23rd CDG Awards
April 13, 2021
Contemporary:
Promising Young Woman
Period:
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
Mulan
The 23rd Costume Designers Guild Awards , honoring the best costume designs in film, television, and media for 2020, was held on April 13, 2021. The nominees were announced on March 4, 2021. [1]
The winners are in bold. [2]
Excellence in Contemporary Film | Excellence in Period Film |
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Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | |
Excellence in Contemporary Television | Excellence in Period Television |
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Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television |
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Excellence in Short Form Design |
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