Sandy Powell

Costume & Make-Up

Sandy Powell

Born 1960-04-07 · London, England, UK

Sandy Powell, born April 7, 1960, is a British costume designer with a career spanning over four decades. She designed costumes for films like Shakespeare in Love, The Aviator, The Young Victoria, and The Favourite, earning three Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards. Powell received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2023 and was appointed CBE in 2025 for her contributions to costume design. Her work blends historical accuracy with emotional storytelling.

Acting credits

Queer Edward II poster
NR

Spring 1991: As queer life is under attack in Britain, experimental artist Derek Jarman is turning Edward II into a radical protest film. Told through unseen behind-the-scenes footage, this is a story of the power and cost of queer visibility — then and now.

Queer Edward II

2026

Edward II poster
6.3

England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…

Edward II

1991

The Wolf Pack poster
7.6

Extra for "The Wolf Of Wall Street" featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Jonah Hill and more as they take fans behind-the-scenes during the making of the film and also discuss the real-life Belfort and his trajectory in the world of moneymaking.

The Wolf Pack

2014

Making 'The Irishman' poster
7.2

Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally acclaimed movie.

Making 'The Irishman'

2020

Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic poster
6.2

Viewers are given an inside look at the making of "Mary Poppins Returns," with interviews with stars Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic

2018

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously poster
NR

Marty Feldman, for many years a successful comedy writer before turning to performing, explores humour through the people who create it, comparing their traditions, motivations and anxieties with his own. Among the people Marty talks to are Peter Sellers, Eric Morecambe, Peter Brough and Archie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Barry Took.

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

1969

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NR

A video diary of Orlando (1992) that features the actors and key crew members on the film as we travelogue through many of the shoots in Uzbekistan, inter-cut with on-set interviews.

Orlando In Uzbekistan

2010