Well, these winners throw me off completely. I had entertained the possibility of W.E. winning the Oscar, but not the CDG who I thought for sure would go for The Artist if anyone. Now it looks like Madonna’s feature debut may be heading towards an Oscar win. I still think Anonymous has stronger credentials and since it wasn’t nominated here, that shouldn’t matter but…it will be an interesting one-off category at the Oscars, I think.

In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving you a quick background on each individual precursor including founding year, first awards year and a glimpse at how many predictions the group has gotten right in the last five years. This data can be found below.

As promised, I have posted the history of this particular guild on my website. You can find it by following this link: Costume Designers Guild.

The Awards

Best Period Costume Design

W.E.

Best Fantasy Costume Design

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Contemporary Costume Design

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Costume Designers Guild Awards Data

First Awards: 1998 (14)

Precursor Accuracy

KEY:

• Winner won the corresponding Oscar
• Winner was nominated for the corresponding Oscar
• Winner was not nominated for a corresponding Oscar
• Total (2010-2009-2008-2007-2006)

Costume Design: 3 (1-1-1-0-0) W / 8 (2-2-1-1-2) N / 7 (1-1-2-2-1) I
Costume Design (Period): 2 (0-1-1-0-0) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Costume Design (Fantasy): 1 (1-0-0-0-0) W / 2 (1-1-0-0-0) N / 3 (0-0-1-1-1) I
Costume Design (Contemporary): 0 (0-0-0-0-0) W / 1 (0-0-0-0-1) N / 4 (1-1-1-1-0) I