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.^[1]^[2] 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, and commercials, and other media.

Costume Designers Guild Awards

Award categories

- 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)
- Excellence in 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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Excellence in Costume Design for a Contemporary Television Series

Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Television Series

Excellence in Costume Design for a Fantasy Television Series

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.^{[citation needed]}

Excellence in Short Form Design

This award has been presented at each annual awards from 2003–Present.

Best Costume Design – TV Film or Miniseries

This award was first presented at the 8th annual awards, for 2005 filmmaking.^{[citation needed]}

Hall of Fame Award

References

^ "About Timeline". Costume Designers Guild. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "Overview". Costume Designers Guild. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "1st Annual Awards 1999". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "2nd Annual Awards 2000". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "3rd Annual Awards 2001". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "4th Annual Awards 2002". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "5th Annual Awards 2003". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "6th Annual Awards 2004". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "7th Annual Awards 2005". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "8th Annual Awards 2006". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "10th Annual Awards 2008". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "12th Annual Awards 2010". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.
^ "13th Annual Awards 2011". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-12.
^ "14th Annual Awards 2012". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
^ "15th Annual Awards 2013". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

External links

Official website
Costume Designers Guild collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[1] "About Timeline". Costume Designers Guild. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[2] "Overview". Costume Designers Guild. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[3] "1st Annual Awards 1999". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[4] "2nd Annual Awards 2000". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[5] "3rd Annual Awards 2001". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[6] "4th Annual Awards 2002". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[7] "5th Annual Awards 2003". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[8] "6th Annual Awards 2004". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[9] "7th Annual Awards 2005". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[10] "8th Annual Awards 2006". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.

[11] "10th Annual Awards 2008". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09.