The Costume Designers Guild (CDG), is a union of professional costume designers, 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 (IATSE), the union protects member’s wages and working conditions through collective bargaining.
Michael Kaplan is an American film costume designer. He is a co-recipient of the BAFTA Award for his work on Blade Runner. He is known for working on many famous Hollywood films including the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Kaplan has been working in the Hollywood film industry since the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday.
Milena Canonero is an Italian costume designer. In a career spanning over five decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Costume Designers Guild Awards. In 2017, she was the first costume designer to receive the Honorary Golden Bear.
Best Costume Design is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize a designer who has delivered outstanding costume design in a film.
Lindy Hemming is a Welsh costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across independent films and blockbusters. She won an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film Topsy-Turvy (1999).
The Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film is one of the annual awards given by the Art Directors Guild starting from 2000.
April Ferry was an American costume designer. She was nominated at the 67th Academy Awards for the film Maverick in the category of Best Costume Design.
Michele Clapton is a British costume designer.
The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Film is one of the annual awards given by the Costume Designers Guild.
The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellent in Fantasy Film is one of the annual awards given by the Costume Designers Guild.
The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Film is one of the annual awards given by the Costume Designers Guild.
Isis Mussenden, is an American Costume designer and a member of the Costume Designers Guild. Mussenden won the 2006 Costume Designers Guild Award for excellence in fantasy film for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Mussenden has worked on numerous well-known films including American Psycho, Drag Me to Hell, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Mussenden was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2008.
The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Costume Design for Television Series was awarded for the first time in 2000, honoring 1999 television. While it did honor period costumes, it also honored fantasy television, and the award was titled Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television Series. Those two genres were separated into their own awards categories in 2016, resulting in the current award designation.
Jany Temime is a French costume designer. She is best known for her work on the final six films in the Harry Potter film series, each of which garnered her Saturn Award nominations. She won the Costume Designers Guild Award in 2012 for the 2011 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and in 2013 for the 2012 film Skyfall.
The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Costume Design for Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television was awarded for the first time in 2018, for television airing the previous year. Previously, it honored both Fantasy/Sci-Fi series, in the category Excellence in Fantasy Television Series, and Period costuming together, with the award titled Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television Series.
Debra Hanson is a Canadian set designer and costume designer.
