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- 10/7/2011
- by Susan Michals
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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- 9/15/2010
- Vanity Fair
Nominees and Winners
For The 12th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards
(Winners were announced at the February 25, 2010 at the Awards Gala Event)
Excellence in Contemporary Film:
"(500) Days of Summer" . Hope Hanafin
"Brüno" . Jason Alper
"Crazy Heart" . Doug Hall *
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" . Marina Draghici
"Up in the Air" . Danny Glicker
Excellence in Period Film:
"Coco Before Chanel" . Catherine Leterrier
"Julie & Julia" . Ann Roth
"Nine" . Colleen Atwood
"Sherlock Holmes" . Jenny Beavan
"The Young Victoria" . Sandy Powell*
Excellence in Fantasy Film:
"Avatar" . Mayes C. Rubeo & Deborah L. Scott
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" . Monique Prudhomme *
"Star Trek" . Michael Kaplan
Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries:
"Georgia O'Keeffe" . Michael Dennison
"Grey Gardens" . Catherine Marie Thomas *
"Little Dorrit" . Barbara Kidd
Outstanding Contemporary Television Series:
"Big Love" . Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
"Glee" . Lou Eyrich *
"Dancing with the Stars" . Randall Christensen
"No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" . Jo Katsaras
"Ugly Betty" . Patricia Field
Outstanding Period...
For The 12th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards
(Winners were announced at the February 25, 2010 at the Awards Gala Event)
Excellence in Contemporary Film:
"(500) Days of Summer" . Hope Hanafin
"Brüno" . Jason Alper
"Crazy Heart" . Doug Hall *
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" . Marina Draghici
"Up in the Air" . Danny Glicker
Excellence in Period Film:
"Coco Before Chanel" . Catherine Leterrier
"Julie & Julia" . Ann Roth
"Nine" . Colleen Atwood
"Sherlock Holmes" . Jenny Beavan
"The Young Victoria" . Sandy Powell*
Excellence in Fantasy Film:
"Avatar" . Mayes C. Rubeo & Deborah L. Scott
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" . Monique Prudhomme *
"Star Trek" . Michael Kaplan
Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries:
"Georgia O'Keeffe" . Michael Dennison
"Grey Gardens" . Catherine Marie Thomas *
"Little Dorrit" . Barbara Kidd
Outstanding Contemporary Television Series:
"Big Love" . Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
"Glee" . Lou Eyrich *
"Dancing with the Stars" . Randall Christensen
"No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" . Jo Katsaras
"Ugly Betty" . Patricia Field
Outstanding Period...
- 3/1/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Costume Designers Guild (Cdg) weighed in with their winners last night awarding The Young Victoria (Sandy Powell) the award for Excellence in Period Film, Crazy Heart (Doug Hall) the award for Excellence in Contemporary Film and Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Monique Prudhomme) the award for Excellence in Fantasy Film.
Of the three winners, Young Victoria and Parnassus are also nominated for the Oscar in Best Costume Design along with Janet Patterson's work in Bright Star, Catherine Leterrier for Coco Before Chanel and Colleen Atwood for Nine. It should be mentioned that Coco Before Chanel and Nine were also nominated in the Cdg's Period Film category along with Young Victoria.
My current prediction to take home the Oscar is Sandy Powell for The Young Victoria whose work is prominently featured on the film's official site, which is where the sketch of Emily Blunt's costume...
Of the three winners, Young Victoria and Parnassus are also nominated for the Oscar in Best Costume Design along with Janet Patterson's work in Bright Star, Catherine Leterrier for Coco Before Chanel and Colleen Atwood for Nine. It should be mentioned that Coco Before Chanel and Nine were also nominated in the Cdg's Period Film category along with Young Victoria.
My current prediction to take home the Oscar is Sandy Powell for The Young Victoria whose work is prominently featured on the film's official site, which is where the sketch of Emily Blunt's costume...
- 2/27/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Jose here bringing you some more award news.
The Costume Designers Guild announced their nominees for 2009.
In what's becoming a ridiculous set of snubs, Jane Campion's Bright Star was once again ignored for much less remarkable achievements (odd considering how much the costumes are actual part of the movie's plot). After the egregious snub by the Cinematographers Guild it's been clear how much people have decided to just pretend the movie doesn't exist.
You didn't have to like the film to see how great the cinematography and costumes were, right?
Now on to the nominees,
Fantasy
Avatar (Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah Lynn Scott) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Monique Prudhomme) Star Trek (Michael Kaplan)The fact the CGI loincloths from Avatar were nominated in this category is a reminder of how much people are dying to reward this film.
Contemporary
(500) Days of Summer (Hope Hanafin) Bruno (Jason Alper) Crazy Heart...
The Costume Designers Guild announced their nominees for 2009.
In what's becoming a ridiculous set of snubs, Jane Campion's Bright Star was once again ignored for much less remarkable achievements (odd considering how much the costumes are actual part of the movie's plot). After the egregious snub by the Cinematographers Guild it's been clear how much people have decided to just pretend the movie doesn't exist.
You didn't have to like the film to see how great the cinematography and costumes were, right?
Now on to the nominees,
Fantasy
Avatar (Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah Lynn Scott) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Monique Prudhomme) Star Trek (Michael Kaplan)The fact the CGI loincloths from Avatar were nominated in this category is a reminder of how much people are dying to reward this film.
Contemporary
(500) Days of Summer (Hope Hanafin) Bruno (Jason Alper) Crazy Heart...
- 1/26/2010
- by Jose
- FilmExperience
Is "Glee" star Lea Michele's youthful-geriatric look as Rachel Berry worthy of an award?
The Costume Designers Guild thinks it might be. The guild announced their nominees for their 12th annual awards, and "Glee" was among the nominated TV shows.
Other shows nominated for their contemporary costuming include "Big Love," "Dancing With the Stars," "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" and "Ugly Betty."
The awards -- which honor contemporary, period and fantasy costume design in films, TV and commercials -- will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hilton.
The full list of nominees:
Excellence in Contemporary Film:
"(500) Days of Summer" - Hope Hanafin
"Bruno" - Jason Alper
"Crazy Heart" - Doug Hall
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" - Marina Draghici
"Up in the Air" - Danny Glicker
Excellence in Period Film:
"Coco Before Chanel" - Catherine Leterrier
"Julie & Julia" - Ann Roth
"Nine" -...
The Costume Designers Guild thinks it might be. The guild announced their nominees for their 12th annual awards, and "Glee" was among the nominated TV shows.
Other shows nominated for their contemporary costuming include "Big Love," "Dancing With the Stars," "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" and "Ugly Betty."
The awards -- which honor contemporary, period and fantasy costume design in films, TV and commercials -- will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hilton.
The full list of nominees:
Excellence in Contemporary Film:
"(500) Days of Summer" - Hope Hanafin
"Bruno" - Jason Alper
"Crazy Heart" - Doug Hall
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" - Marina Draghici
"Up in the Air" - Danny Glicker
Excellence in Period Film:
"Coco Before Chanel" - Catherine Leterrier
"Julie & Julia" - Ann Roth
"Nine" -...
- 1/26/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Thanks to N8 Fantasy Avatar (Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah Lynn Scott) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Monique Prudhomme) Star Trek (Michael Kaplan) Contemporary (500) Days of Summer (Hope Hanafin) Bruno (Jason Alper...
- 1/26/2010
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
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