John Bright (costume designer)

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Bright, John
Born (1940-03-07) 7 March 1940 (age 84)
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1965–present

John Bright (born 7 March 1940) is a British costume designer. He is best known for creating the costumes for Merchant Ivory Productions with fellow collaborator Jenny Beavan. Bright has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design six times with Beavan, winning for their work on James Ivory's romance period drama film A Room with a View (1985).

Partial filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Costume Design The Bostonians Nominated [1]
1986 A Room with a View Won [2]
1987 Maurice Nominated [3]
1992 Howards End Nominated [4]
1993 The Remains of the Day Nominated [5]
1995 Sense and Sensibility Nominated [6]

British Academy Film Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Costume Design The Bostonians Nominated [7]
1986 A Room with a View Won [8]
1992 Howards End Nominated [9]
1995 Sense and Sensibility Nominated [10]

Satellite Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 Best Costume Design The White Countess Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "57th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ "59th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "60th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "65th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "66th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "68th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "38th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ "40th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ^ "46th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ^ "49th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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