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AWARDS

Recognizing and celebrating excellence in our craft.

When you are captivated by a unique character on screen, it’s not just the actor enchanting you. It’s everyone behind the scenes, with Costumers and costumes doing some award-winning heavy lifting to create that character.

Entertainment Industry institutions like the Television Academy regularly recognize our contributions with the Outstanding Costuming Emmy®. The IATSE honors Costumers with the prestigious International President’s Award and recognizes long-time members with the IATSE Gold Card. The Motion Picture Costumers IATSE Local 705 also acknowledges our own, with the Lifetime Achievement Award and MPC 705 Gold Card.

EMMY® AWARDS

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presents the coveted Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Costuming annually. Emmy® recipients, selected by television industry professionals, represent the best of their craft during a television season.

CONTEMPORARY OR PRIMETIME SERIES EMMY® WINNERS

The Television Academy honored the following Costumers with the Emmy® for Outstanding Costumes for a Series or Primetime show.

Year

Costumer

Production

2023

Drumroll Please...

2022

Karen Bellamy, Costume Supervisor

Hacks

2021

Virginia Burton, Costume Supervisor

WandaVision

2020

Valerie Zielonka, Costume Supervisor

Watchmen

2018

Nora Pedersen,  Costume Supervisor

American Crime Story - Versace

2017

Patricia McLaughlin, Costume Supervisor

Big Little Lies

2015

Nancy Jarzynko, Costume Supervisor

Transparent

2009

Carol Kunz, Costume Supervisor

Pushing Daisies

2005

Le Dawson, Costume Supervisor

Deadwood

2004

Lucinda Campbell, Costume Supervisor

Carnivale

2004

Linda Henrikson, Costume Supervisor

Carnivale

2003

Chris Burrows, Costume Supervisor

American Dreams

2001

Gilberto Mello, Costume Supervisor

The Lot

2000

Sandy Kenyon, Costume Supervisor

Providence

1999

Paul Defelmair, Costume Supervisor

JAG

1998

Carol Lupo, Costume Supervisor

News Radio

1996

Marion Kirk, Costume Supervisor

Cybill

1996

Daniel Grant North, Costume Supervisor

Cybill

1996

Leslie Simmons Potts,  Costume Supervisor

Cybill

1995

Shelly Levine, Costume Supervisor

Picket Fences

1995

Loree Parral, Costume Supervisor

Picket Fences

1994

Brenda Cooper, Costume Supervisor

Picket Fences

1994

Loree Parral, Costume Supervisor

Picket Fences

1993

Chic Gennarelli, Costume Supervisor

Homefront

1992

Chic Gennarelli, Costume Supervisor

Homefront

1991

Patrick R. Norris, Costume Supervisor

Thirtysomething

1991

Linda Serijan-Fasman, Costume Supervisor

Thirtysomething

1990

Frances H. Hays, Costume Supervisor

The Young Riders

1989

Patrick R. Norris, Costume Supervisor

Thirtysomething

1989

Julie Glick, Costume Supervisor

Thirtysomething

1989

Judy Evans, Costume Supervisor

Beauty and the Beast

1988

Paula Kaatz, Costume Supervisor

China Beach

1988

Darryl Levine, Costume Supervisor

China Beach

1986

Charel Drayman, Costume Supervisor

St. Elsewhere

1986

Robert M. Moore, Costume Supervisor

St. Elsewhere

1986

Kathy O’Rear, Costume Supervisor

St. Elsewhere

1986

Anne Windsor Hartly, Costume Supervisor

St. Elsewhere

1986

Susan Smith-Nashold, Costume Supervisor

St. Elsewhere

1985

Bob Horn, Costume Supervisor

Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story

1983

Tom Welsh, Costume Supervisor

Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story

1983

John Napolitano, Costume Supervisor

The Winds of War

1983

Johannes Nikirk, Costume Supervisor

The Winds of War

1983

Tommy Welsh, Costume Supervisor

The Winds of War

1974

Sandy Stewart, Costumer

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

Bruce Walkup, Costumer

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

CREATIVE, MINISERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL EMMY® WINNERS

The Television Academy honored the following Costumers with the Emmy ® for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, Special or Creative Emmy ®.  These categories are now retired, and reincorporated into Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie and Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie.

Year

Costumer

Production

2016

Marisa Aboitiz , Costume Supervisor

American Horror Story – Hotel

2015

Elizabeth Macey, Costume Supervisor

American Horror Story – Freak Show

2014

Elizabeth Macey, Costume Supervisor

American Horror Story – Coven

2013

Robert Mathews, Costume Supervisor

 Behind the Candelabra

2000

Lucinda Campbell, Costume Supervisor

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1998

Amy Stofsky, Costume Supervisor

The Pentagon Wars

1996

Jean Rosone, Key Costumer

The Christmas Box

1992

Darryl Levine,  Costume Supervisor

Babe Ruth

1992

Molly Harris Campbell, Key Costumer

Babe Ruth

1992

Bridgett Ostersehlte, Key Costumer

Babe Ruth

1991

Bud Clark, Costume Supervisor

Son of the Morning Star

1991

Cathy A. Smith, Costume Supervisor

Son of the Morning Star

1989

Paula Kaatz, Costume Supervisor

Pancho Barnes

1989

Andrea Weaver, Costume Supervisor

Pancho Barnes

1989

Stephen Chudej, Costume Supervisor

Pancho Barnes

1988

Deborah Hopper, Costume Supervisor

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

1988

Eddie Marks, Costume Supervisor

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

1988

Radford Polinsky, Costume Supervisor

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

VARIETY OR SPECIAL EMMY® AWARDS

The following Costumers received the Emmy® for Outstanding Costumes in the Variety or Music Program category, and finally the Variety or Special Emmy® category.

Year

Costumer

Production

2021

Patty Malkin, Costume Supervisor  

Sherman’s Showcase Black History Month Spectacular

2021

Grainne O’Sullivan, Costume Supervisor

The Masked Singer • Super 8 – The Plot Chickens! Part 2

2020

Grainne O’Sullivan, Costume Supervisor

The Masked Singer • The Season Kick-Off Mask-Off: Group A

2015

Cassandra Conners, Costume Supervisor

Drunk History

2008

Elizabeth Tagg, Costume Supervisor

Frank T.V.

2006

Wanda Leavey, Costume Supervisor

Mad T.V.

2005

Wanda Leavey, Costume Supervisor

Mad T.V.

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL CLASS EMMY®

The following Costumers received the Emmy® for the Outstanding Individual Achievement – Special Class Emmy® category.

Year

Costumer

Production

1982

Marilyn Matthews, Costume Supervisor  

Fame

SPECIAL AWARDS

Union recognition of MPC 705 members.

IATSE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT'S AWARD

At the 46th Triennial Convention of the IATSE in Chicago, Illinois, International President Thomas C. Short presented the “International Presidents Award” to IATSE Local 705 President and former Business Representative, Sandra Berke Jordan, in recognition of Kin Jordan’s outstanding dedication to her craft, her local and her fellow members.

THE MPC 705 GOLD CARD AWARD

The Executive Board of the Motion Picture Costumers selects certain members upon retirement as Gold Card recipients, in honor of their distinguished service to the union. Although retired, these members continue to be involved in many of the activities of the Motion Picture Costumers IATSE Local 705.

Gold Card Recipients

Gold Card Members Memorial

Paul De Lucca

Luster Bayless

Sam Levine

Susanna Sandke

Mal Caplan

Therese Marian

Tommy Dawson

John Napolitano

William L. Edwards

Sheila O’Brien

Elmer Ellsworth

Bert Offord

Robert Ellsworth

Lorry Richter

Ted Ellsworth

Mort Schwartz

George Freundlich

Dodie Shepard

Georgina Grant

Mickey Sherrard

Bessie Hansen

Donald Snyder

Ben Harmell

Frank Tauss

Bert Henrickson

Tommy Velasco

William K. Howard

Robert Wigger

Wes Jefferies

Diana J. Wilson

Sandra Berke Jordan

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The Welfare Committee of Motion Picture Costumers presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to retired members of MPC 705 that have dedicated their time and energy throughout their careers to the advancement of their craft and service to their union kin.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Luster Bayless

Tzvetanka "Tetzi" Ganev

Lorry Richter

Hasmig "Jasmine" Bedrossian

Agnes Henry

Susanna Sandke

Sandra Berke Jordan

April Howard

Dodie Shepard

Paul De Lucca

Wes Jefferies

Robert Wigger

Vincent Dee

Magdalena Kuehne

Diana Wilson

Robert Ellsworth

Therese Marian

Patricia Zinn Etheridge

Mary Ellen Fields 

Kathleen & Eddie Misko

Bobi Garland

John Napolitano