British costume designer Sandy Powell would possibly be awarded a Bafta Fellowship for the “mesmerising” wardrobes she has created all the scheme via her nearly four-decade profession within the film substitute.
Powell, who has received three Bafta and Academy Awards respectively, mentioned she is “hugely flattered” by the accolade and “especially proud” to be the first costume designer to receive Bafta’s top doubtless honour.
The 62-yr-outdated mentioned: “I am lucky in that I love what I attain and were extraordinarily lucky to procure collaborated with one of the most most most gifted and inspirational of us within the synthetic each within the reduction of and in entrance of the camera.
“I leer forward to many extra years to attain.”
Old recipients of the Fellowship in film consist of Dame Helen Mirren, Charlie Chaplin, Martin Scorsese, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ang Lee.
Jane Millichip, chief executive of Bafta, mentioned: “Sandy Powell is no longer only a mammoth designer, she is a mammoth storyteller. Her costumes are mesmerising of their class, nonetheless they moreover define epic brilliantly and present the infrastructure for character.
“For higher than three decades, Sandy has raised awareness for the craft of costume construct in film and provided a highlight for designers within the act of filmmaking.
“We leer forward to honouring Sandy’s work this month at our EE Bafta Movie Awards and to working along with her over the next yr to encourage the next generation of costume designers and storytellers.”
London-born Powell started making dresses from a young age and first rose to prominence for her work on period drama Orlando, directed by Sally Potter, gaining her first Bafta and Academy Award nominations for top doubtless costume construct.
In 1998, Todd Hayne’s Velvet Goldmine received Powell her first Bafta award sooner than scoring her first Oscar for John Madden’s Shakespeare In Admire made within the same yr.
Powell has been a frequent collaborator with directors including Haynes and Scorsese, which led to her 2nd Academy Award safe for The Aviator.
In 2009, Powell worked alongside Jean-Marc Vallee on The Young Victoria, winning her 2nd Bafta and third Academy Award sooner than scooping her third Bafta award for The Common 10 years later.
Diversified significant credits which procure received her Bafta and Academy Award nominations consist of The Irishman, Cinderella and Mary Poppins Returns.
She most fair lately worked on Oliver Hermanus’ Residing, starring Invoice Nighy, and Marc Webb’s Snow White – which is currently in publish-production.
Powell would possibly be presented the Fellowship as segment of a ordinary commemoration of her work all the scheme via the ceremony taking space at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Pageant Hall on February 19.
