Anna B. Sheppard
Polish costume designer (born 1946)
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Anna Biedrzycka Sheppard (born 18 January 1946) is a Polish costume designer. She received nominations for three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a César Award.
Anna B. Sheppard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Biedrzycka 18 January 1946 Żyrardów, Poland |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
Sheppard is best known for her collaborations with directors Krzysztof Zanussi, Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski, and Quentin Tarantino. She has also designed the costumes for several superhero films, including Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times.
On television, Sheppard designed costumes for limited series such as Band of Brothers (2001) and The Prisoner (2009).
Early life
Sheppard was born in Żyrardów, Poland on 18 January 1946. She has a younger sister, Magdalena Biedrzycka, who is a fellow costume designer. She graduated with architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw and now lives in London.
Career
Sheppard has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for Schindler's List (1993), The Pianist (2002), and Maleficent (2014).
Selected filmography
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Behind the Wall | Television film |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | The Prisoner | with Jane Clive 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
- Major associations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Best Costume Design | Schindler's List | Nominated | [1] |
| 2003 | The Pianist | Nominated | [2] | |
| 2015 | Maleficent | Nominated | [3] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1994 | Best Costume Design | Schindler's List | Nominated | |
- Miscellaneous awards
| Award | Year[a] | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Awards | 2003 | Best Costume Design | The Pianist | Nominated | [4] |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2015 | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Maleficent | Nominated | [5] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2010 | Best Costume Design | Inglourious Basterds | Nominated | [6] |
| 2015 | Maleficent | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | 2009 | Best Costume Design | Inglourious Basterds | Won | [8] |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | 2014 | Best Costume Design | Maleficent | Nominated | [9] |
| Polish Film Awards | 2003 | Best Costume Design | The Pianist | Won | [10] |
| Satellite Awards | 2015 | Best Costume Design | Maleficent | Nominated | [11] |
| Saturn Awards | 1997 | Best Costume Design | Dragonheart | Nominated | [12] |
| 2010 | Inglourious Basterds | Nominated | [13] | ||
| 2012 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Nominated | [14] | ||
| 2015 | Maleficent | Nominated | [15] |
Notes
- Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
