NgilaDickson
- Costume designer
Ngila Dickson, ONZM, has designed costumes for vampires, university professors, fertility cults, and wizards in pointy hats. And that's only counting the work she has done for Kiwi filmmakers. Since sharing an Academy Award and a BAFTA for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Dickson has contributed her costume prowess to movies in Japan, Germany, South Africa and Los Angeles.
Screenography
Biography
Ngila Dickson's work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy involved designing and overseeing the making of thousands of costumes, from elven silk dresses to 15 copies of Gandalf's cloak. The result was eight awards, including Oscars and BAFTAs for best costume design (both shared with Richard Taylor). Dickson first honed her design skills on five feature films, and 100 plus episodes of Xena and Hercules.
Awards
2013 Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (The Moas)
Best Costume Design: Mr Pip
2008 Arts Foundation Laureate Award
2007 Costume Designers Guild Awards (United States)
Nominated for Excellence in Period Film: for The Illusionist
“I can’t make half-arsed outfits ... I have to make costumes as real as possible - however small the scene - because a costume is the actor’s “pass” to a character.”