The 11th Costume Designers Guild Awards, honouring the best

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and television for 2008, were given on February 17, 2009. The nominees were announced on January 13, 2009.

Nominees

Film

Contemporary Film: * Winner - Suttirat Larlarb – ''

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...

'' ** Rebecca Bentjen and Laura Jean Shannon – ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

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Ann Roth Ann Bishop Roth (born October 30, 1931) is an American costume designer. She has designed the costumes of various prominent films, and has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, winning twice for; ''The English Pa ...

– '' Mamma Mia!'' **

Patricia Field Patricia Field (born February 12, 1942) is an American costume designer, stylist and fashion designer. Early life Field was born in 1942 in New York City to an Armenian father and a Greek mother, who emigrated from Plomari, Lesbos, Greece. Fi ...

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Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...

'' ** Amy Westcott – ''

The Wrestler The Wrestler may refer to: * ''The Wrestler'' (1974 film), an American film directed by James A. Westman * ''The Wrestler'' (2008 film), an American film directed by Darren Aronofsky * "The Wrestler" (song), a song from the 2008 film written and ...

'' Fantasy Film: * Winner -

Lindy Hemming Lindy Hemming (born 21 August 1948) is a Welsh costume designer, who won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the 1999 film ''Topsy-Turvy''. Hemming's name is an example of an aptronym. Career After she studied at the Royal Academy of ...

– ''

The Dark Knight ''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and the second insta ...

'' ** Isis Mussenden – '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' ** Sanja Milkovic Hays – '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' Period Film: * Winner -

Michael O'Connor Michael O'Connor may refer to: Politicians * Michael O'Connor (Australian politician) (1865–1940), Australian politician * Michael O'Connor (Wisconsin politician) (1856–1925), Wisconsin State Assemblyman * Michael J. O'Connor (politici ...

– '' The Duchess'' ** Deborah Hopper – ''

Changeling A changeling, also historically referred to as an auf or oaf, is a human-like creature found in folklore throughout Europe. A changeling was believed to be a fairy that had been left in place of a human (typically a child) stolen by other fairi ...

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Jacqueline West Jacqueline West is an American costume designer whose work has been recognized in numerous films such as '' Quills'' (2000), ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' State of Play'' (200 ...

– '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' **

Danny Glicker Danny Glicker is an American costume designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film ''Milk''. Selected filmography * ''Milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands o ...

– ''

Milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. Immune factors and immune ...

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Albert Wolsky Albert Wolsky (born November 24, 1930) is an American costume designer. He has worked both on stage shows as well as for film, and has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design seven times, winning two awards for his work on the ...

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Revolutionary Road ''Revolutionary Road'' is American author Richard Yates's debut novel about 1950s suburban life in the East Coast. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962, along with ''Catch-22'' and ''The Moviegoer''. When published by Atlantic ...

Television

Contemporary Series: *

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

– ''

Eduardo Castro Eduardo Castro Almanza (born May 1, 1954) is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won several medals during the early 1980s. Achievements References 1982 Year Ranking* 1954 births Living people Mexican male long-distance ...

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30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...

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Tom Broecker Tom Broecker is an American television actor and Emmy-award winning costume designer. Currently, he is the costume designer for ''Saturday Night Live'' (since 1994) and Flesh and Bone (Starz). He was the costume designer for NBC's ''30 Rock'', wh ...

** ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

'' – Randall Christensen ** ''

Entourage An entourage () is an informal group or band of people who are closely associated with a (usually) famous, notorious, or otherwise notable individual. The word can also refer to: Arts and entertainment * L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...

'' – Amy Westcott ** ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...

'' – Eric Daman Fantasy or Period Series: *

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

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Janie Bryant Katherine Jane Bryant, known professionally as Janie Bryant, is an American television costume designer. Her two most notable works are the HBO Western series '' Deadwood'', for which she was awarded the Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a ...

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Pushing Daisies ''Pushing Daisies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007, to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life ...

'' – Robert Blackman ** ''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

– Joan Bergin Miniseries or Television Film: {{CDG Awards Chron 2008 film awards 2008 guild awards 2008 in fashion Costume Designers Guild Awards 2008 television awards 2009 in American cinema 2009 in American television