Jacqueline West
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Jacqueline West is a costume designer whose work has been recognized in numerous films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
and Quills
. She has just finished State of Play
due out in May, 2009 and The Tree of Life due out in the Fall of 2009.
West was a fashion designer in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her own clothing stores in Berkeley, CA including her "Identikit by Jacqueline West" line. Her first film work was for Philip Kaufman
on Henry & June. Brad Pitt has called her a "method costumer" after working with her in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
. West has said she was heavily influenced by her mother, who was an avant garde fashion designer in the 1940s and 50s.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film adaptation loosely based on characters from the comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore, who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. It was released on July 11, 2003, in the...
and Quills
Quills
Quills is a 2000 period film directed by Philip Kaufman and adapted from the Obie award-winning play by Doug Wright, who also wrote the original screenplay. Inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade, Quills re-imagines the last years of the Marquis' incarceration in the insane asylum at...
. She has just finished State of Play
State of Play (film)
State of Play is a 2009 French-British-American political thriller film. It is an adaptation of the six-part British television serial of the same name which first aired on BBC One in 2003. The plot of the six-hour serial was condensed to fit a two-hour movie format, with the location changed to...
due out in May, 2009 and The Tree of Life due out in the Fall of 2009.
West was a fashion designer in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her own clothing stores in Berkeley, CA including her "Identikit by Jacqueline West" line. Her first film work was for Philip Kaufman
Philip Kaufman
Philip Kaufman is an American film director and screenwriter. His movies have adapted novels of widely different types – from Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being to Michael Crichton’s Rising Sun; from Tom Wolfe’s heroic epic The Right Stuff to the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin’s...
on Henry & June. Brad Pitt has called her a "method costumer" after working with her in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
. West has said she was heavily influenced by her mother, who was an avant garde fashion designer in the 1940s and 50s.
Filmography
- Argo (filming) (2012)
- Untitled Terrence Malick Project (post-production) (2012)
- Water for Elephants (2011)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- The Social Network (2010)
- State of Play (2009)
- The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button - documentary about the film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- The Invasion (2007)
- Lonely Hearts (2006)
- Making the New World (2006) - documentary about the film: The New World
- The New World (2005)
- Down in the Valley (2005)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- Assembling the League (2003) - documentary on the making of the film: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- American Gun (2002) (costume consultant)
- Leo (2002)
- The Banger Sisters (2002)
- Quills: Dressing the Part (2001) aka Dressing the Part with Costume Designer Jacqueline West
- Just One Night (2000)
- Quills (2000)
- Rising Sun (1993)
- Henry & June (1990) (creative consultant)
Nominations
- 2009 Nominated 81st Academy Awards81st Academy AwardsThe 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2008 and took place February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST...
Best Costume Design for: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
(2008) - 2009 Nominated 62nd British Academy Film Awards62nd British Academy Film AwardsThe 62nd British Academy Film Awards, hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 8 February 2009, and honoured the best films of 2008.-Best Actor:Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler*Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon...
Best Costume Design for: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
(2008) - 2009 Nominated Costume Designers Guild Awards 2008Costume Designers Guild Awards 2008The 11th Costume Designers Guild Awards, honouring the best costume designs in film and television for 2008, will be given on February 17, 2009...
for Period Film Costumes for: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
(2008) - 2004 Nominated 30th Saturn Awards30th Saturn AwardsThe 30th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2003, were held on May 5, 2004 at the Universal Sheraton Hotel in Los Angeles, California.Below is a complete list of nominees and winners...
Best Costume Design for: The League of Extraordinary GentlemenThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film adaptation loosely based on characters from the comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore, who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. It was released on July 11, 2003, in the...
(2003) - 2001 Nominated 73rd Academy Awards73rd Academy AwardsThe 73rd Academy Awards honored the best films of 2000 and was held on March 25, 2001. It was the last Academy Awards to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium...
Best Costume Design for: QuillsQuillsQuills is a 2000 period film directed by Philip Kaufman and adapted from the Obie award-winning play by Doug Wright, who also wrote the original screenplay. Inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade, Quills re-imagines the last years of the Marquis' incarceration in the insane asylum at...
(2000) - 2000 Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Costume DesignBAFTA Award for Best Costume DesignThe British Academy Film Award for Best Costume Design is one of the annual film awards given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.-1960s:* 1969 - Oh! What a Lovely War - Anthony Mendleson** Funny Girl – Irene Sharaff...
for: QuillsQuillsQuills is a 2000 period film directed by Philip Kaufman and adapted from the Obie award-winning play by Doug Wright, who also wrote the original screenplay. Inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade, Quills re-imagines the last years of the Marquis' incarceration in the insane asylum at...
(2000)