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Wendy Stites

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Wendy Stites
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Other namesWendy Weir
Occupations
Spouse
(m. 1966)
Children2

Wendy Stites (born 1949), also known as Wendy Weir, is an Australian retired costume designer and production designer. She is known for her frequent collaborations with her husband, Peter Weir. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).

Personal life

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In 1966, Stites married filmmaker Peter Weir. Together they had two children, Ingrid and Julian.

Partial filmography

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Year Title Director Credited as Notes
Costume Designer Production Designer
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Peter Weir Associate No
1979 The Plumber No Yes Television film
credited as Wendy Weir
1981 Gallipoli No No Design coordinator
credited as Wendy Weir
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously No No Design coordinator
credited as Wendy Weir
1985 Witness No No Associate producer
credited as Wendy Weir
1989 Dead Poets Society No Yes
1990 Green Card No Yes
1993 Fearless No No Special design consultant
1998 The Truman Show No No Special design consultant
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Yes No
2010 The Way Back Yes No

Awards and nominations

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Awards
Year Film Award / ceremony Category Result Ref.
1981 Gallipoli 23rd Australian Film Institute Awards Best Achievement in Art Direction (shared with Herbert Pinter) Won [1]
Best Achievement in Costume Design (shared with Terry Ryan) Nominated
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously 25th Australian Film Institute Awards Best Achievement in Production Design (shared with Herbert Pinter) Nominated [2]
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 76th Academy Awards Best Costume Design Nominated [3]
57th British Academy Film Awards Best Costume Design Won [4]
8th Golden Satellite Awards Best Costume Design Nominated [5]

References

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  1. ^ "1981 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "1983 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "77th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "57th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ Maldonado, Ryan (17 December 2003). "Satellites pix picked". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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