Catherine Martin

Producer

26 January 1965 (61 years)
Catherine Martin Luhrmann AC (born 26 January 1965) is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and film producer, best known for her frequent collaborations with director Baz Luhrmann. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, six BAFTA Awards, and a Tony Award. Martin was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2025.

Martin came to international prominence for providing both the costumes and production design for Strictly Ballroom (1992), Luhrmann's feature directorial debut, which later became the first instalment of the "Red Curtain Trilogy". She won both the Academy Award for Best Costume Designand the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on Curtain's final chapter Moulin Rouge! (2001). Martin became just the second woman to win multiple Oscars in a single year (after Edith Head) and the first to do so twice, winning the same two categories for The Great Gatsby (2013). She was also Oscar-nominated for Romeo + Juliet (1996), Australia (2008), and Elvis (2022). Having won four awards out of nine nominations, she holds the record for the most Oscar wins of any Australian.

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Known For

  • Moulin Rouge!
    Moulin Rouge!2001
  • The Great Gatsby
    The Great Gatsby2013
  • Elvis
    Elvis2022
  • Romeo + Juliet
    Romeo + Juliet1996
  • Australia
    Australia2008
  • Strictly Ballroom
    Strictly Ballroom1992
  • Faraway Downs
    Faraway Downs6 episodes

Filmography

2028
2025
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert · as Executive Producer
2023
Faraway Downs · as Executive Producer
2022
2016
The Get Down · as Executive Producer
2013
2008
2001
Moulin Rouge! · as Associate Producer
1996
Romeo + Juliet · as Associate Producer

2024
2024
2023
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
2023
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self - Guest
2019
That Click · as Self
2016
Quotidien · as Self
2016
2015
2014
The Oscars · as Self - Winner
2014
2011
One Plus One · as Self - Guest
2009
The Project (2009) · as Self - Costume Designer
2004
The Culture Show · as Self
2002
The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
2001
1996
Australian Story · as Self
1992
HBO First Look · as Self
1956
Eurovision Song Contest · as Self - Australia’s Spokesperson

2028
Jehanne d'Arc · as Production Design
2028
Jehanne d'Arc · as Costume Design
2023
Faraway Downs · as Production Design
2023
Faraway Downs · as Costume Design
2022
Elvis · as Production Design
2022
Elvis · as Costume Design
2021
Absolutely Accidental · as Production Designer
2016
The Get Down · as Costume Designer
2013
The Great Gatsby · as Production Design
2013
The Great Gatsby · as Costume Design
2008
Australia · as Production Design
2008
Australia · as Costume Design
2001
Moulin Rouge! · as Production Design
2001
Moulin Rouge! · as Costume Design
1996
Romeo + Juliet · as Production Design
1992
Strictly Ballroom · as Production Design
1992
Strictly Ballroom · as Costume Designer
1988
Out of the Body · as Costume Design
1971
Great Performances · as Production Designer
1971
Great Performances · as Costume Designer