2026 Costume Designers Guild Awards Ceremony held on February 12 in Los Angeles, CA at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Costume Designers Guild Awards honored the creativity of the top costume designers in Hollywood!
Thursday’s evening event announced winners across various categories in film, television, short form costume design and costume illustration.
The 28th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards was held at The Wilshire Ebell in Los Angeles, California where well-deserved awards and honors were handed out to the costume designers behind some of your absolute favorite television shows and films. Some of which being: One Battle After Another, Frankenstein and Wicked: For Good, while on the TV side, awards went to The Studio, Palm Royale and Andor.
Special homage was paid to the late Catherine O’Hara by way of costume designer Kameron Lennox “The Studio.” Lennox shared she and assistant designer Tyler Kinney were wearing some of the late star’s jewelry that night in her honor.
Bulgari served as a strategic partner and introduced a new edition of the Guild’s iconic statuette, The Adrian, as well as dressed Hudson, Cole, winner Paul Tazewell and presenter Jodie Turner-Smith. Tracee Ellis Ross, Paul Feig, Katherine LaNasa, Janelle Monáe, Diallo Riddle, Samba Schutte, Damon Wayans and Sasheer Zamata appeared as additional presenters. The Young and the Restless actor Courtney Hope hosted this year’s ceremony, and the costume designers guild presented several stars (Teyana Taylor, Kate Hudson, James Cameron, and Michelle Cole) with special honors during Thursday’s night ceremony.
Costume designers of highly recognized shows Frankenstein, Wicked: For Good, and One Battle After Another took home the top awards of the evening. Avatar and Titanic James Cameron walked away with the Distinguished Collaborator Award and Song Sung Blue star Kate Hudson received the Spotlight Award. One Battle After Another star Teyana Taylor was honored with the guild’s Vanguard Spotlight Award, and the Career Achievement Award was presented to multiple-Emmy-nominated costume designer Michelle Cole.
Of course, there wouldn’t be a red-carpet if stars didn’t show-up dressed to impress — and they certainly did. As for a few fashion highlights of the night, here goes just a few notable red carpet showstoppers including Teyana Taylor (Vanguard Spotlight Award Honoree) in Tamara Ralph couture, and Kate Hudson (Spotlight Award Honoree) in Valentino.
28th Annual CDGA Winners List:
Excellence in Contemporary Film
One Battle After Another, Colleen Atwood
Excellence in Contemporary Television
The Studio, “CinemaCon,” Kameron Lennox
Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special, Tom Broecker, Cristina Natividad, & Ashley Dudek
Excellence in Costume Illustration
Sinners, Felipe Sanchez, illustrator
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
Wicked: For Good, Paul Tazewell
Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television
Andor, “Harvest,” Michael Wilkinson
Excellence in Period Film
Frankenstein, Kate Hawley
Excellence in Period Television
Palm Royale, “Maxine Is Ready to Single Mingle,” Alix Friedberg & Leigh Bell
Excellence in Short Form Design
Dandyland: Episode 10, Rafaella Rabinovich
Uber Eats: A Century of Cravings, Super Bowl, Michelle Martini
About the Costume Designers Guild Awards:
The Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA) recognize outstanding achievement in costume design for film, television, short form productions, and costume illustration.
– Excellence in Contemporary Film
– Excellence in Period Film
– Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film
– Excellence in Contemporary Television
– Excellence in Period Television
– Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television
– Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television
– Excellence in Short Form Design
– Excellence in Costume Illustration
