Mark Bridges is an American costume designer. He has frequently collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson for each of his films. Bridges has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, winning two for The Artist (2011) and Phantom Thread (2017). For the latter, he won a Jet Ski and a stay in Lake Havasu City, Arizona resort, as a part of the Academy Awards telecast stunt to award the Oscar recipient who gave the shortest acceptance speech. His other awards include two BAFTA Awards for Best Costume Design for his designs for The Artist and Phantom Thread.
Personal life Bridges was born in Niagara Falls, New York. He was a student for the theater club at La Salle High School. Bridges studied theater at Niagara County Community College and received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from Stony Brook University in 1983. After graduating, he moved to New York City to start working as a fabric shopper on Broadway for Barbara Matera Ltd. For the next few years, he worked on various theatrical productions, including Oh! Calcutta! and Dreamgirls, while attending graduate school at New York University. He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Costume Design from the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University in 1987.
Career Bridges moved to Los Angeles and was asked to work as a costume assistant for Richard Hornung. Bridges won two Academy Awards for Best Costume Designer for The Artist and Phantom Thread. At the 90th Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel offered as a prize for the shortest acceptance speech a Jet Ski and trip to Lake Havasu. Kimmel announced Bridges as the winner since his speech was the shortest at 35 seconds. Helen Mirren and Bridges were shown on the jet ski at the end of the ceremony.
Filmography Film YearTitleDirector Notes 1990 Miller's Crossing Joel Coen costume assistant The Grifters Stephen Frears assistant costume designer 1991 Barton Fink Joel Coen Doc Hollywood Michael Caton-Jones 1992 Waxwork II: Lost in Time Anthony Hickox Hero Stephen Frears assistant costume designer 1993 Robot Wars Albert Band Prehysteria! Albert BandCharles BandDavid DeCoteau Remote Ted Nicolaou Dollman vs. Demonic Toys Charles Band Dave Ivan Reitman assistant costume designer 1994 Trancers 5: Sudden Deth David Nutter The Hudsucker Proxy Joel Coen Ethan Coen assistant costume designer Natural Born Killers Oliver Stone Pet Shop Hope Perello 1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest James D. R. Hickox wardrobe supervisor Nixon Oliver Stone assistant costume designer 1996 Hard Eight Paul Thomas Anderson 1997 Living in Peril Jack Ersgard Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson 1998 Can't Hardly Wait Deborah KaplanHarry Elfont Thursday Skip Woods 1999 Blast from the Past Hugh Wilson Deep Blue Sea Renny Harlin Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson also production designer 2000 Cirque du Soleil Journey of Man Keith Melton 2001 Beyond the Pale Paul Warner Blow Ted Demme 2002 Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson 2003 8 Mile Curtis Hanson The Italian Job F. Gary Gray 2004 I Heart Huckabees David O. Russell 2005 Be Cool F. Gary Gray 2006 Fur Steven Shainberg 2007 There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson 2008 Yes Man Peyton Reed 2009 Land of the Lost Brad Silberling 2010 Greenberg Noah Baumbach The Fighter David O. Russell 2011 The Artist Michel Hazanavicius 2012 The Master Paul Thomas Anderson Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell 2013 Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass 2014 Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Johnson 2016 Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass 2017 Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson 2019 Joker Todd Phillips Marriage Story Noah Baumbach 2020 News of the World Paul Greengrass 2021 Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson 2022 The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg 2023 Maestro Bradley Cooper 2025 The Lost Bus Paul Greengrass
Television YearTitle Notes 1990 Dream On assistant costume designer4 episodes 2003 Miss Match Unknown episodes 2008 Swingtown Episode: "Pilot" 2016 Vinyl Episode: "Pilot"
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Project Result 2001 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period/Fantasy FilmBlow 2010 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period FilmThe Fighter 2011 Academy Awards Best Costume DesignThe Artist BAFTA Awards Best Costume Design César Awards Best Costume Design Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period Film Critics' Choice Awards Best Costume Design Satellite Awards Best Costume Design 2012 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary FilmSilver Linings Playbook 2014 Academy Awards Best Costume DesignInherent Vice Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period Film Critics' Choice Awards Best Costume Design London Film Critics' Circle Awards Technical Achievement Award 2017 Academy Awards Best Costume DesignPhantom Thread BAFTA Awards Best Costume Design Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period Film Critics' Choice Awards Best Costume Design London Film Critics' Circle Awards Technical Achievement Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Costume Design Satellite Awards Best Costume Design Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Best Costume Design 2019 Academy Awards Best Costume DesignJoker Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Costume Design Satellite Awards Best Costume Design 2022 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Costume DesignThe Fabelmans 2023 Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Period FilmMaestro
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