Ringwood, Bob

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RINGWOOD, Bob

PERSONAL

Born in England. Education: Trained as a painter.

Addresses: Agent—Peter Franciosa, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Costume designer. Set and costume designer for several stage plays, operas, and ballets. Costume designer for the attraction From Time to Time (also known as Timekeeper and Le visionarium), Walt Disney World, FL.

Awards, Honors: Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, and Apex Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, both 1981, Saturn Award, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best costumes, and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best costume design, both 1982, all for Excalibur; Fennecus Award, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, 1984, Apex Award, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, 1984, and Saturn Award, best costumes, 1985, all for Dune; Academy Award nomination, best costume design, 1988, and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best costume design, 1989, both for Empire of the Sun; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, 1989, Apex Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, 1989, and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best costume design, 1990, all for Batman; Fennecus Award nominations, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, 1992, for Alien3, 1992, for Batman Returns, and 1993, for Demolition Man; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, and Apex Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, both 1994, for The Shadow; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, and Apex Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, both 1995, for Batman Forever; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, and Apex Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, both 1997, for Alien: Resurrection; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, 2001, for Artificial Intelligence: AI; Fennecus Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, and Apex Award nomination, outstanding costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, both 2002, for The Time Machine; Saturn Award nomination, best costumes, 2003, for Star Trek: Nemesis.

CREDITS

Film Work; Costume Designer:

Excalibur, Orion, 1981.

Dune, Universal, 1984.

Santa Claus (also known as Santa Claus: The Movie), TriStar, 1985.

Solarbabies (also known as Solar Warriors), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1986.

Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987.

Prick Up Your Ears, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987.

Batman, Warner Bros., 1989.

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl, New Line Cinema, 1990.

American Friends, 1991, Castle Hill, 1993.

Alien3, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1992.

Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992.

Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993.

The Shadow, Universal, 1994.

Batman Forever (also known as Forever), Warner Bros., 1995.

Alien: Resurrection (also known as Alien 4), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Warriors of Virtue, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Supernova, Imperial Entertainment/Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 2000.

Artificial Intelligence: AI (also known as A.I. Artificial Intelligence), Warner Bros., 2001.

Star Trek: Nemesis, Paramount, 2002.

The Time Machine, Warner Bros., 2002.

Troy, Warner Bros., 2004.

Film Work; Other:

Art director, The Draughtsman's Contract, United Artists, 1983.

Costume consultant, X–Men (also known as X–Men 1.5), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Television Costume Assistant; Movies:

The Corn Is Green, CBS, 1979.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Dressing "AI," Warner Bros., 2002.

The Making of "Alien 3," Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

One Step Beyond: The Making of "Alien: Resurrection," Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

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