Ruth Myers | |
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| Born | 1940 (age 84–85) Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1967–present |
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Ruth Myers (born 1940) is a Britishcostume designer. She has received various accolades, including anEmmy Award and twoCostume Designers Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for twoAcademy Awards and twoBAFTA Awards. She was honored with theCDG Career Achievement Award in 2008.
Myers was born and grew up inManchester, England and attended theSt. Martin's School of Art in London. Early in her career, she sewed sequins forAnthony Powell while also working as an assistant toSophie Harris (costume designer for classic English films). Myers then turned to theatre and low-budget films such as the 1967 comedySmashing Time. Upon being persuaded byGene Wilder, Myers moved to the U.S. and worked with him on the filmsThe World's Greatest Lover,The Woman in Red, andHaunted Honeymoon.[1]
Myers was the costume designer on the filmThe Russia House, notable for the costumes and splendid clothing worn byRoy Scheider.[2]
Myers acted as costume designer for the 2002 filmThe Four Feathers,[3] the 2006 filmMonster House and the 2008 filmCity of Ember (which were both directed byGil Kenan).[4] She worked withKevin Spacey in the filmsL.A. Confidential andBeyond the Sea. For the latter production, she used textiles from the 1950s and 1960s and ultimately designed 65 outfit changes for Spacey that appear in the film. The actor, who portrayed singerBobby Darin, had to wear a wide range of costumes as a reflection of his life's journey, from bright suits to his signature red sweater.[5]
In 2008, Myers received the Career Achievement Award at theCostume Designers Guild Awards.[1] In 2011 she designed the costumes for the supernatural teen drama filmVampire Academy.[6] The following year, Myers oversaw costume design for the television miniseriesHemingway & Gellhorn.[7] Myers' efforts earned her a nomination in the outstanding made-for-television movie or miniseries category at theCostume Designers Guild Awards.[8]
Ruth Myers is the proprietor of Ruth Myers Costume Design.[9]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1974 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Television film |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma | |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Episode: "Milfay" |
| 2006 | Big Love | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Television film |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1991 | Best Costume Design | The Addams Family | Nominated | [10] |
| 1996 | Emma | Nominated | [11] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 1969 | Best Costume Design | Isadora | Nominated | [12] |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Nominated | [13] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2004 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Carnivàle(Episode: "Milfay") | Won | [14] |
| 2012 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Nominated | |
| Award | Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| CableACE Awards | 1989 | Costume Design for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries | Baja Oklahoma | Won | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2003 | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television Series | Carnivàle(Episode: "Milfay") | Won[a] | [15] |
| 2007 | Excellence in Fantasy Film | The Golden Compass | Won | [16] | |
| Career Achievement Award | — | Honored | |||
| 2012 | Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Nominated | [17] | |
| Satellite Awards | 2008 | Best Costume Design | City of Ember | Nominated | [18] |
| Saturn Awards | 1983 | Best Costume Design | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Nominated | [19] |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Nominated | [20] | ||
| 2023/24 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Nominated | [21] |
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