Anna B. Sheppard

Anna B. Sheppard
Born
Anna Biedrzycka

(1946-01-18) 18 January 1946
Żyrardów, Poland
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1971–present

Anna Biedrzycka Sheppard (born 18 January 1946) is a Polish costume designer. She received nominations for three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a César Award.

Sheppard is best known for her collaborations with directors Krzysztof Zanussi, Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski, and Quentin Tarantino. She has also designed the costumes for several superhero films, including Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times.

On television, Sheppard designed costumes for limited series such as Band of Brothers (2001) and The Prisoner (2009).

Early life

Sheppard was born in Żyrardów, Poland on 18 January 1946. She has a younger sister, Magdalena Biedrzycka, who is a fellow costume designer. She graduated with architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw and now lives in London.

Career

Sheppard has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for Schindler's List (1993), The Pianist (2002), and Maleficent (2014).

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1971 Family Life Krzysztof Zanussi
1973 The Illumination
1975 A Woman's Decision
1976 Brunet wieczorową porą Stanisław Bareja
1977 Camouflage Krzysztof Zanussi
1978 Spiral
1980 The Constant Factor
1981 From a Far Country
1982 Imperative
1985 Power of Evil
1988 To Kill a Priest Agnieszka Holland
1993 Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
1996 Dragonheart Rob Cohen with Thomas Casterline
The Ogre Volker Schlöndorff
1997 Washington Square Agnieszka Holland
1998 The Proposition Lesli Linka Glatter
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Nick Hamm
The Wisdom of Crocodiles Po-Chih Leong
1999 The Insider Michael Mann
2000 Circus Rob Walker
Maybe Baby Ben Elton
2002 The Pianist Roman Polanski
2003 Shanghai Knights David Dobkin
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Frank Coraci
2005 Sahara Breck Eisner
Oliver Twist Roman Polanski
2007 Hannibal Rising Peter Webber
Fred Claus David Dobkin
2009 Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
2011 The Devil's Double Lee Tamahori
Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston
2013 The Book Thief Brian Percival
2014 Maleficent Robert Stromberg
Fury David Ayer
2016 Now You See Me 2 Jon M. Chu
2017 American Assassin Michael Cuesta
2018 Overlord Julius Avery
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Jon Watts
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga David Dobkin
2024 Bob Marley: One Love Reinaldo Marcus Green
2026 Supergirl † Craig Gillespie Post-production
Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Notes
1971 Behind the Wall Television film
2001 Band of Brothers 10 episodes
2009 The Prisoner with Jane Clive
6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Academy Awards 1993 Best Costume Design Schindler's List Nominated [1]
2002 The Pianist Nominated [2]
2014 Maleficent Nominated [3]
British Academy Film Awards 1993 Best Costume Design Schindler's List Nominated
César Awards 2002 Best Costume Design The Pianist Nominated
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2014 Excellence in Fantasy Film Maleficent Nominated [4]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2009 Best Costume Design Inglourious Basterds Nominated [5]
2014 Maleficent Nominated [6]
Polish Film Awards 2003 Best Costume Design The Pianist Won [7]
Satellite Awards 2014 Best Costume Design Maleficent Nominated [8]
Saturn Awards 1996 Best Costume Design Dragonheart Nominated [9]
2009 Inglourious Basterds Nominated [10]
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Nominated [11]
2014 Maleficent Nominated [12]

References

  1. ^ "66th Academy Awards". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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  3. ^ "87th Academy Awards". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (7 January 2015). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'Birdman', 'Boyhood', 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Among Nominees". Deadline. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ Knegt, Peter (14 December 2009). ""Basterds," "Nine" Lead Critics Choice Nods". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ Pond, Steve (15 December 2014). "'Birdman,' 'Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'Boyhood' Lead Critics' Choice Movie Award Nominations". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Laureaci 2003" [2003 Winners] (in Polish). Polish Film Academy. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  8. ^ Pond, Steve (1 December 2014). "'Birdman' Leads Satellite Awards Nominations". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. ^ "1996 | 23rd Saturn Awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  10. ^ Miller, Ross (19 February 2010). "Avatar Leads 2010 Saturn Awards Nominations". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  11. ^ Goldberg, Matt (29 February 2012). "Saturn Award Nominations Announced; HUGO and HARRY POTTER Lead with 10 Nominations Each". Collider. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. ^ Blake, Emily (4 March 2015). "2015 Saturn Awards: 'Captain America: Winter Soldier,' 'Walking Dead' lead nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2022.


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