Annette Bening to Receive Spotlight Award at 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards

The Costume Designers Guild announced today that award-winning actress Annette Bening will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 26th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards).

The Spotlight Award honors an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including a special awareness of the role and importance of Costume Design. Past recipients include Angela Bassett, Andrew Garfield, Charlize Theron, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, and more.

Throughout her career, Bening has worked with CDGA Career Achievement Award winners, 1999 honoree Albert Wolsky and 2011 honoree Julie Weiss, as well as Ann Cole Hall of Fame inductee Richard Hornung and Excellence In Contemporary Film winner Jennifer Johnson. Kelli Jones, Bening’s costume designer on her Oscar-nominated Nyad, is a CDGA nominee this year in the contemporary film category.

Last month, the Costume Designers Guild revealed the official nominees in nine categories for the 26th CDGA with winners being announced live at the ceremony and Career Achievement Award honoree Francine Jamison-Tanchuck. Celebrating excellence in film, television, and short form costume design, and costume illustration. The annual awards ceremony will take place live on Wednesday, February 21 at NeueHouse in Hollywood, California.

Western Costume Company as their premier sponsor of the CDG this year and Westfield Century City returns as a supporting sponsor.

The 26th CDGA host, presenters and additional honorees will be announced in the coming weeks. See full list of CDG nominations for film and television here.