Bob Ringwood Explained

Bob Ringwood
Birth Date:	1946 11, df=y
Birth Place:	London, England
Occupation:	Costume designer
Yearsactive:	1979 - 2004

Bob Ringwood (born 25 November 1946) is a retired British costume designer. He is perhaps best known for creating the costumes for David Lynch's science fiction film Dune (1984)^[1] and for Tim Burton's superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).^[2] He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Costume Design for the films Empire of the Sun (1987) and Troy (2004).^[3]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1981	Excalibur	John Boorman
1984	Dune	David Lynch
1985		Jeannot Szwarc
1986	Solarbabies	Alan Johnson	aka Solarwarriors and Solarfighters
1987	Prick Up Your Ears	Stephen Frears
	Empire of the Sun	Steven Spielberg
1989	Batman	Tim Burton
1990	Chicago Joe and the Showgirl	Bernard Rose
1991	American Friends	Tristram Powell
1992	Alien 3	David Fincher	Co-designed with David Perry
	Batman Returns	Tim Burton	Co-designed with Mary E. Vogt
1993	Demolition Man	Marco Brambilla
1994	The Shadow	Russell Mulcahy
1995	Batman Forever	Joel Schumacher	Co-designed with Ingrid Ferrin
1997	Alien Resurrection	Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Steven Spielberg
2002	The Time Machine	John Logan	Co-designed with Deena Appel
		Stuart Baird
2004	Troy	Wolfgang Petersen

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result
Academy Awards	1988	Best Costume Design	Empire of the Sun		^[4]
	2005		Troy		^[5]
British Academy Film Awards	1982	Best Costume Design	Excalibur		^[6]
	1989		Empire of the Sun		^[7]
	1990		Batman		^[8]
Saturn Awards	1982	Best Costume Design	Excalibur		^[9]
	1985		Dune		^[10]
	1991		Batman		^[11]
	1993		Alien 3		^[12]
			Batman Returns
	1994		Demolition Man		^[13]
	1995		The Shadow		^[14]
	1996		Batman Forever		^[15]
	1998		Alien Resurrection		^[16]
	2003				^[17]

Notes and References

1. Book: Naha, Ed. Ed Naha

   . The Making of Dune. Costuming Dune. December 1984. Ed Naha. Berkley Books. 0-425-07376-9. Trade paperback. 65–78.

2. Web site: Reinventing the Batsuit for the Modern Era . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714024706/https://www.amc.com/talk/2007/06/reinventing-the . July 14, 2020 . July 14, 2024 . AMC.
3. Web site: 19 January 2016 . Jessica . Duchen . Jessica Duchen . Costume designer Bob Ringwood: From ballet to Batman . .
4. Web site: 60th Academy Awards . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . August 15, 2023.
5. Web site: 77th Academy Awards . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . August 15, 2023.
6. Web site: 35th British Academy Film Awards . British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) . August 15, 2023.
7. Web site: 42nd British Academy Film Awards . British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) . August 15, 2023.
8. Web site: 43rd British Academy Film Awards . British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) . August 15, 2023.
9. Web site: The 9th Saturn Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004552/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
10. Web site: The 12th Saturn Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004446/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1984/1984sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
11. Web site: The 17th Saturn Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004640/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1990/1990sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
12. Web site: The 19th Saturn Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004646/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1992/1992sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
13. Web site: The 20th Saturn Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004504/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1993/1993sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
14. Web site: The 21st Saturn Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004653/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1994/1994sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
15. Web site: The 22nd Saturn Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004700/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1995/1995sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
16. Web site: The 24th Saturn Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004722/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1997/1997sat.htm . February 13, 2006 . July 22, 2018.
17. Web site: Phillips . Jevon . March 6, 2003 . ‘Towers,’ ‘Report’ top Saturn nominees . August 12, 2022 . . September 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923191125/https://variety.com/2003/digital/markets-festivals/towers-report-top-saturn-nominees-1117881826/ . live.