Judy Moorcroft
Judy Moorcroft | |
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| Born | 21 September 1933 |
| Died | 13 December 1991 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1965–1991 |
Judy Moorcroft (21 September 1933 – 13 December 1991) was a British costume designer. She was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Costume Design for the films The Europeans (1979) and A Passage to India (1985). Moorcroft is also known for her work as costume designer on the films The Killing Fields (1984) and The Dressmaker (1988) amongst others.
Education and Early Career
[edit]Moorcroft studied dress design at Manchester College of Art in the early Fifties[1] and started working at the BBC in 1964.[2]
Career
[edit]Moorcroft was costume designer for the 1977 film The Prince and the Pauper (American title Crossed Swords), working with wardrobe mistresses Dorothy Edwards and Betty Adamson and the London-based costumers Berman's, now under Angel's Costumes. She created lavish costumes, also described as ‘big, flashy and pretty’[1] and 'the most ornate and opulent ever seen on any movie set'.[3] Moorcroft worked with a limited budget, but is quoted as saying, "[...] the real talent comes in creating a first-rate wardrobe within the framework of your financial limits".[3] Moorcroft also re-used costumes from the films A Man for All Seasons and Anne of the Thousand Days to dress characters.
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Academy Awards | 1979 | Best Costume Design | The Europeans | Nominated | [4] |
| 1984 | A Passage to India | Nominated | [5] | ||
| British Academy Film Awards | 1979 | Best Costume Design | The Europeans | Nominated | [6] |
| 1985 | A Passage to India | Nominated | [7] | ||
| 1988 | The Dressmaker | Nominated | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "So Cinders Went to the Ball...". Daily Mirror. 2 December 1953. p. 6.
- ^ "Pretty as a Picture". The Times. August 1983.
- ^ a b Warnak, Tim (1978). Alexander Salkind presents Crossed Swords. New York: Ace Books. pp. 20–22. ISBN 978-0441678655.
- ^ "52nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "57th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "33rd British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "39th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "42nd British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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