Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design

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Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Costume Design
Awarded forOutstanding Costume Design
Location New York City
Presented by Outer Critics Circle
Currently held by Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical (2025)
Website OuterCriticsCircle.org

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design is an honor presented at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a ceremony established in 1950 for excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, to costume designers of any production. The category was added to the ceremony in 1988 as "Best Costume Design" before being changed to "Outstanding Costume Design" in 1999.

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William Ivey Long has received the most wins and nominations, winning six out of 16 nominations. Others with multiple wins include Gregg Barnes with three wins, and Florence Klotz and Tim Hatley with two wins each. Behind Long in nominations is Catherine Zuber with 12 nominations and Martin Pakledinaz with eight nominations.

Award winners and nominees

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

1980s

YearNameWorkRef.
1988
John Wulp The Phantom of the Opera [1] [2]
1989
William Ivey Long Lend Me a Tenor [1]

1990s

YearNameWorkRef.
Note: award given as "Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design"
1990
Florence Klotz City of Angels [3] [4]
1991
Theoni V. Aldredge The Secret Garden [5]
1992
William Ivey Long Crazy for You [6] [7]
Joe Vanck Dancing at Lughnasa
Willa Kim Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
Frank KrenzSong of Singapore
1993
David C. Woolard The Who's Tommy [8] [9]
1994
Bob Crowley Carousel [10]
1995
Florence Klotz Show Boat [11] [12]
1996
Roger Kirk The King and I [13] [14]
1997
Howard CrabtreeHoward Crabtree's When Pigs Fly [15] [16]
Peter Kaczorowski Steel Pier
Jane Greenwood The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Stewart Laing Titanic
1998
Julie Taymor The Lion King [17] [18]
William Ivey Long Cabaret
Jane Greenwood The Scarlet Pimpernel
Santo Loquasto Ragtime
Note: award given as "Outstanding Costume Design"
1999
Lez Brotherston Swan Lake [19] [20]
Santo Loquasto Fosse
Bob Crowley The Iceman Cometh
William Ivey Long The Mystery of Irma Vep

2000s

YearNameWorkRef.
2000
Constance Hoffman The Green Bird [21] [22]
William Dudley Amadeus
Martin Pakledinaz Kiss Me, Kate
William Ivey Long The Music Man
2001
William Ivey Long The Producers [23] [24]
Roger Kirk 42nd Street
Theoni V. Aldredge Follies
Andreane Neofitou Jane Eyre
2002
Isaac Mizrahi The Women [25] [26]
Anthony Ward Oklahoma!
Santo Loquasto The Elephant Man
Martin Pakledinaz Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
William Ivey Long Hairspray [27] [28]
Catherine Zuber Dinner at Eight
Jess Goldstein Enchanted April
Catherine Martin La bohème
Vicki Mortimer Nine
2004
Susan Hilferty Wicked [29] [30]
Jess Goldstein Henry IV
Catherine Zuber Intimate Apparel
Mike Nicholls and Bobby Pearce Taboo
2005
Tim Hatley Spamalot [31] [32]
William Ivey Long La Cage aux Folles
Anthony Ward Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Catherine Zuber The Light in the Piazza
2006
Gregg Barnes The Drowsy Chaperone [33] [34]
William Ivey Long Grey Gardens
Martin Pakledinaz The Pajama Game
William Dudley The Woman in White
2007
Catherine Zuber The Coast of Utopia [35] [36]
Judith Dolan LoveMusik
Bob Crowley Mary Poppins
Martin Pakledinaz The Pirate Queen
2008
Katrina Lindsay Les Liaisons Dangereuses [37] [38]
Jessica JahnDie Mommie Die!
Catherine Zuber South Pacific
David Farley Sunday in the Park With George
William Ivey Long Young Frankenstein
2009
Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical [39] [40]
Nicky Gillibrand Billy Elliot
Martin Pakledinaz Blithe Spirit
John Napier Equus
Catherine Zuber Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

2010s

YearNameWorkRef.
2010
Matthew Wright La Cage aux Folles [41] [42]
Martin Pakledinaz Lend Me a Tenor
Jane Greenwood Present Laughter
Catherine Zuber The Royal Family
2011
Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner Priscilla Queen of the Desert [43] [44]
Lizz Wolf Baby It's You
Lez Brotherston Sister Act
Desmond Heeley The Importance of Being Earnest
2012
Eiko Ishioka Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark [45] [46]
Gregg Barnes Follies
Martin Pakledinaz Nice Work If You Can Get It
William Ivey Long Don't Dress for Dinner
2013
William Ivey Long Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella [47] [48]
Dominique Lemieux Pippin
Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz Chaplin
Gregg Barnes Kinky Boots
William Ivey Long The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2014
William Ivey Long Bullets Over Broadway [49] [50]
Gregg Barnes Aladdin
Linda Cho A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Jenny Tiramani Twelfth Night
Isabel Toledo After Midnight
2015
Catherine Zuber The King and I [51] [52]
Gregg Barnes Something Rotten!
Bob Crowley The Audience
William Ivey Long On the Twentieth Century
Christopher Oram Wolf Hall
2016
Jeff Mahshie She Loves Me [53] [54] [55]
Emilio Sosa On Your Feet!
Katrina Lindsay American Psycho
Jane Greenwood Bright Star
Tom Scutt King Charles III
2017
Catherine Zuber War Paint [56] [57]
Linda Cho Anastasia
Susan Hilferty Present Laughter
Santo Loquasto Hello, Dolly!
Ann Roth Shuffle Along
2018
Catherine Zuber My Fair Lady [58] [59]
Clint Ramos Once on This Island
Paloma Young Time and the Conways
Katrina Lindsay Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
David Zinn SpongeBob SquarePants
2019
Bob Mackie The Cher Show [60] [61]
Rob Howell The Ferryman
William Ivey Long Tootsie
Beetlejuice
Arianne Phillips Head Over Heels

2020s

YearNameWorkRef.
2020 (Hon.)Jeff MahshieBob & Carol & Ted & Alice [62]
Vanessa Leuck Emojiland
Catherine Zuber Moulin Rouge!
Rachel Townsend The Confession of Lily Dare
Mark Thompson Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
2021No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Gabriella Slade Six [63]
Jane Greenwood Plaza Suite
Santo Loquasto The Music Man
Emilio Sosa Trouble in Mind
Catherine Zuber Mrs. Doubtfire
2023
Gregg Barnes Some Like It Hot [64]
Paloma Young & Juliet
Dede M. Ayite Topdog/Underdog
Donna Zakowska New York, New York
Brigitte Reiffenstuel Leopoldstadt
2024
Linda Cho The Great Gatsby [65]
Sydney Maresca The Cottage
Enver Chakartash Teeth
Stereophonic
Dede M. Ayite Jaja's African Hair Braiding
2025
Gregg Barnes Boop! The Musical [66] [67]
Paul Tazewell Death Becomes Her
Qween Jean Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Rob Howell The Hills of California
Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young Real Women Have Curves

Multiple wins

6 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

16 nominations
12 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1988–1989 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Circle Awards to Butterfly and Phantom". The New York Times. May 3, 1988. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1989–1990 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rich, Frank (May 1, 1990). "Outer Critics Awards to Grapes and Angels". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1990–1991 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1991–1992 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dancing at Lughnasa Wins Outer Critics Circle Award". The New York Times. April 28, 1992. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ Rich, Frank (April 27, 1993). "Outer Critics Circle Names Award Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1992–1993 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ "1993–1994 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Outer Critics Float Show Boat". Variety. April 1995. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "1994–1995 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Extra, Extra! Late‑Breaking News from the World of Entertainment". NY Daily News. April 16, 1996. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ "1995–1996 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lefkowitz, David (May 5, 1997). "Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  16. ↑ "1996–1997 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  17. ↑ Viagas & Lefkowitz (April 27, 1998). "Lion King Roars With Six Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ "1997–1998 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Nightingales, Wit, Iceman & Fosse Win Outer Critics Awards; Ceremony May 28". Playbill. April 26, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  20. ↑ "1998–1999 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Contact and Kiss Me, Kate Big Winners of 2000 Outer Critics Awards". Playbill. April 30, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  22. ↑ "1999–2000 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  23. ↑ Simonson & Lefkowitz (May 24, 2001). "2001 Outer Critics Circle Awards Held at Sardi's, May 24". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  24. ↑ "2000–2001 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  25. ↑ "The 2001–2002 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners". TheaterMania. April 29, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  26. ↑ "2001–2002 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  27. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 5, 2003). "Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; Hairspray Leads the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
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  29. ↑ "Wicked, Wonderful Town, I Am My Own Wife Top 2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. May 2, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  30. ↑ "2003–2004 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  31. ↑ "2005 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. May 9, 2005. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  32. ↑ "2004–2005 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  33. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio (May 14, 2006). "The Drowsy Chaperone and The History Boys Top Outer Critics Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  34. ↑ "2005–2006 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  35. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 24, 2007). "Outer Critics Circle Awards Are Presented by Clark, Young and Mitchell May 24". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  36. ↑ "2006–2007 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  37. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 12, 2008). "South Pacific Is Big Winner in Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  38. ↑ "2007–2008 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle 2008–09 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  40. ↑ "2008–2009 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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  42. ↑ "2009–2010 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  43. ↑ "The Book of Mormon, War Horse and Anything Goes Top 2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Broadway.com. May 16, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  44. ↑ "2010–2011 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  45. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 14, 2012). "Outer Critics Circle Winners Announced; Once and One Man, Two Guvnors Are Top Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  46. ↑ "2011–2012 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  47. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle 2013 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  48. ↑ "2012–2013 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  49. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 12, 2014). "64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; Gentleman's Guide Wins Four Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  50. ↑ "2013–2014 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  51. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2015: Full List". Variety. April 27, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  52. ↑ "2014–2015 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  53. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle Honors 'She Loves Me' and 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'". The New York Times. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
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  55. ↑ "2015–2016 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  56. ↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 8, 2017). "2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Come From Away & More Win Top Prizes". Broadway.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  57. ↑ "2016–2017 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  58. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (May 7, 2018). "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  59. ↑ "2017–2018 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  60. ↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 13, 2019). "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
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