Sandy Powell
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.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
The Bride!
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2026
The Tree
Costume Designer (Costume & Make-Up)
2025
Snow White
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2025
Living
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2022
Rigoletto
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2021
Mothering Sunday
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2021
The Glorias
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2020
Making 'The Irishman'
as Self
2020
The Irishman
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2019
The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
as Self
2019
Mary Poppins Returns
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2018
The Favourite
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2018
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
as Self
2018
Wonderstruck
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2017
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2017
Carol
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2015
Cinderella
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2015
The Wolf Pack
as Self
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2013
Suspension of Disbelief
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2012
Hugo
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2011
The Tempest
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2010
Shutter Island
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2010
The Young Victoria
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2009
The Other Boleyn Girl
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2008
The Departed
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2005
The Aviator
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2004
Sylvia
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2003
Gangs of New York
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2002
Far from Heaven
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
2002
Miss Julie
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1999
The End of the Affair
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1999
Felicia's Journey
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1999
Hilary and Jackie
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1998
Shakespeare in Love
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1998
Velvet Goldmine
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1998
The Butcher Boy
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1998
The Wings of the Dove
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1997
Michael Collins
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1996
Rob Roy
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1995
Interview with the Vampire
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1994
Being Human
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1994
Wittgenstein
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1993
Orlando
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1992
The Crying Game
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1992
Edward II
as Seamstress
1991
The Pope Must Die
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1991
The Miracle
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1991
