This Article is From Feb 24, 2011

Black Swan, King's Speech Win Costume Awards

Highlights

  • Black Swan, The King's Speech and Alice in Wonderland are tops in costumes.
  • The three films claimed prizes on Tuesday at the 13th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. Black Swan" was honoured for excellence in contemporary film, The King's Speech won the period film prize and Alice was recognized as the best fantasy film.
  • Jenny Beavan, who designed The King's Speech costumes, and Colleen Atwood, who created the Alice in Wonderland costumes, are also nominated for Academy Awards.
  • The costumes for "Glee," ''Boardwalk Empire" and TV movie "Temple Grandin" were also honored.
  • The Costume Designers Guild was founded in 1953 and comprises 700 film, TV and commercial costume designers.
Los Angeles: Black Swan, The King's Speech and Alice in Wonderland are tops in costumes.

The three films claimed prizes on Tuesday at the 13th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. Black Swan" was honoured for excellence in contemporary film, The King's Speech won the period film prize and Alice was recognized as the best fantasy film.

Jenny Beavan, who designed The King's Speech costumes, and Colleen Atwood, who created the Alice in Wonderland costumes, are also nominated for Academy Awards.

The costumes for "Glee," ''Boardwalk Empire" and TV movie "Temple Grandin" were also honored.

The Costume Designers Guild was founded in 1953 and comprises 700 film, TV and commercial costume designers.
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