The Costume Designers Guild Awards are awards presented annually by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) to recognize outstanding achievement in costume design for film, television, short form productions, and costume illustration.
History In 1999, the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) began giving out its own awards to honor outstanding achievements in costume design at a ceremony similar to that of the DGA, WGA, PGA, and SAG awards. The first CDG Awards presentation was held on February 6, 1999, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, hosted by actress Anjelica Huston. Two competitive categories for excellence in film and television have been presented; Judianna Makovsky and Van Broughton Ramsey won for Pleasantville and The Tempest, respectively. Nevertheless, these categories were divided into various genres for all subsequent ceremonies. The inaugural career achievement award recipients were veteran designers Albert Wolsky and Bob Mackie. All winners and honorees were given the CDGA statuette, which is made of sterling silver and depicts a female figure draped in an amorphous swirl of fabric.
Through the years, the CDG Awards has expanded to include several competition categories that encompass film, television and commercials.
Award categories
Film
Excellence in Contemporary Film: since 1999 Excellence in Period Film: since 2005 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: since 2005
Television
Excellence in Contemporary Television: since 1999 Excellence in Period Television: since 2015 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television: since 2015 Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, and Live Television: since 2018 Excellence in Short Form Design: since 2003
Special awards Career Achievement Award: since 1998 Hall of Fame Award: since 1998
Discontinued awards Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film: 1998 to 2004 Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television: 1998 to 2014 Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries: 2005 to 2014
Award ceremonies Event Date Host Ref. 1st February 6, 1999 Anjelica Huston 2nd February 12, 2000 3rd March 17, 2001 Tim Curry 4th March 16, 2002 Anjelica Huston 5th February 16, 2003 6th February 21, 2004 7th February 19, 2005 Ted Danson Mary Steenburgen 8th February 25, 2006 Anjelica Huston 9th February 17, 2007 Jane Kaczmarek 10th February 19, 2008 Anjelica Huston 11th February 17, 2009 Debra Messing 12th February 25, 2010 Parker Posey 13th February 22, 2011 Kristin Davis 14th February 21, 2012 Jane Lynch 15th February 19, 2013 Joel McHale 16th February 22, 2014 Joshua Malina 17th February 17, 2015 Emmy Rossum 18th February 23, 2016 Betsy Brandt 19th February 21, 2017 Mandy Moore 20th February 20, 2018 Gina Rodriguez 21st February 19, 2019 Kate Walsh 22nd January 28, 2020 Mindy Kaling 23rd April 13, 2021 Lana Condor 24th March 9, 2022 Andrew Rannells Casey Wilson 25th February 27, 2023 Tituss Burgess 26th February 21, 2024 Wendi McLendon-Covey 27th February 6, 2025 Jackie Tohn 28th February 12, 2026 Courtney Hope
References
External links Official website Costume Designers Guild collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences