Costume Designers Guild Awards 2019 Explained

22nd CDG Awards

January 28, 2020

----Contemporary:
Knives Out----Period:
Jojo Rabbit----Sci-Fi/Fantasy:

The 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards, honoring the best costume designs in film, television, and media for 2019, took place on January 28, 2020. The nominees were announced on December 10, 2019.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Film

Excellence in Contemporary Film

• Knives Out — Jenny Eagan
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood — Arjun Bhasin
  • Hustlers — Mitchell Travers
  • The Laundromat — Ellen Mirojnick
  • Queen & Slim — Shiona Turini

Excellence in Period Film

• Jojo Rabbit — Mayes C. Rubeo
  • Dolemite Is My Name — Ruth E. Carter
  • Downton Abbey — Anna Mary Scott Robbins
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Arianne Phillips
  • Rocketman — Julian Day

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

• — Ellen Mirojnick
  • Aladdin — Michael Wilkinson
  • — Judianna Makovsky
  • Captain Marvel — Sanja M. Hays
  • — Michael Kaplan

Television

Excellence in Contemporary Television

• Schitt's Creek (Episode: "The Dress") — Debra Hanson
  • Big Little Lies (Episode: "She Knows") — Alix Friedberg
  • Fleabag (Episode: "2.1") — Ray Holman
  • Killing Eve (Episode: "Desperate Times") — Charlotte Mitchell
  • Russian Doll (Episode: "Superiority Complex") — Jennifer Rogien

Excellence in Period Television

• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "It's Comedy or Cabbage") — Donna Zakowska
  • Chernobyl (Episode: "Please Remain Calm") — Odile Dicks-Mireaux
  • The Crown (Episode: "Cri De Coeur") — Amy Roberts
  • Fosse/Verdon (Episode: "Life is a Cabaret") — Melissa Toth and Joseph La Corte
  • GLOW (Episode: "Freaky Tuesday") — Beth Morgan

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television

• Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Iron Throne") — Michele Clapton
  • Carnival Row (Episode: "Aisling") — Joanna Eatwell
  • The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Household") — Natalie Bronfman
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events (Episode: "Penultimate Peril: Part 2") — Cynthia Summers
  • Watchmen (Episode: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice") — Sharen Davis

Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television

• The Masked Singer (Episode: "Season Finale: And the Winner Takes It All and Takes It Off") — Marina Toybina
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "First Elimination") — Daniela Gschwendtner and Steven Norman Lee
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden (Episode: "Crosswalk the Musical: Aladdin") — Lauren Shapiro
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (Episode: "Whatcha Unpackin?") — Zaldy
  • Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Sandra Oh/Tame Impala") — Tom Broecker and Eric Justian

Short Form

Excellence in Short Form Design

• United Airlines

"Star Wars Wing Walker" commercial — Christopher Lawrence

• • Katy Perry

"Small Talk" music video — Phoenix Mellow

• • Kohler Verdera Voice Smart Mirror: "Mirror, Mirror" commercial — Ami Goodheart
  • Lil Nas X

"Old Town Road" music video — Catherine Hahn

• • Madonna

"God Control" music video — B. Åkerlund

Career Achievement Award

• Michael Kaplan

Spotlight Award

• Charlize Theron

Distinguished Collaborator Award

• Adam McKay

Distinguished Service Award

• Mary Ellen Fields

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Hustlers,' 'Jojo Rabbit' and 'Queen & Slim' Receive Costume Design Nominations. December 10, 2019. Variety. Jazz. Tangcay. January 15, 2020.