James Acheson

Costume designer. Born 13 March 1946 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars3 won

Born

13 March 1946, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Active

1963–2015

Frequently works with

Avi Arad, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Laura Ziskin, Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, Alvin Sargent, Arnon Milchan

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

64Critics

We rate James’s work 6 points above the press, across 14 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 795

Under 604

Of 15 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 14 films, 1 series
Screen time: 29 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.7bn across 14 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won
Active: 1963–2015

Genres

Science Fiction8
Adventure7
Action6
Drama5
Comedy4
Fantasy3

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestSpider-Man 22004

34WorstAbsolutely Anything2015

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

61970s

101980s

81990s

62000s

32010s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards3 won

Won1996Best Costume Design · Restoration
Won1989Best Costume Design · Dangerous Liaisons
Won1988Best Costume Design · The Last Emperor

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.