ANNA KARENINA Among Nominees for 15th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards

Nominees for the 15th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, which celebrate excellence in film, television and commercial costume design, were announced this morning. The CDG Awards ceremony is considered to be one of the most prestigious and well-respected entertainment industry events during the awards season, as it celebrates the spirit of collaboration between costume designers and the actors and directors with whom they work. The winners of the seven competitive awards will be revealed at the gala on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Continuing their decade-long support of the Guild, LACOSTE is returning for the third year as Presenting Sponsor of the CDG Awards. LACOSTE has been featured in numerous films such as Bridesmaids, This Is 40 and The Vow as well as television shows including Glee, House of Lies, The Newsroom, Pretty Little Liars and Royal Pains.

This year's LACOSTE Spotlight Award will be presented to Oscar-nominated actress, Anne Hathaway. Producer, writer, comedian and creator of Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels, will receive the Distinguished Collaborator Award. Honorary Career Achievement Awards will be presented to Costume Designers Judianna Makovsky and Eduardo Castro for their outstanding work in film and television.

"We are looking forward to celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Costume Designers Guild Awards this year. Since the first CDG Awards in 1999, we have watched the event grow from a small ceremony into a fabulous gala at which some of the most esteemed celebrities, directors and producers in the industry gather to celebrate the talent and arduous work of Costume Designers," said Mary Rose, President of the Costume Designers Guild Local #892.

The Costume Designers Guild was founded in 1953 by a group of 30 motion picture costume designers and was created in response to the changing needs of the movie industry. The Costume Designers Guild promotes the artistry, technical expertise and creative vision of their union members in the field of film and television costume design. Today, its membership consists of over 800 members and includes motion picture, television, and commercial costume designers, assistant costume designers and illustrators throughout the world.

Below is the list of nominees announced today by The Costume Designers Guild:

NOMINEES FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD AWARDS

EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Stephani Lewis
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Louise Stjernsward
Silver Linings Playbook - Mark Bridges
Skyfall - Jany Temime
Zero Dark Thirty - George L. Little

EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD FILM
Anna Karenina - Jacqueline Durran
Argo - Jacqueline West
LES MISERABLES - Paco Delgado
Lincoln - JoAnna Johnston
Moonrise Kingdom - Kasia Walicka-Maimone

EXCELLENCE IN FANTASY FILM
Cloud Atlas - Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor, Bob Buck
The Hunger Games - Judianna Makovsky
Mirror Mirror - Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman - Colleen Atwood

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
Girls - Jennifer Rogien
Nashville - Susie DeSanto
Revenge - Jill Ohanneson
Smash - Molly Maginnis
Treme - Alonzo Wilson, Costume Designer. Ann Walters, co-Costume Designer

OUTSTANDING PERIOD/FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES
Boardwalk Empire - John Dunn, Lisa Padovani
Downton Abbey - Caroline McCall
Game of Thrones - Michele Clapton

OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI SERIES
American Horror Story: Asylum, Season 2 - Lou Eyrich
Hatfields & McCoys - Karri Hutchinson
Hemingway & Gellhorn - Ruth Myers

EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL COSTUME DESIGN
Capital One: Couture - Roseanne Fiedler
Captain Morgan Black - Judianna Makovsky
Dos Equis: Most Interesting Man in the World - Julie Vogel

Photo credit: Laurie Sparham