MICHAEL WILKINSON is a costume designer who works internationally. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)and the Costume Designers Guild (CDG). He has a degree in Design from the National Institute of the Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in Australia. Variety magazine recently included Wilkinson in their “Below the Line Impact” list of film-makers that have significant impact in their field of expertise.
Michael has been nominated for, and has won, numerous awards for his work, including Oscar and BAFTA nominations, Costume Designers Guild Award nominations, Saturn Awards, and Hollywood Film Festival and Hamilton Behind the Camera wins.
Michael’s costume design work includes the costumes for AMERICAN HUSTLE, staring Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Christian Bale, for which he was nominated for multiple awards including an Oscar nomination in Best Achievement in Costume Design, a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination for Excellence in Period Film, and a BAFTA nomination for Best Costume Design.
Other recent work includes THE GENTLEMEN, a stylized crime caper from Guy Ritchie, JINGLE JANGLE, an Afro-Victorian musical, ALADDIN, the musical for Disney starring Will Smith; SEBERG, featuring Kristen Stewart as the 60s style icon Jean Seberg; JUSTICE LEAGUE and BATMAN V SUPERMAN, starring Amy Adams and Ben Affleck, featuring Michael’s Batsuit and Wonder Woman costume designs; the period drama THE CURRENT WAR, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon; the post-apocalyptic NOAH, starring Russell Crowe and Emma Watson; the latest installment of the Superman franchise, MAN OF STEEL, starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams; Zack Snyder’s visionary epic “300”; Joe Kosinski’s futuristic TRON: LEGACY, starring Olivia Wilde and Jeff Bridges; the action thriller WATCHMEN; Alejandro Inarritu’s international ensemble drama BABEL; the Civil War drama JONAH HEX with Josh Brolin and Michael Fassbender; TERMINATOR SALVATION starring Christian Bale; and the cult hits GARDEN STATE, AMERICAN SPLENDOR and PARTY MONSTER.
Earlier in his career, Michael worked as a design assistant on Baz Luhrmann’s spectacular films, MOULIN ROUGE and ROMEO + JULIET, and on the Wachowski Bros. film, THE MATRIX: RELOADED.
His theater work includes award-winning costume designs for the Sydney Theater Company, Opera Australia, The Australian Dance Theater and Radio City Hall. Michael also designs commercials, and works in Special Event design – he created hundreds of costumes for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES.