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See All the 2026 Costume Designers Guild Award Nominees

The stage at the 2025 Costume Designers Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

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The Costume Designers Guild Awards announced its film and television nominees for the 2026 award ceremony in Los Angeles.


On December 12, the Costume Designers Guild Awards announced its film and television nominees for the union’s 28th annual award ceremony. In keeping with last year's format, the award ceremony will be divided into nine categories, separated by genre: Contemporary, Period, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy. This year’s list of nominees includes a diverse range of styles, spanning from Julian Day’s suave racecar ensembles in “F1,” spotlighting contemporary designers from Sunspel to Tommy Hilfiger, to Kate Hawley’s stunning and symbolic gowns in “Frankenstein.” On the television front, Edward K. Gibbon received a nomination for his period costumes on episode four of “House of Guinness,” and Kameron Lennox received a nomination for her contemporary, mid-century outfits on episode nine of “The Studio.” Prior to the award ceremony, we recommend that you check out Malgosia Turzanska’s conversation with The Set Set about Elizabethan fashion in “Hamnet” and Jennifer Johnson’s exclusive analysis of her costume work in “Bugonia.” 

The winners of the CDG Awards ceremony will be announced on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at a female-founded non-profit right off Wilshire Boulevard, the Ebell of Los Angeles.

Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce and Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in Apple Original Films’ "F1 The Movie."
Damson Idris and Brad Pitt in "F1 The Movie."

Excellence in Contemporary Film

  • "Bugonia" – Jennifer Johnson, CDG
  • "F1 The Movie" – Julian Day, CDG
  • "One Battle After Another" – Colleen Atwood, CDG
  • "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" – Jenny Eagan, CDG
  • "Weapons" – Trish Summerville, CDG
Actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal standing in the woods in a still from "Hamnet."
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in "Hamnet." Photo: Agata Grzybowska / Focus Features.

Excellence in Period Film

  • "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" – Anna Mary Scott Robbins
  • "Frankenstein" – Kate Hawley, CDG
  • "Hamnet" – Malgosia Turzanska, opens in new tab, CDG
  • "Hedda" – Lindsay Pugh
  • "Sinners" – Ruth E. Carter, CDG
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba being held by two guards, in a still from Wicked: For Good.
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in "Wicked." Photo: Giles Keyte / Universal Pictures.

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

  • "Avatar: Fire and Ash" – Deborah L. Scott, CDG
  • "How To Train Your Dragon" – Lindsay Pugh
  • "Thunderbolts*" – Sanja Milkovic Hays, CDG
  • "Tron: Ares" – Christine Bieselin Clark, CDG & Alix Friedberg, CDG
  • "Wicked: For Good" – Paul Tazewell, CDG
The cast of the studio walking in a line, looking worried and holding up actor Bryan Cranston.
The cast of "The Studio." Courtesy of Apple TV+.

Excellence in Contemporary Television

  • "Emily in Paris: Veni, Vidi, Venezia" – Marylin Fitoussi
  • "Hacks: Heaven" – Kathleen Felix-Hager, CDG
  • "The Righteous Gemstones: You Hurled Me Into the Depths, Into the Very Heart of the Seas" – Christina Flannery, CDG
  • "The Studio: CinemaCon" – Kameron Lennox, CDG
  • "Wednesday: Woe Me The Money" – Colleen Atwood, CDG & Mark Sutherland
The four Guinness siblings portrayed by actors, stand in a grand foyer, in a still from the "House of Guinness."
Photo: Ben Blackall/Netflix.

Excellence in Period Television

  • "1923: A Dream and a Memory" – Janie Bryant, CDG & Gaby Acosta, CDG
  • "Chief of War: City of Flowers" – Caroline Eselin-Schaefer, CDG
  • "House of Guinness: Episode 4" – Edward K. Gibbon, opens in new tab
  • "Palm Royale: Maxine Is Ready to Single Mingle" – Alix Friedberg, CDG & Leigh Bell, CDG
  • "The Gilded Age: Marriage Is a Gamble" – Kasia Walicka Maimone
A scene from The Witcher, season four.
"The Witcher" season four. Photo: Susie Allnutt/Netflix.

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television

  • "Andor: Harvest" – Michael Wilkinson, CDG
  • "Black Mirror – USS Callister: Into Infinity" – Matthew Price
  • "Murderbot: FreeCommerce" – Carrie Grace, CDG & Laura Jean Shannon, CDG
  • "The Wheel of Time: He Who Comes With The Dawn" – Sharon Gilham
  • "The Witcher: Baptism of Fire" – Lucinda Wright
Ariana Grand and performers on stage for the live Wicked: One Wonderful Night performance aired on live television.
Ariana Grande during the live performance of "Wicked: One Wonderful Night." Photo: NBC.

Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television

  • "Dancing with the Stars: Premiere" – Steven Norman Lee, CDG & Daniela Gschwendtner, CDG
  • "Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special" – Tom Broecker, CDG, Cristina Natividad, & Ashley Dudek
  • "The Masked Singer – The Lucky 6: Merging of the Masks" – Steven Norman Lee, CDG & Luke D’Alessandro, CDG
  • "The Traitors: Til Death Us Do Part" – Sam Spector, CDG & Rikki Finlay
  • "Wicked: One Wonderful Night" – Katja Cahill, CDG

Excellence in Short Form Design

  • "Someday, by Spike Jonze: AirPods 4" – Kym Barrett, CDG
  • "Dandyland: Episode 10" – Rafaella Rabinovich
  • "Lady Gaga: The Dead Dance" (Music Video) – Colleen Atwood, CDG
  • "Batman vs. Bateman: State Farm®" – Anette Cseri, CDG
  • "Uber Eats: A Century of Cravings" – Super Bowl – Michelle Martini, CDG

Excellence in Costume Illustration

  • "On Swift Horses" – Eduardo Lucero, CDG Illustrator
  • "Palm Royale" – Oksana Nedavniaya, CDG Illustrator
  • "Sinners" – Felipe Sanchez, CDG Illustrator
  • "Weapons" – Oksana Nedavniaya, CDG Illustrator



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