“Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Into the Woods” won the three feature-film awards on Tuesday night at the Costume Designers Guild Awards, one of the last of the many Hollywood guild awards shows to take place in the lead-up to Sunday’s Academy Awards.
“Birdman” won in the Contemporary Film category, “Grand Budapest” in the Period Film category and “Into the Woods” in the Fantasy Film category. The latter two films are among the Oscar nominees in the costume category.
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In the television categories, the winners were “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” “Game of Thrones” and “True Detective.”
The show took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and was hosted by actress Emmy Rossum.
Honorary awards were presented to actress Naomi Watts, who received the Lacoste Spotlight Award; director Richard Linklater, who was given the Distinguished Collaborator Award; costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, who received the Career Achievement Award; and past CDG president Dr. Deborah Nadoolman Landis, who was awarded the 2015 Edith Head Award for the Advancement and Education of the Art of Costume Design.
The winners:
Excellence in Fantasy Film: “Into the Woods” – Colleen Atwood
Excellence in Period Film: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” – Milena Canonero
Excellence in Contemporary Film: “Birdman” – Albert Wolsky
Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Mini-Series: “American Horror Story: Freak Show” – Lou Eyrich
Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series: “Game of Thrones” – Michele Clapton
Outstanding Contemporary Television Series: “True Detective” – Jenny Eagan
Excellence in Commercial Costume Design: Army ‘Defy Expectations, Villagers’ – Christopher Lawrence
