Colleen Atwood

Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948) is an American costume designer. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Emmy Awards. She was honored with the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award in 2006 and named a Disney Legend in 2024.

Atwood frequently collaborated with directors Jonathan Demme, Tim Burton, and Rob Marshall. She has received 12 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and has won four times for Chicago (2002), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).

Early life and education Born in Ellensburg, Washington, Atwood grew up in the small farming community of Quincy, Washington. At 17, she became pregnant and didn't graduate high school with her class. To support her baby and her husband, who was in college, she took a job at a French fry factory. Then, Atwood received a scholarship to attend Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in the early 1970s, and later worked in retail at various places, including the Yves St. Laurent boutique at Frederick & Nelson department store in the city.

Career Atwood began her career as a fashion advisor in Washington in the early 1970s. She moved to New York in 1980, where she studied art at New York University. Her movie career started after a chance encounter with someone whose mother was designing the sets for the film Ragtime, and she got the job of a PA (production assistant) in the film. An important turning point in her career came when, through production designer Bo Welch with whom she had worked in Joe Versus the Volcano, she met director Tim Burton. Atwood and Burton worked together on over seven films in the next two decades, starting with Edward Scissorhands and including Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Big Fish, Planet of the Apes, and Sweeney Todd. She moved to Los Angeles in 1990. Director Tim Burton brought on Atwood as the costume designer for the Netflix series Wednesday to design the looks for Gomez and Morticia Addams. The first thing she did was read the script. She started with Nevermore Academy and worked on the costumes for Wednesday Addams and Enid.

Atwood's favorite fashion designers include Azzedine Alaia,

Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1984 Firstborn Michael Apted 1985 Bring On the Night 1986 Manhunter Michael Mann 1987 Critical Condition Michael Apted The Pick-up Artist James Toback Someone to Watch Over Me Ridley Scott 1988 For Keeps John G. Avildsen Married to the Mob Jonathan Demme Fresh Horses David Anspaugh Torch Song Trilogy Paul Bogart 1989 Hider in the House Matthew Patrick 1990 The Handmaid's Tale Volker Schlöndorff Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton 1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme Rush Lili Fini Zanuck 1992 Lorenzo's Oil George Miller 1993 Born Yesterday Luis Mandoki Philadelphia Jonathan Demme 1994 Cabin Boy Adam Resnick Wyatt Earp Lawrence Kasdan Ed Wood Tim Burton Little Women Gillian Armstrong 1995 The Grotesque John-Paul Davidson 1996 The Juror Brian Gibson That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks Head Above Water Jim Wilson Mars Attacks! Tim Burton 1997 Buddy Caroline Thompson Gattaca Andrew Niccol 1998 Fallen Gregory Hoblit Beloved Jonathan Demme Mumford Lawrence Kasdan 1999 Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton 2001 Golden Dreams Agnieszka Holland The Mexican Gore Verbinski Planet of the Apes Tim Burton 2002 CinéMagique Jerry Rees Chicago Rob Marshall 2003 Big Fish Tim Burton 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Brad Silberling 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall 2006 Mission: Impossible III J. J. Abrams 2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton 2009 Nine Rob Marshall Public Enemies Michael Mann 2010 Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton 2010 The Tourist Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 2011 The Rum Diary Bruce Robinson In Time Andrew Niccol 2012 Dark Shadows Tim Burton Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders 2014 Big Eyes Tim Burton Into the Woods Rob Marshall 2015 Blackhat Michael Mann 2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Tim Burton Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them David Yates 2018 Tomb Raider Roar Uthaug with Timothy A. Wonsik Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald David Yates 2019 Dumbo Tim Burton Lady and the Tramp Charlie Bean with Timothy A. Wonsik Now Is Everything Valentina De AmicisRiccardo Spinotti Bombshell Jay Roach 2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Jason Woliner Visual consultant 2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore David Yates Top Gun: Maverick Joseph Kosinski Visual consultant 2023 The Little Mermaid Rob Marshall Pain Hustlers David Yates 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Tim Burton 2025 Kiss of the Spider Woman Bill Condon with Christine Cantella One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson Rothko

Television YearTitleNotes 1985 Out of the Darkness Television film 2001 The Tick Episode: "Pilot" 2012 Arrow Episode: "Pilot" 2014–2018 The Flash 2 episodes 2015 Supergirl Episode: "Pilot" 2016 The Tick Episode: "Pilot" 2020 High Fidelity Episode: "Top Five Heartbreaks" 2022–2025 Wednesday 15 episodes 2024 Masters of the Air 9 episodes

Awards and nominations Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1995 Best Costume Design Little Women 1999 Beloved 2000 Sleepy Hollow 2003 Chicago 2005 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2006 Memoirs of a Geisha 2008 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Nine 2011 Alice in Wonderland 2013 Snow White and the Huntsman 2015 Into the Woods 2017 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards 1992 Best Costume Design Edward Scissorhands 1995 Little Women 2000 Sleepy Hollow 2002 Planet of the Apes 2003 Chicago 2006 Memoirs of a Geisha 2008 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2011 Alice in Wonderland 2013 Snow White and the Huntsman 2015 Into the Woods 2017 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.Primetime Emmy Awards 2007 Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or Special Tony Bennett: An American Classic 2023 Outstanding Contemporary Costumes Wednesday 2026 Wednesday

Miscellaneous awards + Award Year Category Title Result Ref. Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards 2024 Best Costume Design Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Artisan Icon Award Astra TV and Creative Arts Awards 2023 Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes Wednesday 2025 Best Costume Design CFDA Fashion Awards 2013 Board of Director’s Tribute Award Costume Designers Guild Awards 1999 Excellence in Film Beloved 2000 Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film Sleepy Hollow 2002 Planet of the Apes 2003 Chicago 2005 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2006 Excellence in Period Film Memoirs of a Geisha Career Achievement Award 2008 Excellence in Period Film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Nine 2011 Excellence in Fantasy Film Alice in Wonderland 2013 Snow White and the Huntsman 2015 Into the Woods 2017 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2023 Excellence in Contemporary Television Wednesday 2024 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film The Little Mermaid 2025 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2026 Excellence in Contemporary Film One Battle After Another Excellence in Contemporary Television Wednesday Excellence in Short Form Design Lady Gaga: "The Dead Dance" Critics' Choice Awards 2010 Best Costume Design Nine 2011 Alice in Wonderland 2015 Into the Woods 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2026 Kiss of the Spider Woman Disney Legends 2024 Costume Design Empire Awards 2017 Best Costume Design Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards 2025 Costume Design One Battle After Another Hollywood Beauty Awards 2026 Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design Hollywood Film Awards 2005 Hollywood Costume Design Award Memoirs of a Geisha 2009 Nine Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2000 Best Costume Design Sleepy Hollow 2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Alice in Wonderland 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2025 Kiss of the Spider Woman Middleburg Film Festival 2014 Distinguished Costume Designer Newport Beach Film Festival 2024 Career Achievement in Costume Design Online Film Critics Society Awards 2003 Best Costume Design Chicago 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2002 Best Costume Design Planet of the Apes 2003 Chicago 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha 2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Alice in Wonderland 2014 Into the Woods 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2024 Variety’s Creative Impact in Costume Design San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2024 Best Costume Design Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Satellite Awards 1999 Best Costume Design Beloved 2000 Sleepy Hollow 2002 Planet of the Apes 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha 2009 Nine 2010 Alice in Wonderland 2012 Snow White and the Huntsman 2015 Into the Woods 2017 Alice Through the Looking Glass 2019 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Saturn Awards 1992 Best Costume Design Edward Scissorhands The Silence of the Lambs 1997 Mars Attacks! 1998 Gattaca 2000 Sleepy Hollow 2002 Planet of the Apes 2008 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2010 Nine 2011 Alice in Wonderland 2013 Snow White and the Huntsman 2015 Into the Woods 2017 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Alice Through the Looking Glass 2025 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Venice Film Festival 2012 Gucci Award for Women in Cinema Snow White and the Huntsman