Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design is an honor presented at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a ceremony established in 1950 for excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, to costume designers of any production. The category was added to the ceremony in 1988 as "Best Costume Design" before being changed to "Outstanding Costume Design" in 1999.

William Ivey Long has received the most wins and nominations, winning six out of 16 nominations. Others with multiple wins include Gregg Barnes with three wins, and Florence Klotz and Tim Hatley with two wins each. Behind Long in nominations is Catherine Zuber with 12 nominations and Martin Pakledinaz with eight nominations.

Award winners and nominees

Key

1980s

Year

Name

Work

1988

John Wulp

The Phantom of the Opera

1989

William Ivey Long

Lend Me a Tenor

1990s

Year

Name

Work

Note: award given as "Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design"

1990

Florence Klotz

City of Angels

1991

Theoni V. Aldredge

The Secret Garden

1992

William Ivey Long

Crazy for You

Joe Vanck

Dancing at Lughnasa

Willa Kim

Four Baboons Adoring the Sun

Frank Krenz

Song of Singapore

1993

David C. Woolard

The Who's Tommy

1994

Bob Crowley

Carousel

1995

Florence Klotz

Show Boat

1996

Roger Kirk

The King and I

1997

Howard Crabtree

Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly

Peter Kaczorowski

Steel Pier

Jane Greenwood

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

Stewart Laing

Titanic

1998

Julie Taymor

The Lion King

William Ivey Long

Cabaret

Jane Greenwood

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Santo Loquasto

Ragtime

Note: award given as "Outstanding Costume Design"

1999

Lez Brotherston

Swan Lake

Santo Loquasto

Fosse

Bob Crowley

The Iceman Cometh

William Ivey Long

The Mystery of Irma Vep

2000s

Year

Name

Work

2000

Constance Hoffman

The Green Bird

William Dudley

Amadeus

Martin Pakledinaz

Kiss Me, Kate

William Ivey Long

The Music Man

2001

William Ivey Long

The Producers

Roger Kirk

42nd Street

Theoni V. Aldredge

Follies

Andreane Neofitou

Jane Eyre

2002

Isaac Mizrahi

The Women

Anthony Ward

Oklahoma!

Santo Loquasto

The Elephant Man

Martin Pakledinaz

Thoroughly Modern Millie

2003

William Ivey Long

Hairspray

Catherine Zuber

Dinner at Eight

Jess Goldstein

Enchanted April

Catherine Martin

La bohème

Vicki Mortimer

Nine

2004

Susan Hilferty

Wicked

Jess Goldstein

Henry IV

Catherine Zuber

Intimate Apparel

Mike Nicholls and Bobby Pearce

Taboo

2005

Tim Hatley

Spamalot

William Ivey Long

La Cage aux Folles

Anthony Ward

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Catherine Zuber

The Light in the Piazza

2006

Gregg Barnes

The Drowsy Chaperone

William Ivey Long

Grey Gardens

Martin Pakledinaz

The Pajama Game

William Dudley

The Woman in White

2007

Catherine Zuber

The Coast of Utopia

Judith Dolan

LoveMusik

Bob Crowley

Mary Poppins

Martin Pakledinaz

The Pirate Queen

2008

Katrina Lindsay

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Jessica Jahn

Die Mommie Die!

Catherine Zuber

South Pacific

David Farley

Sunday in the Park With George

William Ivey Long

Young Frankenstein

2009

Tim Hatley

Shrek the Musical

Nicky Gillibrand

Billy Elliot

Martin Pakledinaz

Blithe Spirit

John Napier

Equus

Catherine Zuber

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

2010s

Year

Name

Work

2010

Matthew Wright

La Cage aux Folles

Martin Pakledinaz

Lend Me a Tenor

Jane Greenwood

Present Laughter

Catherine Zuber

The Royal Family

2011

Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Lizz Wolf

Baby It's You

Lez Brotherston

Sister Act

Desmond Heeley

The Importance of Being Earnest

2012

Eiko Ishioka

Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark

Gregg Barnes

Follies

Martin Pakledinaz

Nice Work If You Can Get It

William Ivey Long

Don't Dress for Dinner

2013

William Ivey Long

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Dominique Lemieux

Pippin

Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz

Chaplin

Gregg Barnes

Kinky Boots

William Ivey Long

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2014

William Ivey Long

Bullets Over Broadway

Gregg Barnes

Aladdin

Linda Cho

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Jenny Tiramani

Twelfth Night

Isabel Toledo

After Midnight

2015

Catherine Zuber

The King and I

Gregg Barnes

Something Rotten!

Bob Crowley

The Audience

William Ivey Long

On the Twentieth Century

Christopher Oram

Wolf Hall

2016

Jeff Mahshie

She Loves Me

Emilio Sosa

On Your Feet!

Katrina Lindsay

American Psycho

Jane Greenwood

Bright Star

Tom Scutt

King Charles III

2017

Catherine Zuber

War Paint

Linda Cho

Anastasia

Susan Hilferty

Present Laughter

Santo Loquasto

Hello, Dolly!

Ann Roth

Shuffle Along

2018

Catherine Zuber

My Fair Lady

Clint Ramos

Once on This Island

Paloma Young

Time and the Conways

Katrina Lindsay

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

David Zinn

SpongeBob SquarePants

2019

Bob Mackie

The Cher Show

Rob Howell

The Ferryman

William Ivey Long

Tootsie

Beetlejuice

Arianne Phillips

Head Over Heels

2020s

Year

Name

Work

2020 (Hon.)

Jeff Mahshie

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Vanessa Leuck

Emojiland

Catherine Zuber

Moulin Rouge!

Rachel Townsend

The Confession of Lily Dare

Mark Thompson

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

2021

No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

Gabriella Slade

Six

Jane Greenwood

Plaza Suite

Santo Loquasto

The Music Man

Emilio Sosa

Trouble in Mind

Catherine Zuber

Mrs. Doubtfire

2023

Gregg Barnes

Some Like It Hot

Paloma Young

& Juliet

Dede M. Ayite

Topdog/Underdog

Donna Zakowska

New York, New York

Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Leopoldstadt

2024

Linda Cho

The Great Gatsby

Sydney Maresca

The Cottage

Enver Chakartash

Teeth

Stereophonic

Dede M. Ayite

Jaja's African Hair Braiding

2025

Gregg Barnes

Boop! The Musical

Paul Tazewell

Death Becomes Her

Qween Jean

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Rob Howell

The Hills of California

Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young

Real Women Have Curves

2026

Linda Cho

Schmigadoon!

Dede M. Ayite

Goddess

Jeff Mahshie

Fallen Angels

Ryan Park

The Lost Boys

Emilio Sosa

Masquerade

Multiple wins

6 wins
  • William Ivey Long
3 wins
  • Gregg Barnes
2 wins
  • Linda Cho
  • Tim Hatley
  • Florence Klotz

Multiple nominations

16 nominations
  • William Ivey Long
12 nominations
  • Catherine Zuber
8 nominations
  • Martin Pakledinaz
7 nominations
  • Gregg Barnes
5 nominations
  • Jane Greenwood
  • Santo Loquasto
4 nominations
  • Bob Crowley
  • Linda Cho
3 nominations
  • Katrina Lindsay
  • Paloma Young
  • Emilio Sosa
  • Dede M. Ayite
  • Jeff Mahshie
2 nominations
  • Florence Klotz
  • Theoni V. Aldredge
  • Roger Kirk
  • Lez Brotherston
  • William Dudley
  • Anthony Ward
  • Susan Hilferty
  • Jess Goldstein
  • Enver Chakartash

See also

  • Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play
  • Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design
  • Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Costume Design

References

Outstanding Costume Design Category:Costume design awards