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Mary Zophres

American costume designer


Summary

American costume designer

FieldValue
nameMary Zophres
imageMary Zophres in 2018.jpg
captionZophres in 2018
birth_placeFt. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
occupationCostume designer
years_active1994–present
spouse

Mary Zophres is an American costume designer. Her accolades include a Costume Designers Guild Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and five BAFTA Awards.

Zophres is best known for her collaborations with directors such as the Coen brothers, Steven Spielberg, and Damien Chazelle.

Early life and education

Zophres was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her father was born in Ioannina, Greece. She graduated from the Vassar College with degrees in art history and studio art.

After graduation, Zophres moved to New York City and began her career in fashion, which included stints for Norma Kamali and Esprit, among others. She first went into film production, being the extras wardrobe supervisor on Oliver Stone's 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July. She worked under costume designer Judy L. Ruskin, who first tasked her to sort through and organize massive piles of thrifted buy-by-the-pound clothing into categories: '50s, '60s, and '70s, and then asked her to return another day. Zophres subsequently worked as an associate costume designer for Ruskin on three more films, including the 1991 film City Slickers. Zophres moved to Los Angeles and began a professional relationship with designer Richard Hornung. She worked for him on several films, including the Coen brothers's 1994 film The Hudsucker Proxy. During the preproduction of Coen's 1996 film, Fargo Hornung felt ill and couldn't finish the project. He recommended Zophres instead. She continued a creative partnership with the Coen brothers on all of their subsequent films.

Filmography

YearTitleDirector
1994PCUHart Bochner
Dumb and DumberPeter Farrelly
1995BushwhackedGreg Beeman
1996FargoJoel Coen
KingpinPeter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
The Last of the High KingsDavid Keating
1997Digging to ChinaTimothy Hutton
Playing GodAndy Wilson
1998The Big LebowskiJoel Coen
God Said Ha!Julia Sweeney
PaulieJohn Roberts
There's Something About MaryPeter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
Where's Marlowe?Daniel Pyne
1999Thick as ThievesScott Sanders
Any Given SundayOliver Stone
2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Joel Coen
2001The Man Who Wasn't There
Ghost WorldTerry Zwigoff
Moonlight MileBrad Silberling
2002Catch Me If You CanSteven Spielberg
View from the TopBruno Barreto
2003Intolerable CrueltyJoel Coen
2004The LadykillersJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
The TerminalSteven Spielberg
2005BewitchedNora Ephron
2006Smokin' AcesJoe Carnahan
2007No Country for Old MenJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
Lions for LambsRobert Redford
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullSteven Spielberg
Burn After ReadingJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
2009A Serious Man
2010Iron Man 2Jon Favreau
True GritJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
2011Cowboys & AliensJon Favreau
2012People Like UsAlex Kurtzman
2013Gangster SquadRuben Fleischer
Inside Llewyn DavisJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
2014InterstellarChristopher Nolan
2016Hail, Caesar!Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
La La LandDamien Chazelle
2017Battle of the SexesJonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
2018First ManDamien Chazelle
The Ballad of Buster ScruggsJoel Coen
Ethan Coen
2020AntebellumGerard Bush
Christopher Renz
2021The Tragedy of MacbethJoel Coen
2022BabylonDamien Chazelle
2024Fly Me to the MoonGreg Berlanti
2026Jon Favreau
Tony Gilroy

Awards and nominations

;Major associations Academy Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2011Best Costume DesignTrue Grit
2017La La Land
2019The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2023Babylon

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.British Academy Film Awards
2003Best Costume DesignCatch Me If You Can
2011True Grit
2017La La Land
2019The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2023Babylon

;Miscellaneous awards

AwardYearCategoryTitleResultRef.Apolo AwardsAstra Film and Creative Arts AwardsBlack Reel AwardsChicago Film Critics Association AwardsCostume Designers Guild AwardsCritics' Choice Movie AwardsHamilton Behind the Camera AwardsLas Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsOnline Film Critics Society AwardsPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSanta Barbara International Film FestivalSatellite AwardsSaturn AwardsSeattle Film Critics Society Awards
2018Best Costume DesignBattle of the Sexes
2023Best Costume DesignBabylon
2022Outstanding Costume DesignThe Tragedy of Macbeth
2022Best Costume DesignBabylon
2006Excellence in Commercial DesignOrbit Gum
2011Excellence in Period FilmTrue Grit
2015Excellence in Contemporary FilmInterstellar
2017La La Land
Excellence in Period FilmHail, Caesar!
2023Babylon
2011Best Costume DesignTrue Grit
2016La La Land
2023Babylon
2016Costume DesignHail, Caesar!
2018First Man
2000Best Costume DesignO Brother, Where Art Thou?
2010True Grit
2016La La Land
2022Babylon
2023Best Costume Design
2010Best Costume DesignTrue Grit
2016La La Land
2016Best Costume Design
2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2023Babylon
2017Variety Artisans AwardLa La Land
2017Best Costume Design
2023Babylon
2009Best Costume DesignIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2014Best Costume DesignInside Llewyn Davis
2017La La Land
2023Babylon

Notes

References

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