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Ngila Dickson

{{Short description|New Zealand costume designer (born 1958)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2024}}

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| name = Ngila Dickson

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}}

| birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand

| spouse = Hamish Keith

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Ngila Beryl Dickson {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=100%}} (born 1958) is a New Zealand costume designer. She is perhaps best known for her collaboration with Richard Taylor on

creating the costumes for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times, winning for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

On television, Dickson designed costumes for the fantasy television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–1999).

Personal life

Dickson is married to artist and writer Hamish Keith.

Filmography

=== Film ===

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Director

! Notes

1990

| Ruby and Rata

| Gaylene Preston

| Wardrobe supervisor only

1992

| Crush

| Alison Maclean

|

1993

| Jack Be Nimble

| Garth Maxwell

|

1994

| Heavenly Creatures

| rowspan="3" | Peter Jackson

|

2001

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| rowspan="2"| with Richard Taylor

2002

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

rowspan="2" | 2003

| The Last Samurai

| Edward Zwick

|

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| Peter Jackson

| with Richard Taylor

2004

| Without a Paddle

| Steven Brill

|

rowspan="2" | 2006

| The Illusionist

| Neil Burger

|

Blood Diamond

| Edward Zwick

|

2008

| Fool's Gold

| Andy Tennant

|

2011

| Green Lantern

| Martin Campbell

|

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Mr. Pip

| Andrew Adamson

|

Emperor

| Peter Webber

|

2014

| Dracula Untold

| Gary Shore

|

2016

| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

| Yuen Woo-ping

|

2018

| Asura

| Peng Zhang

|

2019

| Terminator: Dark Fate

| Tim Miller

|

2023

| Peter Pan & Wendy

| David Lowery

|

2024

| Madame Web

| S. J. Clarkson

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Title

!Notes

1988

| The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

| Television film

1992

| The Ray Bradbury Theater

| 15 episodes

1993

| The Rainbow Warrior

| Television film

1994–1995

| High Tide

| 3 episodes

1995–1999

| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

| Unknown episodes

1995

| Mysterious Island

| 5 episodes

1995–1999

| Xena: Warrior Princess

| 90 episodes

1998

| Young Hercules

| Television film and pilot

2015

| Childhood's End

| 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

=Major associations=

Academy Awards

class=wikitable
scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category

! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result

! Ref.

style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| rowspan="3" | Best Costume Design

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002 |title=74th Academy Awards |date=4 December 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=August 15, 2023}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2004 |title=76th Academy Awards |date=4 October 2014 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=August 15, 2023}}

The Last Samurai

| {{nom}}

BAFTA Awards

class=wikitable
scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category

! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result

! Ref.

colspan="5"|British Academy Film Awards
style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| rowspan="3" | Best Costume Design

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Dawtrey |first=Adam |date=January 28, 2002 |title=BAFTA noms unveiled |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/bafta-noms-unveiled-1117859198/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517213353/https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/bafta-noms-unveiled-1117859198/ |url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |date=23 February 2003 |title=Polanski's The Pianist triumphs at the BAFTAs |url=https://www.screendaily.com/polanskis-the-pianist-triumphs-at-the-baftas/4012384.article |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Screendaily.com |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416205937/https://www.screendaily.com/polanskis-the-pianist-triumphs-at-the-baftas/4012384.article |url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Dams |first=Tim |date=19 January 2004 |title=Cold Mountain heads Bafta nominations |url=https://www.screendaily.com/cold-mountain-heads-bafta-nominations/4016907.article |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Screendaily.com |archive-date=20 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120010315/https://www.screendaily.com/cold-mountain-heads-bafta-nominations/4016907.article |url-status=live}}

===Miscellaneous awards===

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ {{sronly|List of Ngila Dickson other awards and nominations}}

scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Result

! Ref.

rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Costume Designers Guild Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| rowspan="3" | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=January 21, 2003 |title=Nine wrap up costume nominations |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/nine-wrap-up-costume-nominations-1117879225/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616022056/https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/nine-wrap-up-costume-nominations-1117879225/ |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |date=February 22, 2004 |title=Pair wear costume kudos |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/pair-wear-costume-kudos-1117900579/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124044003/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/pair-wear-costume-kudos-1117900579/ |url-status=live}}

The Last Samurai

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=January 5, 2004 |title=Big studio pix catch costume designers’ eye |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/big-studio-pix-catch-costume-designers-eye-1117897818/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616024729/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/big-studio-pix-catch-costume-designers-eye-1117897818/ |url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2006

| Excellence in Period Film

| The Illusionist

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Stitt |first=Eric |date=January 10, 2007 |title=Costume designers name nominees |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/costume-designers-name-nominees-1117957134/ |access-date=August 22, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616024757/https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/costume-designers-name-nominees-1117957134/ |url-status=live}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| rowspan="3" | Best Costume Design

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Scherzer |first=Barbara |date=January 1, 2002 |title=Vegas kudos pay off for ‘Memento,’ ‘Rings’ |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/vegas-kudos-pay-off-for-memento-rings-1117857848/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115204903/https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/vegas-kudos-pay-off-for-memento-rings-1117857848/ |url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=January 3, 2003 |title=Clooney's New Movie Wins Big in Vegas |url=https://people.com/celebrity/clooneys-new-movie-wins-big-in-vegas/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=People |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227013205/https://people.com/celebrity/clooneys-new-movie-wins-big-in-vegas/ |url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=January 5, 2004 |title=‘King’ takes crown from 3 crix’ groups |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/vegas-kudos-pay-off-for-memento-rings-1117857848/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224071526/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/king-takes-crown-from-3-crix-groups-1117897804/ |url-status=live}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| New Zealand Film Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2013

| Rodney Wayne Best Costume Design

| Mr. Pip

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |date=10 December 2013 |title=NZ Film Awards: Shopping picks up seven Moas |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/nz-film-awards-shopping-picks-up-seven-moas/U2SVKGD4FRYUTA5KL3I7TQEM3U/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=The New Zealand Herald |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118185533/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/nz-film-awards-shopping-picks-up-seven-moas/U2SVKGD4FRYUTA5KL3I7TQEM3U/ |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Online Film Critics Society Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| rowspan="2" | Best Costume Design

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2002/2002ofc.htm |title=2002 {{!}} 6th Online Film Critics Awards |website=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909122951/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2002/2002ofc.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2006 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"|

rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Satellite Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| rowspan="3" | Best Costume Design

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Berkshire |first=Geoff |date=December 17, 2001 |title=‘Moulin Rouge’ in orbit, topping Satellite noms |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/moulin-rouge-in-orbit-topping-satellite-noms-1117857489/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180110054457/https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/moulin-rouge-in-orbit-topping-satellite-noms-1117857489/ |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Last Samurai

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"|

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Maldonado |first=Ryan |date=December 17, 2003 |title=Satellites pix picked |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/satellites-pix-picked-1117897313/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518185416/https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/satellites-pix-picked-1117897313/ |url-status=live}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Saturn Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2001

| rowspan="4" | Best Costume Design

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |date=March 13, 2002 |title=‘Potter’ leads Saturn kudos |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/potter-leads-saturn-kudos-1117863902/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127155710/http://variety.com/2002/film/awards/potter-leads-saturn-kudos-1117863902/ |url-status=live}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2002

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with Trisha Biggar for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2002/2002sat.htm |title=2002 {{!}} 29th Saturn Awards |website=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213004426/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2002/2002sat.htm |archive-date=February 13, 2006 |access-date=July 22, 2018}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2003

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

| {{nom}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2003/2003sat.htm |title=2003 {{!}} 30th Saturn Awards |website=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224180615/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2003/2003sat.htm |archive-date=December 24, 2005 |access-date=July 22, 2018}}

style="text-align:center;"| 2014

| Dracula Untold

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=June 26, 2015 |title=Full List of 2015 Saturn Awards Winners |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/109187/full-list-of-2015-saturn-awards-winners/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Dread Central |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627010422/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/109187/full-list-of-2015-saturn-awards-winners/ |url-status=live}}

Other honours

Dickson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to design and the film industry.{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2004 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2004 |date=7 June 2004 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=29 August 2019}}

Notes

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References

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External links

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