Jean Louis - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	05-October-1907
Place of Birth	Paris (ÃŽle-de-France, France, Seine)
Nationality	United States of America, France
Also know as	Louis Andre Berthault, Jean Louis Berthault, Jean Louis Berthault, Louis Andre Berthault
Profession	Costume Designer
Jean Louis was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Costume Design. Before coming to Hollywood he worked in New York for fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie, where the clientele included Joan Cohn, the wife of Columbia Pictures studio chief Harry Cohn. Louis worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960. His most famous works include Rita Hayworth's black satin strapless dress from Gilda, Marlene Dietrich's celebrated beaded souffle stagewear for her cabaret world tours, as well as the sheer, sparkling gown Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy in 1962. The dress was so tight that he actually had to sew it while she was wearing it. The sleek beaded dress design was passed down to other designers over time such as Gianni Versace. The idea of dresses being a nude color with crystals coating it, stunned audiences. It gave people the illusion that Hollywood stars were nude with rhinestones covering them head to toe. Marlene Dietrich, another designer, looked up to Jean Louisâ€™s style of gowns after the dress for Marilyn Monroe was debuted.

Awards by Jean Louis

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jean Louis.

2001

Costume Designers Guild Hall of Fame Award

1967

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design	Thoroughly Modern Millie

1966

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design	Gambit

1965

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	Ship of Fools

1961

Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design	Back Street
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	Judgment at Nuremberg

1958

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design	Bell, Book and Candle

1957

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design	Pal Joey

1956

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Honored for : The Solid Gold Cadillac

Nominations 1956 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	The Solid Gold Cadillac

1955

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	Queen Bee

1954

Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design	A Star Is Born
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	It Should Happen to You

1953

Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	From Here to Eternity

1952

Nominations 1952 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	Affair in Trinidad

1950

Nominations 1950 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	Born Yesterday

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