Martin David William Childs

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born 1 July 1954
, is a British

production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

. He won the 1998

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for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (jointly with Jill Quertier) for ''

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'', and was nominated at the 74th Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Quills (film), Quills''. He has also been nominated three times for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design, and three times for a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design. In the 2002 New Year Honours#United Kingdom, New Year Honours 2002, Childs was appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his ''services to the film industry'' as a production designer.

Filmography

Production Designer of * ''W.E. (film), W.E.'' (2011) * ''Miss Potter'' (2006) * ''Lady in the Water'' (2006) * ''Chasing Liberty'' (2004) * ''Calendar Girls'' (2003) * ''From Hell (film), From Hell'' (2001) * ''Quills (film), Quills'' (2000) * ''The Clandestine Marriage'' (1999) * ''

'' (1998) * ''Mrs. Brown (film), Mrs. Brown'' (1997)

References

External links

Martin Childs at Castlerock Cinema (Italy)
* 1954 births Living people People from Bedford British film designers BAFTA winners (people) Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Members of the Order of the British Empire Primetime Emmy Award winners {{UK-film-bio-stub