Michael O'Connor (costume designer)

Michael O'Connor (born 27 October 1965) is an English costume designer.

Michael O'Connor
Born (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965
London, England
Years active1993–present

Life and career

O'Connor was born in London, England. He began his training in theatre, as a dresser at the Old Vic in London. After this, he worked in a costume house for six years before deciding to go freelance.[1]

In 1993, he began work as a wardrobe supervisor on such films as The House of the Spirits and Emma, before becoming an assistant costume designer. In this role, he worked on various films, including Oscar and Lucinda, Quills, Proof of Life and was also associate costume designer on the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

After working as costume designer on several minor British films, he came to prominence with his work on Tom Brown's Schooldays, a TV movie for ITV. He then worked on his most high-profile film up until then, the film version of Giles Foden's bestselling novel, The Last King of Scotland. He then worked on Brick Lane as well as Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

He came to the attention of the film industry in 2009, when he received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design,[2] the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design[3] as well as the Satellite Award for Best Costume Design[4] for The Duchess.

In 2014, he started working on costumes for Tulip Fever.[5]

In 2021, he was nominated for another BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for his work on Ammonite.[6]

Filmography
Year Title
2001The Mystic Masseur
2005Nomad: The Warrior
2006The Last King of Scotland
2007Brick Lane
2008Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
The Duchess
2011The Eagle
Jane Eyre
2012Dredd
2013The Invisible Woman
2015Suite Française
Muhammad: The Messenger of God
2017Tulip Fever
2018A Private War
All is True
2020Ammonite
2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2022Emily

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008Academy AwardsBest Costume DesignThe DuchessWon
2011Jane EyreNominated
2013The Invisible WomanNominated
2008British Academy Film AwardsBest Costume DesignThe DuchessWon
2011Jane EyreNominated
2013The Invisible WomenNominated
2020AmmoniteNominated

References
  1. The Daily Telegraph
  2. "1981". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 31 March 1981. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Tulip Fever". cathedral.org.uk (Norwich Cathedral). Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. "2021 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Nominations". British Academy Film Awards. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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