“I feel my cup\u2019s overflowing,” she said.<\/p>\n
Hawley was presented with the award by former Vogue editor Anna Wintour and actress Anne Hathaway. <\/p>\n
The designer had a memorable interaction with the fashion powerhouse on stage.<\/p>\n
“I did that little curtsy to her. It was a little bit tongue in cheek,” Hawley said. “Then Leonardo DiCaprio was looking up. He was laughing.”<\/p>\n
Kate Hawley claimed her first Oscar after winning Best Costume Design for her work on Frankenstein. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n
In a short speech, she thanked the Academy for recognising her craft and Frankenstein director Guillermo del Toro.<\/p>\n
“I’m not going to cry. Thank you for the vision and for taking us on your journey, it’s been a great privilege to be part of it.” <\/p>\n
For Hawley, one of the most meaningful highlights was showcasing fellow Kiwi talent on the global stage.<\/p>\n
She wore a custom-designed outfit by New Zealand fashion designer Rory William Docherty, a close friend.<\/p>\n
“That was one of the little delicious moments. Seeing Anna Wintour while wearing Rory William Docherty and the three things aligning was kind of amazing,” she said.<\/p>\n
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Anne Hathaway presents the award for best costume design to Kate Hawley for ‘Frankenstein’ (Source: Associated Press)<\/p>\n
Docherty said his goal was simple \u2013 to make Hawley feel beautiful and confident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coat is an ebony silk dupion with our iconic painter\u2019s shirt details. There are three ties at the top. It then falls open over an ivory floor-length gown and trails away at the back,\u201d Docherty said.<\/p>\n
The design came together in just two weeks \u2013 the dress was shipped out to Hawley’s daughter in Sydney, who then carried it with her on a flight out to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
“It was all a bit mad,” he said.<\/p>\n
Kate Hawley spoke to Breakfast about yesterday\u2019s triumph and working on Frankenstein. (Source: Breakfast)<\/p>\n
‘We never take this recognition for granted’ \u2013 W\u0113t\u0101 FX team honoured<\/p>\n
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Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Joe Letteri, and Daniel Barrett accept the Visual Effects award for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” onstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Source: Getty)<\/p>\n
The night was a whirlwind for other Kiwi creatives as well.<\/p>\n
New Zealand-based creative W\u0113t\u0101 FX \u2013 led by Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett \u2013 took home an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for their work on Avatar: Fire and Ash, directed by James Cameron. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe never take this recognition for granted,\u201d said visual effects supervisor Matt Aitken.<\/p>\n
“Even though the work we did was exceptional, perhaps the best visual effects that has ever been done, we cannot assume the Academy will recognise it.”<\/p>\n
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Sam Worthington as Jake Sully and Zoe Salda\u00f1a as Neytiri in a still from Avatar: Fire and Ash. (Source: 20th Century Studios) (Source: Supplied)<\/p>\n
The team also picked up a BAFTA last month, adding to a growing list of accolades.<\/p>\n
Aitken recalled a lighter moment from a previous win, when a flight attendant temporarily took custody of an Oscar mid-flight.<\/p>\n
“Dan did not see it again for two and a half hours,” he said.<\/p>\n
This time, the team said they will be holding onto their golden statues a little more tightly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kiwi costume designer Kate Hawley says scooping her first win at yesterday’s Academy Awards was a “Cinderella” moment.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2567,42,409,43,64,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-333997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-arts-and-culture","tag-headlines","tag-movies","tag-news","tag-north-america","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}