‘Barbie,’ ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Maestro,’ Among Costume Designer Guild Noms

The Oscar chances for Best Costume Design frontrunners “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Oppenheimer” were bolstered by their nominations for the 26th Costume Designer Guild Awards on January 4. The CDGA will be held February 21, 2024, at Neuehouse Hollywood.

While “Barbie” was nominated in the sci-fi/fantasy category — and should prevail over “Haunted Mansion,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” — the other four compete in the period category against “Napoleon,” with “Poor Things” as the clear favorite here.

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Meanwhile, the contemporary contenders include “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield,” and “Saltburn.” None is expected to make the final Oscar cut, but “Saltburn” is the flashy favorite here.

In terms of the Oscar race, it looks like a feminist battle between Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” and Yargos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.” Both use imaginative wardrobes to personify the existential journeys of Margo Robbie’s iconic Mattel doll and Emma Stone’s re-animated Victorian free spirit. But “Barbie” might have the advantage with Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Little Women”), even though costume designer Holly Waddington gets to be a lot bolder with her outrageous choices.

On the TV side, “The Bear,” “The Last of Us,” and “Poker Face” compete for contemporary costumes, while the period contenders include “The Crown,” “The Gilded Age,” and “The Great.” Competing for sci-fi/fantasy are “The Mandalorian,” “Loki,” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

Below is the full list of nominations for the 26th CDGA:

26th CDGA Nominees:

Excellence in Contemporary Film

American Fiction – Rudy Mance
May December – April Napier
Nyad – Kelli Jones
Renfield – Lisa Lovaas
Saltburn – Sophie Canale

Excellence in Period Film

Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
Maestro – Mark Bridges
Napoleon – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things – Holly Waddington

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

Barbie – Jacqueline Durran
Haunted Mansion – Jeffrey Kurland
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – Trish Summerville
The Little Mermaid – Colleen Atwood & Christine Cantella
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire – Stephanie Porter

Excellence in Contemporary Television

The Bear: Fishes – Courtney Wheeler
BEEF: The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain – Helen Huang
The Last of Us: Endure and Survive – Cynthia Ann Summers
The Morning Show: The Kármán Line – Sophie de Rakoff & Debra McGuire
Poker Face: The Orpheus Syndrome – Trayce Gigi Field

Excellence in Period Television

The Crown: Ritz – Amy Roberts
Daisy Jones & the Six: Track 8: Looks Like We Made It – Denise Wingate
George & Tammy: Two Story House – Mitchell Travers
The Gilded Age: You Don’t Even Like Opera – Kasia Walicka Maimone & Patrick Wiley
The Great: Choose Your Weapon – Sharon Long

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television

Ahsoka: Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord – Shawna Trpcic
Loki: 1893 – Christine Wada
The Mandalorian: Chapter 22: Guns for Hire – Shawna Trpcic
What We Do in the Shadows: Pride Parade – Laura Montgomery
The Witcher: The Art of the Illusion – Lucinda Wright

Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television

A Black Lady Sketch Show: Peek-A-Boob, Your Titty’s Out – Michelle Page Collins
Dancing with the Stars: Monster Night – Steven Norman Lee & Daniela Gschwendtner
The Masked Singer: ’80s Night – Tim Chappel
The Masked Singer: One Hit Wonders Night – Marina Toybina & Steven Norman Lee
Saturday Night Live: Aubrey Plaza Host – Tom Broecker, Christina Natividad & Ashley Dudek

Excellence in Short Form Design

American Horror Story: Delicate | Official Teaser (Commercial) – Paula Bradley
Blink 182 – DANCE WITH ME (Music Video) – Julie Vogel
Great Acting or Great Taste – Pepsi (Commercial) – Heather Allison
Jack’s New Angle (Doritos Superbowl) (Commercial) – Trayce Gigi Field
Madonna X Vanity Fair – The Enlightenment (Short Film) – B. Åkerlund

Excellence in Costume Illustration

1923: War and the Turquoise Tide – Maggie S. Chan
Haunted Mansion – Barbra Araujo
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Song Songbirds & Snakes – Oksana Nedavniaya
Loki: 1893 – Felipe Sanchez
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire – Jason Pastrana

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