Ngila Dickson
New Zealand film costume designer

Ngila Dickson

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New Zealand film costume designer
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(Dunedin)
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Ngila Dickson, ONZM (born 1958) is a New Zealand film costume designer.
Her most notable work is in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - both of which were filmed in New Zealand, as well as her years of work on Xena: Warrior Princess.
She and Richard Taylor won the Academy Award for Costume Design for the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004). Other Academy Award Nominations for: The Last Samurai (2004); Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002).
British Film and Television Award Nominations for: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002); Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004). She and Richard Taylor won a BAFTA for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003). She won the Costume Designers Guild Award for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
Dickson is married to Hamish Keith.
She was awarded Officer of the Order of New Zealand 2004.

Filmography

Costume Designer

  • Dracula Untold (2014)
  • Green Lantern (2011)
  • Fool's Gold (2008)
  • Blood Diamond (2006)
  • The Illusionist (2006)
  • Without a Paddle (2004)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • The Last Samurai (2003)
  • The Extreme Team (2003)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  • Young Hercules (1998)
  • Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–1999)
  • Mysterious Island (1995)
  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
  • Peach (1995)
  • Heavenly Creatures (1994)
  • Jack Be Nimble (1993)
  • Crush (1992)
  • The Rainbow Warrior (1992)
  • My Grandfather is a Vampire (1991)
  • User Friendly (1990)
  • The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (1989)

Miscellaneous crew

  • Ruby and Rata (1990): Wardrobe Supervisor