Clint Ramos | |
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 Ramos in 2025 | |
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| Education | University of the Philippines, Diliman (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Clint Ramos is aFilipino-American costume and set designer for stage and screen. For his work on the 2016 Broadway production ofEclipsed, he became the first person of color to win theTony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play.[1]
Ramos has hundreds of credits including working as a costume designer on the filmRespect (2021) for MGM Studios, starringJennifer Hudson,[2] and production and costume designer onLingua Franca (2019), directed by Isabel Sandoval.[2] He has received four additional Tony Award nominations for his work on the 2018 Broadway revival ofOnce on This Island, the 2019 Broadway revival ofTorch Song,[3] the 2020 Broadway revival ofThe Rose Tattoo, andSlave Play (nominated for Set Design).[4]
He was costume director for the 2013 worldwide premiere production at New York'sPublic Theater of theDavid Byrne andFatboy Slimdisco-pop musicalHere Lies Love and he reprised that role as well as that of producer in the 2023 Broadway revival.[5][6][7]
Born inCebu, Philippines, Ramos studied Theatre Arts at theUniversity of the Philippines Diliman. He got involved in costume design through the university's theatre society, Dulaang UP.[8] He moved to the United States in 1993 where he was awarded a scholarship toNYU Tisch, going on to graduate with aMaster of Fine Arts in Design in 1997.[9]
Ramos has given lectures at NYU Tisch andFordham University, where he was Head of Theater Design.[10]
In 2022, he was featured in the book50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre, with a profile written by theatre scholar Jimmy A. Noriega.[11]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2010 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | So Help Me God | Nominated |
| Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Won | ||
| 2013 | Wild With Happy | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Scenic Design | Won | |||
| 2013 | OBIE Award | Sustained Achievement in Design | Body of Work | Won |
| 2014 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Costume Design | Here Lies Love | Won |
| Helen Hayes Award | Outstanding Set Design | Appropriate | Won | |
| 2016 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | Eclipsed | Won |
| 2018 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Musical | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Costume Design in a Musical | Nominated | ||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design in a Play | Torch Song | Nominated |
| OBIE Award | Achievement in Scenic Design | Wild Goose Dreams | Won | |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Soft Power | Nominated |
| Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | Grand Horizons | Won | ||
| Outer Critics Award | Outstanding Scenic Design for a Play | Won | ||
| United States Artists | 2020 Fellow for Theatre | Body of Work | Recipient | |
| Tony Award | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Slave Play | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design in a Play | The Rose Tattoo | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best Costume Design in a Musical | KPOP | Nominated |
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