The Film Experience

Florence Pugh and Durran on the set of Little Women

Though not as well known as preeminent costume designers and Oscar-magnets Sandy Powell and Colleen Atwood, Jacqueline Durran has quietly been building a stellar reputation over a two decade career. She is best known for her collaborations with Mike Leigh and Joe Wright, though in the last few years she's expanded her repertoire of directors and costumed movies such as Macbeth, Beauty and the Beast and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

This year she worked with Sam Mendes in creating WW1 military garb in 1917 and with Greta Gerwig dressing the March sisters in Little Women. The latter marks her 7th Oscar nomination. She's won once before. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights of her career...

Atonement (2007)

This is Durran's single most famous creation; the green dress every film costume connoisseur remembers vividly. Alas she lost the Oscar to Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which had pretty fabulous and elaborate costumes though none as memorable as what Keira Knightley is wearing above.

Anna Karenina (2012)

Like Atonement, this is another collaboration with Joe Wright, one of six so far in their careers. Anna Karenina marks her only Oscar win to date.

Mr Turner (2014)

Durran has also made six movies with Mike Leigh, starting with All or Nothing (2002), her first feature film and their last collaboration was released earlier this year, Peterloo. Her only Oscar nomination for a Leigh film came for the artist biopic Mr. Turner.

Macbeth (2015)

For Shakespeare's 17th century blood thirsty couple, Durran designed stark minimalist costumes mostly in off - white so that when the blood mingled with mud the colors jumped off the screen. To these eyes it remains her most gorgeous work.

Next for Durran is her first foray into superhero territory with Matt Reeves take on The Batman starring Robert Pattinson. Which film has had your favorite Durran costumes?