LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- The hobbit cloaks of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and the jazzy tap shoes of "Chicago" were among the onscreen accessories that caught the eye of members of the Costume Designers Guild, which unveiled the nominees for its fifth annual Excellence in Costume Design Awards on Tuesday.
n the contemporary film category, costume designer Joanna Johnston was nominated for Universal Pictures' "About a Boy," Wendy Chuck for New Line's "About Schmidt," Sarah Edwards for MGM's "Igby Goes Down," Ellen Mirojnick for 20th Century Fox's "Unfaithful" and Susie DeSanto for Warner Bros. Pictures' "White Oleander."
In the period or fantasy film category, Miramax led the pack with costume designer Colleen Atwood's work being recognized for "Chicago" and Julie Weiss for "Frida." Ngila Dickson got a nom for New Line's "Two Towers" and Albert Wolsky for DreamWorks' "Road to Perdition."
HBO dominated the contemporary television costume design category. Patricia Fields was nominated for the urbane look she gives the stars of HBO's "Sex and the City (news - Y! TV)." Also vying for honors in that category are Julie Polcsa for "The Sopranos (news - Y! TV)" and Gail McMullen for "Six Feet Under." Laura Goldsmith was nominated for her work on ABC's "Alias."
For period or fantasy costume design for TV, Jane Anderson is up for NBC's "American Dreams," Mayes Rubeo for the Showtime miniseries "Fidel," Karen Perry for CBS' "The Rosa Parks Story" and Melina Root for Fox's "That '70's Show."
Winners of the fifth annual CDG Awards will be announced March 16 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the guild.
