Lizzy Gardiner - Costume Design

Lizzy Gardiner

Lizzy was born in a small outback town and remained there until she was sent to boarding school for six years for crimes never discussed. After that she went onto live in Italy and studied fashion and costume design for three years at the Acadamia di Italiana.

She returned to Australia and began working in film. At the ripe old age of 25 she won the British Academy of Film and Television Award (BAFTA), the Australian Film Industry Award (AFI) and the Academy Award (Oscar) for her costumes on Stephan Elliott’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. For the Academy Award ceremony, Lizzy designed and wore a dress made completely out of American Express Gold Cards, which has been exhibited across the globe and has become an iconic piece of Oscar history.

Lizzy’s other feature film credits include: John Woo’s Mission Impossible II, Mark Steven Johnson’s Ghost Rider, Rob Cohen’s Stealth, John Dahl’s The Great Raid, the Wachowski Brothers’ Bound, Stephan Elliott’s Welcome to Woop-Woop and, more recently, Carter Smith’s The Ruins.

Her work on Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Musical has garnered the Helpmann Award for Costume Design and the Green Room Award for Best Costumes.