# Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television

The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television is one of the annual awards given by the Costume Designers Guild.
At the 1st Costume Designers Guild Awards ceremony (celebrating excellence in film and television of 1998), all television programs, regardless of genre or format, competed in a combined Excellence in Television category. Among the inaugural nominees, four were period dramas, while the eventual winner, The Tempest, was a fantasy film. Furthermore, all nominated shows were either limited series or television films, which makes it the only time with no regularly continued series recognized by the Guild. The award was split into Excellence in Contemporary Television and Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television at subsequent ceremony. Since 2015, the latter category was further divided into Excellence in Period Television and Excellence in Fantasy Television (renamed Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television two years later), with each genre receiving its own award.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Series | Costume Designer(s) | Network |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Patricia Field | HBO |
| 1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Melina Root | NBC |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Rachael Stanley | Fox |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Jane Ruhm | HBO |

### 2000s

| Year | Series | Costume Designer(s) | Network |
| 2000 | Sex and the City | Patricia Field | HBO |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | Kathleen Detoro and Yana Syrkin | Fox |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Lyn Paolo | NBC |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Lori Eskowitz-Carter | NBC |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | Juliette Polsca | HBO |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Patricia Field | HBO |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Mark Bridges ("Pilot"); Gail McMullen (Series) | HBO |
| 2001 | Will & Grace | Lori Eskowitz-Carter | NBC |
| 2002 | Alias | Laura Goldsmith | ABC |
| 2002 | Sex and the City | Patricia Field | HBO |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | Gail McMullen | HBO |
| 2002 | The Sopranos | Juliette Polsca | HBO |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | Patricia Field | HBO |
| 2003 | Alias | Laura Goldsmith | ABC |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Jill M. Ohanneson | HBO |
| 2003 | The Sopranos | Juliette Polsca | HBO |
| 2003 | Will & Grace | Lori Eskowitz-Carter | NBC |
| 2004 | Sex and the City | Patricia Field | HBO |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Catherine Adair | ABC |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Lou Eyrich | FX |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | Jill M. Ohanneson | HBO |
| 2004 | The Sopranos | Juliette Polsca | HBO |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Jill M. Ohanneson | HBO |
| 2005 | Alias | Laura Goldsmith | ABC |
| 2005 | Arrested Development | Katie Sparks | Fox |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | Catherine Adair | ABC |
| 2005 | Nip/Tuck | Lou Eyrich | FX |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Eduardo Castro | ABC |
| 2006 | Big Love | Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | HBO |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Catherine Adair | ABC |
| 2006 | Entourage | Amy Westcott | HBO |
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Juliette Polsca | HBO |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Eduardo Castro | ABC |
| 2007 | Big Love | Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | HBO |
| 2007 | Dancing with the Stars | Randall Christensen | ABC |
| 2007 | Entourage | Amy Westcott | HBO |
| 2007 | The Sopranos | Juliette Polsca | HBO |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | Eduardo Castro and Patricia Field | ABC |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | Tom Broecker | NBC |
| 2008 | Dancing with the Stars | Randall Christensen | ABC |
| 2008 | Entourage | Amy Westcott | HBO |
| 2008 | Gossip Girl | Eric Daman | The CW |
| 2009 | Glee | Lou Eyrich | Fox |
| 2009 | Big Love | Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | HBO |
| 2009 | Dancing with the Stars | Randall Christensen | ABC |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Jo Katsaras | HBO |
| 2009 | Ugly Betty | Patricia Field | ABC |

### 2010s

| Year | Series | Costume Designer(s) | Network |
| 2010 | Glee | Lou Eyrich | Fox |
| 2010 | Big Love | Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | HBO |
| 2010 | Dancing with the Stars | Randall Christensen, Daniella Gschwendtner and Steven Norman Lee | ABC |
| 2010 | Modern Family | Alix Friedberg | ABC |
| 2010 | Treme | Alonzo Wilson | HBO |
| 2011 | Glee | Jennifer Eve and Lou Eyrich | Fox |
| 2011 | Modern Family | Alix Friedberg | ABC |
| 2011 | Revenge | Jill M. Ohanneson | ABC |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Tom Broecker and Eric Justian | NBC |
| 2011 | Sons of Anarchy | Kelli Jones | FX |
| 2012 | Smash | Molly Maginnis | NBC |
| 2012 | Girls | Jennifer Rogien | HBO |
| 2012 | Nashville | Susie DeSanto | ABC |
| 2012 | Revenge | Jill M. Ohanneson | ABC |
| 2012 | Treme | Alonzo Wilson and Ann Walters | HBO |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Tom Broecker | Netflix |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | Jennifer L. Bryan | AMC |
| 2013 | Nashville | Susie DeSanto | ABC |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live | Tom Broecker and Eric Justian | NBC |
| 2013 | Scandal | Lyn Paolo | ABC |
| 2014 | True Detective | Jenny Eagan | HBO |
| 2014 | House of Cards | Johanna Argan | Netflix |
| 2014 | Ray Donovan | Christopher Lawrence | Showtime |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live | Tom Broecker and Eric Justian | NBC |
| 2014 | Scandal | Lyn Paolo | ABC |
| 2015 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Lou Eyrich | FX |
| 2015 | Empire (Season 1) | Rita McGhee | Fox |
| 2015 | House of Cards | Johanna Argan and Kemal Harris | Netflix |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Christopher Lawrence | Showtime |
| 2015 | Transparent | Marie Schley | Amazon |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Lou Eyrich and Helen Huang | FX |
| 2016 | Empire | Paolo Nieddu | Fox |
| 2016 | Grace and Frankie | Allyson B. Fanger | Netflix |
| 2016 | House of Cards | Johanna Argan and Kemal Harris | Netflix |
| 2016 | Transparent | Marie Schley | Amazon |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | Ane Crabtree | Hulu |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Sarah Evelyn Bram | FX |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies | Alix Friedberg | HBO |
| 2017 | Grace and Frankie | Allyson B. Fanger | Netflix |
| 2017 | The Young Pope | Luca Canfora and Carlo Poggioli | HBO |
| 2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Lou Eyrich and Allison Leach | FX |
| 2018 | Grace and Frankie | Allyson B. Fanger | Netflix |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Janie Bryant and Wendy Chuck | Amazon |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects | Alix Friedberg | HBO |
| 2018 | This Is Us | Hala Bahmet | NBC |
| Year | Series | Episode(s) | Costume Designer(s) | Network |
| 2019 | Schitt's Creek | "The Dress" | Debra Hanson | Pop |
| 2019 | Big Little Lies | "She Knows" | Alix Friedberg | HBO |
| 2019 | Fleabag | Episode 1" | Ray Holman | Amazon |
| 2019 | Killing Eve | "Desperate Times" | Charlotte Mitchell | BBC America |
| 2019 | Russian Doll | "Superiority Complex" | Jennifer Rogien | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Series | Episode(s) | Costume Designer(s) | Network |
| 2020 | Schitt's Creek | "Happy Ending" | Debra Hanson | Pop |
| 2020 | Emily in Paris | "Faux Amis" | Patricia Field and Marylin Fitoussi | Netflix |
| 2020 | Euphoria | "Trouble Don't Last Always" | Heidi Bivens | HBO |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You | "Social Media is a Great Way to Connect" | Lynsey Moore | HBO |
| 2020 | Unorthodox | "Part 2" | Justine Seymour | Netflix |
| 2021 | Emily in Paris | "French Revolution" | Patricia Field and Marylin Fitoussi | Netflix |
| 2021 | Euphoria | "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob" | Heidi Bivens | HBO |
| 2021 | Hacks | "Pilot" | Kathleen Felix-Hager | HBO Max |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | "Miss Lady Hawk Herself" | Meghan Kasperlik | HBO |
| 2021 | Squid Game | "VIPS" | Cho Sang-kyung | Netflix |
| 2022 | Wednesday | "Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe" | Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland | Netflix |
| 2022 | Emily in Paris | "What's it All About..." | Marylin Fitoussi | Netflix |
| 2022 | Euphoria | "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door" | Heidi Bivens | HBO |
| 2022 | Hacks | "The Captain's Wife" | Kathleen Felix-Hager | HBO Max |
| 2022 | The White Lotus | "In the Sandbox" | Alex Bovaird | HBO |
| 2023 | Beef | "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain" | Helen Huang | Netflix |
| 2023 | The Bear | "Fishes" | Courtney Wheeler | FX on Hulu |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | "Endure and Survive" | Cynthia Ann Summers | HBO |
| 2023 | The Morning Show | "The Kármán Line" | Sophie de Rakoff and Debra McGuire | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Poker Face | "The Orpheus Syndrome" | Trayce Gigi Field | Peacock |
| 2024 | Hacks | "Just for Laughs" | Kathleen Felix-Hager | Max |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along | "Seekest Thou the Road" | Daniel Selon | Disney+ |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeer | "Episode 4" | Mekel Bailey | Netflix |
| 2024 | Emily in Paris | "The Grey Area" | Marylin Fitoussi | Netflix |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | "Refined Aggression" | Loulou Bontemps | Netflix |