---
name: "Ellen Mirojnick"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ellen-mirojnick"
fi1m_id: "ellen-mirojnick"
imdb_id: "nm0592465"
tmdb_id: 7735
wikidata_id: "Q15919390"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "7 July 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 27
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 27
updated: "2026-10-05T15:03:06.511522+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."
---

# Ellen Mirojnick

## Identity

Ellen Mirojnick

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ellen-mirojnick
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ellen-mirojnick
- **IMDb ID:** nm0592465
- **TMDB ID:** 7735
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15919390
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Mirojnick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15919390, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7735

Costume designer. Born 7 July 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 7 July 1949, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md), [Alan Marshall](https://film.one/person/alan-marshall.md), [Gregory Jacobs](https://film.one/person/gregory-jacobs.md), [Michael Douglas](https://film.one/person/michael-douglas.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md), [Michael Polaire](https://film.one/person/michael-polaire.md), [Paul Verhoeven](https://film.one/person/paul-verhoeven.md), [Adrian Lyne](https://film.one/person/adrian-lyne.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 58 (4), 1990s 72 (9), 2000s 64 (1), 2010s 65 (7), 2020s 76 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 26 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 15 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 16, Thriller 9, Action 8, Romance 7, Comedy 6, Adventure 5
- **Screen time:** 53 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,637m across 21 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Mirojnick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15919390, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592465/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7735

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Speed*](https://film.one/film/speed.md) (86), [*Starship Troopers*](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md) (79)
- **Peacock:** [*Oppenheimer*](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md) (84), [*Black Bag*](https://film.one/film/black-bag.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Knick*](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md) (82), [*The Gorge*](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Behind the Candelabra*](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md) (81), [*Kimi*](https://film.one/film/kimi.md) (77)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Jacob's Ladder*](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) (80), [*Cliffhanger*](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md) (74)
- **Hulu:** [*Basic Instinct*](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md) (72), [*Fatal Attraction*](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Ellen Mirojnick is an American costume designer. Born in New York City on 7 July 1949, she trained at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design. She has worked in film and television since the late 1970s.

Mirojnick is known for her collaborations with Michael Douglas on films including *Wall Street* (1987), *Basic Instinct* (1992) and *Behind the Candelabra* (2013). She has also worked repeatedly with directors Paul Verhoeven, Jan de Bont and Steven Soderbergh. Her credits include *Speed* (1994), *Starship Troopers* (1997), *The Greatest Showman* (2017), *Kimi* (2022), *Oppenheimer* (2023), *Black Bag* (2025) and *The Odyssey* (2026).

She won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Costume Designers Guild Award for *Behind the Candelabra*. In 2016 she received the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award. She was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for *Oppenheimer*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, gq.com.*

## On Fi1m (27)

- *The Odyssey* (2026), Fi1m 83, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-odyssey.md)
- *Black Bag* (2025), Fi1m 78, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/black-bag.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), Fi1m 70, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Fi1m 84, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Kimi* (2022), Fi1m 77, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/kimi.md)
- *Let Them All Talk* (2020), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md)
- *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), Fi1m 46, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), Fi1m 48, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *First They Killed My Father* (2017), Fi1m 66, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md)
- *Logan Lucky* (2017), Fi1m 76, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/logan-lucky.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), Fi1m 54, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *The Knick* (2014), Fi1m 82, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Fi1m 81, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *What Women Want* (2000), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md)
- *Mickey Blue Eyes* (1999), Fi1m 66, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/mickey-blue-eyes.md)
- *Face/Off* (1997), Fi1m 84, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/face-off.md)
- *Starship Troopers* (1997), Fi1m 79, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Showgirls* (1995), Fi1m 42, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/showgirls.md)
- *Speed* (1994), Fi1m 86, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Cliffhanger* (1993), Fi1m 74, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md)
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Fi1m 72, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Always* (1989), Fi1m 62, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Black Rain* (1989), Fi1m 62, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)
- *Cocktail* (1988), Fi1m 38, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md)
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Fi1m 70, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

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

- *The Odyssey* (2026), Costume Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-odyssey.md)
- *Black Bag* (2025), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/black-bag.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Kimi* (2022), Costume Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kimi.md)
- *Cinderella* (2021), Costume Design, Costumer
- *Let Them All Talk* (2020), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/let-them-all-talk.md)
- *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil* (2019), Costume Design — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent-mistress-of-evil.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), Costume Design — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *Logan Lucky* (2017), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/logan-lucky.md)
- *Good Morning* (2017), Costume Design
- *First They Killed My Father* (2017), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/first-they-killed-my-father.md)
- *By the Sea* (2015), Costume Design
- *Beyond the Reach* (2014), Costume Consultant
- *The Knick* (2014), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *And So It Goes* (2014), Costume Design
- *The Maya Rudolph Show* (2014), Costume Design
- *Need for Speed* (2014), Costume Design
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *Gilded Lilys* (2013), Costume Design
- *Odd Thomas* (2013), Costume Consultant
- *First Point* (2012), Costume Design
- *GCB* (2012), series, Costume Design
- *Sasha Grey* (2011), Costume Design
- *Lindsay Lohan* (2011), Costume Design
- *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps* (2010), Costume Design
- *G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra* (2009), Costume Design
- *G-Force* (2009), Costume Design
- *Mirrors* (2008), Costume Design
- *Cloverfield* (2008), Costume Design
- *King of California* (2007), Costume Design
- *Déjà Vu* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Sentinel* (2006), Costume Design
- *Failure to Launch* (2006), Costume Designer
- *The Chronicles of Riddick* (2004), Costume Design
- *Twisted* (2004), Costume Design
- *It Runs in the Family* (2003), Costume Design
- *Unfaithful* (2002), Costume Design
- *Don't Say a Word* (2001), Costume Design
- *Rat Race* (2001), Costume Design
- *America's Sweethearts* (2001), Costume Design
- *One Night at McCool's* (2001), Costume Design
- *What Women Want* (2000), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md)
- *Hollow Man* (2000), Costume Design
- *Mickey Blue Eyes* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/mickey-blue-eyes.md)
- *The Haunting* (1999), Costume Design
- *A Perfect Murder* (1998), Costume Design
- *Starship Troopers* (1997), Costume Design — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md)
- *Cinderella* (1997), Costume Design
- *Face/Off* (1997), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/face-off.md)
- *The Ghost and the Darkness* (1996), Costume Design
- *Twister* (1996), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Mulholland Falls* (1996), Costume Design
- *Strange Days* (1995), Costume Design
- *Showgirls* (1995), Costume Design — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/showgirls.md)
- *Exit to Eden* (1994), Costume Design
- *Speed* (1994), Costume Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Intersection* (1994), Costume Design
- *Cliffhanger* (1993), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md)
- *Chaplin* (1992), Costume Design
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Costume Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)
- *Mobsters* (1991), Costume Design
- *Switch* (1991), Costume Design
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Narrow Margin* (1990), Costume Design
- *Always* (1989), Costume Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Black Rain* (1989), Costume Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)
- *Talk Radio* (1988), Costume Design
- *Cocktail* (1988), Costume Design — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/cocktail.md)
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *Nobody's Fool* (1986), Costume Design
- *Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins* (1985), Costume Design
- *The Flamingo Kid* (1984), Costume Design
- *Reckless* (1984), as Physics Teacher · Costume Design
- *Rivkin: Bounty Hunter* (1981), Costume Design
- *French Quarter* (1978), Costume Design

## Gallery

- ![Ellen Mirojnick](https://film.one/media/person/487/gallery-ce99978d17a1.jpg) Ellen Mirojnick — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/EllenMirojnick-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-EllenMirojnick-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ellen Mirojnick](https://film.one/media/person/487/gallery-25daa7a7b4b7.jpg) Ellen Mirojnick — Image via TMDB
- ![Ellen Mirojnick](https://film.one/media/person/487/gallery-fcb3121e3674.jpg) Ellen Mirojnick — Image via TMDB
- ![Ellen Mirojnick](https://film.one/media/person/487/gallery-6b3fb90434c5.jpg) Ellen Mirojnick — Image via TMDB
- ![Ellen Mirojnick](https://film.one/media/person/487/gallery-4220de510248.jpg) Ellen Mirojnick — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2024: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Oppenheimer*

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

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