Anna B. Sheppard


Anna Biedrzycka Sheppard is a Polish costume designer. She received nominations for three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a César Award.
Sheppard is best known for her collaborations with directors Krzysztof Zanussi, Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski, and Quentin Tarantino. She has also designed the costumes for several superhero films, including Captain America: The First Avenger and Spider-Man: Far From Home. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times.
On television, Sheppard designed costumes for limited series such as Band of Brothers and The Prisoner.

Early life

Sheppard was born in Żyrardów, Poland on 18 January 1946. She has a younger sister, Magdalena Biedrzycka, who is a fellow costume designer. She graduated with architecture from the Academy of [Fine Arts, Warsaw] and now lives in London.

Career

Sheppard has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for Schindler's List, The Pianist, and Maleficent.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

;Major associations
Academy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1994Best Costume DesignSchindler's ListNomitated
2003Best Costume DesignThe PianistNomitated
2015Best Costume DesignMaleficentNomitated

BAFTA Awards
;Miscellaneous awards
AwardYearCategoryTitleResultRef.
César Awards2003Best Costume DesignThe PianistNomitated
Costume [Designers Guild Awards]17th [Costume Designers Guild Awards|2015]Excellence in Fantasy FilmMaleficentNomitated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards15th [Critics' Choice Awards|2010]Critics' Choice [Movie Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]Inglourious BasterdsNomitated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards2015Best Costume DesignMaleficentNomitated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards2009Best Costume DesignInglourious BasterdsWon
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards2014Best Costume DesignMaleficentNomitated
Polish Film Awards2003 [Polish Film Awards|2003]Polish [Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]The PianistWon
Satellite Awards2015Best Costume DesignMaleficentNomitated
Saturn Awards1997Best Costume DesignDragonheartNomitated
Saturn Awards2010Best Costume DesignInglourious BasterdsNomitated
Saturn Awards2012Best Costume DesignCaptain America: The First AvengerNomitated
Saturn Awards2015Best Costume DesignMaleficentNomitated