Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design

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Awarded forOutstanding Costume Design
Currently held byGregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical (2025)
Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Costume Design
Awarded forOutstanding Costume Design
LocationNew York City
Presented byOuter Critics Circle
Currently held byGregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical (2025)
WebsiteOuterCriticsCircle.org

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.

1980s

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.
Year Name Work Ref.
1988
John Wulp The Phantom of the Opera [1][2]
1989
William Ivey Long Lend Me a Tenor [1]

1990s

Year Name Work Ref.
Note: award given as "Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design"
1990
Florence Klotz City of Angels [3][4]
1991
Theoni V. Aldredge The Secret Garden [5]
1992
William Ivey Long Crazy for You [6][7]
Joe Vanck Dancing at Lughnasa
Willa Kim Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
Frank Krenz Song of Singapore
1993
David C. Woolard The Who's Tommy [8][9]
1994
Bob Crowley Carousel [10]
1995
Florence Klotz Show Boat [11][12]
1996
Roger Kirk The King and I [13][14]
1997
Howard Crabtree Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly [15][16]
Peter Kaczorowski Steel Pier
Jane Greenwood The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Stewart Laing Titanic
1998
Julie Taymor The Lion King [17][18]
William Ivey Long Cabaret
Jane Greenwood The Scarlet Pimpernel
Santo Loquasto Ragtime
Note: award given as "Outstanding Costume Design"
1999
Lez Brotherston Swan Lake [19][20]
Santo Loquasto Fosse
Bob Crowley The Iceman Cometh
William Ivey Long The Mystery of Irma Vep

2000s

Year Name Work Ref.
2000
Constance Hoffman The Green Bird [21][22]
William Dudley Amadeus
Martin Pakledinaz Kiss Me, Kate
William Ivey Long The Music Man
2001
William Ivey Long The Producers [23][24]
Roger Kirk 42nd Street
Theoni V. Aldredge Follies
Andreane Neofitou Jane Eyre
2002
Isaac Mizrahi The Women [25][26]
Anthony Ward Oklahoma!
Santo Loquasto The Elephant Man
Martin Pakledinaz Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
William Ivey Long Hairspray [27][28]
Catherine Zuber Dinner at Eight
Jess Goldstein Enchanted April
Catherine Martin La bohème
Vicki Mortimer Nine
2004
Susan Hilferty Wicked [29][30]
Jess Goldstein Henry IV (Combination of Part 1 and Part 2)
Catherine Zuber Intimate Apparel
Mike Nicholls and Bobby Pearce Taboo
2005
Tim Hatley Spamalot [31][32]
William Ivey Long La Cage aux Folles
Anthony Ward Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Catherine Zuber The Light in the Piazza
2006
Gregg Barnes The Drowsy Chaperone [33][34]
William Ivey Long Grey Gardens
Martin Pakledinaz The Pajama Game
William Dudley The Woman in White
2007
Catherine Zuber The Coast of Utopia [35][36]
Judith Dolan LoveMusik
Bob Crowley Mary Poppins
Martin Pakledinaz The Pirate Queen
2008
Katrina Lindsay Les Liaisons Dangereuses [37][38]
Jessica Jahn Die Mommie Die!
Catherine Zuber South Pacific
David Farley Sunday in the Park With George
William Ivey Long Young Frankenstein
2009
Tim Hatley Shrek the Musical [39][40]
Nicky Gillibrand Billy Elliot
Martin Pakledinaz Blithe Spirit
John Napier Equus
Catherine Zuber Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

2010s

Year Name Work Ref.
2010
Matthew Wright La Cage aux Folles [41][42]
Martin Pakledinaz Lend Me a Tenor
Jane Greenwood Present Laughter
Catherine Zuber The Royal Family
2011
Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner Priscilla Queen of the Desert [43][44]
Lizz Wolf Baby It's You
Lez Brotherston Sister Act
Desmond Heeley The Importance of Being Earnest
2012
Eiko Ishioka Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark [45][46]
Gregg Barnes Follies
Martin Pakledinaz Nice Work If You Can Get It
William Ivey Long Don't Dress for Dinner
2013
William Ivey Long Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella [47][48]
Dominique Lemieux Pippin
Amy Clark and Martin Pakledinaz Chaplin
Gregg Barnes Kinky Boots
William Ivey Long The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2014
William Ivey Long Bullets Over Broadway [49][50]
Gregg Barnes Aladdin
Linda Cho A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Jenny Tiramani Twelfth Night
Isabel Toledo After Midnight
2015
Catherine Zuber The King and I [51][52]
Gregg Barnes Something Rotten!
Bob Crowley The Audience
William Ivey Long On the Twentieth Century
Christopher Oram Wolf Hall
2016
Jeff Mahshie She Loves Me [53][54][55]
Emilio Sosa On Your Feet!
Katrina Lindsay American Psycho
Jane Greenwood Bright Star
Tom Scutt King Charles III
2017
Catherine Zuber War Paint [56][57]
Linda Cho Anastasia
Susan Hilferty Present Laughter
Santo Loquasto Hello, Dolly!
Ann Roth Shuffle Along
2018
Catherine Zuber My Fair Lady [58][59]
Clint Ramos Once on This Island
Paloma Young Time and the Conways
Katrina Lindsay Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
David Zinn SpongeBob SquarePants
2019
Bob Mackie The Cher Show [60][61]
Rob Howell The Ferryman
William Ivey Long Tootsie
Beetlejuice
Arianne Phillips Head Over Heels

2020s

Year Name Work Ref.
2020 (Hon.) Jeff Mahshie Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice [62]
Vanessa Leuck Emojiland
Catherine Zuber Moulin Rouge!
Rachel Townsend The Confession of Lily Dare
Mark Thompson Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
2021 No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Gabriella Slade Six [63]
Jane Greenwood Plaza Suite
Santo Loquasto The Music Man
Emilio Sosa Trouble in Mind
Catherine Zuber Mrs. Doubtfire
2023
Gregg Barnes Some Like It Hot [64]
Paloma Young & Juliet
Dede M. Ayite Topdog/Underdog
Donna Zakowska New York, New York
Brigitte Reiffenstuel Leopoldstadt
2024
Linda Cho The Great Gatsby [65]
Sydney Maresca The Cottage
Enver Chakartash Teeth
Stereophonic
Dede M. Ayite Jaja's African Hair Braiding
2025
Gregg Barnes Boop! The Musical [66][67]
Paul Tazewell Death Becomes Her
Qween Jean Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Rob Howell The Hills of California
Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young Real Women Have Curves
2026 Dede M. Ayite Goddess [68]
Linda Cho Schmigadoon!
Jeff Mahshie Fallen Angels
Ryan Park The Lost Boys
Emilio Sosa Masquerade

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

See also

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