Academy Award Nominated Costume Designer Arianne Phillips Honored with CREATIVE VISIONARY AWARD

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL PARTNERS WITH FASHION ISLAND

TO HONOR COSTUME DESIGNER

ARIANNE PHILLIPS

WITH THE CREATIVE VISIONARY AWARD

The honor will be presented on October 19 during Fashion Island’s 13th Annual StyleWeekOC



Costume Designer Arianne Phillips

Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – October 3, 2024 – The 25thNewport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) and NBFF Premiere Partner, Fashion Island will be honoring 3x Academy Award-nominated costume designer, Arianne Phillips with the esteemed Creative Visionary Award during Fashion Island’s 13th Annual StyleWeekOC on October 19. This accolade recognizes artists for exceptional creative leadership and impact within their field. The award will be presented by actress Aubrey Plaza (“Megalopolis,” “The White Lotus”) followed by a panel moderated by Costume Designer Guild’s communications director Anna Wyckoff, where they will explore Arianne’s unique perspectives on the intersection of fashion and film.

“I’m so thankful to the Newport Beach Film Festival and Fashion Island for this wonderful honor and for acknowledging the art of costume design and our contribution to filmmaking. I am especially grateful to be recognized for my work this year on “Joker: Folie á Deux” and “A Complete Unknown.” I’m humbled to be included alongside such exciting talent at the festival this year,” said Arianne.

On October 28, Arianne will be attending the SCAD Savannah Film Festival where she will join Variety Artisans Editor, Jazz Tangcay for the festival’s annual “Behind Her Lens” panel along with a conversation following a screening of Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux on October 29. 

On November 1, Arianne is set to receive the Precious Gem Award at Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival GEMS. The Precious Gem Award is the festival’s signature award, reserved for one-of-a-kind artists whose contributions to cinema are lasting and unforgettable. 

A trailblazer in her industry, Arianne is being honored on behalf of her impressive body of work, including the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet, and the highly anticipated “Joker” sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Arianne’s cutting-edge designs have earned her Academy Award nominations for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” James Mangold’s “Walk the Line,” and Madonna’s “W.E.” Arianne’s multi-faceted career also includes design for Broadway and Opera which has gained her a Tony nomination as well as her notable long standing  collaborations in music and fashion.