THE GOLDEN GIRL OF A ARDS SEASON SANDY POWELL ON DRESSING HOLLYWOOD’S FINEST AND WINNING ANOTHER TOP HONOUR
When Sandy Powell heard she had been chosen to receive the prestigious Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film she was both thrilled and surprised.
Sandy is the first costume designer to receive the honour, joining some of the biggest names in the industry, from Dirk Bogarde to Lord Attenborough and Dame Judi Dench to Sir Michael Caine. This is the territory of legends, in which all the recipients until now have been actors, directors or producers.
“I was really impressed when I looked at the list,” says Sandy, who has three Oscars, three Baftas and an OBE under her belt. “I thought: Wow,
