---
name: "Albert Wolsky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/albert-wolsky"
fi1m_id: "albert-wolsky"
imdb_id: "nm0938717"
tmdb_id: 8885
wikidata_id: "Q726671"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "24 November 1930"
died: "23 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-05T01:33:44.114623+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Albert Wolsky

## Identity

Albert Wolsky

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/albert-wolsky
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** albert-wolsky
- **IMDb ID:** nm0938717
- **TMDB ID:** 8885
- **Wikidata ID:** Q726671
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wolsky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726671, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8885

Costume designer. Born 24 November 1930 in Paris, France. Died 23 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 24 November 1930, Paris, France
- **Died:** 23 May 2026
- **Active:** 1974–2022
- **Frequently works with:** [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Andrea Riseborough](https://film.one/person/andrea-riseborough.md), [Arnon Milchan](https://film.one/person/arnon-milchan.md), [Bob Fosse](https://film.one/person/bob-fosse.md), [Cliff Gorman](https://film.one/person/cliff-gorman.md), [Julia Roberts](https://film.one/person/julia-roberts.md), [Michael Murphy](https://film.one/person/michael-murphy.md), [Paul Mazursky](https://film.one/person/paul-mazursky.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 5 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 76 (6), 1980s 60 (2), 1990s 66 (4), 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 47 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 65 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Comedy 8, Romance 7, Crime 4, Thriller 3, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 34 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,901m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Wolsky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726671, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8885

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*All That Jazz*](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md) (84), [*Bugsy*](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md) (76), [*The Falcon and the Snowman*](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md) (54)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Manhattan*](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md) (78), [*Revolutionary Road*](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) (71)
- **Apple TV:** [*Lenny*](https://film.one/film/lenny.md) (67), [*You've Got Mail*](https://film.one/film/youve-got-mail.md) (66)
- **HBO Max:** [*Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Pelican Brief*](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md) (63)
- **Disney+:** [*Amsterdam*](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md) (47)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Albert Wolsky (24 November 1930 – 23 May 2026) was a French-born American costume designer. Born in Paris, his family fled to New York during the Second World War. He graduated from the City College of New York and worked in the travel industry before training under costume maker Helene Pons on Broadway productions, including the original Camelot. He began designing for Broadway in the mid-1960s and received his first film credit on The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968).

Wolsky worked extensively in both theatre and film. His screen credits include Grease (1978), Manhattan (1979), Sophie’s Choice (1982), Revolutionary Road (2008), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Ad Astra (2019). He received seven Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design, winning for All That Jazz (1979) and Bugsy (1991). He was also nominated for a Tony Award for his work on the 2013 Broadway revival of The Heiress.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (17)

- *Amsterdam* (2022), Fi1m 47, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md)
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Fi1m 78, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Fi1m 71, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Fi1m 77, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *Runaway Bride* (1999), Fi1m 58, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/runaway-bride.md)
- *You've Got Mail* (1998), Fi1m 66, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/youve-got-mail.md)
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Fi1m 63, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md)
- *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1986), Fi1m 65, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/down-and-out-in-beverly-hills.md)
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Fi1m 54, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *All That Jazz* (1979), Fi1m 84, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md)
- *Manhattan* (1979), Fi1m 78, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md)
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *Grease* (1978), Fi1m 76, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/grease.md)
- *The Turning Point* (1977), Fi1m 70, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-turning-point.md)
- *Lenny* (1974), Fi1m 67, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/lenny.md)

## Complete filmography (84)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Amsterdam* (2022), Costume Design — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md)
- *The Woman in the Window* (2021), Costume Design
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Rules Don't Apply* (2016), Costume Design
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *The Newsroom* (2012), series, Costume Design
- *Larry Crowne* (2011), Costume Design
- *Duplicity* (2009), Costume Designer
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Costume Design — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md)
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), Costume Design
- *Across the Universe* (2007), Costume Design
- *Ask the Dust* (2006), Costume Design
- *Jarhead* (2005), Costume Design
- *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), Costume Design
- *Maid in Manhattan* (2002), Costume Design
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Costume Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *Lucky Numbers* (2000), Costume Design
- *Galaxy Quest* (1999), Costume Design
- *Runaway Bride* (1999), Costume Designer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/runaway-bride.md)
- *You've Got Mail* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/youve-got-mail.md)
- *The Jackal* (1997), Costume Design
- *Red Corner* (1997), Costume Design
- *The Grass Harp* (1996), Costume Designer
- *Striptease* (1996), Costume Design
- *Up Close & Personal* (1996), Costume Design
- *Junior* (1994), Costume Design
- *Fatal Instinct* (1993), Costume Design
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Costume Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md)
- *The Pickle* (1993), Costume Design
- *Toys* (1992), Costume Design
- *Bugsy* (1991), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *Scenes from a Mall* (1991), Costume Design
- *Funny About Love* (1990), Costume Design
- *Enemies, a Love Story* (1989), Costume Design
- *She-Devil* (1989), Costume Design
- *Cookie* (1989), Costume Design
- *Private Debts* (1989), Costume Consultant
- *Chances Are* (1989), Costume Design
- *Moon Over Parador* (1988), Costume Design
- *Nadine* (1987), Costume Design
- *Crimes of the Heart* (1986), Costume Design
- *Legal Eagles* (1986), Costume Design
- *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1986), Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/down-and-out-in-beverly-hills.md)
- *The Journey of Natty Gann* (1985), Costume Design
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *Moscow on the Hudson* (1984), Costume Design
- *To Be or Not to Be* (1983), Costume Design
- *Star 80* (1983), Costume Design
- *Sophie's Choice* (1982), Costume Design
- *Still of the Night* (1982), Costume Design
- *Tempest* (1982), Costume Design
- *Paternity* (1981), Costume Design
- *All Night Long* (1981), Costumer
- *The Jazz Singer* (1980), Costume Design
- *Willie & Phil* (1980), Costume Design
- *The Changeling* (1980), Wardrobe Designer
- *All That Jazz* (1979), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-jazz.md)
- *Meteor* (1979), Costume Design
- *Manhattan* (1979), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md)
- *Moment by Moment* (1978), Costume Design
- *Grease* (1978), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/grease.md)
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *Fingers* (1978), Costume Design
- *The Turning Point* (1977), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-turning-point.md)
- *Thieves* (1977), Costume Design
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1976), Costume Design
- *Next Stop, Greenwich Village* (1976), Costume Design
- *Lenny* (1974), Costume Design — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/lenny.md)
- *The Gambler* (1974), Costume Design
- *Harry and Tonto* (1974), Costume Design
- *Up the Sandbox* (1972), Costume Design
- *Last of the Red Hot Lovers* (1972), Costume Design
- *The Trial of the Catonsville Nine* (1972), Costume Design
- *Lady Liberty* (1971), Costume Design
- *Born to Win* (1971), Costume Design
- *Little Murders* (1971), Costume Design
- *Where’s Poppa?* (1970), Costume Design
- *Lovers and Other Strangers* (1970), Costume Design
- *Loving* (1970), Costume Design
- *Popi* (1969), Costume Design
- *The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter* (1968), Costume Design
- *A Hatful of Rain* (1968), Costume Design
- *Of Mice and Men* (1968), Costume Design
- *The Desperate Hours* (1967), Costume Design

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 5 nominated

- 2009: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Revolutionary Road*
- 2008: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Across the Universe*
- 1993: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Toys*
- 1992: Best Costume Design (won), for *Bugsy*
- 1986: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *The Journey of Natty Gann*
- 1983: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Sophie's Choice*
- 1980: Best Costume Design (won), for *All That Jazz*

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play 2013: Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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