Then, in the late 90s, the BBC disappeared the charge of production design,[clarification needed] and she had to work in independent cinema.
In an interview column for the Golden Globe Awards, Greenwood stated that green arsenic was used in the corridors for the film Atonement, but the director, Joe Wright, wanted Irish green for the dress that Keira Knightley was going to use in the movie.
Another story that she tells, is that when she went to get a production art job on a film to be made, someone said, "This project is very large.
She had worked on huge sets, so she said "if you have the tools and enough supplies to meet the needs with a good production team, anything is possible."
Greenwood has been nominated seven times for an Academy Award – in 2006 for Pride & Prejudice,[3] in 2008 for Atonement,[4] in 2010 for Sherlock Holmes,[5] in 2013 for Anna Karenina[6] in 2018 for both Beauty and the Beast,[7] and Darkest Hour.,[8] and in 2024 for Barbie.