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Ngila Dickson
Ngila Dickson is a New Zealand costume designer and arts practitioner born in 1958 in Dunedin, New Zealand. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Biography
Ngila Dickson was born in 1958 in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. She is a costume designer and arts practitioner representing New Zealand in film and theater. She is best known for her work on Peter Jackson’s film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, where she developed the costume design. For her work on the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, she received the prestigious Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Her entire professional career is connected with creating theatrical and cinematic images through costumes, which has allowed her to leave a notable mark on world culture.
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