Colleen Atwood was honored with Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design at the 11th Hollywood Beauty Awards, recognizing her visionary work and enduring influence in film.
Friend and past honoree Donald Mowat made his way from LAX to the stage to present to Colleen.
Benefitting Helen Woodward Animal Center, the Hollywood Beauty Awards shone a spotlight on the creative professionals behind some of the most memorable looks in film, TV, music, and beyond.
Colleen has shaped the visual language of film and television for more than four decades. A four-time Academy Award® winner, three-time BAFTA recipient, and two-time Emmy winner, she has received a dozen Oscar® nominations and collaborated with directors including Tim Burton, Jonathan Demme, and Rob Marshall.
Her work spans genres and eras, helping define some of cinema’s most iconic characters through costumes that balance imagination, character, and storytelling. After moving to New York in the early 1980s, she entered the film industry unexpectedly as a production assistant on Ragtime, where designing accessories gradually led her into costuming. A major turning point came with Joe Versus the Volcano, where she met production designer Bo Welch, who introduced her to Tim Burton.
Their first collaboration, Edward Scissorhands, launched a creative partnership that now spans 13 films, including Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The costume designer for Netflix’s global hit Wednesday, she continues to define visually unforgettable characters across film and television.
Most recently, Colleen designed the costumes for Kiss of the Spider Woman, as well as One Battle After Another, which earned a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination this year.
The stars came out to celebrate and support the honorees and nominees. From Mickey Guyton and Roger Medina for RLS Hairstyling winner, Edith Donaldson, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Maryam Lieberman, Beauty Editor of W Magazine, who presented Fragrance of The Year to Valentina Colombo, Managing Director of the Perfume Business Unit for BVLGARI Le Gemme TYGAR EXTRAIT. Along with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco for friend and Outstanding Achievement in Photography honoree Peggy Sirota. The Bachelor’s Grant Ellis and Acacia McBride who presented Brand of The Year to YSL Beauty and more.
