View text source at Wikipedia

Mary Zophres

Mary Zophres
Zophres in 2018
Born
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Murray Valeriano
​
(m. 2006)​

Mary Zophres is an American costume designer. In a career spanning over three decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across independent films and blockbusters. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design four times.

Zophres is best known for her collaborations with directors such as the Coen brothers, Steven Spielberg, and Damien Chazelle.

Early life and education

[edit]

Zophres was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her father was born in Ioannina, Greece.[1] She graduated from the Vassar College with degrees in art history and studio art.[2]

After graduation, Zophres moved to New York City and began her career in fashion, which included stints for Norma Kamali and Esprit, among others.[3] She first went into film production, being the extras wardrobe supervisor on Oliver Stone's 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July. She worked under costume designer Judy L. Ruskin, who first tasked her to sort through and organize massive piles of thrifted buy-by-the-pound clothing into categories: '50s, '60s, and '70s, and then asked her to return another day. Zophres subsequently worked as an associate costume designer for Ruskin on three more films, including the 1991 film City Slickers.[2] Zophres moved to Los Angeles and began a professional relationship with designer Richard Hornung. She worked for him on several films, including the Coen brothers's 1994 film The Hudsucker Proxy. During the preproduction of Coen's 1996 film, Fargo Hornung felt ill and couldn't finish the project. He recommended Zophres instead.[4] She continued a creative partnership with the Coen brothers on all of their subsequent films.[2]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Director
1994 PCU Hart Bochner
Dumb and Dumber Peter Farrelly
1995 Bushwhacked Greg Beeman
1996 Fargo Joel Coen
Kingpin Peter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
The Last of the High Kings David Keating
1997 Digging to China Timothy Hutton
Playing God Andy Wilson
1998 The Big Lebowski Joel Coen
God Said Ha! Julia Sweeney
Paulie John Roberts
There's Something About Mary Peter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
Where's Marlowe? Daniel Pyne
1999 Thick as Thieves Scott Sanders
Any Given Sunday Oliver Stone
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Joel Coen
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff
Moonlight Mile Brad Silberling
2002 Catch Me If You Can Steven Spielberg
View from the Top Bruno Barreto
2003 Intolerable Cruelty Joel Coen
2004 The Ladykillers Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
The Terminal Steven Spielberg
2005 Bewitched Nora Ephron
2006 Smokin' Aces Joe Carnahan
2007 No Country for Old Men Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Lions for Lambs Robert Redford
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg
Burn After Reading Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
2009 A Serious Man
2010 Iron Man 2 Jon Favreau
True Grit Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Jon Favreau
2012 People Like Us Alex Kurtzman
2013 Gangster Squad Ruben Fleischer
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
2014 Interstellar Christopher Nolan
2016 Hail, Caesar! Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
La La Land Damien Chazelle
2017 Battle of the Sexes Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
2018 First Man Damien Chazelle
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
2020 Antebellum Gerard Bush
Christopher Renz
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Joel Coen
2022 Babylon Damien Chazelle
2024 Fly Me to the Moon Greg Berlanti

Awards and nominations

[edit]

Major associations

[edit]

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Best Costume Design True Grit Nominated [5]
2016 La La Land Nominated [6]
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Nominated [7]
2022 Babylon Nominated [8]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2002 Best Costume Design Catch Me If You Can Nominated [9]
2010 True Grit Nominated [10]
2016 La La Land Nominated [11]
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Nominated [12]
2022 Babylon Nominated [13]

Miscellaneous awards

[edit]
List of Mary Zophres other awards and nominations
Award Year Category Title Result Ref.
Apolo Awards 2017 Best Costume Design Battle of the Sexes Won [14]
Astra Creative Arts Film Awards[a] 2022 Best Costume Design Babylon Nominated [15]
Black Reel Awards 2021 Outstanding Costume Design The Tragedy of Macbeth Nominated [16]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2022 Best Costume Design Babylon Nominated [17]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2010 Excellence in Period Film True Grit Nominated [18]
2014 Excellence in Contemporary Film Interstellar Nominated [19]
2016 La La Land Won [20]
Excellence in Period Film Hail, Caesar! Nominated [21]
2022 Babylon Nominated [22]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 Best Costume Design True Grit Nominated [23]
2016 La La Land Nominated [24]
2022 Babylon Nominated [25]
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2022 Best Costume Design Babylon Nominated [26]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2016 Best Costume Design La La Land Won [27]
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Nominated [28]
2022 Babylon Nominated [29]
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017 Variety Artisans Award (costume design) La La Land Won [30]
Satellite Awards 2016 Best Costume Design La La Land Nominated [31]
2022 Babylon Won [32]
Saturn Awards 2008 Best Costume Design Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Won [33]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2016 Best Costume Design La La Land Nominated [34]
2022 Babylon Nominated [35]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ formerly known as "Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards" and "Hollywood Critics Association Awards"

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Greek-American Oscar Nominee Mary Zophres on La La Land". The National Herald. February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Landis, Deborah Nadoolman (2012). Filmcraft: Costume Design. Focal Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-240-81866-5.
  3. ^ "Filmmakers | Mary Zophres | Inside Llewyn Davis". insidellewyndavis.com. StudioCanal. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Soo Hoo, Fawnia (November 27, 2018). "How Mary Zophres Went From Unpaid Interning to Costume Designing for Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling Three Times". Fashionista. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "83rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "89th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "91st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "95th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "56th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "64th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "70th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "72nd British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "76th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  14. ^ Roures, Juan (12 January 2018). "Las mejores películas de temática LGTB del 2017: ganadores de los III Premios Apolo de cine LGTB". Dos Manzanas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Davis, Clayton (December 15, 2022). "A24's 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Leads HCA Film Awards Total Nominations With 16". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Fraley, Jason (December 16, 2021). "'The Harder They Fall' leads Black Reel Awards with record 20 nominations". WTOP News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Tellerico, Brian (December 12, 2022). "Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads Chicago Film Critics Nominations". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  18. ^ King, Susan (January 20, 2011). "'Burlesque,' 'True Grit' among Costume Designers Guild nominees". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (January 7, 2015). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'Birdman', 'Boyhood', 'Grand Budapest Hotel' Among Nominees". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  20. ^ Calvario, Liz; Pedersen, Erik (February 21, 2017). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'La La Land,' 'Hidden Figures' & 'The Crown' Among Winners – Complete List". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  21. ^ Tschorn, Adam (January 12, 2017). "'La La Land,' 'Hidden Figures,' 'Nocturnal Animals,' 'The Crown' among nominees for Costume Designers Guild Awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  22. ^ Pener, Degen (January 12, 2023). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'Avatar: Way of Water,' 'Elvis,' 'Babylon' Among Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  23. ^ Knegt, Peter (December 13, 2010). ""Black Swan" Scores Record 12 Nominations at 16th Critics' Choice Awards". IndieWire. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  24. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (December 1, 2016). "'La La Land,' 'Arrival,' 'Moonlight' Lead Critics' Choice Movie Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  25. ^ Hammond, Pete (December 14, 2022). "'Everything Everywhere', 'Fabelmans', 'Babylon' Lead Critics Choice Award Nominees For Film". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  26. ^ "The Daniels' 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Leads Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations". Screen Magazine. January 18, 2023. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  27. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 12, 2016). "The 2016 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Award Winners". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  28. ^ Anderson, Erik (December 12, 2016). "'Green Book,' 'Buster Scruggs' lead San Diego Film Critics nominations". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  29. ^ Neglia, Matt (January 3, 2023). "The 2022 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  30. ^ "Variety Artisan Awards to Honor 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' and More at Santa Barbara Film Festival". Variety. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  31. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (November 29, 2016). "Satellite Nominations Announced". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  32. ^ Anderson, Erik (March 6, 2023). "27th Satellite Awards winners: 'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'Babylon,' 'Barry,' 'Better Call Saul'". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  33. ^ "'Dark Knight' wins big at Saturns". Variety. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  34. ^ Stone, Sasha (December 21, 2016). "Seattle Film Critics Nominate 13th As one of the Best Films of the Year". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  35. ^ Anderson, Erik (January 9, 2023). "2022 Seattle Film Critics Society nominations: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' leads with 14". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
[edit]