---
name: "Joanna Johnston"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joanna-johnston"
fi1m_id: "joanna-johnston"
imdb_id: "nm0426693"
tmdb_id: 498
wikidata_id: "Q3329792"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 30
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 30
updated: "2026-10-05T13:46:48.256839+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."
---

# Joanna Johnston

## Identity

Joanna Johnston

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joanna-johnston
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joanna-johnston
- **IMDb ID:** nm0426693
- **TMDB ID:** 498
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3329792
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Johnston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3329792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/498

Costume designer. Born 1 January 2000 in United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 1979–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md), [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md), [Steve Starkey](https://film.one/person/steve-starkey.md), [Frank Marshall](https://film.one/person/frank-marshall.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Robin Wright](https://film.one/person/robin-wright.md), [Bruce Willis](https://film.one/person/bruce-willis.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 74 (1), 1980s 82 (3), 1990s 70 (7), 2000s 72 (7), 2010s 68 (6), 2020s 55 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 64 across 30 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 10 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 17, Adventure 11, Comedy 10, Romance 7, Thriller 6, Action 5
- **Screen time:** 62 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,674m across 28 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Johnston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3329792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/498

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Sixth Sense*](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md) (84), [*Saving Private Ryan*](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md) (84), [*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md) (83), [*Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md) (76), [*War of the Worlds*](https://film.one/film/war-of-the-worlds.md) (70), [*Forrest Gump*](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md) (66)
- **Disney+:** [*Who Framed Roger Rabbit*](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md) (89), [*The BFG*](https://film.one/film/the-bfg.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Munich*](https://film.one/film/munich.md) (80), [*The Girlfriend*](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*Death Becomes Her*](https://film.one/film/death-becomes-her.md) (76)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*](https://film.one/film/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Joanna Johnston is an English costume designer. She began her career as an assistant to Anthony Powell on films including *Death on the Nile* (1978) and *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984). Her first solo credit as costume designer was on *Hellraiser* (1987).

Johnston has collaborated extensively with directors Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis. Her credits with Spielberg include *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), *War of the Worlds* (2005), *Lincoln* (2012) and *The BFG* (2016). With Zemeckis she has worked on *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), the *Back to the Future* sequels (1989–1990), *Forrest Gump* (1994), *Cast Away* (2000) and *Allied* (2016).

Recent work includes *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015), *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), *Here* (2024) and *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025). She received Academy Award nominations for *Lincoln* and *Allied*.

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

## On Fi1m (30)

- *The Girlfriend* (2025), Fi1m 78, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), Fi1m 57, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *Here* (2024), Fi1m 40, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), Fi1m 58, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md)
- *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), Fi1m 42, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md)
- *Roald Dahl's The Witches* (2020), Fi1m 54, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/roald-dahls-the-witches.md)
- *Allied* (2016), Fi1m 57, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/allied.md)
- *The BFG* (2016), Fi1m 64, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bfg.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Fi1m 76, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e.md)
- *Lincoln* (2012), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md)
- *War Horse* (2011), Fi1m 62, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Munich* (2005), Fi1m 80, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *War of the Worlds* (2005), Fi1m 70, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/war-of-the-worlds.md)
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Fi1m 58, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Love Actually* (2003), Fi1m 58, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/love-actually.md)
- *About a Boy* (2002), Fi1m 77, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *Cast Away* (2000), Fi1m 81, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *Unbreakable* (2000), Fi1m 81, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/unbreakable.md)
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Fi1m 84, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), Fi1m 84, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Fi1m 76, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *French Kiss* (1995), Fi1m 55, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Fi1m 66, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Death Becomes Her* (1992), Fi1m 76, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/death-becomes-her.md)
- *Far and Away* (1992), Fi1m 52, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), Fi1m 74, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future-part-ii.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)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Fi1m 89, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *Tess* (1979), Fi1m 74, Assistant Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *The Girlfriend* (2025), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025), Costume Design — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thursday-murder-club.md)
- *Here* (2024), Costume Design — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md)
- *Il cacio con le pere* (2023), Costumer
- *Pinocchio* (2022), Costume Design
- *Jurassic World Dominion* (2022), Costume Design — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-dominion.md)
- *Roald Dahl's The Witches* (2020), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/roald-dahls-the-witches.md)
- *Welcome to Marwen* (2018), Costume Design
- *Allied* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/allied.md)
- *The BFG* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bfg.md)
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *Jack the Giant Slayer* (2013), Costume Design
- *Lincoln* (2012), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md)
- *War Horse* (2011), Costume Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *The Boat That Rocked* (2009), Costume Design
- *Valkyrie* (2008), Costume Design
- *The Spiderwick Chronicles* (2008), Costume Design
- *Munich* (2005), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *War of the Worlds* (2005), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/war-of-the-worlds.md)
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Love Actually* (2003), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/love-actually.md)
- *About a Boy* (2002), Costume Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *Cast Away* (2000), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/cast-away.md)
- *Unbreakable* (2000), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/unbreakable.md)
- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)
- *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *French Kiss* (1995), Costume Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Death Becomes Her* (1992), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/death-becomes-her.md)
- *Far and Away* (1992), Costume Design — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Back to the Future Part III* (1990), Costume Design
- *Back to the Future Part II* (1989), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-the-future-part-ii.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), Costume Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Costume Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *Hellraiser* (1987), Costume Design
- *The Shooting Party* (1985), Assistant Costume Designer
- *Tess* (1979), Assistant Costume Designer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2017: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Allied*
- 2013: Best Costume Design (nominated), for *Lincoln*

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

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