# Costume Designers Guild

The Costume Designers Guild (CDG), is a union of professional costume designers, assistant designers, and illustrators working in film, television, commercials and other media. Founded in 1953, the CDG comprises over 1,200 members as of 2023. As the Local 892 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union protects member’s wages and working conditions through collective bargaining.
The CDG has published a quarterly publication, The Costume Designer Magazine, since 2005. The Costume Designers Guild Awards recognizes excellence in costume design in motion pictures, television, commercials, and other media.

## Costume Designers Guild Awards
### Award categories

* Film:
** Excellence in Contemporary Film
** Excellence in Period Film
** Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
* Television:
** Excellence in Contemporary Television
** Excellence in Period Television
** Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television
** Excellence in Short Form Design
* Special Awards:
** Career Achievement Award
* Additional Awards:
** Spotlight Award
** Distinguished Collaborator Award
* Discontinued categories:
** Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film (awarded 1999–2004)
** Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries (awarded 2005–2014)

## List of winners
### Excellence in Costume Design for a Contemporary Film

This award has been presented at each of the annual awards.
| Year | Winner | Film |
| 1999 | Julie Weiss | American Beauty |
| 2000 | Jeffrey Kurland | Erin Brockovich |
| 2001 | Karen Patch | The Royal Tenenbaums |
| 2002 | Wendy Chuck | About Schmidt |
| 2003 | Durinda Wood | A Mighty Wind |
| 2004 | Milena Canonero | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
| 2005 | Danny Glicker | Transamerica |
| 2006 | Consolata Boyle | The Queen |
| 2007 | Julie Weiss | Blades of Glory |
| 2008 | Suttirat Anne Larlarb | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 2009 | Doug Hall | Crazy Heart |
| 2010 | Amy Westcott | Black Swan |
| 2011 | Trish Summerville | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
| 2012 | Jany Temime | Skyfall |
| 2013 | Suzy Benzinger | Blue Jasmine |
| 2014 | Albert Wolsky | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| 2015 | Jenny Eagan | Beasts of No Nation |
| 2016 | Mary Zophres | La La Land |
| 2017 | Jennifer Johnson | I, Tonya |
| 2018 | Mary E. Vogt | Crazy Rich Asians |
| 2019 | Jenny Eagan | Knives Out |
| 2020 | Nancy Steiner | Promising Young Woman |

### Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Film

This award has been presented at each annual awards. The awards from 1999 to 2004 were for Period and Fantasy films combined.
| Year | Winner | Film |
| 1999 | Colleen Atwood | Sleepy Hollow |
| 2000 | Rita Ryack | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
| 2001 | Judianna Makovsky | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| 2002 | Colleen Atwood | Chicago |
| 2003 | Ngila Dickson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Colleen Atwood | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| 2005 | Colleen Atwood | Memoirs of a Geisha |
| 2006 | Yee Chung-Man | Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia) |
| 2007 | Colleen Atwood | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 2008 | Michael O'Connor | The Duchess |
| 2009 | Sandy Powell | The Young Victoria |
| 2010 | Jenny Beavan | The King's Speech |
| 2011 | Arianne Phillips | W.E. |
| 2012 | Jacqueline Durran | Anna Karenina |
| 2013 | Patricia Norris | 12 Years a Slave |
| 2014 | Milena Canonero | The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| 2015 | Paco Delgado | The Danish Girl |
| 2016 | Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Hidden Figures |
| 2017 | Luis Sequeira | The Shape of Water |
| 2018 | Sandy Powell | The Favourite |
| 2019 | Mayes C. Rubeo | Jojo Rabbit |
| 2020 | Ann Roth | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom |

### Excellence in Costume Design for a Fantasy Film

This award was a part of the Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Film until 2005.
| Year | Winner | Film |
| 2005 | Isis Mussenden | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| 2006 | Lala Huete | Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) |
| 2007 | Ruth Myers | The Golden Compass |
| 2008 | Lindy Hemming | The Dark Knight |
| 2009 | Monique Prudhomme | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
| 2010 | Colleen Atwood | Alice in Wonderland |
| 2011 | Jany Tamime | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
| 2012 | Eiko Ishioka | Mirror Mirror |
| 2013 | Trish Summerville | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
| 2014 | Colleen Atwood | Into the Woods |
| 2015 | Jenny Beavan | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| 2016 | Alexandra Byrne | Doctor Strange |
| 2017 | Lindy Hemming | Wonder Woman |
| 2018 | Ruth E. Carter | Black Panther |
| 2019 | Ellen Mirojnick | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil |
| 2020 | Bina Daigeler | Mulan |

### Excellence in Costume Design for a Contemporary Television Series

| Year | Winner | Production |
| 1999 | Patricia Field | Sex and the City |
| 2000 | Patricia Field | Sex and the City |
| 2001 | Juliet Polcsa | The Sopranos |
| 2002 | Laura Goldsmith | Alias |
| 2003 | Patricia Field | Sex and the City |
| 2004 | Patricia Field | Sex and the City |
| 2005 | Jill M. Ohanneson | Six Feet Under |
| 2006 | Eduardo Castro | Ugly Betty |
| 2007 | Eduardo Castro | Ugly Betty |
| 2008 | Eduardo Castro and Patricia Field | Ugly Betty |
| 2009 | Lou Eyrich | Glee |
| 2010 | Lou Eyrich | Glee |
| 2011 | Jennifer Eve and Lou Eyrich | Glee |
| 2012 | Molly Maginnis | Smash |
| 2013 | Tom Broecker | House of Cards |
| 2014 | Jenny Eagan | True Detective |
| 2015 | Lou Eyrich | American Horror Story: Hotel |
| 2016 | Lou Eyrich and Helen Huang | American Horror Story: Roanoke |
| 2017 | Ane Crabtree | The Handmaid's Tale |
| 2018 | Lou Eyrich and Allison Leach | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
| 2019 | Debra Hanson | Schitt's Creek |

### Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Television Series

| Year | Winner | Production |
| 2015 | Ellen Mirojnick | The Knick |
| 2016 | Michele Clapton | The Crown |
| 2017 | Jane Petrie | The Crown |
| 2018 | Donna Zakowska | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| 2019 | Donna Zakowska | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |

### Excellence in Costume Design for a Fantasy Television Series

| Year | Winner | Production |
| 2015 | Michele Clapton | Game of Thrones |
| 2016 | Michele Clapton | Game of Thrones |
| 2017 | Michele Clapton | Game of Thrones |
| 2018 | Sharen Davis | Westworld |
| 2019 | Michele Clapton | Game of Thrones |

### Best Costume Design – Period or Fantasy TV Series

This award was presented at each annual awards from 2000–14, before being split into Period Television Series and Fantasy Television Series in 2015.
| Year | Winner | Production |
| 2000 | Shay Cunliffe | Annie |
| 2001 | Hope Hanafin | Geppetto |
| 2002 | Dona Granata | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
| 2003 | Jane Anderson | American Dreams |
| 2004 | Terry Dresbach and Ruth Myers | Carnivàle |
| 2005 | Jill Taylor | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
| 2006 | April Ferry | Rome |
| 2007 | April Ferry | Rome |
| 2008 | Robert Blackman | Pushing Daisies |
| 2009 | Janie Bryant | Mad Men |
| 2010 | John A. Dunn and Lisa Padovani | Boardwalk Empire |
| 2011 | John A. Dunn and Lisa Padovani | Boardwalk Empire |
| 2012 | Caroline McCall | Downton Abbey |
| 2013 | Caroline McCall | Downton Abbey |
| 2014 | Michele Clapton | Game of Thrones |

### Excellence in Short Form Design

This award has been presented at each annual awards from 2003–Present.
| Year | Winner | Production |
| 2003 | Bobbie Mannix | T-OnLine |
| 2004 | Nancy Steiner | Bacardi & Cola |
| 2005 | Jennifer Rade | Apple, IPod Dance |
| 2006 | Christopher Lawrence | Capitol One, Viking-Spa |
| 2007 | Jennifer Rade | Target, Branding Circle |
| 2008 | Deborah Ferguson | Capitol One, Princess Kiss |
| 2009 | Casey Storm | Milk, White Gold |
| 2010 | Casey Storm | Milk, Milkquarious |
| 2011 | Aude Bronson-Howard | Chanel, Bleu de Chanel |
| 2012 | Roseanne Fiedler | Swiffer, Country Dirt Cowgirl |
| 2013 | Judianna Makovsky | Captain Morgan Black |
| 2014 | Nancy Steiner | Call of Duty, Ghosts Masked Warriors |
| 2015 | Christopher Lawrence | Army, Defy Expectations |
| 2016 | Julie Vogel | Dos Equis, Most Interesting Man in the World |
| 2017 | Ami Goodheart | Pepsi: Momotaro feat. Jude Law |
| 2018 | Kim Bowen | P!NK: Beautiful Trauma |
| 2019 | Natasha Newman-Thomas | Childish Gambino: This is America |
| 2020 | Christopher Lawrence | United Airlines, Star Wars Wing Walker |

### Best Costume Design – TV Film or Miniseries

This award was first presented at the 8th annual awards, for 2005 filmmaking.
| Year | Winner | Production |
| 2005 | Eduardo Castro | Elvis |
| 2006 | Mike O'Neill | Elizabeth I |
| 2007 | Mario Davignon | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee |
| 2008 | Donna Zakowska | John Adams |
| 2009 | Catherine Marie Thomas | Grey Gardens |
| 2010 | Cindy Evans | Temple Grandin |
| 2011 | Susannah Buxton | Downton Abbey |
| 2012 | Lou Eyrich | American Horror Story: Asylum |
| 2013 | Ellen Mirojnick | Behind the Candelabra |
| 2014 | Lou Eyrich | American Horror Story: Freak Show |

### Hall of Fame Award

| Year | Winners |
| 1999 | Travis Banton, Adrian, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Irene Sharaff |
| 2000 | Walter Plunkett, Orry-Kelly |
| 2001 | Jean Louis |
| 2002 | Helen Rose |
| 2003 | Natacha Rambova, Mitchell Leisen, Clare West |
| 2004 | Bernard Newman, Robert Kalloch, Richard Hornung, Howard Greer |
| 2005 | Ruth Morley, Vera West, Irene, René Hubert |
| 2006 | William Travilla, Renié, Bill Thomas |
| 2007 | none awarded |
| 2008 | Marit Allen |
| 2009 | none awarded |
| 2010 | Robert Turturice |
| 2011 | Michael Dennison |
| 2012 | none awarded |
| 2013 | none awarded |

## Ceremonies

| Event | Date | Host |
| 1st | February 6, 1999 | Anjelica Huston |
| 2nd | February 12, 2000 | Anjelica Huston |
| 3rd | March 17, 2001 | Tim Curry |
| 4th | March 16, 2002 | Anjelica Huston |
| 5th | February 16, 2003 | Anjelica Huston |
| 6th | February 21, 2004 | Anjelica Huston |
| 7th | February 19, 2005 | Ted Danson Mary Steenburgen |
| 8th | February 25, 2006 | Anjelica Huston |
| 9th | February 17, 2007 | Jane Kaczmarek |
| 10th | February 19, 2008 | Anjelica Huston |
| 11th | February 17, 2009 | Debra Messing |
| 12th | February 25, 2010 | Parker Posey |
| 13th | February 22, 2011 | Kristin Davis |
| 14th | February 21, 2012 | Jane Lynch |
| 15th | February 19, 2013 | Joel McHale |
| 16th | February 22, 2014 | Joshua Malina |
| 17th | February 17, 2015 | Emmy Rossum |
| 18th | February 23, 2016 | Betsy Brandt |
| 19th | February 21, 2017 | Mandy Moore |
| 20th | February 20, 2018 | Gina Rodriguez |
| 21st | February 19, 2019 | Kate Walsh |
| 22nd | January 28, 2020 | Mindy Kaling |
| 23rd | April 13, 2021 | Lana Condor |
| 24th | March 9, 2022 | Andrew Rannells Casey Wilson |
| 25th | February 27, 2023 | Tituss Burgess |
| 26th | February 21, 2024 | Wendi McLendon-Covey |
| 27th | February 6, 2025 | Jackie Tohn |