ith four Academy Awards to her name, Catherine Martin has the equal second highest number of Oscars for any woman. And yet, despite being tied with such screen legends as Katharine Hepburn and Frances McDormand, the woman affectionately known as “CM” repeatedly calls out her team of trusty collaborators – director-husband Baz Luhrmann, fellow costume designers Angus Strathie and Kym Barrett, and her myriad colleagues across wardrobe and production – as intrinsic to her success. Basking in success solo is not her style.
