Martin David William Childs MBE
born 1 July 1954
, is a British

production designer In film and television, a 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. Work ...

. He won the 1998

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

Shakespeare in Love ''Shakespeare in Love'' is a 1998 period romantic comedy film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, B ...

'', and was nominated at the

74th Academy Awards The 74th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly ...

for his work on the 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 The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...

Award for Best Production Design. In the New Year Honours 2002, Childs was appointed as a

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

for his ''services to the film industry'' as a production designer.

Filmography

Production Designer of * '' W.E.'' (2011) * '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' (2008) * ''

Miss Potter ''Miss Potter'' is a 2006 biographical drama film directed by Chris Noonan. It is based on the life of children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, and combines stories from her own life with animated sequences featuring characters from her ...

'' (2006) * ''

Lady in the Water ''Lady in the Water'' is a 2006 American fantasy psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who produced with Sam Mercer. The film features the starring cast of Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard with Bob Ba ...

'' (2006) * '' Chasing Liberty'' (2004) * '' Calendar Girls'' (2003) * '' From Hell'' (2001) * '' Quills'' (2000) * ''

The Clandestine Marriage ''The Clandestine Marriage'' is a comedy by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick, first performed in 1766 at Drury Lane. It is both a comedy of manners and a comedy of errors. The idea came from a series of pictures by William Hogarth entit ...

'' (1999) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

Mrs. Brown ''Mrs Brown'' (also released in cinemas as ''Her Majesty, Mrs Brown'') is a 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, and Gerard Butler in his film debut. It was written by Jeremy Brock and ...

'' (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