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Who: Costume Designers Guild
What: 10th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards
Where: Beverly Wilshire Hotel
The scene: With Hollywood awards season in full swing, the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) spent the evening recognizing the work of its own and paid tribute to the legacy of the industry’s brightest talent. A potpourri of costume designers, actors, agents and movie-studio executives was seen sipping cocktails and mingling before the awards ceremony began.
The event was hosted by Academy Award–winning actress and longtime supporter Angelica Huston, who wore a red Swarovski crystal–encrusted gown designed by Bob Mackie. Huston gave a poignant speech about the importance of costume design in film as well as the CDG’s efforts to promote artistry, technical expertise and the creative vision of its 700 members. “If costume designers went on strike, then we would all be naked, which might be kind of fun,” Huston said.
More than a dozen statuettes were handed out during the evening. Actress Katie Holmes, who was dressed elegantly in a silver satin gown with jewel-encrusted neckline, presented the “Swarovski President’s Award” to United Artists’ Chief Executive Officer Paula Wagner.
Actor Christian Bale bestowed the “Distinguished Director/Producer Award” to director James Mangold and producing partner Cathy Konrad (“3:10 to Yuma” and “Walk the Line”).
Actress Geena Davis gave the “Lacoste Career Achievement in Film Award” to costume designer Ruth Myers for her body of work, which includes her Oscar-nominated designs for “Emma,” “L.A. Confidential,” “Infamous” and “The Painted Veil.”
Emmy-winning costume designer Ray Aghayan, who lobbied for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize the contribution of costume designers nearly three decades ago, received the “Career Achievement in Television Award,” which was presented by Bob Mackie.
The following costume designers were recognized for their contributions to films in 2007:
• “Excellence in Contemporary Film” to Julie Weiss for “Blades of Glory”
• “Excellence in Period Film” to Colleen Atwood for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
• “Excellence in Fantasy Film” to Ruth Myers for “The Golden Compass”
• “Outstanding Made-for-TV Movie or Mini Series” to Mario Davignon for “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
• “Outstanding Contemporary Television Series” to Eduardo Castro for “Ugly Betty”
• “Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series” to Robert Blackman for “Pushing Daisies”
• “Excellence in Commercial Costume Design” to Deborah Ferguson for Capital One’s “Princess Kiss.”
—Claudia Schou, Contributing Writer
Photography by Getty Images
Who: Costume Designers Guild
What: 10th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards
Where: Beverly Wilshire Hotel
The scene: With Hollywood awards season in full swing, the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) spent the evening recognizing the work of its own and paid tribute to the legacy of the industry’s brightest talent. A potpourri of costume designers, actors, agents and movie-studio executives was seen sipping cocktails and mingling before the awards ceremony began.
The event was hosted by Academy Award–winning actress and longtime supporter Angelica Huston, who wore a red Swarovski crystal–encrusted gown designed by Bob Mackie. Huston gave a poignant speech about the importance of costume design in film as well as the CDG’s efforts to promote artistry, technical expertise and the creative vision of its 700 members. “If costume designers went on strike, then we would all be naked, which might be kind of fun,” Huston said.
More than a dozen statuettes were handed out during the evening. Actress Katie Holmes, who was dressed elegantly in a silver satin gown with jewel-encrusted neckline, presented the “Swarovski President’s Award” to United Artists’ Chief Executive Officer Paula Wagner.
Actor Christian Bale bestowed the “Distinguished Director/Producer Award” to director James Mangold and producing partner Cathy Konrad (“3:10 to Yuma” and “Walk the Line”).
Actress Geena Davis gave the “Lacoste Career Achievement in Film Award” to costume designer Ruth Myers for her body of work, which includes her Oscar-nominated designs for “Emma,” “L.A. Confidential,” “Infamous” and “The Painted Veil.”
Emmy-winning costume designer Ray Aghayan, who lobbied for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize the contribution of costume designers nearly three decades ago, received the “Career Achievement in Television Award,” which was presented by Bob Mackie.
The following costume designers were recognized for their contributions to films in 2007:
• “Excellence in Contemporary Film” to Julie Weiss for “Blades of Glory”
• “Excellence in Period Film” to Colleen Atwood for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
• “Excellence in Fantasy Film” to Ruth Myers for “The Golden Compass”
• “Outstanding Made-for-TV Movie or Mini Series” to Mario Davignon for “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
• “Outstanding Contemporary Television Series” to Eduardo Castro for “Ugly Betty”
• “Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series” to Robert Blackman for “Pushing Daisies”
• “Excellence in Commercial Costume Design” to Deborah Ferguson for Capital One’s “Princess Kiss.”
—Claudia Schou, Contributing Writer
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