Black Panther, The Favourite Take 2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards

The Costume Designers Guild handed out their 2019 awards on Tuesday night and they recognized two of the major frontrunners for the Costume Design Oscar.  Excellence in Period Film went to Sandy Powell and “The Favourite” and Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy went to Ruth E. Carter for “Black Panther.”  Mary E. Vogt took the Contemporary Film honor for “Crazy Rich Asians,” but the film didn’t earn an Academy Award nomination.

On the TV side, “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won yet another guild honor this time taking the CDG Award for Excellence in Period Television.  “Westworld” took Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” won for Contemporary Film.  “RuPaul’s Drag Race” won a very competitive Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television category on its first nomination.

A complete list of this year’s winners and nominees are as follows:

Excellence in Contemporary Film

A Star Is Born, Erin Benach
Crazy Rich Asians, Mary E. Vogt – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Jenny Beavan

Excellence in Contemporary Television

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Lou Eyrich & Allison Leach – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER

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 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
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