“Elvis” got a big boost in its Oscar bid for Best Costume Design with a win for period pictures at the Costume Designers Guild Awards on Feb. 27. It prevailed over two of its Oscar rivals, “Babylon” and “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” plus “Don’t Worry Darling” and “The Woman King.”
In a sign of its strength, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” pulled off an upset in the fantasy/sci-fi race over “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Those films round out the Oscar race for Best Costume Design. The other CDG winner was the contemporary film “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
In its 24-year history, the CDG has previewed only 12 of the Oscar winners for Best Costume Design: nine of these have been period pictures and three have been sci-fi or fantasy flicks. Of the last five Costume Designers Guild Awards winners three have gone on to repeat at the Academy...
In a sign of its strength, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” pulled off an upset in the fantasy/sci-fi race over “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Those films round out the Oscar race for Best Costume Design. The other CDG winner was the contemporary film “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
In its 24-year history, the CDG has previewed only 12 of the Oscar winners for Best Costume Design: nine of these have been period pictures and three have been sci-fi or fantasy flicks. Of the last five Costume Designers Guild Awards winners three have gone on to repeat at the Academy...
- 2/28/2023
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The winners of the 25th Costume Designers Guild Awards were announced February 27 during a ceremony at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
All five Oscar nominees received Cdga noms, with “Babylon,” “Elvis,” and “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” competing in Excellence in Period Film and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” nominated for Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film, with “Elvis” costume designer Catherine Martin and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” costume designer Shirley Kurata winning in their respective categories. Jenny Eagan and “Glass Onion” won in the Excellence in Contemporary Film category.
In the TV categories, “House of the Dragon,” “Wednesday,” and “The Crown” took home the top prizes.
As previously announced, Bette Midler was honored with the Distinguished Collaborator Award, while “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Oscar nominee Angela Bassett received the Spotlight Award. Additionally, Academy Award winner Deborah L. Scott received the Career Achievement...
All five Oscar nominees received Cdga noms, with “Babylon,” “Elvis,” and “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” competing in Excellence in Period Film and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” nominated for Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film, with “Elvis” costume designer Catherine Martin and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” costume designer Shirley Kurata winning in their respective categories. Jenny Eagan and “Glass Onion” won in the Excellence in Contemporary Film category.
In the TV categories, “House of the Dragon,” “Wednesday,” and “The Crown” took home the top prizes.
As previously announced, Bette Midler was honored with the Distinguished Collaborator Award, while “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Oscar nominee Angela Bassett received the Spotlight Award. Additionally, Academy Award winner Deborah L. Scott received the Career Achievement...
- 2/28/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Celebrating their 25th iteration, the Costume Designers Guild Awards named eight winners in competitive categories tonight in a ceremony at the Fairmont Century Plaza hosted by Tituss Burgess.
For film, Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Jenny Eagan (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) and Catherine Martin (Elvis) all won awards; both Kurata and Martin are also nominated for Oscars for costume design this year.
In television, Jany Temime (House of the Dragon), Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland (Wednesday), Amy Roberts (The Crown) and Carrie Cramer and Jason Rembert (Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls) were the night’s winners. And Natasha Newman-Thomas won for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ music video “Spitting off the Edge of the World.”
From tonight going forward though, the statuettes given out will not simply be called Costume Designers Guild awards. They now have a name, akin to the Academy Award also being...
For film, Shirley Kurata (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Jenny Eagan (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) and Catherine Martin (Elvis) all won awards; both Kurata and Martin are also nominated for Oscars for costume design this year.
In television, Jany Temime (House of the Dragon), Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland (Wednesday), Amy Roberts (The Crown) and Carrie Cramer and Jason Rembert (Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls) were the night’s winners. And Natasha Newman-Thomas won for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ music video “Spitting off the Edge of the World.”
From tonight going forward though, the statuettes given out will not simply be called Costume Designers Guild awards. They now have a name, akin to the Academy Award also being...
- 2/28/2023
- by Degen Pener and Ingrid Schmidt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 28th Critics Choice Awards took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday night (15 January).
The star-studded event was hosted by Chelsea Handler, taking over from actor Taye Diggs who had hosted the past four years of the awards ceremony.
The night’s special awards were presented to Janelle Monáe, who received the #SeeHer award, while Jeff Bridges was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Some of the night’s biggest winners were Angela Bassett, Brendan Fraser, and Cate Blanchett, who won Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Actress awards respectively.
See the full list of the 2023 Critics Choice Awards below.
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once Winner
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rrr
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser – The Whale Winner
Austin Butler...
The star-studded event was hosted by Chelsea Handler, taking over from actor Taye Diggs who had hosted the past four years of the awards ceremony.
The night’s special awards were presented to Janelle Monáe, who received the #SeeHer award, while Jeff Bridges was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Some of the night’s biggest winners were Angela Bassett, Brendan Fraser, and Cate Blanchett, who won Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Actress awards respectively.
See the full list of the 2023 Critics Choice Awards below.
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once Winner
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rrr
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Women Talking
Best Actor
Brendan Fraser – The Whale Winner
Austin Butler...
- 1/16/2023
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Film
The 28th annual Critics Choice Awards were handed out Sunday night.
Everything Everywhere All at Once was named best picture; best director and best original screenplay for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert; best editing for Paul Rogers; and best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan. Heading into the ceremony, the film led with 14 noms.
On the TV side, nominee-leading Abbott Elementary (with six noms) was named best comedy series. Better Call Saul won best drama series, while The Dropout was named best limited series.
Janelle Monáe was honored with the SeeHer Award, presented by Kate Hudson, while Jeff Bridges received the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award from John Goodman at this year’s show, which took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Chelsea Handler hosted the ceremony, which aired on The CW. (Read highlights from the show here and see the night’s best-dressed stars here.)
A full list of winners follows.
Everything Everywhere All at Once was named best picture; best director and best original screenplay for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert; best editing for Paul Rogers; and best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan. Heading into the ceremony, the film led with 14 noms.
On the TV side, nominee-leading Abbott Elementary (with six noms) was named best comedy series. Better Call Saul won best drama series, while The Dropout was named best limited series.
Janelle Monáe was honored with the SeeHer Award, presented by Kate Hudson, while Jeff Bridges received the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award from John Goodman at this year’s show, which took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Chelsea Handler hosted the ceremony, which aired on The CW. (Read highlights from the show here and see the night’s best-dressed stars here.)
A full list of winners follows.
- 1/16/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With 11 nominees for Best Picture, 10 for Best Director, and nine titles battling it out for Best Drama series, competition will be fierce at tonight’s Critics Choice Awards. Several ties in the voting process led the 600-member Critics Choice Association to nominate more films than a category typically allows, which simply means that even more of the year’s biggest films and shows have a shot at the prizes.
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads all films with 14 nominations, while Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” is close behind with 11 nominations. “Babylon” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” each picked up nine nods, while “TÁR” and “Elvis” each scored seven.
On the television side, “Abbott Elementary” and “Better Call Saul” led the pack with six and five nominations, respectively.
The 2023 Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on the CW starting at 7 p.m. Et. Keep reading for the complete list of nominees,...
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads all films with 14 nominations, while Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” is close behind with 11 nominations. “Babylon” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” each picked up nine nods, while “TÁR” and “Elvis” each scored seven.
On the television side, “Abbott Elementary” and “Better Call Saul” led the pack with six and five nominations, respectively.
The 2023 Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on the CW starting at 7 p.m. Et. Keep reading for the complete list of nominees,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
With all the chatter about the 2022 movies that are already well on their way to Oscar night, it’s time to shine one last spotlight on Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic “The Woman King.” Released last September, the movie stars Oscar winner Viola Davis in another unforgettable role as Nanisca, the general of the Agojie, an all-woman army protecting the African kingdom of Dahomey during the 1800s.
If that idea sounds familiar, that’s because the Agojie were the inspiration for “Black Panther” comic book writer Christopher Priest to create the Dora Milaje, Wakanda’s woman army that would play a huge role in both 2018’s “Black Panther” and 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Despite the similarities, “The Woman King” is a very different movie, based more on historical knowledge of the Agojie while telling an original story about Nanisca and the Agojie’s newest young recruit, Nawi, as played by Thuso Mbedu.
If that idea sounds familiar, that’s because the Agojie were the inspiration for “Black Panther” comic book writer Christopher Priest to create the Dora Milaje, Wakanda’s woman army that would play a huge role in both 2018’s “Black Panther” and 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Despite the similarities, “The Woman King” is a very different movie, based more on historical knowledge of the Agojie while telling an original story about Nanisca and the Agojie’s newest young recruit, Nawi, as played by Thuso Mbedu.
- 1/13/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
The costumes for “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Glass Onion,” “Top Gun,” “Babylon” and “Elvis” are among the nominees for the 25th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, which were announced Thursday.
Fifteen films, 20 television programs and five short-form projects were nominated by the guild, which will announce the winners on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
In the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category, the nominees were “Avatar,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Everything Everywhere,” “Hocus Pocus 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder.” The nominated costume designer for “Avatar,” Deborah L. Scott, is also receiving this year’s Career Achievement Award at the Cdga ceremony.
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Every ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Costume Was Made in Real Life Before Being Scanned Into a Computer
In the Excellence in Contemporary Film category, the nominees are the costume designers of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,...
Fifteen films, 20 television programs and five short-form projects were nominated by the guild, which will announce the winners on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
In the Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film category, the nominees were “Avatar,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Everything Everywhere,” “Hocus Pocus 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder.” The nominated costume designer for “Avatar,” Deborah L. Scott, is also receiving this year’s Career Achievement Award at the Cdga ceremony.
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Every ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Costume Was Made in Real Life Before Being Scanned Into a Computer
In the Excellence in Contemporary Film category, the nominees are the costume designers of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Four of our five predicted nominees for Best Costume Design at the 2023 Oscars reaped bids on January 12 for the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
“Babylon,””Elvis,” and “The Woman King” contend here in the period picture category against “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” and “Don’t Worry Darling,” which rank seventh and 21st in our Oscar odds respectively.
The Oscar frontrunner, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” vies here in the sci-fi/fantasy race against “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Hocus Pocus 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder.”
Our fifth predicted Oscar nominee, “The Fabelmans,” can take heart that the guild often overlook films that go on to contend at the Academy Awards. Indeed the 2020 Oscar winner for Best Costume Design, “Little Women,” was snubbed by the CDG as were two of the other nominees, “The Irishman” and “Joker.” The guild honored one of the other academy nominees, “Jojo Rabbit.
“Babylon,””Elvis,” and “The Woman King” contend here in the period picture category against “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” and “Don’t Worry Darling,” which rank seventh and 21st in our Oscar odds respectively.
The Oscar frontrunner, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” vies here in the sci-fi/fantasy race against “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Hocus Pocus 2” and “Thor: Love and Thunder.”
Our fifth predicted Oscar nominee, “The Fabelmans,” can take heart that the guild often overlook films that go on to contend at the Academy Awards. Indeed the 2020 Oscar winner for Best Costume Design, “Little Women,” was snubbed by the CDG as were two of the other nominees, “The Irishman” and “Joker.” The guild honored one of the other academy nominees, “Jojo Rabbit.
- 1/12/2023
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the Costume Designers Guild Awards (Cdga) have announced their 2023 nominees in eight categories across film and television. The awards, to be held Monday, Feb. 27, at the Fairmont Century City, recognize excellence in costume design in such areas as contemporary, period, reality, shortform and sci-fi/fantasy.
Costume and set designer Deborah L. Scott, an Academy Award winner for Titanic, is set to receive the Career Achievement Award at the awards show. Scott — whose credits include Back to the Future, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Transformers, The Amazing Spiderman 2 and Avatar — also is nominated this year in the category of sci-fi/fantasy film for her work on Avatar: The Way of Water. “We basically built everything from the ground up, including a lot of the props, the masks, the breathing masks,” Scott recently told THR.
The designers behind several movies that won acting, directing and score...
Costume and set designer Deborah L. Scott, an Academy Award winner for Titanic, is set to receive the Career Achievement Award at the awards show. Scott — whose credits include Back to the Future, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Transformers, The Amazing Spiderman 2 and Avatar — also is nominated this year in the category of sci-fi/fantasy film for her work on Avatar: The Way of Water. “We basically built everything from the ground up, including a lot of the props, the masks, the breathing masks,” Scott recently told THR.
The designers behind several movies that won acting, directing and score...
- 1/12/2023
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Costume Designers Guild has unwrapped the nominees for its 25th anniversary Cdga Awards next month. See the full list below.
Celebrating excellence in film, television, and short form costume design, the 2023 Cdga ceremony is set for Monday, February 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Vying for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film prize are the designers behind Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hocus Pocus 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder. Up for Contemporary Film are Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nope, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking. And the Period Film race will be among Babylon, Don’t Worry Darling, Elvis, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris and The Woman King.
“I’m honored to congratulate our Cdga nominees,” said Terry Gordon, President of the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE Local 892. “This year is particularly exciting as it’s the 25th anniversary of our awards gala.
Celebrating excellence in film, television, and short form costume design, the 2023 Cdga ceremony is set for Monday, February 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Vying for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film prize are the designers behind Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Hocus Pocus 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder. Up for Contemporary Film are Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nope, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Women Talking. And the Period Film race will be among Babylon, Don’t Worry Darling, Elvis, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris and The Woman King.
“I’m honored to congratulate our Cdga nominees,” said Terry Gordon, President of the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE Local 892. “This year is particularly exciting as it’s the 25th anniversary of our awards gala.
- 1/12/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
What was most important to production designer Akin McKenzie when it came to his work on Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s new film “The Woman King” was that every single design he selected and crafted for the historical epic had a specific purpose.
“Every glyph that you see has a meaning; every fabric tells a story; every pattern has a ritual behind it,” underlines the production designer during his recent webchat with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video interview above). “So, that was a fun exploration — how do we continue to make things visually interesting but do not, under any [circumstances], rely on decoration for decoration purposes? If we need more texture, let’s be patient enough to observe and understand the purpose behind it.”
See How ‘The Woman King’ costume designer Gersha Phillips turned Viola Davis into the leader of the Agojie [Exclusive Video Interview]
Written by Dana Stevens and inspired by real events, “The Woman King...
“Every glyph that you see has a meaning; every fabric tells a story; every pattern has a ritual behind it,” underlines the production designer during his recent webchat with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video interview above). “So, that was a fun exploration — how do we continue to make things visually interesting but do not, under any [circumstances], rely on decoration for decoration purposes? If we need more texture, let’s be patient enough to observe and understand the purpose behind it.”
See How ‘The Woman King’ costume designer Gersha Phillips turned Viola Davis into the leader of the Agojie [Exclusive Video Interview]
Written by Dana Stevens and inspired by real events, “The Woman King...
- 1/3/2023
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
During the research process for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s new film “The Woman King,” costume designer Gersha Phillips had to sift through dehumanizing accounts of the historical epic’s subjects, the Agojie — an elite military unit of all-female warriors that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey, which was located within present-day Benin, in the 18th and 19th centuries — to form an accurate picture of them. In a recent webchat with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video interview above), she describes how she worked with drawings in which these women were caricaturized and discusses other hurdles she had to overcome while dissecting material.
“You had to sort of look at the details without looking at the way they drew [the Agojie’s] heads, [for instance], just to get the actual facts that were there,” shares the costume designer, who recalls that, as she was doing her research, she kept parsing through her material to look for...
“You had to sort of look at the details without looking at the way they drew [the Agojie’s] heads, [for instance], just to get the actual facts that were there,” shares the costume designer, who recalls that, as she was doing her research, she kept parsing through her material to look for...
- 12/20/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
There is a long history of Black actors and faces being over or underexposed on screen, a combination of how cameras and celluloid have been geared toward whiteness over Black skin. But “The Woman King” as a historical epic with a largely Black and female cast is a movie that challenges many norms, and it was important to cinematographer Polly Morgan that this film truly highlight “the beauty of Black skin.”
Morgan, who recently has served as the director of photography on both “Where the Crawdads Sing” and “A Quiet Place Part 2,” among others, told TheWrap that she and “The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood wanted to keep a couple of things top of mind. First, she needed to capture the striking red earth hues of the African nation of Dahomey in the 18th century. But more importantly, she wanted the film’s stars to look beautiful, natural and for...
Morgan, who recently has served as the director of photography on both “Where the Crawdads Sing” and “A Quiet Place Part 2,” among others, told TheWrap that she and “The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood wanted to keep a couple of things top of mind. First, she needed to capture the striking red earth hues of the African nation of Dahomey in the 18th century. But more importantly, she wanted the film’s stars to look beautiful, natural and for...
- 10/5/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Dir: Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega. 15, 135 minutes.
Gina Prince-Bythewood is exactly the kind of filmmaker Hollywood needs. Whether in the intimacy of her dramas Love & Basketball (2000) and Beyond the Lights (2014), the propulsion of her comic book adaptation The Old Guard (2020), or, now, the rousing spirit of her historical epic The Woman King, the core strengths of her work remain unaltered, whatever the scale of the project. There is always the same heart, the same integrity, and the same genuine investment in representing the world as it is, even if it puts her at odds with what white Hollywood execs want it to be.
So far, she’s been proven right in her instincts. The Old Guard already has a sequel in the works. The Woman King, which was bounced around studios for three years after being deemed unprofitable, climbed straight...
Gina Prince-Bythewood is exactly the kind of filmmaker Hollywood needs. Whether in the intimacy of her dramas Love & Basketball (2000) and Beyond the Lights (2014), the propulsion of her comic book adaptation The Old Guard (2020), or, now, the rousing spirit of her historical epic The Woman King, the core strengths of her work remain unaltered, whatever the scale of the project. There is always the same heart, the same integrity, and the same genuine investment in representing the world as it is, even if it puts her at odds with what white Hollywood execs want it to be.
So far, she’s been proven right in her instincts. The Old Guard already has a sequel in the works. The Woman King, which was bounced around studios for three years after being deemed unprofitable, climbed straight...
- 10/5/2022
- by Clarisse Loughrey
- The Independent - Film
Variety has named its inaugural 10 Artisans to Watch.
The honorees will be feted at the Scad Savannah Film Festival on Oct. 27. With the event, Variety is looking to spotlight the behind-the-scenes artists that are invaluable to this year’s best films and shows and are rising stars in their fields.
The 10 artisans selected are cinematographer Todd Banhazl (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”) , make-up head Michelle Chung (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”), composer Amie Doherty, sound designer Mike James Gallagher (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”), VFX artist and Scad alumnus Jessica Love (“Thor: Love and Thunder”), hair department head Deaundra Metzger (“Till”), editor Scott Morris (“Armageddon Time”), costume designer Gersha Phillips (“The Woman King”), supervising sound editor Mac Smith (“Moon Knight) and production designer Ethan Tobman (“The Menu”).
“One of the foundations of the Scad Savannah Film Festival has always been celebrating the artisans at the center of...
The honorees will be feted at the Scad Savannah Film Festival on Oct. 27. With the event, Variety is looking to spotlight the behind-the-scenes artists that are invaluable to this year’s best films and shows and are rising stars in their fields.
The 10 artisans selected are cinematographer Todd Banhazl (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”) , make-up head Michelle Chung (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”), composer Amie Doherty, sound designer Mike James Gallagher (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”), VFX artist and Scad alumnus Jessica Love (“Thor: Love and Thunder”), hair department head Deaundra Metzger (“Till”), editor Scott Morris (“Armageddon Time”), costume designer Gersha Phillips (“The Woman King”), supervising sound editor Mac Smith (“Moon Knight) and production designer Ethan Tobman (“The Menu”).
“One of the foundations of the Scad Savannah Film Festival has always been celebrating the artisans at the center of...
- 9/22/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
When costume designer Gersha Phillips came on board “The Woman King,” an epic action film about a band of African women warriors in the early 1800s, she immediately recognized it as a dream project. She also grasped the challenges inherent in creating wardrobe for a story that took place before the invention of photography.
“The only pictures we had were sketches created for the World’s Fair by Europeans, and we found out they were false,” Phillips told IndieWire. This was no small problem, given that Phillips’ mandate from director Gina Prince-Bythewood was absolute authenticity. “From the very start, I said truth is king,” Prince-Bythewood told IndieWire. “Research is king.”
The quest for historical accuracy forced Phillips and Prince-Bythewood to become detectives during their research process, as they tried to see through the racist representations of the Agojie warriors and discern what was accurate and what was willfully incorrect. “The...
“The only pictures we had were sketches created for the World’s Fair by Europeans, and we found out they were false,” Phillips told IndieWire. This was no small problem, given that Phillips’ mandate from director Gina Prince-Bythewood was absolute authenticity. “From the very start, I said truth is king,” Prince-Bythewood told IndieWire. “Research is king.”
The quest for historical accuracy forced Phillips and Prince-Bythewood to become detectives during their research process, as they tried to see through the racist representations of the Agojie warriors and discern what was accurate and what was willfully incorrect. “The...
- 9/20/2022
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
“The Woman King” has stormed into theaters. The 1800s West Africa-set story was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (“The Old Guard”), with a story by Maria Bello and script by Dana Stevens. Star and producer Viola Davis and Prince-Bythewood have discussed in several interviews the long journey it took to get this story on the big screen.
Davis leads an incredible cast of actors, which we will detail below. Costume designer Gersha Phillips outfitted the fierce female warriors as well as their male counterparts and the other characters in the film. The action-packed film sees Davis take on some of the intense stunts and choreography by Daniel Hernandez, alongside many other women warriors who are not afraid to get their hand dirty.
Fans of Viola Davis and other names mentioned below may be wondering how and when to watch “The Woman King,” and we’ve rounded up all the details.
Davis leads an incredible cast of actors, which we will detail below. Costume designer Gersha Phillips outfitted the fierce female warriors as well as their male counterparts and the other characters in the film. The action-packed film sees Davis take on some of the intense stunts and choreography by Daniel Hernandez, alongside many other women warriors who are not afraid to get their hand dirty.
Fans of Viola Davis and other names mentioned below may be wondering how and when to watch “The Woman King,” and we’ve rounded up all the details.
- 9/16/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
“The Woman King” was reviewed by TheWrap out of the Toronto International Film Festival.
At first pass, “The Woman King” recalls those classic Disney animated fables. Though inspired by real-life warriors who guarded the Kingdom of Dahomey in 19th-century West Africa, the film hits many familiar notes: Ancient mythical land! Palace intrigue! Rebellious orphan! Tough-love mentors! Coming of age! Prince charming! Wicked villain! Good vs. evil showdown! It’s just that here, the tropes aren’t metaphors at all and the story isn’t an allegory.
In the Sony Pictures release, Oscar winner Viola Davis stars as General Nanisca, commander of the Agojie, an all-female army, and adviser to the young King Ghezo (John Boyega), who has recently ascended to the throne. The kingdom has been at war with the Oyo Empire, which routinely kidnaps Dahomey’s people and auctions them off to slave traders. Ghezo is himself complicit in this human trafficking,...
At first pass, “The Woman King” recalls those classic Disney animated fables. Though inspired by real-life warriors who guarded the Kingdom of Dahomey in 19th-century West Africa, the film hits many familiar notes: Ancient mythical land! Palace intrigue! Rebellious orphan! Tough-love mentors! Coming of age! Prince charming! Wicked villain! Good vs. evil showdown! It’s just that here, the tropes aren’t metaphors at all and the story isn’t an allegory.
In the Sony Pictures release, Oscar winner Viola Davis stars as General Nanisca, commander of the Agojie, an all-female army, and adviser to the young King Ghezo (John Boyega), who has recently ascended to the throne. The kingdom has been at war with the Oyo Empire, which routinely kidnaps Dahomey’s people and auctions them off to slave traders. Ghezo is himself complicit in this human trafficking,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Martin Tsai
- The Wrap
Don’t say Viola Davis can’t do something, because she’ll continue to prove you wrong. At 56, action star is another notch on the belt of the esteemed actor, who has won a Tony, Emmy and Oscar. Her achievement in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s resounding epic “The Woman King,” along with the sensational ensemble, is among the highlights of the Toronto Film Festival, which premiered the film on Friday night. It feels like the “Gladiator” for Black women, and what a welcome surprise.
With the right messaging and awards campaign from Sony Pictures, the film could be among the many consumer-friendly titles in the hunt for Oscar attention.
Davis is another name added to the long list of best actress contenders that already includes Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) Olivia Colman (“Empire of Light”), with others waiting in the wings, such as Danielle Deadwyler (“Till...
With the right messaging and awards campaign from Sony Pictures, the film could be among the many consumer-friendly titles in the hunt for Oscar attention.
Davis is another name added to the long list of best actress contenders that already includes Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) Olivia Colman (“Empire of Light”), with others waiting in the wings, such as Danielle Deadwyler (“Till...
- 9/10/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Gina Prince Bythewood’s period film The Woman King opens with an incredible action sequence with General Nanisca (Viola Davis) of The Agojie army approaching a village of men holding their women hostage. Men are getting sliced, diced and tossed across the screen by these mighty warrior women. After they arrive back in the Dahomey kingdom victorious, the story introduces Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), an unmarried young woman deemed worthless because she has no husband. She’s taken to the palace and introduced to Izogie (Lashana Lynch) and Amenza (Shiela Atim), Dahomey’s top soldiers in the King Ghezo Royal guard. Women in the army are respected, and when they pledge to service, they take an oath of celibacy and childlessness to be accepted and train.
Life is thriving for the Dahomey, but something is looming. There is an impending sense of dread that war against the slave-selling general of the...
Life is thriving for the Dahomey, but something is looming. There is an impending sense of dread that war against the slave-selling general of the...
- 9/10/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
When the concept for “The Woman King” was but a glimmer in Maria Bello’s eye, “Black Panther” had not yet become a global smash, Gina Prince-Bythewood had not yet shown her action movie chops with the Netflix hit “The Old Guard,” and Viola Davis had only been nominated for two Oscars. In short: it was a very different time. The journey from then (2015) to now has only taken seven years, but Hollywood has changed immeasurably in the interim.
And while celebrating the creation of something like Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” — a crowd-pleasing action epic that just so happens to center a group of African female warriors — is necessary, it also can’t help but come with a button: in 2022, this should not be the exception. It should not have been a hard sell in 2015. It should not be a remarkable event in 2022. And, yet, it is.
“The Woman King,...
And while celebrating the creation of something like Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” — a crowd-pleasing action epic that just so happens to center a group of African female warriors — is necessary, it also can’t help but come with a button: in 2022, this should not be the exception. It should not have been a hard sell in 2015. It should not be a remarkable event in 2022. And, yet, it is.
“The Woman King,...
- 9/10/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Costume designer Gersha Phillips drew upon African tradition while creating outfits for “The Woman King,” Gina Prince-Bythewood’s movie about female warriors in the 1800s. The film starring Viola Davis will debut Sept. 9 at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival ahead of a Sept. 16 release by Sony’s TriStar.
During her research, Phillips discovered that Agojie warriors in West Africa wore baggy pants during that time. Initially, she designed outfits in that style, but several iterations later, she incorporated wrap skirts — also seen in historical archives. Since the women were going to be moving a lot, Phillips says, “I had to consider functionality. Everybody had to fight, so we ended up using a stretch-knit fabric so they could do what they needed to do in it.”
Gersha Phillips incorporated wrap skirts into her costume designs so the women could move freely
Phillips integrated cowry shells into the movie’s costumes. “When the warriors won battles,...
During her research, Phillips discovered that Agojie warriors in West Africa wore baggy pants during that time. Initially, she designed outfits in that style, but several iterations later, she incorporated wrap skirts — also seen in historical archives. Since the women were going to be moving a lot, Phillips says, “I had to consider functionality. Everybody had to fight, so we ended up using a stretch-knit fabric so they could do what they needed to do in it.”
Gersha Phillips incorporated wrap skirts into her costume designs so the women could move freely
Phillips integrated cowry shells into the movie’s costumes. “When the warriors won battles,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
When it comes to "Star Trek," few things are more important than continuity. The vast universe of "Trek" films and shows — most of which jump forward and back across the prime timeline — often connect and even intersect, which means that narrative isn't the only thing that has to align across multiple pieces of media. "Star Trek: Discovery," one of the more recent "Trek" shows, takes place earlier than other series. This gave costume designer Gersha Phillips a bit of freedom to establish a distinct style for the show — but she still had to bridge the gap between the functional flight...
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- 6/8/2022
- by Lyvie Scott
- Slash Film
“Star Trek: Discovery” got very trippy in Season 3: traveling into the future 900 years to the 32nd century, returning to the Mirror Universe, and venturing into a holographic simulation. That meant the makeup and hair teams were given greater creative freedom with the characters’ shifting appearances, especially Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who became more badass as an Egyptian-style warrior and more glam with braids.
Makeup department head Shauna Llewellyn and hair department head Ryan Reed focused on how a character’s visual concept could bilaterally reflect both who they were in the present and then how they changed in the future. With the Mirror Universe, it was a case of going extreme with alter egos. In addition, Emmy-winning makeup effects department head and prosthetics wiz Glenn Hetrick continued worked closely with Doug Jones on Commander Saru’s transformation, while Llewellyn and Reed got the rare opportunity to turn the...
Makeup department head Shauna Llewellyn and hair department head Ryan Reed focused on how a character’s visual concept could bilaterally reflect both who they were in the present and then how they changed in the future. With the Mirror Universe, it was a case of going extreme with alter egos. In addition, Emmy-winning makeup effects department head and prosthetics wiz Glenn Hetrick continued worked closely with Doug Jones on Commander Saru’s transformation, while Llewellyn and Reed got the rare opportunity to turn the...
- 6/23/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Sam Abbas Releases Trailer For LGBTQ Feature ‘Alia’s Birth’
Sam Abbas has released the trailer for the LGBTQ feature “Alia’s Birth,” which will release exclusively in theaters this December.
The film will feature a live home-birth with a resuscitation as well as a live set by queer superstar Nicole Moudaber in a New York warehouse hosted by Teksupport.
The cast includes Poorna Jagannathan (“Never Have I Ever”), Nikohl Boosheri (“The Bold Type”), Samuel H. Levine (“Minyan”) and Maya Kazan (“Boardwalk Empire”).
Abbas is an Egyptian-American director who recently worked on “Erēmīta,” an anthology of short documentaries produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. He produced the film with Tatiana Bears, Nicole Townsend and Neal Kumar.
In an official statement, Abbas discussed why he chose to not promote his film at a festival.
“I’m really excited to start working with a theatre booker and bring the film to cinemas in December,...
Sam Abbas has released the trailer for the LGBTQ feature “Alia’s Birth,” which will release exclusively in theaters this December.
The film will feature a live home-birth with a resuscitation as well as a live set by queer superstar Nicole Moudaber in a New York warehouse hosted by Teksupport.
The cast includes Poorna Jagannathan (“Never Have I Ever”), Nikohl Boosheri (“The Bold Type”), Samuel H. Levine (“Minyan”) and Maya Kazan (“Boardwalk Empire”).
Abbas is an Egyptian-American director who recently worked on “Erēmīta,” an anthology of short documentaries produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. He produced the film with Tatiana Bears, Nicole Townsend and Neal Kumar.
In an official statement, Abbas discussed why he chose to not promote his film at a festival.
“I’m really excited to start working with a theatre booker and bring the film to cinemas in December,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
When a series is as storied and beloved as Star Trek, certain aspects of the show, like the uniforms and costumes, become iconic and rarely change. However, the new season of Star Trek: Discovery takes place over 900 years after the original series, which let costume designer Gersha Phillips do some interesting updates to the costumes. “I came up with this cleaner, sleeker version of how we wanted to construct things,” Phillips says.
After jumping through a wormhole in the finale of season two, season three starts with the crew of the USS Discovery having jumped 930 years in the future. Updated time means updated clothing, but the really interesting costumes came in the middle of the season, with a return to the Terran universe.
“We did more 3d printing and 3d modeling,” says Phillips, “So our chest plate was done with 3d modeling and then we would print them and mold them here in-house,...
After jumping through a wormhole in the finale of season two, season three starts with the crew of the USS Discovery having jumped 930 years in the future. Updated time means updated clothing, but the really interesting costumes came in the middle of the season, with a return to the Terran universe.
“We did more 3d printing and 3d modeling,” says Phillips, “So our chest plate was done with 3d modeling and then we would print them and mold them here in-house,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
For some of the top costume designers in television and film, one thing has changed their jobs dramatically over the last two decades: the internet.
“How it can enhance your work just daily, your resources and your research. That’s been such a major game-changer that plays in the background of it all,” costume designer Jennifer Bryan (“Genius: Aretha”) tells Gold Derby during the Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel. “It’s such a huge leapfrog enhancement that didn’t exist at the beginning of our careers and now we just embrace them.”
“It’s so fascinating,” costume designer Signe Sejlund (“The Undoing”) adds. “The world has become really small in a sense and the fact you can source a dress or buy a dress from a woman in Hungary and you are in New York and you can ship the things, that’s amazing. To find those little pieces all over the world.
“How it can enhance your work just daily, your resources and your research. That’s been such a major game-changer that plays in the background of it all,” costume designer Jennifer Bryan (“Genius: Aretha”) tells Gold Derby during the Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel. “It’s such a huge leapfrog enhancement that didn’t exist at the beginning of our careers and now we just embrace them.”
“It’s so fascinating,” costume designer Signe Sejlund (“The Undoing”) adds. “The world has become really small in a sense and the fact you can source a dress or buy a dress from a woman in Hungary and you are in New York and you can ship the things, that’s amazing. To find those little pieces all over the world.
- 5/18/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
When “Star Trek: Discovery” jumped ahead in time by 1,000 years for its Season 3 premiere, costume designer Gersha Phillips was able to do something she long wanted to try on the science-fiction series: ditch the seams.
“At first, I was actually kind of paralyzed [by the time jump],” Phillips tells Gold Derby during the Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel. “I actually didn’t know what to do or how to start. Every time I tried to put together notes for my illustrator, I was like, I don’t know what to do here! But I kind of went back to what I started with at the beginning. When I started Season 3 one of my things was that you shouldn’t see how things are made, you shouldn’t see the sewing or some of those characteristics because technically you should be looking at something where clothing is printed or replicated — it will be made...
“At first, I was actually kind of paralyzed [by the time jump],” Phillips tells Gold Derby during the Meet the Experts: Costume Designers panel. “I actually didn’t know what to do or how to start. Every time I tried to put together notes for my illustrator, I was like, I don’t know what to do here! But I kind of went back to what I started with at the beginning. When I started Season 3 one of my things was that you shouldn’t see how things are made, you shouldn’t see the sewing or some of those characteristics because technically you should be looking at something where clothing is printed or replicated — it will be made...
- 5/18/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Watch Gold Derby’s bold new chats with top TV costume designers competing at the Emmys 2021: Jennifer Bryan (“Genius: Aretha”), Gabriele Binder (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Jacqueline Durran (“Small Axe”), Gersha Phillips (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Signe Sejlund (“The Undoing”). Roundtable discussion moderated by Gold Derby’s Creative and Digital Director Chris Rosen.
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- 5/11/2021
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
Five top TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, May 11, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Christopher Rosen and a group chat with Christopher and all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“Genius: Aretha”: Jennifer Bryan
Bryan was a CDG nominee for “Breaking Bad.” Other projects have included “Better Call Saul,...
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This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“Genius: Aretha”: Jennifer Bryan
Bryan was a CDG nominee for “Breaking Bad.” Other projects have included “Better Call Saul,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Costume designer Gersha Phillips has been designing the look of “Star Trek: Discovery” for three seasons. Laser cutting, bonding and 3D printing are the “futuristic” tools she has been using to craft the costumes of the series, hoping the costumes look “modern” for the 32nd Century using 2020 technology,” she explains.
The third season has seen Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Georgiou affected by the time-jump: something is off about her demeanor and her condition is worsening. In a two-part episode, Georgiou enters a mirror universe hoping to understand what is happening to her.
Below, Phillips breaks down creating the looks for the mirror universe and how technology has helped her process over the seasons.
On Knowing About Storylines in Advance
“We had an overview meeting last Summer and we have those every year now where they give us a pitch for the season. We knew about the mirror universe because last year.
The third season has seen Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Georgiou affected by the time-jump: something is off about her demeanor and her condition is worsening. In a two-part episode, Georgiou enters a mirror universe hoping to understand what is happening to her.
Below, Phillips breaks down creating the looks for the mirror universe and how technology has helped her process over the seasons.
On Knowing About Storylines in Advance
“We had an overview meeting last Summer and we have those every year now where they give us a pitch for the season. We knew about the mirror universe because last year.
- 12/11/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
If there’s one word to describe the Costumer Designers Guild, it’s supportive. “Everyone’s stepped up. We’re pushing each other, but it’s supportive and it doesn’t feel at all competitive. It feels really wonderful to be part of it,” Jenny Eagan (“Catch-22”) told Gold Derby at our Meet the Btl Experts: Costume Design panel, moderated by this author (watch above).
During our discussion that also featured Gersha Phillips (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Michelle Cole (“Black-ish”) and Ruth E. Carter (“Yellowstone”), the quartet revealed how the tight-knit community walks the walk and doesn’t just talk the talk. Carter and Phillips have known each other since 1995, working on several films together, and when Carter needed some research assistance on her future Oscar-winning “Black Panther” designs, she knew exactly who to call. “I called Gersha when I got ‘Black Panther’: ‘Please help me.’ She said, ‘I’m on vacation in … Italy.
During our discussion that also featured Gersha Phillips (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Michelle Cole (“Black-ish”) and Ruth E. Carter (“Yellowstone”), the quartet revealed how the tight-knit community walks the walk and doesn’t just talk the talk. Carter and Phillips have known each other since 1995, working on several films together, and when Carter needed some research assistance on her future Oscar-winning “Black Panther” designs, she knew exactly who to call. “I called Gersha when I got ‘Black Panther’: ‘Please help me.’ She said, ‘I’m on vacation in … Italy.
- 6/11/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
In Season 1, “Star Trek: Discovery” costume designer Gersha Phillips had to craft a distinct look for a prequel series to one of the most iconic shows of all time. In Season 2, she had an even more difficult task: reimagining the Starfleet costumes of “Star Trek: The Original Series” after the “Enterprise” was introduced in the Season 1 finale.
“I was kind of super daunted and excited at the same time,” Phillips told Gold Derby at our Meet the Btl Experts: Costume Design panel, moderated by this author (watch above). “Then we really had to dig into what these iconic costumes were and how they would fit into the story we were starting to tell. I think what we ended up doing was really great because we already had a collar that was already asymmetrical … and it had V in it and it had kind of a nod back to ‘The Original...
“I was kind of super daunted and excited at the same time,” Phillips told Gold Derby at our Meet the Btl Experts: Costume Design panel, moderated by this author (watch above). “Then we really had to dig into what these iconic costumes were and how they would fit into the story we were starting to tell. I think what we ended up doing was really great because we already had a collar that was already asymmetrical … and it had V in it and it had kind of a nod back to ‘The Original...
- 6/10/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
For the first season of CBS All Access drama “Star Trek: Discovery,” costume designer Gersha Phillips had to set the visual tone for an era of Starfleet history that takes place roughly a decade before the franchise’s original series. For Season 2, Phillips faced a different challenge: She had to find a way to reimagine classic uniforms from the original series for a new audience. The newest installment of “Discovery” features the crew of the titular starship encountering not only original-series characters but also the denizens of Talos IV, a planet that looms large in “Star Trek” mythology.
What were the big challenges going into Season 2?
Introducing the Enterprise and remaking those costumes. Merging those two worlds together and then coming up with that costume, I’d say, was the biggest challenge off the top. Then the Klingons with no armor, with hair, coming up with what that should look like.
What were the big challenges going into Season 2?
Introducing the Enterprise and remaking those costumes. Merging those two worlds together and then coming up with that costume, I’d say, was the biggest challenge off the top. Then the Klingons with no armor, with hair, coming up with what that should look like.
- 6/3/2019
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
You are invited to attend our Q&A discussion with four of TV’s top costume designers who now compete for Emmys. Join us on Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Theater at 10850 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles. Admission and parking are free. TV Academy and guild members will get priority seating.
To RSVP, make your reservation here: https://goldderbycostumedesign2019.splashthat.com/
Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng will moderate the Q&A with the following contenders for 2019 awards consideration:
Ruth Carter represents Paramount Network for “Yellowstone”
Carter won at the Oscars this year for “Black Panther” and was nominated twice before for “Malcolm X” and “Amistad.” She has been nominated at the Costume Designers Guild Awards for “Selma” and won for “Black Panther.” Her prior Emmy nomination was for “Roots.”
Michelle Cole represents ABC for “Black-ish”
Cole was nominated at last year’s Emmy Awards for “Black-ish.
To RSVP, make your reservation here: https://goldderbycostumedesign2019.splashthat.com/
Gold Derby senior editor Joyce Eng will moderate the Q&A with the following contenders for 2019 awards consideration:
Ruth Carter represents Paramount Network for “Yellowstone”
Carter won at the Oscars this year for “Black Panther” and was nominated twice before for “Malcolm X” and “Amistad.” She has been nominated at the Costume Designers Guild Awards for “Selma” and won for “Black Panther.” Her prior Emmy nomination was for “Roots.”
Michelle Cole represents ABC for “Black-ish”
Cole was nominated at last year’s Emmy Awards for “Black-ish.
- 5/21/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
This year, Star Trek: Discovery has given us a delicious mix of the old Star Trek storytelling traditions combined with a contemporary spin. With the mysterious Red Angel at the center of our characters’ past, present and future, everything feels like it’s coming around full circle. That circular through-line continues within the show’s costumes, which […]
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- 3/25/2019
- by Monique Jones
- Slash Film
The Costume Designers Guild has announced its nominees in film and television categories for 2018.
In the contemporary film races, “Crazy Rich Asians” was nominated alongside “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” (extending its streak of nominations from every single industry group so far) and “Widows.”
For period film, nominees were “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
Nominated for sci-fi/fantasy were “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
In the television categories, nominees included “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “This Is Us,” “Glow,” “Outlander,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
Previously announced, the guild’s Career Achievement and Distinguished Collaborator honors will go to Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Murphy, respectively.
Full list of nominees below.
In the contemporary film races, “Crazy Rich Asians” was nominated alongside “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” (extending its streak of nominations from every single industry group so far) and “Widows.”
For period film, nominees were “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
Nominated for sci-fi/fantasy were “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
In the television categories, nominees included “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “This Is Us,” “Glow,” “Outlander,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
Previously announced, the guild’s Career Achievement and Distinguished Collaborator honors will go to Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Murphy, respectively.
Full list of nominees below.
- 1/10/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
At long last “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” has entered awards season thanks to the 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards. The Cga has announced its 2019 nominees in three film categories, seven television categories, and one short form design category, and the group brings expected Oscar contenders up against some fun, lighter fare like “Mamma Mia!” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
A majority of IndieWire awards editor Anne Thompson’s current predictions to land Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design are represented by the Cdga. Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”) and Ruth Carter (“Black Panther”) are competing in the Excellence in Contemporary Film and Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film categories, respectively, while Julian Day (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Sandy Powell (“The Favourite”) are nominated in the Excellence in Period Film. Powell is a double nominee, with her work on “Mary Poppins Returns” also nominated for Excellence in Period Film.
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A majority of IndieWire awards editor Anne Thompson’s current predictions to land Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design are represented by the Cdga. Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”) and Ruth Carter (“Black Panther”) are competing in the Excellence in Contemporary Film and Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film categories, respectively, while Julian Day (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Sandy Powell (“The Favourite”) are nominated in the Excellence in Period Film. Powell is a double nominee, with her work on “Mary Poppins Returns” also nominated for Excellence in Period Film.
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- 1/10/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Costume Designers Guild has nominated 15 different movies for the 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards, singling out two films about the Stuart line of English monarchs, two based in the rock and funk of the 1970s, three about superheroes and others about Abba-singing lovers, female thieves and crazy rich Asians.
In the CDGA’s Excellence in Period Film category, the nominees are “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
In Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film, the guild nominated “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And in Excellence in Contemporary Film, the nominees are “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” and “Widows.”
Sandy Powell received two nominations,...
In the CDGA’s Excellence in Period Film category, the nominees are “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
In Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film, the guild nominated “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And in Excellence in Contemporary Film, the nominees are “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” and “Widows.”
Sandy Powell received two nominations,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Cdga Nominations: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, ‘Black Panther’ Among Pics Fitted For Costume Designers’ List
The final alterations and trims have been made, so now we have the list of nominations for the Costume Designers Guild’s 21st annual Cdga. The awards will be handed out February 19 during the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. Read the list below.
The top film and TV noms each are split into three categories — contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy. A number of awards-season regulars made the cut on the film side, with noms going to the costumers behind A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asains, BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite and 2018’s top-grossing domestic release, Black Panther. The No. 1 film of last year worldwide, Avengers, Infinity War, also scooped a nomination.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of Cdg Local 892. “This year, we are especially thrilled to include the nominees for our brand-new Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television category.
The top film and TV noms each are split into three categories — contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy. A number of awards-season regulars made the cut on the film side, with noms going to the costumers behind A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asains, BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite and 2018’s top-grossing domestic release, Black Panther. The No. 1 film of last year worldwide, Avengers, Infinity War, also scooped a nomination.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of Cdg Local 892. “This year, we are especially thrilled to include the nominees for our brand-new Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television category.
- 1/10/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Whether it’s the pioneering spirit that inspires humans to go boldly where no one has gone before, not to mention the intoxicating sense of discovery that follows, or the multi-species cast at its heart, Star Trek has a long history of breaking boundaries with its progressive characters and multifaceted stories, and that’s a legacy CBS had hoped to honor with Star Trek: Discovery.
Premiering back in September, season 1 was unfortunately a bit of a mixed bag. There were moments of genius and a ton of thrilling action, as well as some interesting looks at traditional material along with a few juicy plot twists, but it didn’t quite manage to achieve the mainstream TV re-invention of the franchise that the producers were no doubt aiming for. That might all change when season 2 airs in January 2019, but until then, we can still relive the rookie outing from the comfort...
Premiering back in September, season 1 was unfortunately a bit of a mixed bag. There were moments of genius and a ton of thrilling action, as well as some interesting looks at traditional material along with a few juicy plot twists, but it didn’t quite manage to achieve the mainstream TV re-invention of the franchise that the producers were no doubt aiming for. That might all change when season 2 airs in January 2019, but until then, we can still relive the rookie outing from the comfort...
- 8/8/2018
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
The Oscar frontrunner for Best Costume Design, “Phantom Thread,” stumbled at the guild awards on Feb. 20, losing the Best Period Film category to one of its Oscar rivals, “The Shape of Water.” Another Oscar nominee, “Beauty and the Beast,” lost the Fantasy Film race to “Wonder Woman.” The other two Academy Awards contenders — “Darkest Hour” and “Victoria and Abdul” — were snubbed by the Costume Designers Guild at its 20th annual awards, which took place at the Beverly Hilton .
But don’t rule out “Phantom Thread” for the Oscar just yet. Remember, only nine of the most recent 19 Oscar champs for Best Costume Design came into the evening with a Cdg award on their mantle. Indeed, just last year the academy went with the fantasy film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which had lost at the guild to “Doctor Strange.”
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But don’t rule out “Phantom Thread” for the Oscar just yet. Remember, only nine of the most recent 19 Oscar champs for Best Costume Design came into the evening with a Cdg award on their mantle. Indeed, just last year the academy went with the fantasy film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which had lost at the guild to “Doctor Strange.”
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- 2/21/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Costume Designers Guild nominees for the 20th annual Cdg Awards in film, TV, and shortform costume design have landed. Three costume categories separate contemporary, period, and fantasy/sci-fi, so there’s room for more contemporary titles such as “I, Tonya” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” which are less likely to make it to the big Oscar show. Period films like “Phantom Thread” and “The Shape of Water” and big-scale fantasies like “Thor: Ragnarok” tend to make the Oscar grade. Given the number of slots, among the notable snubs are period films “Darkest Hour” (which boasts more showy costumes than nominated “Dunkirk”), “The Post,” “The Beguiled,” “Victoria & Abdul,” and “Mudbound.”
On the television side, a number of popular picks emerged with nods, including “Game of Thrones,” “Black Mirror,” “The Crown,” and “Stranger Things.” Like the film nods, each category is divided by contemporary, period, and fantasy/sci-fi designations.
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On the television side, a number of popular picks emerged with nods, including “Game of Thrones,” “Black Mirror,” “The Crown,” and “Stranger Things.” Like the film nods, each category is divided by contemporary, period, and fantasy/sci-fi designations.
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- 1/10/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The Costume Designers Guild nominees for the 20th annual CDG Awards in film, TV, and shortform costume design have landed.
Three costume categories separate contemporary, period, and fantasy/sci-fi, so there’s room for more contemporary titles such as “I, Tonya” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” which are less likely to make it to the big Oscar show. Period films like “Phantom Thread” and “The Shape of Water” and big-scale fantasies like “Thor: Ragnarok” tend to make the Oscar grade. Given the number of slots, among the notable snubs are period films “Darkest Hour” (which boasts more showy costumes than nominated “Dunkirk”), “The Post,” “The Beguiled,” “Victoria & Abdul,” and “Mudbound.”
On the television side, a number of popular picks emerged with nods, including...
Three costume categories separate contemporary, period, and fantasy/sci-fi, so there’s room for more contemporary titles such as “I, Tonya” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” which are less likely to make it to the big Oscar show. Period films like “Phantom Thread” and “The Shape of Water” and big-scale fantasies like “Thor: Ragnarok” tend to make the Oscar grade. Given the number of slots, among the notable snubs are period films “Darkest Hour” (which boasts more showy costumes than nominated “Dunkirk”), “The Post,” “The Beguiled,” “Victoria & Abdul,” and “Mudbound.”
On the television side, a number of popular picks emerged with nods, including...
- 1/10/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Don Cheadle with Emayatzy Corinealdi on the task for costume designer Gersha Phillips: "The boxing scene, there's 200 extras in there." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The World Premiere of Don Cheadle's Miles Ahead, in which he stars as Miles Davis, opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Lakeith Lee Stanfield and Michael Stuhlbarg (great in Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs and as Edward G Robinson in Jay Roach's Trumbo), was the Closing Night Gala selection of the New York Film Festival and screened at this year's Glasgow Film Festival.
Cheadle's directorial debut, co-written with Steven Baigleman, leaps across many thresholds. He sculpts his take on Miles Davis as a multi-faceted event, more fast-paced action and addiction thriller, plus reflection on musician's block, than any classic biopic. "Don't call my music jazz; it's social music," we hear Davis say during the first minutes of Miles Ahead.
Don Cheadle as Miles Davis:...
The World Premiere of Don Cheadle's Miles Ahead, in which he stars as Miles Davis, opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Lakeith Lee Stanfield and Michael Stuhlbarg (great in Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs and as Edward G Robinson in Jay Roach's Trumbo), was the Closing Night Gala selection of the New York Film Festival and screened at this year's Glasgow Film Festival.
Cheadle's directorial debut, co-written with Steven Baigleman, leaps across many thresholds. He sculpts his take on Miles Davis as a multi-faceted event, more fast-paced action and addiction thriller, plus reflection on musician's block, than any classic biopic. "Don't call my music jazz; it's social music," we hear Davis say during the first minutes of Miles Ahead.
Don Cheadle as Miles Davis:...
- 3/28/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
If you haven't yet read our interview with Don Cheadle about the project, you should. He fills in several blanks that you'll appreciate, if it's a film you're excited about. Read it Here.In the interview, he did say that he'd have a social media presence, at least throughout the course of the project's Indiegogo campaign, which includes behind-the-scenes video like the one below, introducing audiences to key crew members, like costume designer Gersha Phillips. As they share in the video, this is the 3rd project they've worked on together (she's also costume designer on "House of Lies," which Cheadle stars in, and was on his 2008 actioner "Traitor"). She does have a lengthy resume,...
- 6/13/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Anton Corbijn-directed feature stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan.
Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi are the latest additions to the cast of Life, the James Dean biopic directed by Anton Corbijn that has begun principal photography.
The feature is produced by See-Saw Films and First Generation Films, from a script by Luke Davies (Candy), and stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan, as first reported by ScreenDaily last September.
It is inspired by the true story of a friendship that developed between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) and actor James Dean (DeHaan) when Stock was commissioned to photograph the actor for Life magazine in 1955. The assignment took the pair on a journey across the Us, from La to New York and on to Indiana.
Producers are See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films and is co-produced by Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films.
The project...
Ben Kingsley and Alessandra Mastronardi are the latest additions to the cast of Life, the James Dean biopic directed by Anton Corbijn that has begun principal photography.
The feature is produced by See-Saw Films and First Generation Films, from a script by Luke Davies (Candy), and stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan, as first reported by ScreenDaily last September.
It is inspired by the true story of a friendship that developed between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) and actor James Dean (DeHaan) when Stock was commissioned to photograph the actor for Life magazine in 1955. The assignment took the pair on a journey across the Us, from La to New York and on to Indiana.
Producers are See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning and Emile Sherman with Christina Piovesan of First Generation Films and is co-produced by Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films.
The project...
- 2/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the Canadian Screen Awards nominees.
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz.
“This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The feature nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz.
“This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The feature nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
- 1/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced its nominees.
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz. “This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The fearure nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt (pictured) – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz. “This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The fearure nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt (pictured) – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
- 1/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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