Lana Condor hosted the event where Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers were honored with the Distinguished Collaborator Award.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mulan and Promising young woman were the film winners at the 2021 Costume Designers Guild Awards on Tuesday night.
The virtual event – in recognition of excellence in film, TV and abbreviated costume design – was hosted by To all boys star Lana Condor and streamed live on Twitter
Both Ma Rainey and Mulan are nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Ma Rainey However, winner Ann Roth made no speech about her win, with Condor noting that Roth chooses to let her work speak for itself.
With this year’s nomination, 89-year-old Roth tied the record for the oldest Oscar nominee overall.
The Other Oscar Nominees for Best Costume Design – Emma, Pinocchio and Limp – were all nominated for Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Condor, who stressed her love for fashion on the show, also showed off her comedic chops and joked about how she wanted to channel Catherine O’Hara’s post-quarantine. Schitt’s Creek character Moira Rose and how she recently played host Andra Day when she sang in her shampoo bottle in ‘Lana Condor vs. My Shower Curtain ‘, a play on Day’s United States vs. Billie Holiday
Salvador Perez, President of Costume Designers Guild, discussed the role of costume design and the guild in the pandemic, starting by saying, “While we as costume designers work in fantasy and change reality, I don’t think any of us could have imagined. imagine how we “have lived our lives in the past year.” It was challenging, but it also showed us how strong and resilient we are. “
Perez added, “During the pandemic, our work has had such a profound impact on people’s lives. Television and film played an important role in keeping people inspired during the quarantine while everyone at home was looking for ways to share their thoughts. distracting things. brought them other worlds to visit, fantasies and so many escapes from reality. “
The costume designer known for his work on The Mindy Project and Never have I ever among other things, also recognized how the guild partnered with IATSE to make more than “45,000 masks for hospitals, first responders and others in need” when personal protective equipment was needed during the pandemic.
Perez also called for “pay equity now”.
“As costume designers, we are such an integral part of the storytelling process,” he said. “Because our work is traditionally done by women, we are paid much less than departments led by men.”
This call was continued through Promising young woman costume designer Nancy Steiner, who won the prize for excellence in contemporary film.
“I want to take this opportunity to appeal to the industry with a plea to pay costume designers what they are worth. So much of what you see on the screen is our job,” she said.
Shonda Rhimes and longtime producing partner Betsy Beers have been honored with the Distinguished Collaborator Award.
Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan hosted the duo – who have been working together for nearly 20 years, starting with Grey’s Anatomy – with the honor, saying that the two great producers “rule” Shondaland: “a place where people are not afraid to be themselves, regardless of shape, color or creed, where every race, ethnicity and sexuality is celebrated.”
“Being a character in Shondaland is looking and feeling your best,” said Coughlan.
Speaking first, Beers said in part, “With each of our series, it’s clear that the costume designers have changed the culture and created moments and trends that often survive the shows.”
Rhimes, meanwhile, used her time at the microphone to praise the specific costume designers she worked with: Linda Bass, Mimi Melgaard and Roemehl Hawkins (Grey’s Anatomy, private practice and Station 19Ellen Mirojnick (Bridgerton and Get away with murderAnd Lyn Paolo (Scandal and the next Inventing Anna
HamiltonPaul Tazewell also gave a powerful speech after winning the award for excellence in variety, reality competition and live television: “At a time like this last year when we have all experienced and continue to experience the serious challenges faced by so many people. collective chickens that come home to sleep, Hamilton has been a testament to the beauty of the mind that occurs when people of all races, genders, and beliefs join together to tell our shared stories as Americans. “
Tazewell also thanked the “costume shops in New York that struggle daily to keep their heads above water during the Broadway closure of Broadway as a result of the pandemic.”
Presenters at the Costume Designers Guild Awards 2021 included Day, Rose Byrne, OT Fagbenle, Ilana Glazer, Leslie Odom Jr., Emerald Fennell, Regina King, Carey Mulligan and Amanda Seyfried.
A full list of this year’s CDGA winners follows.
Excellence in science fiction / fantasy film
Mulan – Bina Daigeler (WINNER)
Dolittle – Jenny Beavan
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Michael Wilkinson
Pinocchio – Massimo Cantini Parrini
Wonder Woman 1984 – Lindy Hemming
Excellence in Contemporary Film
Promising Young Woman – Nancy Steiner (WINNER)
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar – Trayce Gigi Field
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Erin Benach
Da 5 Bloods – Donna Berwick
The Prom – Lou Eyrich
Excellence in historical film
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Ann Roth (WINNER)
Emma. – Alexandra Byrne
Judas and the Black Messiah – Charlese Antoinette Jones
Mank – Trish Summerville
One Night in Miami – Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Excellence in sci-fi / fantasy television
Westworld: “Because Dominates” – Shay Cunliffe (WINNER)
The Mandalorian: “Chapter 13: The Jedi” – Shawna Trpcic
Snowpiercer: “Access is power” – Cynthia Summers
Star Trek: Picard: “Absolute Candor” – Christine Bieselin Clark
What We Do in the Shadows: “New Vampire Theater” – Amanda Neale
Excellence in Contemporary Television
Schitt’s Creek: “Happy Ending” – Debra Hanson (WINNER)
Emily in Paris: “False Friends” – Patricia Field & Marylin Fitoussi
Euphoria: “Part 1: Rue – Trouble Don’t Last Always” – Heidi Bivens
I May Destroy You: “Social media is a great way to connect” – Lynsey Moore
Unorthodox: “Part 2” – Justine Seymour
Excellence in period television
The Queen’s Gambit: “End Game” – Gabriele Binder (WINNER)
Bridgerton: “Diamond of the First Water” – Ellen Mirojnick & John W. Glaser III
The Crown: “Terra Nullius” – Amy Roberts
Lovecraft Country: “I am.” – Dayna Pink
Mrs. America: “Shirley” – Bina Daigeler
Excellence in diversity, reality competition, live television
Hamilton – Paul Tazewell (WINNER)
Dancing with the Stars: “Villains Night” – Daniela Gschwendtner & Steven Norman Lee
The Masked Dancer: “Premiere – Everybody Mask Now!” – Gabrielle Letamendi & Candice Rainwater
The Masked Singer: “The Semi Finals – The Super Six” – Marina Toybina
Saturday Night Live: “John Mulaney / The Strokes” – Tom Broecker & Eric Justian
Excellence in Short Form Design
Apple: Shot on iPhone by Damien Chazelle – Vertical Cinema “The Stunt Double” short film – April Napier (WINNER)
The Killers: “Caution” Music Video – Samantha Kuester
Selena Gomez: “Boyfriend” Music Video – Dawn Ritz & Kenn Law
Tim Burton Short Film Themed Halloween Party – Dawn Ritz
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights” Music Video – Ami Goodheart