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Catherine Martin is a costume designer, film producer and scenographer. Catherine Martin was born on January 26, 1965 in Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia. That works out to 61 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Sydney College of the Arts. Listed accolades include Academy Award for Best Costume Design (2002, 2014), Academy Award for Best Production Design (2002, 2014), Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (2003) and 3 more.
My Take
Catherine Martin is, to my mind, one of the great unsung architects of cinematic spectacle. Four Academy Awards split across costume and production design is staggering, and her long partnership with Baz Luhrmann produced some of the most maximalist, intoxicating worlds put to film. I am endlessly more fascinated by the craftspeople who build the universe than the actors who merely inhabit it, and Martin is the purest example: every fabric, every set dressing in Moulin Rouge or Gatsby is saturated with intent. That an Australian designer became a Companion of the Order of Australia for this work feels entirely earned.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Catherine Martin
- Name (Japanese)
- キャサリン・マーティン
- Reading
- きゃさりん・まーてぃん
- Born
- January 26, 1965 (age 61)
- Origin
- Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation
- costume designer / film producer / scenographer / production designer / theatre designer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
2. Background
- University
- Sydney College of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- 2014 Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- 2002 Academy Award for Best Production Design
- 2014 Academy Award for Best Production Design
- 2003 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design
- Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film
- 2022 Longford Lyell Award
- 1999 Byron Kennedy Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://catherinemartin.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine%20Martin%20(designer)
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q436031
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Catherine Martin born?
Catherine Martin was born on January 26, 1965 and is 61 years old.
Where is Catherine Martin from?
Catherine Martin is from Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia.
What does Catherine Martin do?
Catherine Martin works as costume designer, film producer, scenographer, production designer, theatre designer.
Where did Catherine Martin study?
Catherine Martin attended Sydney College of the Arts.
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