'Hustlers,' 'Rocketman,' 'Watchman' earn Costume Design Guild (CDG) nominations
The Costume Designers Guild announced their nominations for the 22nd CDGA Awards today an among the nominees are Julian Day for Rocketman, Mitchell Travers for Hustlers and Sharen Davis for HBO’s Watchmen. Notable misses today? The Irishman, Little Women and Joker in Period Film and Marriage Story in Contemporary Film.
The Costume Designers Guild celebrates excellence in film, television and short-form costume design. This year’s host for the January 28, 2020 awards ceremony will be Emmy-nominated writer, producer, author, director and actor Mindy Kaling, and the honorees include Mary Ellen Fields (Distinguished Service Award), Michael Kaplan (Career Achievement Award), Adam McKay (Distinguished Collaborator Award) and Charlize Theron (Spotlight Award).
“On behalf of the Costume Designers Guild, I’d like to congratulate all of our 22nd CDGA nominees. This year is a particularly exciting year for television as we have updated our rules of submission. Designers now submit a single episode that best represents their work on a series. We are looking forward to celebrating all of our talented costume designers, as well as our amazing honorees in January,” said Salvador Perez, president of the Costume Designers Guild Local 892.
Here’s the full list of nominees:
Excellence in Contemporary Film
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Arjun Bhasin
- Hustlers – Mitchell Travers
- Knives Out – Jenny Eagan
- The Laundromat – Ellen Mirojnick
- Queen & Slim – Shiona Turini
Excellence in Period Film
- Dolemite is My Name – Ruth E. Carter
- Downton Abbey – Anna Mary Scott Robbins
- Jojo Rabbit – Mayes C. Rubeo
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Arianne Phillips
- Rocketman – Julian Day
Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film
- Aladdin – Michael Wilkinson
- Avengers: Endgame – Judianna Makovsky
- Captain Marvel – Sanja M. Hays
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Ellen Mirojnick
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Michael Kaplan
Excellence in Contemporary Television
- Big Little Lies: “She Knows” – Alix Friedberg
- Fleabag: “2.1” – Ray Holman
- Killing Eve: “Desperate Times” – Charlotte Mitchell
- Russian Doll: “Superiority Complex” – Jennifer Rogien
- Schitt’s Creek: “The Dress” – Debra Hanson
Excellence in Period Television
- Chernobyl: “Please Remain Calm” – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
- The Crown: “Cri De Coeur” – Amy Roberts
- Fosse/Verdon: “Life is a Cabaret” – Melissa Toth & Joseph La Corte
- GLOW: “Freaky Tuesday” – Beth Morgan
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: “It’s Comedy or Cabbage” – Donna Zakowska
Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television
- Carnival Row: “Aisling” – Joyce Schure
- Game of Thrones: “The Iron Throne” – Michele Clapton
- The Handmaid’s Tale: “Household” – Natalie Bronfman
- A Series of Unfortunate Events: “Penultimate Peril: Part 2” – Cynthia Summers
- Watchmen: “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice” – Sharen Davis
Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television
- Dancing with the Stars: “First Elimination” – Daniella Gschwendtner & Steven Norman Lee
- The Late Late Show with James Corden: “Crosswalk the Musical: Aladdin” – Lauren Shapiro
- The Masked Singer: “Season Finale: And the Winner Takes It All and Takes It Off” – Marina Toybina
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: “Whatcha Unpackin?” – Zaldy for RuPaul
- Saturday Night Live: “Sandra Oh / Tame Impala” – Tom Broecker & Eric Justian
Excellence in Short Form Design
- 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
- United Airlines: “Star Wars Wing Walker” commercial – Christopher Lawrence
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