2026 Costume Design Guild Awards: Winners List
- The 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA) celebrated excellence in film and television costume design on February 12, 2026, at the Ebell of Los Angeles.
- Colleen Atwood took home the award for Excellence in Contemporary Film for her work on One Battle After Another.
- Kate Hawley was honored with the Excellence in Period Film award for her designs in Frankenstein.
The 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA) celebrated excellence in film and television costume design on , at the Ebell of Los Angeles. One Battle After Another and Frankenstein emerged as leading winners on the film side, while The Studio, Palm Royale, and Andor were recognized for their contributions to television.
Colleen Atwood took home the award for Excellence in Contemporary Film for her work on One Battle After Another. Atwood, a four-time Oscar winner, has consistently demonstrated a mastery of contemporary aesthetics, previously earning Academy Awards for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2017), Alice in Wonderland (2011), Memoirs of a Geisha (2006), and Chicago (2003). She is one of the most decorated costume designers working today, with a total of twelve Academy Award nominations.
Kate Hawley was honored with the Excellence in Period Film award for her designs in Frankenstein. This win positions Hawley as a strong contender for the upcoming Academy Award for Costume Design, as the CDGA award has historically been a reliable indicator of Oscar success, with period films frequently recognized by both organizations. The CDGA has seen period films win the Academy Award in all but four years since the guild’s awards show began in 1999.
Paul Tazewell secured the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film award for Wicked: For Good. This marks a continuation of his success, following his CDGA triumph last year for the first part of the Wicked series. Tazewell’s win highlights the increasing recognition of imaginative and visually ambitious costume design within the science fiction and fantasy genres.
The awards ceremony also spotlighted talent in television. The Studio, Palm Royale, and Andor each received accolades, demonstrating the high level of craftsmanship currently on display across various television platforms. While specific television categories were not detailed in available sources, the recognition of these series underscores the growing importance of costume design in shaping the visual identity of television productions.
Notably, while both Tazewell’s Wicked: For Good and Atwood’s One Battle After Another received CDGA awards, they were not nominated for the Academy Awards this year. The Academy’s nominees for Costume Design are Avatar: The Way of Water (Deborah L. Scott), Hamnet (Malgosia Turzanska), Marty Supreme (Miyako Bellizzi), and Sinners (Ruth E. Carter). This divergence between the CDGA and Academy selections highlights the differing perspectives and priorities of the two organizations.
Kate Hudson was presented with the Spotlight Award at the ceremony, recognizing her contributions to the industry. The Spotlight Award is typically given to an individual who has demonstrated a significant impact on costume design, either through their work as an actor or their support of the craft.
The 28th CDGA Awards reflect a year of strong costume design across both film and television. The awards serve as a celebration of the artistry and skill of costume designers, and as a preview of potential contenders for the upcoming Academy Awards. The event, hosted by Courtney Hope, took place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, bringing together industry professionals to honor the best in the field.
The nominations for the awards were announced on , with Apple TV+’s Palm Royale and the horror films Weapons and Sinners receiving multiple nominations. Colleen Atwood led the individual nominations with three, followed by Lindsay Pugh and Steven Norman Lee with two each.