The 10th annual Golden Key Award for Costume Design honors Deborah L. Scott, an award-winning designer known for her intuitive looks and trailblazing techniques that elevate each and every character she costumes. Scott’s latest work can be seen in the highly anticipated “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” set for release on December 19, 2025.
She reunites with James Cameron for this third installment, helping to further expand the vibrant, immersive world of Pandora. Her previous work includes “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022), the record-breaking film that earned her a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination for Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film.
In 2023, she also received the CDG Career Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field. Previously, Scott collaborated with Cameron on “Titanic” (1997), for which she took home the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. She also received a BAFTA nomination, in addition to ACCA, OFTA, and Golden Satellite Award wins. Her first film as a costume designer is “Never Cry Wolf” (1983).
In spring 2023, Scott became Designer-in-Residence for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design, which gives students the chance to study under the wing of a seasoned professional.
