28th Costume Designers Guild Awards: Complete list of nominations

The Costume Designers Guild has officially revealed the nominations for its 28th annual awards. The 2026 Costume Designers Guild Awards ceremony has been scheduled to take place on February 12, 2026, at The Ebell of Los Angeles.

The Costume Designers Guild is also known as Local 892 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. It represents professional costume designers, assistant costume designers, and illustrators who work across film, television, and commercial media. Notably, it was founded as a labor union. Now, the CDG has built a community of more than 1200 members.

In an official Instagram post about the upcoming 2026 Costume Designers Guild Awards, the organization wrote:

"Join us for the 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the iconic Ebell of Los Angeles. 🌟This illustrious event will spotlight the powerful artistry that brings characters to life through costume design. Recognizing exceptional work across film, television, illustration and other media, we will unite our members, community and collaborators and for an evening of inspiration and celebration."

The post continued:

"Event Details: ✨Nomination Ballots
Friday, November 28, 2025: Nomination Ballot voting opens online at 9 a.m. PT
Friday, December 5, 2025: Nomination Ballots voting closes at 5 p.m. PT ✨Announcements
Friday, December 12, 2025: Official Announcement of Nominees ✨Final Ballots
Wednesday, January 14, 2026: Final Ballot voting opens online at 9 a.m. PT
Wednesday, January 21, 2026: Final Ballot voting closes at 5 p.m. PT ✨Awards Ceremony
Thursday, February 12, 2026: Winners Announced at the 28th CDGA Tickets will be available soon. Visit our site for more information (link in bio)."

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Complete list of nominees for the 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards

Excellence in contemporary film

Bugonia: Jennifer Johnson

F1 The Movie: Julian Day

One Battle After Another: Colleen Atwood

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: Jenny Eagan

Weapons: Trish Summerville

Excellence in period film

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale: Anna Mary Scott Robbins

Frankenstein: Kate Hawley

Hamnet: Malgosia Turzanska

Hedda: Lindsay Pugh

Sinners: Ruth E. Carter

Excellence in sci-fi fantasy film

Avatar: Fire and Ash: Deborah L. Scott

How To Train Your Dragon: Lindsay Pugh

Thunderbolts*: Sanja Milkovic Hays

Tron: Ares: Christine Bieselin Clark and Alix Friedberg

Wicked: For Good: Paul Tazewell

Excellence in contemporary television

Emily in Paris: Veni, Vidi, Venezia: Marylin Fitoussi

Hacks: Heaven: Kathleen Felix Hager

The Righteous Gemstones: You Hurled Me Into the Depths, Into the Very Heart of the Seas: Christina Flannery

The Studio: CinemaCon: Kameron Lennox

Wednesday: Woe Me the Money: Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland

Excellence in period television

1923: A Dream and a Memory: Janie Bryant and Gaby Acosta

Chief of War: City of Flowers: Caroline Eselin Schaefer

House of Guinness: Episode 4: Edward K. Gibbon

Palm Royale: Maxine Is Ready to Single Mingle: Alix Friedberg and Leigh Bell

The Gilded Age: Marriage Is a Gamble: Kasia Walicka Maimone

Excellence in sci-fi fantasy television

Andor: Harvest: Michael Wilkinson

Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity: Matthew Price

Murderbot: FreeCommerce: Carrie Grace and Laura Jean Shannon

The Wheel of Time: He Who Comes With the Dawn: Sharon Gilham

The Witcher: Baptism of Fire: Lucinda Wright

Excellence in variety, reality competition, live television

Dancing with the Stars: Premiere: Steven Norman Lee and Daniela Gschwendtner

Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special: Tom Broecker, Cristina Natividad, and Ashley Dudek

The Masked Singer: The Lucky 6: Merging of the Masks: Steven Norman Lee and Luke D’Alessandro

The Traitors: Til Death Us Do Part: Sam Spector and Rikki Finlay

Wicked: One Wonderful Night: Katja Cahill

Excellence in short-form design

Someday, by Spike Jonze: AirPods 4: Kym Barrett

Dandyland: Episode 10: Rafaella Rabinovich

Lady Gaga: The Dead Dance: Colleen Atwood

Batman vs. Bateman: State Farm: Anette Cseri

Uber Eats: A Century of Cravings: Super Bowl: Michelle Martini

Excellence in costume illustration

On Swift Horses: Eduardo Lucero, illustrator

Palm Royale: Oksana Nedavniaya, illustrator

Sinners: Felipe Sanchez, illustrator

Weapons: Oksana Nedavniaya, illustrator

For further updates, fans can keep an eye on the official Costume Designers Guild pages.

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