Catherine Martin (designer)

Catherine Martin
Martin in 2013
Born	(1965-01-26) 26 January 1965 (age 59) Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
Education	Sydney College of the Arts East Sydney Technical College National Institute of Dramatic Arts
Occupations	Costume designer production designer scenic designer film producer
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Baz Luhrmann ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2
Website	catherinemartin.com

Catherine Martin (born 26 January 1965) is an Australian costume, production, and set designer. In a career spanning over three decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen with her husband, Baz Luhrmann. These include their collaborations on such acclaimed films as Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Australia (2008), The Great Gatsby (2013), and Elvis (2022). She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, six BAFTA Awards, and a Tony Award.

Martin gained international recognition with her first major film credit alongside Luhrmann on his feature directorial debut, Strictly Ballroom, which later became the first part of the "Red Curtain Trilogy". For her exceptional work on the film's aesthetic, she earned two BAFTAs for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, among other accolades. Martin received her first Oscar nomination for art direction in the second part of the trilogy, Romeo + Juliet. She then collected both the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and the Academy Award for Best Production Design for creating the visuals in Curtain's final installment, Moulin Rouge! Martin is the second woman to win multiple Oscars in a single year and the first to accomplish this feat more than once after winning the same categories for The Great Gatsby. Having won four awards out of nine nominations, she holds the record for the most Oscar wins of any Australian.