| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes |
| Presenter: | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Holder: | Wednesday and Beef (2023) |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes is presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2015, this category and Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie were created. They replaced the now retired categories of Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special and Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
Rules require that nominations are distributed proportionally among regular series and limited series/movies, based on the number of submissions of each. For instance, if two-fifths of submissions are limited series/movies then two of the five nominees will be limited series/movies.[1]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[2] | |||
| Return to Cranford | "Part 2" | Jenny Beavan and Alison Beard | PBS | |
| Emma | "Part 2" | Rosalind Ebbutt and Amanda Keable | PBS | |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | Michael Dennison and Frances Vega | |||
| The Pacific | "Part 3" | Penny Rose and Ken Crouch | HBO | |
| You Don't Know Jack | Rita Ryack and Maria Tortu | |||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[3] | ||||
| The Tudors | "As It Should Be" | Joan Bergin and Susan O'Connor Cave | Showtime | |
| Glee | "The Power of Madonna" | Lou Eyrich and Marisa Aboitiz | Fox | |
| The Good Wife | "Crash" | Daniel Lawson, Jennifer Rogien Faletti and Daniele Hollywood | CBS | |
| Mad Men | "Souvenir" | Janie Bryant and Le Dawson | AMC | |
| 30 Rock | "I Do Do" | Tom Broecker, Remy Pearce and Joanna Brett | NBC | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[4] | |||
| Downton Abbey | "Part 1" | Susannah Buxton and Caroline McCal | PBS | |
| Cinema Verite | Suttirat Anne Larlarb and Joseph T. Mastrolia | |||
| Mildred Pierce | "Part 2" | Ann Roth, Michelle Matland and Patrick Wiley | ||
| Upstairs, Downstairs | "The Fledgling" | Amy Roberts and Giles Gale | PBS | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[5] | ||||
| The Borgias | "Lucrezia's Wedding" | Gabriella Pescucci and Uliva Pizzetti | Showtime | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "Anastasia" | John Dunn, Courtney McClain and Chris Peterson | HBO | |
| Game of Thrones | "The Pointy End" | Michele Clapton and Rachael Webb-Crozier | ||
| Glee | "New York City" | Lou Eyrich and Marisa Aboitiz | Fox | |
| Mad Men | "The Beautiful Girls" | Janie Bryant and Le Dawson | AMC | |
| 2012 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[6] | |||
| Great Expectations | Annie Symons and Yvonne Duckett | PBS | ||
| American Horror Story | "Halloween" | Chrisi Karvonides and Conan Castro | ||
| Hatfields & McCoys | "Part 2" | Karri Hutchinson and Adina Bucur | History | |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn | Ruth Myers and William McPhail | HBO | ||
| Sherlock | Sarah Arthur and Ceri Walford | PBS | ||
| Treasure Island | "Part 1" | Lorna Marie Mugan and Rhona McGuirke | Syfy | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[7] | ||||
| Game of Thrones | "The Prince of Winterfell" | Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham and Chloe Aubry | HBO | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "21" | John Dunn and Maria Zamansky | HBO | |
| The Borgias | "The Confession" | Gabriella Pescucci and Uliva Pizzetti | Showtime | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode One" | Susannah Buxton | PBS | |
| Once Upon a Time | "Hat Trick" | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae | ABC | |
| 2013 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[8] | |||
| Behind the Candelabra | Ellen Mirojnick and Robert Q. Matthews | HBO | ||
| "Madness Ends" | Lou Eyrich and Marcy Lavender | |||
| The Girl | Diana Cilliers and Melissa Moritz | HBO | ||
| Killing Lincoln | Amy Andrews Harrell and Renee Jones | Nat Geo | ||
| Parade's End | "Episode 3" | Sheena Napier and Jenna McGranaghan | HBO | |
| Phil Spector | Debra McGuire and Lorraine Calvert | |||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[9] | ||||
| The Borgias | "The Gunpowder Plot" | Gabriella Pescucci, Uliva Pizzetti and Gábor Homonnay | Showtime | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "Resolution" | John Dunn and Maria Zamansky | HBO | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode Four" | Caroline McCall and Dulcie Scott | PBS | |
| Game of Thrones | "Walk of Punishment" | Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham and Chloe Aubry | HBO | |
| Once Upon a Time | "Queen of Hearts" | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae | ABC | |
| 2014 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[10] | |||
| Lou Eyrich, Elizabeth Macey and Ken Van Duyne | FX | |||
| House of Versace | Claire Nadon and Nicole Magny | Lifetime | ||
| The Normal Heart | Daniel Orlandi, Gail A. Fitzgibbons, Hartsell Taylor and Maria Tortu | |||
| Sherlock | Sarah Arthur and Ceri Walford | PBS | ||
| The White Queen | "Long Live the King" | Nic Ede, Raissa Hans and Elizabeth Healy | Starz | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[11] | ||||
| Game of Thrones | "The Lion and the Rose" | Michele Clapton, Sheena Wichary, Alexander Fordham and Nina Ayres | HBO | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "New York Sour" | John Dunn, Lisa Padovani and Joseph La Corte | HBO | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode Eight" | Caroline McCall, Heather Leat and Poli Kyriacou | PBS | |
| Mad Men | "Time Zones" | Janie Bryant, Tiffany White Stanton and Stacy Horn | AMC | |
| Once Upon a Time | "A Curious Thing" | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae | ABC | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie | ||||
| Transparent | "Symbolic Exemplar" | Marie Schley and Nancy Jarzynko | Amazon | |
| Empire | "Pilot" | Paolo Nieddu and Eileen McCahill | Fox | |
| "The Lyon's Roar" | Rita McGhee and Sukari McGill | |||
| Gotham | "Under the Knife" | Lisa Padovani and Danielle Schembre-Burakovsy | ||
| The Mindy Project | "San Francisco Bae" | Salvador Pérez Jr., Gala Autumn and Ivy Thaide | ||
| Olive Kitteridge | "Incoming Tide" | Jenny Eagan and Debbie Holbrook | HBO | |
| "Chutes and Ladders" | Lou Eyrich, Helen Huang and Marisa Aboitiz | FX | ||
| Empire | "Past Is Prologue" | Paolo Nieddu, Jennifer Salim and Mary Lane | Fox | |
| The Good Wife | "End" | Daniel Lawson, David Brooks, Daniele Hollywood and Angel Peart | CBS | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Party" | Allyson B. Fanger and Lori DeLapp | Netflix | |
| Transparent | "Kina Hora" | Marie Schley and Mark A. Summer | Amazon | |
| Big Little Lies | "You Get What You Need" | Alix Friedberg, Risa Garcia and Patricia McLaughlin | HBO | |
| Empire | "Light in Darkness" | Paolo Nieddu, Jennifer Salim and Mary Lane | Fox | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Art Show" | Allyson B. Fanger, Heather Pain and Lori DeLapp | Netflix | |
| House of Cards [12] [13] | "Chapter 61" | Johanna Argan, Kemal Harris, Jessica Wenger and Steffany Bernstein-Pratt | ||
| Transparent | "To Sardines and Back" | Marie Schley, Hannah Schneider and Leslie Herman | Amazon | |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | ||||
| "The Man Who Would Be Vogue" | Lou Eyrich, Allison Leach, Rebecca Guzzi and Nora Pedersen | FX | ||
| Black-ish | "Juneteenth" | Michelle Cole, Delores Ybarra and Devon Patterson | ABC | |
| Empire | "Slave to Memory" | Paolo Nieddu, Jennifer Salim and Steffany Bernstein-Pratt | Fox | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Expiration Date" | Allyson B. Fanger, Heather Pain and Lori DeLapp | Netflix | |
| This Is Us | "The Wedding" | Hala Bahmet and Elinor Bardach | NBC | |
| Russian Doll | "Superiority Complex" | Jennifer Rogien, Charlotte Svenson and Melissa Stanton | Netflix | |
| Black-ish | "Purple Rain" | Michelle Cole and Devon Patterson | ABC | |
| Escape at Dannemora | "Episode 6" | David Robinson, Ann Bryant and Barbara Hause | Showtime | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Wedding" | Allyson B. Fanger, Kristine Haag and Lori DeLapp | Netflix | |
| Schitt's Creek | "The Dress" | Debra Hanson and Darci Cheyne | Pop TV | |
| Sharp Objects | "Closer" | Alix Friedberg and Shawn Barry | HBO | |
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schitt's Creek | "Happy Ending" | Debra Hanson and Darci Cheyne | Pop TV | |
| Black-ish | "Hair Day" | Michelle Cole | ABC | |
| Euphoria | "The Next Episode" | Heidi Bivens, Danielle Baker and Katina Danabassis | HBO | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Tank" | Allyson B. Fanger, Kristine Haag and Lori DeLapp | Netflix | |
| Killing Eve | "Are You from Pinner?" | Sam Perry, Katie Broome and Justin Selway | BBC America | |
| The Politician | "Pilot" | Lou Eyrich, Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson and Nora Pederson | Netflix | |
| Unorthodox | "Part 2" | Justine Seymour, Simone Kreska and Barbara Schramm | ||
| Pose | "Series Finale" | Analucia McGorty, Michelle Roy and Linda Giammarese | FX | |
| Black-ish | "Our Wedding Dre" | Michelle Cole and Juliann M. Smith DeVito | ABC | |
| Euphoria | "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob" | Heidi Bivens, Devon Patterson and Angelina Vitto | HBO | |
| Hacks | "There Is No Line" | Kathleen Felix-Hager and Karen Bellamy | HBO Max | |
| I May Destroy You | "Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect" | Lynsey Moore, Rosie Lack and Debbie Roberts | HBO | |
| Mare of Easttown | "Miss Lady Hawk Herself" | Meghan Kasperlik, Francisco Stoll, Taylor Smith, Laura Downing and Jennifer Hryniw | ||
| The Politician | "New York State of Mind" | Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson, James Hammer and Laura Steinmann | Netflix | |
| Hacks | "The Captain's Wife" | Kathleen Felix-Hager and Karen Bellamy | HBO Max | |
| Black-ish | "That's What Friends Are For" | Michelle Cole, Stanley Vance Hudson and Suzanne M. Bantit | ABC | |
| Euphoria | "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door" | Heidi Bivens, Devon Patterson and Angelina Vitto | HBO | |
| Only Murders in the Building | "Who Is Tim Kono?" | Dana Covarrubias, Amanda Bujak and Amy Burt | Hulu | |
| Pam & Tommy | "Destroyer of Worlds" | Kameron Lennox, Danielle Baker and Petra Larsen | ||
| The White Lotus | "Arrivals" | Alex Bovaird, Brian Sprouse and Eileen Stroup | HBO | |
| 2023 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series[14] | |||
| Wednesday | "Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe" | Colleen Atwood, Mark Sutherland, Robin Soutar, Claudia Littlefield and Adina Bucur | Netflix | |
| Emily in Paris | "What's It All About..." | Marylin Fitoussi, Herehau Ragonneau, Daniela Telle and Marie Fremont | Netflix | |
| The Last of Us | "Endure and Survive" | Cynthia Ann Summers, Kelsey Chobotar, Rebecca Toon and Michelle Carr | HBO | |
| Only Murders in the Building | "Framed" | Dana Covarrubias, Abby Geoghegan and Kathleen Gerlach | Hulu | |
| Succession | "Church and State" | Michelle Matland, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Agnes | HBO | |
| The White Lotus | "That's Amore" | Alex Bovaird, Brian Sprouse and Margherita Zanobetti | ||
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie[15] | ||||
| Beef | "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain" | Helen Huang, Austin Wittick, YJ Hwang and Mark Anthony Summers | Netflix | |
| Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas | Provi Fulp, Jose Ramos and Steve Summers | NBC | ||
| Fleishman Is in Trouble | "Me-Time" | Leah Katznelson, Angel Peart, Katie Novello, Deirdre Wegner and Anne Newton-Harding | FX | |
| Swarm | "Honey" | Dominique Dawson, Brittny Chapman and Mashal Khan | Prime Video | |
| The Watcher | "Welcome, Friends" | Lou Eyrich, Rudy Mance, Catherine Crabtree and Zakiya Dennis | Netflix | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series[16] | |||
| The Bear | "Fishes" | Courtney Wheeler, Lariana Santiago and Steven "Rage" Rehage | FX | |
| The Crown | "Sleep, Dearie Sleep" | Amy Roberts, Giles Gale and Sidonie Roberts | Netflix | |
| Hacks | "Just for Laughs" | Kathleen Felix-Hager, Karen Bellamy and Rory Cunningham | Max | |
| Only Murders in the Building | "Sitzprobe" | Dana Covarrubias, Kathleen Gerlach and Abby Geoghegan | Hulu | |
| The Righteous Gemstones | "For I Know the Plans I Have for You" | Christina Flannery, Maura "Maude" Cusick and Rebecca DeNoewer | HBO | |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie[17] | ||||
| "The Auteur" | Jacqueline Demeterio, Jessica Zavala, Jennifer Salim, Jose Bantula and Jillian Daidone | FX | ||
| Baby Reindeer | "Episode 4" | Mekel Bailey and Imogen Holness | Netflix | |
| Fargo | "Insolubilia" | Carol Case, Charl Boettger and Michelle Carr | FX | |
| The Regime | "The Heroes' Banquet" | Consolata Boyle, Marion Weise, Bobbie Edwards, Johanna Garrad and Jane Law | HBO | |
| True Detective: Night Country | "Part 5" | Alex Bovaird, Linda Gardar, Rebekka Jónsdóttir, Tina Ulee, Giulia Moschioni and Brian Sprouse | ||
This total includes nominations for Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
This total includes nominations for Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
This total includes nominations for Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
This total includes nominations for Outstanding Costumes for a Series.