Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television

The Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television is one of the annual awards given by the Costume Designers Guild.

In 1998, the Guild introduced a single award category titled Excellence in Television, in which all television programs competed regardless of genre or format. Among the inaugural nominees, four were period dramas. The winner that year was The Tempest, a fantasy television film. Furthermore, all nominated shows were either limited series or television films, which makes it the only time with no regularly continued series recognized. Beginning with the 1999 ceremony, the Guild divided the award into two categories: Excellence in Contemporary Television and Excellence in Period/Fantasy Television.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Series	Costume Designer(s)	Network
1999 [1]	Sex and the City	Patricia Field	HBO
	3rd Rock from the Sun	Melina Root	NBC
	Ally McBeal	Rachael Stanley	Fox
	Tracey Takes On...	Jane Ruhm	HBO

2000s

Year	Series	Costume Designer(s)	Network
2000 [2]	Sex and the City	Patricia Field	HBO
	Ally McBeal	Kathleen Detoro and Yana Syrkin	Fox
	The West Wing	Lyn Paolo	NBC
	Will & Grace	Lori Eskowitz-Carter
2001 [3]	The Sopranos	Juliette Polsca	HBO
	Sex and the City	Patricia Field	HBO
	Six Feet Under	Mark Bridges ("Pilot"); Gail McMullen (Series)
	Will & Grace	Lori Eskowitz-Carter	NBC
2002 [4]	Alias	Laura Goldsmith	ABC
	Sex and the City	Patricia Field	HBO
	Six Feet Under	Gail McMullen
	The Sopranos	Juliette Polsca
2003 [5]	Sex and the City	Patricia Field	HBO
	Alias	Laura Goldsmith	ABC
	Six Feet Under	Jill M. Ohanneson	HBO
	The Sopranos	Juliette Polsca
	Will & Grace	Lori Eskowitz-Carter	NBC
2004 [6]	Sex and the City	Patricia Field	HBO
	Desperate Housewives	Catherine Adair	ABC
	Nip/Tuck	Lou Eyrich	FX
	Six Feet Under	Jill M. Ohanneson	HBO
	The Sopranos	Juliette Polsca
2005 [7]	Six Feet Under	Jill M. Ohanneson	HBO
	Alias	Laura Goldsmith	ABC
	Arrested Development	Katie Sparks	Fox
	Desperate Housewives	Catherine Adair	ABC
	Nip/Tuck	Lou Eyrich	FX
2006 [8]	Ugly Betty	Eduardo Castro	ABC
	Big Love	Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	HBO
	Desperate Housewives	Catherine Adair	ABC
	Entourage	Amy Westcott	HBO
	The Sopranos	Juliette Polsca
2007 [9]	Ugly Betty	Eduardo Castro	ABC
	Big Love	Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	HBO
	Dancing with the Stars	Randall Christensen	ABC
	Entourage	Amy Westcott	HBO
	The Sopranos	Juliette Polsca
2008 [10]	Ugly Betty	Eduardo Castro and Patricia Field	ABC
	30 Rock	Tom Broecker	NBC
	Dancing with the Stars	Randall Christensen	ABC
	Entourage	Amy Westcott	HBO
	Gossip Girl	Eric Daman	The CW
2009 [11]	Glee	Lou Eyrich	Fox
	Big Love	Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	HBO
	Dancing with the Stars	Randall Christensen	ABC
	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Jo Katsaras	HBO
	Ugly Betty	Patricia Field	ABC

2010s

Year	Series	Costume Designer(s)	Network
2010 [12]	Glee	Lou Eyrich	Fox
	Big Love	Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	HBO
	Dancing with the Stars	Randall Christensen, Daniella Gschwendtner and Steven Norman Lee	ABC
	Modern Family	Alix Friedberg
	Treme	Alonzo Wilson	HBO
2011 [13]	Glee	Jennifer Eve and Lou Eyrich	Fox
	Modern Family	Alix Friedberg	ABC
	Revenge	Jill M. Ohanneson
	Saturday Night Live	Tom Broecker and Eric Justian	NBC
	Sons of Anarchy	Kelli Jones	FX
2012 [14]	Smash	Molly Maginnis	NBC
	Girls	Jennifer Rogien	HBO
	Nashville	Susie DeSanto	ABC
	Revenge	Jill M. Ohanneson
	Treme	Alonzo Wilson and Ann Walters	HBO
2013 [15]	House of Cards	Tom Broecker	Netflix
	Breaking Bad	Jennifer L. Bryan	AMC
	Nashville	Susie DeSanto	ABC
	Saturday Night Live	Tom Broecker and Eric Justian	NBC
	Scandal	Lyn Paolo	ABC
2014 [16]	True Detective	Jenny Eagan	HBO
	House of Cards	Johanna Argan	Netflix
	Ray Donovan	Christopher Lawrence	Showtime
	Saturday Night Live	Tom Broecker and Eric Justian	NBC
	Scandal	Lyn Paolo	ABC
2015 [17]	American Horror Story: Hotel	Lou Eyrich	FX
	Empire (Season 1)	Rita McGhee	Fox
	House of Cards	Johanna Argan and Kemal Harris	Netflix
	Ray Donovan	Christopher Lawrence	Showtime
	Transparent	Marie Schley	Amazon
2016 [18]	American Horror Story: Roanoke	Lou Eyrich and Helen Huang	FX
	Empire	Paolo Nieddu	Fox
	Grace and Frankie	Allyson B. Fanger	Netflix
	House of Cards	Johanna Argan and Kemal Harris
	Transparent	Marie Schley	Amazon
2017 [19]	The Handmaid's Tale	Ane Crabtree	Hulu
	American Horror Story: Cult	Sarah Evelyn Bram	FX
	Big Little Lies	Alix Friedberg	HBO
	Grace and Frankie	Allyson B. Fanger	Netflix
	The Young Pope	Luca Canfora and Carlo Poggioli	HBO
2018 [20]	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	Lou Eyrich and Allison Leach	FX
	Grace and Frankie	Allyson B. Fanger	Netflix
	The Romanoffs	Janie Bryant and Wendy Chuck	Amazon
	Sharp Objects	Alix Friedberg	HBO
	This Is Us	Hala Bahmet	NBC

Year	Series	Episode(s)	Costume Designer(s)	Network
2019 [21]	Schitt's Creek	"The Dress"	Debra Hanson	Pop
	Big Little Lies	"She Knows"	Alix Friedberg	HBO
	Fleabag	Episode 1"	Ray Holman	Amazon
	Killing Eve	"Desperate Times"	Charlotte Mitchell	BBC America
	Russian Doll	"Superiority Complex"	Jennifer Rogien	Netflix

2020s

Year	Series	Episode(s)	Costume Designer(s)	Network
2020 [22]	Schitt's Creek	"Happy Ending"	Debra Hanson	Pop
	Emily in Paris	"Faux Amis"	Patricia Field and Marylin Fitoussi	Netflix
	Euphoria	"Trouble Don't Last Always"	Heidi Bivens	HBO
	I May Destroy You	"Social Media is a Great Way to Connect"	Lynsey Moore
	Unorthodox	"Part 2"	Justine Seymour	Netflix
2021 [23]	Emily in Paris	"French Revolution"	Patricia Field and Marylin Fitoussi	Netflix
	Euphoria	"Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob"	Heidi Bivens	HBO
	Hacks	"Pilot"	Kathleen Felix-Hager	HBO Max
	Mare of Easttown	"Miss Lady Hawk Herself"	Meghan Kasperlik	HBO
	Squid Game	"VIPS"	Cho Sang-kyung	Netflix
2022 [24]	Wednesday	"Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe"	Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland	Netflix
	Emily in Paris	"What's it All About..."	Marylin Fitoussi	Netflix
	Euphoria	"Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door"	Heidi Bivens	HBO
	Hacks	"The Captain's Wife"	Kathleen Felix-Hager	HBO Max
	The White Lotus	"In the Sandbox"	Alex Bovaird	HBO
2023 [25][26]	Beef	"The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain"	Helen Huang	Netflix
	The Bear	"Fishes"	Courtney Wheeler	FX on Hulu
	The Last of Us	"Endure and Survive"	Cynthia Ann Summers	HBO
	The Morning Show	"The Kármán Line"	Sophie de Rakoff and Debra McGuire	Apple TV+
	Poker Face	"The Orpheus Syndrome"	Trayce Gigi Field	Peacock
2024 [27]	Hacks	"Just for Laughs"	Kathleen Felix-Hager	Max
	Agatha All Along	"Seekest Thou the Road"	Daniel Selon	Disney+
	Baby Reindeer	"Episode 4"	Mekel Bailey	Netflix
	Emily in Paris	"The Grey Area"	Marylin Fitoussi
	The Gentlemen	"Refined Aggression"	Loulou Bontemps

Designers with multiple wins

6 wins Lou Eyrich Patricia Field 3 wins Eduardo Castro 2 wins Debra Hanson Helen Huang

Programs with multiple wins

4 wins Sex and the City 3 wins Glee Ugly Betty 2 wins American Horror Story Schitt's Creek

Designers with multiple nominations

10 nominations Patricia Field 8 nominations Lou Eyrich 6 nominations Juliette Polsca 5 nominations Tom Broecker Alix Friedberg Jill M. Ohanneson 4 nominations Randall Christensen Marylin Fitoussi Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko

3 nominations Catherine Adair Johanna Argan Heidi Bivens Eduardo Castro Lori Eskowitz-Carter Allyson B. Fanger Kathleen Felix-Hager Laura Goldsmith Eric Justian Lyn Paolo Amy Westcott

2 nominations Susie DeSanto Debra Hanson Kemal Harris Helen Huang Christopher Lawrence Gail McMullen Jennifer Rogien Marie Schley Alonzo Wilson

Programs with multiple nominations

6 nominations Sex and the City The Sopranos 5 nominations Six Feet Under 4 nominations Big Love Dancing with the Stars Emily in Paris House of Cards Ugly Betty

3 nominations Alias American Horror Story Desperate Housewives Entourage Euphoria Glee Grace and Frankie Hacks Saturday Night Live Will & Grace

2 nominations Ally McBeal Big Little Lies Empire Modern Family Nashville Nip/Tuck Ray Donovan Revenge Scandal Schitt's Creek Transparent Treme