Black Panther, Drag Race Top 2019 Costume Designer Guild Awards Nods

The Costume Designer Guild became the second to last guild to announce their year-end awards on Thursday (the VFX society is the straggler) and peppered in some unexpectedly fun players amongst the expected nominees.  Awards season contenders such as “A Star is Born,” “Black Panther,” “The Favourite” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” were joined by “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Ocean’s 8,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “A Wrinkle in Time” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”  Surprise omissions included “A Simple Favor,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” “Roma” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” 

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On the television side designers from “Sharp Objects,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “GLOW,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Westworld” found themselves alongside work from “Star Trek: Discovery,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Outlander” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”

This year’s winners will be announced during a ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 19.  The complete list of nominees is as follows.

Excellence in Contemporary Film

A Star Is Born, Erin Benach
Crazy Rich Asians, Mary E. Vogt
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Michele Clapton
Ocean’s 8, Sarah Edwards
Widows, Jenny Eagan

Excellence in Period Film

BlacKkKlansman, Marci Rodgers
Bohemian Rhapsody, Julian Day
The Favourite, Sandy Powell
Mary Poppins Returns, Sandy Powell
Mary Queen of Scots, Alexandra Byrne

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

A Wrinkle in Time, Paco Delgado
Aquaman, Kym Barrett
The Avengers: Infinity War, Judianna Makovsky
Black Panther, Ruth E. Carter
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Jenny Beavan

Excellence in Contemporary Television

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Lou Eyrich & Allison Leach
Grace and Frankie, Allyson B. Fanger
The Romanoffs, Janie Bryant & Wendy Chuck
Sharp Objects, Alix Friedberg
This Is Us, Hala Bahmet

Excellence in Period Television

The Alienist, Michael Kaplan
Glow, Beth Morgan
The Man in the High Castle, Catherine Adair
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Donna Zakowska
Outlander, Nina Ayres & Terry Dresbach

Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television

American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Paula Bradley & Lou Eyrich
The Handmaid’s Tale, Ane Crabtree
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Cynthia Summers
Star Trek: Discovery, Gersha Phillips
Westworld, Sharen Davis

Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Paul Tazewell
The Late Late Show with James Corden, Lauren Shapiro
RuPaul’s Drag Race, Zaldy Goco
Saturday Night Live, Tom Broecker & Eric Justian
So You Think You Can Dance, Marina Toybina

Excellence in Short Form Design

Adidas: “See My Creativity”, commercial, Bonnie Stauch
Childish Gambino: “This is America”, music video, Natasha Newman-Thomas
Elton John – Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Legacy, short film, Charlie Altuna
Justin Timberlake: “Supplies” Directed by Dave Myers, music video, Ami Goodhart
Nespresso: “The Quest”, commercial, Jenny Eagan