Janet Patterson Explained

Janet Patterson
Birth Date:	12 August 1956
Birth Place:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:	Australia
Occupation:	Costume designer, production designer
Spouse:	Al^[1]
Children:	Nina
Yearsactive:	1984–2015

Janet Patterson (12 August 1956 – 21 October 2016) was an Australian costume designer and production designer.^[2] She won one BAFTA award and four Australian Film Institute awards, and was nominated for four Academy awards.^[3]

Early life and education

Patterson attended North Sydney Girls High and later attended East Sydney Technical College and Sydney College of the Arts, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design and a diploma in Textile Studies and Costume Design. In addition to her studies in Sydney, Patterson received a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust scholarship to study under architect Luigi Snozzi in Switzerland. She began her career in the 1980s working in production design, costume design, and set design for ABC Television.^{[2] [4]}

Death

Patterson's death was announced by her agency, who had stated Patterson's family did not wish to disclose her age or date of death, however actress Nicole Kidman revealed she had died on 21 October 2016.^{[5] [6]}

Awards

Oscar nominations

All four were in Best Costumes

• 66th Academy Awards – Nominated for The Piano. Lost to The Age of Innocence.^[7]
• 69th Academy Awards – Nominated for The Portrait of a Lady. Lost to The English Patient.^[8]
• 70th Academy Awards – Nominated for Oscar and Lucinda. Lost to Titanic.^[9]
• 82nd Academy Awards – Nominated for Bright Star. Lost to The Young Victoria.^[10]

BAFTA Awards

Both are in costumes.

• The Piano – Won
• Bright Star – nominated.

Australian Film Institute

• The Last Days of Chez Nous – nominated (production design)
• The Piano – Won (costumes)
• Oscar and Lucinda – Won (costumes)
• Bright Star – Won (for both costumes and production design)

Filmography

Costume design

• Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
• Bright Star (2009)
• Peter Pan (2003)
• Holy Smoke! (1999)
• Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
• The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
• The Piano (1993)
• The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
• The Lizard King (1988)
• Two Friends (1986)
• Displaced Persons (1985)
• Palace of Dreams (1985)
• Sweet and Sour (1984)

Production design

• Bright Star (2009)
• Holy Smoke! (1999)
• The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
• The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
• Come In Spinner (1990)
• Bodysurfer (1989)
• Edens Lost (1989)
• The Lizard King (1988)
• Two Friends (1986)
• Dancing Daze (1986)

Other

• Set design for Four Corners in the mid-80s.^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: Janet Patterson, a tribute from Jane Campion and Jan Chapman. November 10, 2016. smh.com.au. Janet was a wonder, a woman who worked internationally but who also cooked brilliantly, innovatively, loved gardens and most of all loved her family, her partner Al and her 18-year-old daughter Nina..
2. Web site: Now nominating. March 22, 2014. TMZ.
3. Web site: Pedersen. Erik. 25 October 2016. Janet Patterson Dies: Costume Designer & Jane Campion Regular Was Four-Time Oscar Nominee. 15 April 2021. Deadline.
4. Web site: Janet Patterson- Biography. Hollywood.com . 2016-03-06. 2016-03-06.
5. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/janet-patterson-dead-oscar-nominated-costume-designer-dies-941312 Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Janet Patterson Dies
6. http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-instyle-awards-20161025-snap-story.html "Janet Patterson, the Sydney-born, four-time Academy Award-nominated costume designer, whom Kidman said had passed away on Friday."
7. Web site: The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners . March 22, 2014. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS.
8. Web site: The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners . March 22, 2014. oscars.org.
9. Web site: The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners . March 22, 2014. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS.
10. Web site: The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners . March 22, 2014. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS.
11. Web site: Janet Patterson- Designer. Sandra Marsh Agency. 2016-03-06. 2016-03-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424212041/http://sandramarsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Patterson.pdf. 2016-04-24.