{"id":247133,"date":"2026-01-23T02:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/247133\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T02:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T02:45:08","slug":"oscars-2026-weta-fx-kiwi-costume-designer-kate-hawley-bag-academy-award-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/247133\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars 2026: W\u0113t\u0101 FX, Kiwi costume designer Kate Hawley bag Academy Award nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt is a privilege to represent the wider New Zealand film community on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Matt Aitken, W\u0113t\u0101 FX\u2019s head of VFX, added that to have the company\u2019s work recognised by peers in the Academy in a year with such strong competition made them \u201cexceptionally proud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"&quot;Avatar: Fire and Ash&quot; has secured a Best Visual Effects nomination thanks to the team at W\u0113t\u0101 FX. Photo \/ 20th Century Studios\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>&#8220;Avatar: Fire and Ash&#8221; has secured a Best Visual Effects nomination thanks to the team at W\u0113t\u0101 FX. Photo \/ 20th Century Studios<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Kiwi costuming talent was also recognised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Under American designer Deborah L Scott\u2019s guidance, W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop (a separate entity from W\u0113t\u0101 FX) designed and created more than 2000 physical costume items for Avatar: Fire and Ash, which was nominated for best costuming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Also nominated in that category was Netflix horror Frankenstein and former Wellington School of Design student Kate Hawley, whose previous work includes costuming for TV show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Peter Jackson\u2019s Hobbit trilogy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Hawley designed costumes for the Guillermo Del Toro-directed film. Star Jacob Elordi has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Kate Hawley (third from left) pictured with &quot;Frankenstein&quot; director Guillermo del Toro (centre), and cast members Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac among others.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Kate Hawley (third from left) pictured with &#8220;Frankenstein&#8221; director Guillermo del Toro (centre), and cast members Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Hawley\u2019s work on Frankenstein won Best Costume Design at the 2026 Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Hawley also  worked with Del Toro on his films Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Last year, she was crowned the inaugural Costume Designer of the Year by the British Fashion Council and told RNZ she was grateful to New Zealand for the opportunities it had given her as a costume designer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cEvery experience, individual, culture \u2026 every project shapes my approach to costume design,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">The 98th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, March 16 (NZDT). It will be hosted by comedian Conan O\u2019Brien for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Mitchell Hageman joined the Herald\u2019s entertainment and lifestyle team in 2024. 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