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The Kiwi designer netting global accolades for her costumes

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FRANKENSTEIN. Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025.

Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein, wearing one of Kate Hawley's creations.  Photo: Ken Woroner/Netflix

Kiwi costume designer Kate Hawley's year has got off to a great start.

Just over a week ago she received an Oscar nomination for her work on the Guillermo Del Toro-directed Frankenstein - one of nine the film received.

Five days later - the Baftas were out - and Kate is among the film's eight nominations there too. She's already won Best Costume Design at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards in early January and late last year she won the British Fashion Council's inaugural Costume Designer of the Year award.

Frankenstein is the most recent viewpoint for Kate's creations - her work's been seen in a host of other movies including Edge of Tomorrow, Mortal Engines, Suicide Squad, Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak - those latter two productions also de Toro projects.

She's also designed costumes for the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

She joins Kathryn from London ahead of a whirlwind press tour through Europe for the awards season.

FRANKENSTEIN. Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025.

FRANKENSTEIN. Mia Goth as Elizabeth in Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025. Photo: Ken Woroner/Netflix