Anna Senior OAM (born 1941) is an Australian retired costume designer. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film My Brilliant Career (1979).

Anna Senior
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Other namesAnne Senior
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1969–2008

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Notes
1977 The Getting of Wisdom Bruce Beresford
1978 Weekend of Shadows Tom Jeffrey
The Night the Prowler Jim Sharman Also known as Patrick White's The Night the Prowler
Money Movers Bruce Beresford
1979 The Odd Angry Shot Tom Jeffrey
My Brilliant Career Gillian Armstrong
The Journalist Michael Thornhill
1980 Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford Wardrobe designer
Maybe This Time Chris McGill Also stylized as ...Maybe This Time
1983 Phar Lap Simon Wincer Also known as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation
1985 Robbery Under Arms Donald Crombie
Ken Hannam
Also released in a longer television version
1987 Les Patterson Saves the World George T. Miller
1998 Hurrah Frank Shields

Television

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Year Title Notes
1982 Sara Dane 8 episodes
1983 For the Term of His Natural Life 3 episodes
Under Capricorn 2 episodes
1984 The Fire in the Stone Television film
1985 Archer Television film
1986–1987 The Challenge Unknown episodes
1988 The First Kangaroos Television film
Dadah Is Death Television film
1990 Flair 2 episodes
Jackaroo 2 episodes
1992 The Other Side of Paradise 4 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards[a] 1978 Best Achievement in Costume Design The Getting of Wisdom Nominated [2]
1979 My Brilliant Career Won [3]
1980 Breaker Morant Won [4]
1983 Phar Lap Nominated [5]
Academy Awards 1980 Best Costume Design My Brilliant Career Nominated [6]

Other honors

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Senior was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to the visual arts through costume design.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ formerly known as "Australian Film Institute Awards"

References

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  1. ^ "Anna Senior interview". Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "1978 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "1979 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "1980 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "1983 Winners & Nominees". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ "53rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Medal of the Order of Australia". Australian Government. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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