There Are 4 Different Costume Categories in 2018 Emmy Nominations

The 2018 Emmy nominations happened this morning for what will be the 70th Annual awards show celebrating the best in television excellence. There were some new categories this year that haven’t previously been considered, including outstanding voice-over performance, and four different costume categories.

This is a smart move on the part of the Television Academy, as there CAN be excellence in period, contemporary, science fiction-fantasy, and reality/nonfiction/variety costume achievements.

On the reality/nonfiction/variety side:

Dancing With The Stars, for their Disney Night

• Daniela Gschwendtner, Costume Designer
• Steven Lee, Costume Designer
• Polina Roytman, Assistant Costume Designer
• Candice Rainwater, Assistant Costume Designer
• Howard Sussman, Costume Supervisor

Jesus Christ Superstar Live on NBC

• Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer
• Laaleh Mizani, Assistant Costume Designer
• Heather Lockard, Assistant Costume Designer
• Rory Powers, Costume Supervisor

RuPaul’s Drag Race, for “10s Across The Board / Costumes: RuPaul’s gowns”

• Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer

Saturday Night Live, for Natalie Portman’s episode

• Tom Broecker, Costume Designer
• Eric Justian, Costume Designer

Tracy Ullman Show, for “Episode 1”

• Helen Woolfenden, Costume Designer
• Emma Burnand, Assistant Costume Designer
• Claudia Bassi, Costume Supervisor

For contemporary costumes:

Blackish, for “Juneteenth”

• Michelle Cole, Costume Designer
• Delores Ybarra, Assistant Costume Designer
• Devon Patterson, Costume Supervisor

Empire, for “Slave To Memory”

• Paolo Nieddu, Costume Designer
• Jennifer Salim, Assistant Costume Designer
• Steffany Bernstein-Pratt, Costume Supervisor

Grace and Frankie, for “The Expiration Date”

• Allyson B. Fanger, Costume Designer
• Heather Pain, Assistant Costume Designer
• Lori DeLapp, Costume Supervisor

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, for “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”

• Lou Eyrich, Costume Designer
• Allison Leach, Costume Designer
• Rebecca Guzzi, Assistant Costume Designer
• Nora Pedersen, Costume Supervisor

This Is Us, for “The Wedding

• Hala Bahmet, Costume Designer
• Elinor Bardach, Costume Supervisor

For Outstanding Fantasy/Science Fiction costumes:

A Series of Unfortunate Events, for “The Vile Village, Part 1”

• Cynthia Summers, Costume Designer
• Phoebe Parsons, Assistant Costume Designer
• Kelsey Chobotar, Assistant Costume Designer

Farhenheit 451

• Meghan Kasperlik, Costume Designer
• Renee Fontana, Assistant Costume Designer
• Cori Burchell, Costume Supervisor

Game of Thrones, for “Beyond The Wall”

• Michele Clapton, Costume Designer
• Alexander Fordham, Assistant Costume Designer
• Emma O’Loughlin, Assistant Costume Designer
• Kate O’Farrell, Costume Supervisor

The Handmaid’s Tale, for “Seeds”

• Ane Crabtree, Costume Designer
• Natalie Bronfman, Costume Supervisor

Westworld, for “Akane No Mai”

• Sharen Davis, Costume Designer
• Charlene Amateau, Costume Supervisor
• Jodie Stern, Costume Supervisor
• Sandy Kenyon, Costume Supervisor

Last but not least, for Period Costume:

Genius: Picasso, for “Chapter One”

• Sonu Mishra, Costume Designer
• Eudald Magari, Assistant Costume Designer
• Balazs Labancz, Costume Supervisor

Outlander, for “Freedom and Whisky”

• Terry Dresbach, Costume Designer
• Nadine Powell, Assistant Costume Designer
• Anna Lau, Costume Supervisor

The Alienist, for “A Fruitful Partnership”

• Michael Kaplan, Costume Designer
• Rudy Mance, Assistant Costume Designer
• Beáta Merkovits, Assistant Costume Designer
• Andrew Hunt, Costume Supervisor

The Crown, for “Dear Mrs. Kennedy”

• Jane Petrie, Costume Designer
• Emily Newby, Assistant Costume Designer
• Basia Kuznar, Assistant Costume Designer
• Gaby Spanswick, Costume Supervisor

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for “The Disappointment Of The Dionne Quintuplets”

• Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer
• Marina Reti, Assistant Costume Designer
• Ginnie Patton, Costume Supervisor
• Sheila Grover, Costume Supervisor

Pretty great to see such a wide selection of costume designers and teams acknowledged; I’m looking forward to seeing who takes home the statue for period costuming most of all.

The 70th Annual Emmy Awards will air live on Monday, September 17th on NBC.