Catherine Martin

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Catherine Martin

Born 1965-01-26 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Catherine Martin Luhrmann AC (born 26 January 1965) is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and film producer, best known for her frequent collaborations with director Baz Luhrmann. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, six BAFTA Awards, and a Tony Award. Martin was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2025. Martin came to international prominence for providing both the costumes and production design for Strictly Ballroom (1992), Luhrmann's feature directorial debut, which later became the first instalment of the "Red Curtain Trilogy". She won both the Academy Award for Best Costume Designand the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on Curtain's final chapter Moulin Rouge! (2001). Martin became just the second woman to win multiple Oscars in a single year (after Edith Head) and the first to do so twice, winning the same two categories for The Great Gatsby (2013). She was also Oscar-nominated for Romeo + Juliet (1996), Australia (2008), and Elvis (2022). Having won four awards out of nine nominations, she holds the record for the most Oscar wins of any Australian. Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine Martin (designer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis poster
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Documentary about the making of the 2022 biopic Elvis

Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis

2022

That Click poster
8.8

A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has portrayed over sixty years of pop culture. This fascinating feature takes a closer look into the career of one of the most important photographers of the last century. His subjects, who are some of the biggest stars of Hollywood and the fashion world, provide testimonials.

That Click

2019

Crazy About Tiffany's poster
6.9

A provocative and rare glimpse at the most iconic luxury jeweler in the world. From past to present, discovering the behind the scenes creation to those beholden to its charm, Tiffany & Co. is unveiled like never before.

Crazy About Tiffany's

2016

Women He's Undressed poster
5.4

Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades.

Women He's Undressed

2015

Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis poster
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How the grand sets of Elvis were built and designed in Australia

Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis

2022

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' poster
6.8

This made-for-tv documentary treats romance fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann's musical tale of love between a poet and a courtesan in fin-de-siecle Paris. Includes interviews with director Luhrmann, stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman and the rest of the the cast and crew of the film, who all share their experiences from working on the project, as well as discuss the special efforts that went into bringing it to completion

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

2001

Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis poster
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A look at how Catherine Martin designed the costumes for Elvis

Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis

2022

Behind the camera