Janet Patterson

Janet Patterson (12 August 1956 – 21 October 2016) was an Australian costume designer and production designer.[2] She won one BAFTA award and four Australian Film Institute awards, and was nominated for four Academy awards.

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

Early life and education

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][4]

Death

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.[5][6]

Awards

Oscar Nominations

All four were in Best Costumes

BAFTA Awards

Both are in costumes.

Australian Film Institute

Filmography

Costume Design

Production Design

Other

References

  1. "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. "Janet Patterson- Designer" (PDF). Sandra Marsh Agency. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Janet Patterson Dies
  6. "Janet Patterson, the Sydney-born, four-time Academy Award-nominated costume designer, whom Kidman said had passed away on Friday. "
  7. "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  9. "The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  10. "The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

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