Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes
Television award category
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes is presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2015, categories for period/fantasy and contemporary costumes were created. The categories were divided in 2018 for period and fantasy/sci-fi costumes.[1] They replaced the retired categories for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special and Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
Awarded forOutstanding Period Costumes
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award2015
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Period Costumes |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First award | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Bridgerton (2025) |
| Website | emmys |
Rules require that nominations are distributed proportionally among regular series and limited series/movies, based on the number of submissions of each. For instance, if two-fifths of submissions are limited series/movies then two of the five nominees will be limited series/movies.[2]
Winners and nominations
2010s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[3] | |||
| Return to Cranford | "Part 2" | Jenny Beavan and Alison Beard | PBS | |
| Emma | "Part 2" | Rosalind Ebbutt and Amanda Keable | PBS | |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | Michael Dennison and Frances Vega | Lifetime | ||
| The Pacific | "Part 3" | Penny Rose and Ken Crouch | HBO | |
| You Don't Know Jack | Rita Ryack and Maria Tortu | |||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[4] | ||||
| The Tudors | "As It Should Be" | Joan Bergin and Susan O'Connor Cave | Showtime | |
| Glee | "The Power of Madonna" | Lou Eyrich and Marisa Aboitiz | Fox | |
| The Good Wife | "Crash" | Daniel Lawson, Jennifer Rogien Faletti and Daniele Hollywood | CBS | |
| Mad Men | "Souvenir" | Janie Bryant and Le Dawson | AMC | |
| 30 Rock | "I Do Do" | Tom Broecker and Remy Pearce, Joanna Brett | NBC | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[5] | |||
| Downton Abbey | "Part 1" | Susannah Buxton and Caroline McCal | PBS | |
| Cinema Verite | Suttirat Anne Larlarb and Joseph T. Mastrolia | HBO | ||
| Mildred Pierce | "Part 2" | Ann Roth, Michelle Matland and Patrick Wiley | ||
| Upstairs, Downstairs | "The Fledgling" | Amy Roberts and Giles Gale | PBS | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[6] | ||||
| The Borgias | "Lucrezia's Wedding" | Gabriella Pescucci and Uliva Pizzetti | Showtime | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "Anastasia" | John Dunn, Courtney McClain and Chris Peterson | HBO | |
| Game of Thrones | "The Pointy End" | Michele Clapton and Rachael Webb-Crozier | ||
| Glee | "New York City" | Lou Eyrich and Marisa Aboitiz | Fox | |
| Mad Men | "The Beautiful Girls" | Janie Bryant and Le Dawson | AMC | |
| 2012 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[7] | |||
| Great Expectations | Annie Symons and Yvonne Duckett | PBS | ||
| American Horror Story | "Halloween" | Chrisi Karvonides and Conan Castro | FX | |
| Hatfields & McCoys | "Part 2" | Karri Hutchinson and Adina Bucur | History | |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn | Ruth Myers and William McPhail | HBO | ||
| Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Sarah Arthur and Ceri Walford | PBS | ||
| Treasure Island | "Part 1" | Lorna Marie Mugan and Rhona McGuirke | Syfy | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[8] | ||||
| Game of Thrones | "The Prince of Winterfell" | Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham and Chloe Aubry | HBO | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "21" | John Dunn and Maria Zamansky | HBO | |
| The Borgias | "The Confession" | Gabriella Pescucci and Uliva Pizzetti | Showtime | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode One" | Susannah Buxton | PBS | |
| Once Upon a Time | "Hat Trick" | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae | ABC | |
| 2013 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[9] | |||
| Behind the Candelabra | Ellen Mirojnick and Robert Q. Matthews | HBO | ||
| American Horror Story: Asylum | "Madness Ends" | Lou Eyrich and Marcy Lavender | FX | |
| The Girl | Diana Cilliers and Melissa Moritz | HBO | ||
| Killing Lincoln | Amy Andrews Harrell and Renee Jones | Nat Geo | ||
| Parade's End | "Episode 3" | Sheena Napier and Jenna McGranaghan | HBO | |
| Phil Spector | Debra McGuire and Lorraine Calvert | |||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[10] | ||||
| The Borgias | "The Gunpowder Plot" | Gabriella Pescucci, Uliva Pizzetti and Gábor Homonnay | Showtime | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "Resolution" | John Dunn and Maria Zamansky | HBO | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode Four" | Caroline McCall and Dulcie Scott | PBS | |
| Game of Thrones | "Walk of Punishment" | Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham and Chloe Aubry | HBO | |
| Once Upon a Time | "Queen of Hearts" | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae | ABC | |
| 2014 | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special[11] | |||
| American Horror Story: Coven | Lou Eyrich, Elizabeth Macey and Ken Van Duyne | FX | ||
| House of Versace | Claire Nadon and Nicole Magny | Lifetime | ||
| The Normal Heart | Daniel Orlandi, Gail A. Fitzgibbons, Hartsell Taylor and Maria Tortu | HBO | ||
| Sherlock: His Last Vow | Sarah Arthur and Ceri Walford | PBS | ||
| The White Queen | "Long Live the King" | Nic Ede, Raissa Hans and Elizabeth Healy | Starz | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series[12] | ||||
| Game of Thrones | "The Lion and the Rose" | Michele Clapton, Sheena Wichary, Alexander Fordham and Nina Ayres | HBO | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "New York Sour" | John Dunn, Lisa Padovani and Joseph La Corte | HBO | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode Eight" | Caroline McCall, Heather Leat and Poli Kyriacou | PBS | |
| Mad Men | "Time Zones" | Janie Bryant, Tiffany White Stanton and Stacy Horn | AMC | |
| Once Upon a Time | "A Curious Thing" | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae | ABC | |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie | ||||
| American Horror Story: Freak Show | "Monsters Among Us" | Lou Eyrich, Elizabeth Macey and Ken Van Duyne | FX | |
| Boardwalk Empire | "Golden Days for Boys and Girls" | John Dunn, Maria Zamansky, James Hammer and Joseph La Corte | HBO | |
| Downton Abbey | "A Moorland Holiday" | Anna Robbins, Michael Weldon and Kathryn Tart | PBS | |
| Game of Thrones | "The Dance of Dragons" | Michele Clapton, Alex Fordham, Nina Ayres and Sheena Wichary | HBO | |
| Wolf Hall | "Anna Regina" | Joanna Eatwell, T.K. Lang and Clare Vyse | PBS | |
| Game of Thrones | "The Winds of Winter" | Michele Clapton, Chloe Aubry and Sheena Wichary | HBO | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode Eight" | Anna Mary Scott Robbins, Kathryn Tart and Michael Weldon | PBS | |
| Outlander | "Not in Scotland Anymore" | Terry Dresbach, Elle Wilson, Nadine Powell and Anna Lau | Starz | |
| The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" | Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray and Elinor Bardach | FX | |
| Roots | "Night One" | Ruth E. Carter, Diana Cilliers, Megan "Bijou" Coates, Hetta Burger, Meagan McLaughlin Luster and Gillian Gregg | History | |
| The Crown | "Wolferton Splash" | Michele Clapton, Alex Fordham, Emma O'Loughlin and Kate O'Farrell | Netflix | |
| Feud: Bette and Joan | "And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)" | Lou Eyrich, Hannah Jacobs and Katie Saunders | FX | |
| Genius | "Einstein: Chapter Seven" | Sonu Mishra, Martina Hejlova and Petia Krckova | Nat Geo | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | "Offred" | Ane Crabtree and Sheena Wichary | Hulu | |
| Westworld | "The Original" | Trish Summerville, Jo Kissack Folsom and Lynda Foote | HBO | |
| Outstanding Period Costumes | ||||
| The Crown | "Dear Mrs. Kennedy" | Jane Petrie, Emily Newby, Basia Kuznar and Gaby Spanswick | Netflix | |
| The Alienist | "A Fruitful Partnership" | Michael Kaplan, Rudy Mance, Beáta Merkovits and Andrew Hunt | TNT | |
| Genius: Picasso | "Chapter One" | Sonu Mishra, Eudald Magari and Balazs Labancz | Nat Geo | |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets" | Donna Zakowska, Marina Reti, Ginnie Patton and Sheila Grover | Prime Video | |
| Outlander | "Freedom & Whisky" | Terry Dresbach, Nadine Powell and Anna Lau | Starz | |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "We're Going to the Catskills!" | Donna Zakowska, Marina Reti and Tim McKelvey | Prime Video | |
| Chernobyl | "Please Remain Calm" | Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Daiva Petrulyte, Holly McLean, Anna Munro and Sylvie Org | HBO | |
| Fosse/Verdon | "Life Is a Cabaret" | Melissa Toth, Joseph La Corte, Catherine Crabtree, Isabelle Simone, Kristin Isola and Virginia Patton | FX | |
| GLOW | "Every Potato Has a Receipt" | Beth Morgan, Alexandra Casey and Sharon Taylor Sampson | Netflix | |
| Pose | "Pilot" | Lou Eyrich, Analucia Mcgorty, Amy Ritchings and Kevin Ritter | FX | |
2020s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crown | "Cri de Coeur" | Amy Roberts, Sidonie Roberts and Sarah Moore | Netflix | |
| Hollywood | "A Hollywood Ending" | Lou Eyrich, Sarah Evelyn, Tiger Curran and Suzy Freeman | Netflix | |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "It's Comedy or Cabbage" | Donna Zakowska, Marina Reti, Sheila Grover and Ginnie Patton | Prime Video | |
| Mrs. America | "Shirley" | Bina Daigeler, Erin Byrne, Bettina Seifert, Erika Larner, Mila Hermanovski and Eileen Kennedy | FX | |
| Pose | "Acting Up" | Analucia McGorty, Nicky Smith, Alexa DeFazio and Linda Giammarese | ||
| The Queen's Gambit | "End Game" | Gabriele Binder, Gina Krauss, Katrin Hoffmann, Nanrose Buchmann and Sparka Lee Hall | Netflix | |
| Bridgerton | "Diamond of the First Water" | Ellen Mirojnick, John W. Glaser III, Sanaz Missaghian and Kenny Crouch | Netflix | |
| The Crown | "Terra Nullius" | Amy Roberts, Sidonie Roberts and Giles Gale | ||
| Halston | "Versailles" | Jeriana San Juan, Catherine Crabtree, Cailey Breneman and Anne Newton-Harding | ||
| Ratched | "Pilot" | Lou Eyrich, Rebecca Guzzi, Allison Agler and Betsy Glick | ||
| The Great | "Five Days" | Sharon Long, Viveene Campbell, Anna Cavalerie and Bobbie Edwards | Hulu | |
| Angelyne | "Glow in the Dark Queen of the Universe" | Danny Glicker, Jessica Fasman and Adam Girardet | Peacock | |
| Bridgerton | "Harmony" | Sophie Canale, Dougie Hawkes, Sarah June Mills, Charlotte Armstrong, Sanaz Missaghian and Kevin Pratten-Stone | Netflix | |
| The First Lady | "Cracked Pot" | Signe Sejlund, Felicia Jarvis, Matthew Hemesath, Paula Truman, Stephen Oh and Jessica Trejos | Showtime | |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Maisel vs. Lennon: The Cut Contest" | Donna Zakowska, Moria Sine Clinton, Ben Philipp, Ginnie Patton, Dan Hicks and Mikita Thompson | Prime Video | |
| 2023 | Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series[21] | |||
| The Great | "Choose Your Weapon" | Sharon Long, Claire Tremlett, Basia Kuznar and Anna Lau | Hulu | |
| The Crown | "Mou Mou" | Amy Roberts, Sidonie Roberts and Christof Roche-Gordon | Netflix | |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Susan" | Donna Zakowska, Katie Hartsoe, Ben Philipp, Amanda Seymour, Claire Aquila and Marie Seifts | Prime Video | |
| Perry Mason | "Chapter Ten" | Catherine Adair, David J. Matwijkow and Nanrose Buchman | HBO | |
| Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | "Crown Jewels" | Lyn Elizabeth Paolo, Laura Frecon, Jovana Gospavic and Alex Locke | Netflix | |
| Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie[22] | ||||
| Daisy Jones & the Six | "Track 8: Looks Like We Made It" | Denise Wingate and Derek Sullivan | Prime Video | |
| Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | "Please Don't Go" | Rudy Mance, Monica Chamberlain, Desmond Smith and Suzy Freeman | Netflix | |
| George & Tammy | "We're Gonna Hold On" | Mitchell Travers, Mitchel Wolf, Laurel Rose, Aileen Abercrombie, Susan Russell and Charles Carter | Showtime | |
| Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | "Dreams in the Witch House" | Luis Sequeira, Ann Steel and Heather Crepp | Netflix | |
| Welcome to Chippendales | "Leeches" | Peggy Schnitzer, Derek Bulger and Julie Heath | Hulu | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series[23] | |||
| Shōgun | "Ladies of the Willow World" | Carlos Rosario, Carole Griffin, Kristen Bond, Kenichi Tanaka and Paula Plachy | FX | |
| The Gilded Age | "You Don't Even Like Opera" | Kasia Walicka Maimone, Patrick Wiley, Isabelle Simone, Denise Andres and Rebecca Levin Lore | HBO | |
| The New Look | "What a Day This Has Been" | Karen Muller Serreau, Catherine Boisgontier and Emmanuelle Pertus | Apple TV+ | |
| Palm Royale | "Maxine Throws a Party" | Alix Friedberg, Carolyn Dessert, Leigh Bell, Lindsay Newton and Valerie Keiser | ||
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | "What Is and What Should Never Be" | Emma Potter, Maressa Richtmyer and Shannon Moore | HBO | |
| Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie[24] | ||||
| Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | "Pilot" | Lou Eyrich, Leah Katznelson, Emily O'Connor, Laura McCarthy, Hanna Shea and Miwa Ishii | FX | |
| Griselda | "Paradise Lost" | Safowa Bright Bitzelberger, Joseph Castellanos, Jennifer Marlin, Serena Duffin and Joanne Mills Trotta | Netflix | |
| Lessons in Chemistry | "Little Miss Hastings" | Mirren Gordon-Crozier, Jen Kennedy and Kelli Hagen | Apple TV+ | |
| Mary & George | "Not So Much as Love as by Awe" | Annie Symons, Cédric Andries, Courtney McClain, Jovana Gospavic and Jason Airey | Starz | |
| Ripley | "IV La Dolce Vita" | Maurizio Millenotti, Gianni Casalnuovo, Ernest Camilleri, Teresa D'Arienzo and Francesco Morabito | Netflix | |
| Bridgerton | "Into the Light" | John Walter Glaser III, Amanda McLaughlan, Dougie Hawkes, George Sayer and Anthony Brookman | Netflix | |
| American Primeval | "Episode 2" | Virginia B. Johnson, Donna Casey Aira, Tonya Barrett, Mila Hermanovski, Sueann Leung and April McCoy | Netflix | |
| Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | "Blame It on the Rain" | Paula Bradley, Michelle Sandvig and Shannon Campbell | ||
| 1923 | "A Dream and a Memory" | Janie Bryant, Gaby Acosta, Jaclyn Tamizato, Kelly Chambers and Megan Guthrie-Wedemeyer | Paramount+ | |
| Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Masterpiece) | "Wreckage" | Joanna Eatwell, Havva Buckles and Clare Vyse | PBS | |
Programs with multiple wins
Programs with multiple nominations
Totals include nominees for Outstanding Costumes for a Series.
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Notes
- Total includes The Crown’s win for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes.
- Total includes The Crown’s nomination for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes.
- Total includes Pose’s nomination for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes.