The Costume Designers Guild has announced nominations for the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards, with “Wicked,” “Gladiator 2,” “Maria,” “Nosferatu” and “Dune: Part Two” among the titles landing nominations.
The costume designers behind “The Book of Clarence,” “Gladiator II,” “Maria,” “Nosferatu” and
“Saturday Night” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the artisans behind “Challengers,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez,” “The Fall Guy ” and “The Substance” will compete for excellence in contemporary costume.
“Wicked’s” Paul Tazewell is nominated in the excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film category. This is his fifth guild nomination. He won in 2021 for “Hamilton” in the excellence in variety, reality-competition or live television category. Tazewell has emerged as a frontrunner for the costuming Oscar. If he does so, he will make history as the first Black man to win that category.
For “Wicked,” Tazewell anchored Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda in opposing looks. When audiences first meet Glinda, she’s floating over Munchkinland in her pink bubble dress. Later, when Elphaba is introduced, she’s wearing black. Those opposing colors remain consistent throughout the film. Tazewell paid homage to both the Broadway musical that the movie is based on, and “The Wizard of Oz” film in his designs by inserting subtle easter eggs.
“Gladiator 2” costume designer Janty Yates landed her fifth guild nomination — she has never won at the guild, though she won an Oscar in 2000 for her work on “Gladiator.”
On the film’s sequel, she worked with David Crossman to build the looks. Her focus was on Denzel Washington’s Macrinus and Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla. For Washington’s wealthy power broker, she draped him in rich imported fabrics such as silk and decorated him in jewelry.
Other costume designers nominated include this year’s Variety creative impact in costume design honoree, Colleen Atwood for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Massimo Cantini Parrini for “Maria,” Linda Muir for “Nosferatu” and Jonathan Anderson for “Challengers.”
“Challengers” was Anderson’s first foray into film costume design. Anderson is the creative director of Loewe and has his own fashion label JW Anderson. He dressed his preppy tennis players (Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist) in trendy tennis brands, Juicy Couture zip-up hoodies and in one scene gave Tashi (Zendaya) Chanel espadrilles to wear as she watches a match on center court.
On the TV side, the costume designers behind “Baby Reindeer,” “Shōgun, “Dune Prophecy” and “Agatha All Along” were nominated.
“I am thrilled to congratulate all the nominees for this year’s CDGA. Your exceptional creativity
and dedication continue to elevate the art of costume design. We look forward to celebrating your
incredible achievements on this magical evening. Best wishes to each nominee,” said Terry
Gordon, president of the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE Local 892.
The CDGA ceremony will take place on Feb. 6, at The Ebell of Los Angeles. Winners in the nine categories will be announced live at the event.
Western Costume returns as a Premiere Sponsor of the 27th CDGA. The host, presenters and
additional sponsors and honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
See the full list of nominations below.
Excellence in Contemporary Film
“Challengers” – Jonathan Anderson
“Conclave” – Lisy Christl, CDG
“Emilia Pérez” – Virginie Montel
“The Fall Guy “- Sarah Evelyn, CDG
“The Substance” – Emmanuelle Youchnovski
Excellence in Period Film
“The Book of Clarence” – Antoinette Messam, CDG
“Gladiator II” – Janty Yates, CDG & Dave Crossman
“Maria” – Massimo Cantini Parrini
“Nosferatu” – Linda Muir
“Saturday Night” – Danny Glicker, CDG
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” – Colleen Atwood, CDG
“Borderlands” – Daniel Orlandi, CDG
“Dune: Part Two” – Jacqueline West, CDG
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” – Jenny Beavan, CDG
“Wicked”- Paul Tazewell, CDG
Excellence in Contemporary Television
“Agatha All Along: Seekest Thou the Road” – Daniel Selon, CDG
“Baby Reindeer: Episode 4” – Mekel Bailey
“Emily in Paris: The Grey Area” – Marylin Fitoussi
“The Gentlemen: Refined Aggression” – Loulou Bontemps
“Hacks: Just for Laughs” – Kathleen Felix-Hager, CDG
Excellence in Period Television
“Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton” – John Glaser
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans: Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals” – Lou Eyrich, CDG
& Rudy Mance, CDG
“Palm Royal: Maxine Throws a Party” – Alix Friedberg, CDG & Leigh Bell, CDG
“Ripley: IV La Dolce Vita” – Maurizio Millenotti & Gianni Casalnuovo
“Shōgun” Ladies of the Willow World” – Carlos Rosario, CDG
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television
“Agatha All Along: If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You – Daniel Selon, CDG
“Dune: Prophecy: The Hidden Hand – Bojana Nikitovic
“Fallout: The Target – Amy Westcott, CDG
“House of the Dragon: The Red Dragon and the Gold” – Caroline McCall
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Doomed to Die” – Luca Mosca, CDG & Katherine Burchill & Libby Dempster
Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television
“The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Killer Dolls” – Gioffrè Vincenzo
“Dancing with the Stars: Soul Train Night” – Steven Norman Lee, CDG & Daniela
Gschwendtner, CDG
“The Masked Singer: Who Can it Be Now?” – Steven Norman Lee, CDG & Luke
D’Alessandro, CDG
“Saturday Night Live: Ariana Grande Host” – Tom Broeker, CDG & Ashley Dudek & Cristina Natividad
“We’re Here: Oklahoma, Part 3” – Diego Montoya & Marco Morante; Derek Anthony
Purcell & Amber Watkins
Excellence in Short Form Design
“Can’t B Broken: Beyoncé: Verizon” – Shiona Turini, CDG
“Chapter 1: “Launderette” reimagined with Beyoncé: Levis” – Shiona Turini, CDG
“Dandyland: 102” – Rafaella Rabinovich
“Tick Tick Tick” – Samantha Kuester, CDG
“Volkswagen: An American Love Story” – Jenny Eagan, CDG
Excellence in Costume Illustration
“Agatha All Along” – Imogene Chayes, CDG Illustrator
“Joker: Folie à Deux” – Edwardo Lucero, CDG Illustrator
“The Masked Singer” – Barbra Araujo, CDG Illustrator
“Shōgun”- James Holland, CDG Illustrator