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CSA Costume Design Award

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$1,350

Due: November 1, 2026

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No min. GPA required

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Description

The CSA Costume Design Award is given annually to recognize excellence in costume design in a production for theatre, film, television, or other media that involves dressing living performers. Award-winning productions demonstrate creative, innovative, and effective approaches to costume design. To be eligible for the award, a production must: be for living performers, whether for theatre, dance, opera, film, television, the internet, or other entertainment performances in traditional or non-traditional venues; and have been performed in the 12 months preceding the nomination deadline. Productions will be evaluated by demonstrated creative, innovative, and imaginative approach to costume design; effective collaboration with the director, design team, and production team; contribution of the costume design to the storyline and characterization of the performers; quality of the presentation of costume design renderings; and quality of executed costumes and overall excellence as represented in submitted images and supporting materials. Applicants must submit no more than 25 clearly labeled images (which may include links to short video clips) that give a visual overview of the production, selected costume renderings, realized costumes, and the inspiration/research underlying the creative work of the designer. Applicants must also submit a proposal that describes the following information: the medium in which the production was presented, including the venue and audience; the concept for the production, including the director's vision; the collaborative process with the director, design team, and production team; the inspiration and challenges of the creative costume design process; how the costumes advanced the storyline and the characterization of the performers; and the practical production process, detailing how the costumes were executed. Please visit the award's website or contact the Costume Society of America for more information.

CSA Costume Design Award

$1,350

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