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
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1980s
Year |
Name |
Work |
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1988 |
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John Wulp |
The Phantom of the Opera |
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1989 |
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William Ivey Long |
Lend Me a Tenor |
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1990s
Year |
Name |
Work |
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Note: award given as "Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design" |
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1990 |
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Florence Klotz |
City of Angels |
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1991 |
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Theoni V. Aldredge |
The Secret Garden |
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1992 |
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William Ivey Long |
Crazy for You |
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Joe Vanck |
Dancing at Lughnasa |
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Willa Kim |
Four Baboons Adoring the Sun |
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Frank Krenz |
Song of Singapore |
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1993 |
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David C. Woolard |
The Who's Tommy |
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1994 |
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Bob Crowley |
Carousel |
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1995 |
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Florence Klotz |
Show Boat |
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1996 |
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Roger Kirk |
The King and I |
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1997 |
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Howard Crabtree |
Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly |
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Peter Kaczorowski |
Steel Pier |
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Jane Greenwood |
The Last Night of Ballyhoo |
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Stewart Laing |
Titanic |
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1998 |
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Julie Taymor |
The Lion King |
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William Ivey Long |
Cabaret |
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Jane Greenwood |
The Scarlet Pimpernel |
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Santo Loquasto |
Ragtime |
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Note: award given as "Outstanding Costume Design" |
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1999 |
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Lez Brotherston |
Swan Lake |
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Santo Loquasto |
Fosse |
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Bob Crowley |
The Iceman Cometh |
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William Ivey Long |
The Mystery of Irma Vep |
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2000s
Year |
Name |
Work |
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2000 |
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Constance Hoffman |
The Green Bird |
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William Dudley |
Amadeus |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
Kiss Me, Kate |
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William Ivey Long |
The Music Man |
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2001 |
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William Ivey Long |
The Producers |
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Roger Kirk |
42nd Street |
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Theoni V. Aldredge |
Follies |
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Andreane Neofitou |
Jane Eyre |
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2002 |
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Isaac Mizrahi |
The Women |
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Anthony Ward |
Oklahoma! |
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Santo Loquasto |
The Elephant Man |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
Thoroughly Modern Millie |
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2003 |
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William Ivey Long |
Hairspray |
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Catherine Zuber |
Dinner at Eight |
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Jess Goldstein |
Enchanted April |
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Catherine Martin |
La bohème |
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Vicki Mortimer |
Nine |
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2004 |
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Susan Hilferty |
Wicked |
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Jess Goldstein |
Henry IV |
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Catherine Zuber |
Intimate Apparel |
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Mike Nicholls and Bobby Pearce |
Taboo |
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2005 |
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Tim Hatley |
Spamalot |
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William Ivey Long |
La Cage aux Folles |
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Anthony Ward |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
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Catherine Zuber |
The Light in the Piazza |
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2006 |
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Gregg Barnes |
The Drowsy Chaperone |
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William Ivey Long |
Grey Gardens |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
The Pajama Game |
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William Dudley |
The Woman in White |
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2007 |
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Catherine Zuber |
The Coast of Utopia |
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Judith Dolan |
LoveMusik |
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Bob Crowley |
Mary Poppins |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
The Pirate Queen |
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2008 |
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Katrina Lindsay |
Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
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Jessica Jahn |
Die Mommie Die! |
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Catherine Zuber |
South Pacific |
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David Farley |
Sunday in the Park With George |
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William Ivey Long |
Young Frankenstein |
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2009 |
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Tim Hatley |
Shrek the Musical |
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Nicky Gillibrand |
Billy Elliot |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
Blithe Spirit |
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John Napier |
Equus |
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Catherine Zuber |
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone |
2010s
Year |
Name |
Work |
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2010 |
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Matthew Wright |
La Cage aux Folles |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
Lend Me a Tenor |
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Jane Greenwood |
Present Laughter |
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Catherine Zuber |
The Royal Family |
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2011 |
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Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner |
Priscilla Queen of the Desert |
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Lizz Wolf |
Baby It's You |
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Lez Brotherston |
Sister Act |
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Desmond Heeley |
The Importance of Being Earnest |
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2012 |
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Eiko Ishioka |
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark |
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Gregg Barnes |
Follies |
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Martin Pakledinaz |
Nice Work If You Can Get It |
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William Ivey Long |
Don't Dress for Dinner |
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2013 |
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William Ivey Long |
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella |
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Dominique Lemieux |
Pippin |
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Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz |
Chaplin |
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Gregg Barnes |
Kinky Boots |
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William Ivey Long |
The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
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2014 |
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William Ivey Long |
Bullets Over Broadway |
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Gregg Barnes |
Aladdin |
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Linda Cho |
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder |
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Jenny Tiramani |
Twelfth Night |
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Isabel Toledo |
After Midnight |
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2015 |
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Catherine Zuber |
The King and I |
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Gregg Barnes |
Something Rotten! |
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Bob Crowley |
The Audience |
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William Ivey Long |
On the Twentieth Century |
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Christopher Oram |
Wolf Hall |
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2016 |
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Jeff Mahshie |
She Loves Me |
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Emilio Sosa |
On Your Feet! |
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Katrina Lindsay |
American Psycho |
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Jane Greenwood |
Bright Star |
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Tom Scutt |
King Charles III |
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2017 |
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Catherine Zuber |
War Paint |
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Linda Cho |
Anastasia |
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Susan Hilferty |
Present Laughter |
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Santo Loquasto |
Hello, Dolly! |
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Ann Roth |
Shuffle Along |
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2018 |
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Catherine Zuber |
My Fair Lady |
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Clint Ramos |
Once on This Island |
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Paloma Young |
Time and the Conways |
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Katrina Lindsay |
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
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David Zinn |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
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2019 |
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Bob Mackie |
The Cher Show |
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Rob Howell |
The Ferryman |
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William Ivey Long |
Tootsie |
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Beetlejuice |
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Arianne Phillips |
Head Over Heels |
2020s
Year |
Name |
Work |
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2020 (Hon.) |
Jeff Mahshie |
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
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Vanessa Leuck |
Emojiland |
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Catherine Zuber |
Moulin Rouge! |
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Rachel Townsend |
The Confession of Lily Dare |
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Mark Thompson |
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical |
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2021 |
No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
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2022 |
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Gabriella Slade |
Six |
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Jane Greenwood |
Plaza Suite |
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Santo Loquasto |
The Music Man |
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Emilio Sosa |
Trouble in Mind |
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Catherine Zuber |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
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2023 |
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Gregg Barnes |
Some Like It Hot |
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Paloma Young |
& Juliet |
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Dede M. Ayite |
Topdog/Underdog |
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Donna Zakowska |
New York, New York |
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Brigitte Reiffenstuel |
Leopoldstadt |
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2024 |
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Linda Cho |
The Great Gatsby |
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Sydney Maresca |
The Cottage |
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Enver Chakartash |
Teeth |
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Stereophonic |
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Dede M. Ayite |
Jaja's African Hair Braiding |
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2025 |
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Gregg Barnes |
Boop! The Musical |
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Paul Tazewell |
Death Becomes Her |
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Qween Jean |
Cats: The Jellicle Ball |
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Rob Howell |
The Hills of California |
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Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young |
Real Women Have Curves |
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2026 |
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Linda Cho |
Schmigadoon! |
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Dede M. Ayite |
Goddess |
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Jeff Mahshie |
Fallen Angels |
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Ryan Park |
The Lost Boys |
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Emilio Sosa |
Masquerade |
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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