Charlese Antoinette Jones | |
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| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Charlese Antoinette Jones is an American costume designer for film and television. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on Raising Dion , Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show and Judas and the Black Messiah . [3]
Charlese began her costume designer career as an intern on Solitary Man in 2009. [4] She made her debut as a costume designer with the feature film Newlyweeds, directed by Shaka King in 2013. [5] She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscar and a member of the Costume Designers Guild. [6] She is the founder of the Black Designer Database. [7] [8]
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| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Nominated | Costume Designers Guild | Excellence in Period Film | Judas and the Black Messiah | [9] |
| 2024 | Nominated | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Film) | Air | [10] |
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