On Sunday 14 February, Angels Costumes was honoured to receive the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.

Dame Pippa Harris, Chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee said: “I’m delighted that BAFTA is honouring Angels in its 175^th year. It’s extraordinary to think that the company has been in existence longer than BAFTA or indeed cinema itself. It remains at the very heart of our industry supplying iconic costumes to a remarkable range of films from Doctor Zhivago and Chariots of Fire to Shakespeare in Love and Gladiator, as well as this year’s Cinderella and The Danish Girl.”

Since the emergence of cinema in the early 1900s, Angels Costumes has worked with some of the most iconic directors in the industry, including Alfred Hitchcock, Powell and Pressburger, David Lean, Richard Attenborough Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. As well as a great many films and movie franchises, including the Carry On films, Bond, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter.

Now in its 175^th year, Angels Costumes is the world’s longest-established and largest professional costume house. Having become an integral part of the international film industry and the most well-respected and celebrated companies, the Angels Costumes collection spans over eight miles of hanging rails and is made up of over 1m items.

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