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The Costume Designers Guild (CDG), is a union of professional
costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costum ...
s, assistant designers, and illustrators working in film, television, commercials and other media. Founded in 1953, the CDG comprises over 1,200 members as of 2023. As the Local 892 of the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, known as simply the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE or ...
(IATSE), the union protects member’s wages and working conditions through collective bargaining. The CDG has published a quarterly publication, ''The Costume Designer Magazine'', since 2005. The Costume Designers Guild Awards recognizes excellence in costume design in motion pictures, television, commercials, and other media.


Costume Designers Guild Awards


Award categories

*Film: ** Excellence in Contemporary Film ** Excellence in Period Film ** Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film *Television: ** Excellence in Contemporary Television ** Excellence in Period Television ** Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television **Excellence in Short Form Design *Special Awards: **Career Achievement Award *Additional Awards: **Spotlight Award **Distinguished Collaborator Award *Discontinued categories: ** Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film (awarded 1999–2004) ** Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries (awarded 2005–2014)


List of winners

;Excellence in Costume Design for a Contemporary Film This award has been presented at each of the annual awards. ;Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Film This award has been presented at each annual awards. The awards from 1999 to 2004 were for Period and Fantasy films combined. ;Excellence in Costume Design for a Fantasy Film This award was a part of the Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Film until 2005. ;Excellence in Costume Design for a Contemporary Television Series ;Excellence in Costume Design for a Period Television Series ;Excellence in Costume Design for a Fantasy Television Series ;Best Costume Design – Period or Fantasy TV Series This award was presented at each annual awards from 2000–14, before being split into Period Television Series and Fantasy Television Series in 2015. ;Excellence in Short Form Design This award has been presented at each annual awards from 2003–Present. ;Best Costume Design – TV Film or Miniseries This award was first presented at the 8th annual awards, for 2005 filmmaking. ;Hall of Fame Award


Ceremonies


References


External links


Official websiteCostume Designers Guild collection
Margaret Herrick Library,
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