Ngila Dickson Costume Designer              Full Name: Ngila Dickson Birthplace: Dundein, New Zealand Birth Date: 1958 Marital status: Is married to Hamish Keith Trivia: Sold her own clothing designs at Cook Street Market, Auckland First worked with Peter Jackson on Heavenly Creatures (1994) Her name is pronounced “Nyla” Often read her mother’s French Vogue magazine as a child Her costumes for The Last Samurai (2003) were displayed in the window of the department store Barney’s on Madison Avenue, New York during the build-up to the 2004 Academy Awards Designed music videos before turning to costume designing for film and TV Costume designed the mini-series The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (1989) Edited her own fashion magazine, ChaCha for five years Her husband Hamish is an art historian Film debut was User Friendly (1990) Gained a lot of experience for fantasy costuming during her time on the TV shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-99). She also collaborated with Weta’s Richard Taylor during this time Began work on The Lord of the Rings in 1999, 6 months prior to shooting In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was awarded the Order of New Zealand Merit for her “services to design and the film industry” Currently lives in Auckland Could not work on The Hobbit due to contractual obligations Notable Projects: Green Lantern (2011) The Illusionist (2006) Blood Diamond (2006) The Last Samurai (2003) Xena: Warrior Princes (TV) (1995) Heavenly Creatures (1994) Selected Awards: 2004: Academy Award for Best Costume Design (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2004: Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Costume Design (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2004: Golden Satellite Award for Best Costume Design (The Last Samurai) 2003: BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) 2003: Saturn Award for Best Costumes (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)   < <Back to crew biographies index