^ "Janet Patterson- Designer" (PDF). Sandra Marsh Agency. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. ^ "66th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ "69th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. ^ "70th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  11. ^ "82nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  12. ^ "47th BAFTA Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  13. ^ "63rd BAFTA Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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