---
name: "Anthony Powell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-powell"
fi1m_id: "anthony-powell"
imdb_id: "nm0694018"
tmdb_id: 8922
wikidata_id: "Q573805"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "2 June 1935"
died: "16 April 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T00:08:25.632162+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."
---

# Anthony Powell

## Identity

Anthony Powell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-powell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-powell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0694018
- **TMDB ID:** 8922
- **Wikidata ID:** Q573805
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Powell_(designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573805, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694018/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8922

Costume designer. Born 2 June 1935 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 16 April 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 2 June 1935, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 16 April 2021
- **Active:** 1971–1996
- **Frequently works with:** [Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman.md), [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md), [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://film.one/person/franklin-j-schaffner.md), [Harrison Ford](https://film.one/person/harrison-ford.md), [Robert Watts](https://film.one/person/robert-watts.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 3 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 74 (4), 1980s 73 (3), 1990s 55 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 61 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 5, Comedy 3, Drama 3, Action 2, Family 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,525m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Powell_(designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573805, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694018/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8922

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Papillon*](https://film.one/film/papillon.md) (74), [*Nicholas and Alexandra*](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md) (65), [*101 Dalmatians*](https://film.one/film/101-dalmatians.md) (54)
- **Apple TV:** [*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md) (83)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ishtar*](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Anthony Powell (2 June 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English costume designer for film and stage. He was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.

He won Academy Awards for Best Costume Design for *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), *Death on the Nile* (1978) and *Tess* (1979). His other film credits include *Papillon* (1973), *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), *Hook* (1991), *101 Dalmatians* (1996) and *102 Dalmatians* (2000). He also designed for stage productions including *The School for Scandal* and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s *Sunset Boulevard*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, nytimes.com, telegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *101 Dalmatians* (1996), Fi1m 54, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/101-dalmatians.md)
- *Hook* (1991), Fi1m 56, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), Fi1m 83, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md)
- *Ishtar* (1987), Fi1m 72, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), Fi1m 65, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Tess* (1979), Fi1m 74, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)
- *Sorcerer* (1977), Fi1m 88, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Papillon* (1973), Fi1m 74, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md)
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Miss Potter* (2006), Costume Design
- *102 Dalmatians* (2000), Costume Design
- *The Ninth Gate* (1999), Costume Design
- *The Avengers* (1998), Costume Design
- *101 Dalmatians* (1996), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/101-dalmatians.md)
- *Hook* (1991), Costume Design — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), Costume Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md)
- *Frantic* (1988), Costume Design, Costume Designer
- *Ishtar* (1987), Costume Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *Pirates* (1986), Costume Design
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), as Missionary (uncredited) · Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Evil Under the Sun* (1982), Costume Design
- *Priest of Love* (1981), Costume Design
- *Tess* (1979), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)
- *Death on the Nile* (1978), Costume Design
- *Sorcerer* (1977), Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson* (1976), Costume Design
- *That Lucky Touch* (1975), Costume Designer
- *Papillon* (1973), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md)
- *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), Costume Design
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *The Royal Hunt of the Sun* (1969), Costume Design

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 3 nominated

- 2001: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *102 Dalmatians*
- 1992: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Hook*
- 1987: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Pirates*
- 1981: Best Costume Design (won), for *Tess*
- 1979: Best Costume Design (won), for *Death on the Nile*
- 1973: Best Costume Design (won), for *Travels with My Aunt*

### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- Royal Designer for Industry 1999: Royal Designer for Industry (won)
- Tony Award for Best Costume Design 1995: Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Costume Design 1963: Tony Award for Best Costume Design (won)
- Tony Award for Best Scenic Design 1963: Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (nominated)

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

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