Alexandra Byrne
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| Alexandra Byrne | |
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| Born | 1956 |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Shepherd |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Costume Design Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design on Television Persuasion (1995)[1] |
Alexandra Byrne is a costume designer. She trained on the Motley Theatre Design Course under Margaret Harris before embarking on her career as a costume designer in film.[citation needed]
She has designed the costumes for twelve films in her career, earning Academy Award nominations for four of them—Elizabeth [1], the 2007 sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age [2], Hamlet [3] and Finding Neverland [4]; and considerable acclaim[which?] for three others—Persuasion,[citation needed] Captain Corelli's Mandolin,[citation needed] and The Phantom of the Opera.[citation needed] She won the Academy Award for Elizabeth: The Golden Age. [5]
She was also nominated for the Tony Award in 1990 for Best Scenic Design for Some Americans Abroad.[6]
She is married to actor Simon Shepherd with four children.
Academy Award Nominations [edit]
- Best Costume Design: Hamlet (1996) — nominated
- Best Costume Design: Elizabeth (1998) — nominated
- Best Costume Design: Finding Neverland (2004) — nominated
- Best Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) — Won
References [edit]
- ^ "BAFTA Awards (1996)". IMDb. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
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