The 26th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) have announced their winners. The annual CDGA celebrated excellence in film and television, including short form costume design and costume illustration. More than 1,200 costume designers, assistant costume designers, and illustrators voted for the awards ceremony, which honored the great Francine Jamison-Tanchuck with the Career Achievement Award.
Jamison-Tanchuck is coming off of one of the finest years in her remarkable career, which includes credits such as Glory, White Men Can’t Jump, and The Wire. Last year, she brought both authenticity and cinematic thrills to two of 2023’s finest, They Cloned Tyrone and The Color Purple.
One of the latter’s stars, Danielle Brooks — a titan on the stage and screen — presented Jamison-Tanchuck with the award and highlighted how she “creates characters and cultures, immersing and delighting viewers with stunning images on screen.”
Billie Eilish, who’s winning award after award for her acclaimed Barbie tune, was awarded the Vanguard Spotlight Award. It “celebrates a trailblazer who ignites the imaginations of cognoscenti and audiences alike.” Oscar-nominee Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once), the designer for Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” music video, presented her with the award.
Here are this year’s Costume Designers Guild Awards’ winners, including Helen Huang (Beef) and Holly Waddington (Poor Things):
Excellence in Contemporary Film
· Saltburn – Sophie Canale
Excellence in Period Film
· Poor Things – Holly Waddington
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
· Barbie – Jacqueline Durran
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television
· Ahsoka: Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord – Shawna Trpcic
· Ahsoka: Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord – Elissa Alcala, ACD
Excellence in Short Form Design
· Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment (Short Film) – B. Åkerlund
Excellence in Contemporary Television
· BEEF: The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain – Helen Huang
· BEEF: The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain – Austin Wittick, ACD
· BEEF: The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain – YJ Hwang, ACD
Excellence in Period Television
· The Great: Choose Your Weapon – Sharon Long
Excellence in Costume Illustration
· Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire – Jason Pastrana
Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television
