18th Costume Designers Guild Awards

Date: February 23, 2016

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The Danish Girl (2015)

"Find the courage to be yourself."

Directed by Tom Hooper
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Tom Hooper, Gail Mutrux
Screenplay by Lucinda Coxon
Based on "The Danish Girl" by David Ebershoff
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Edited by Melanie Ann Oliver
Production companies: Working Title, Pretty Pictures, Revision Pictures, Senator Global Productions
Distributed by Focus Features, Universal Pictures International
Release date: 27 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $31 million

"The Danish Girl" is a romantic biographical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by Lucinda Coxon, based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The story is about Lili and Gerda's marriage and work that evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Youth (2015)

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori
Written by Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda
Music by David Lang
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, StudioCanal
Release date: 4 December 2015 (United States)
Country: Italy
Budget: $13 million
Box office: $19.3 million

"Youth" is a comedy–drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The story is about a retired orchestra conductor who is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

"Manners maketh the man."

Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Produced by Adam Bohling, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn
Screenplay by Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
Based on "The Secret Service" by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons
Starring: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill
Music by Henry Jackman, Matthew Margeson
Cinematography: George Richmond
Edited by Eddie Hamilton, Jon Harris
Production companies: Marv Films, Shangri-La Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 29 January 2015 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 129 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $81 million
Box office: $413.3 million

"Kingsman: The Secret Service" is an action adventure comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn, and based on the comic book "The Secret Service", created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. The story is about a spy organization which recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

Crimson Peak (2015)

"Beware"

Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Callum Greene, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull
Written by Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
Music by Fernando Velázquez
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Edited by Bernat Vilaplana
Production companies: Legendary Pictures, DDY
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 14 October 2015 (France)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States, Canada
Budget: $55 million
Box office: $74.7 million

"Crimson Peak" is a romantic fantasy drama film directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro. The story is about a young author falling in love with a mysterious stranger whose past and present are connected with a big secret of Crimson Peak.

Ex Machina (2015)

"To erase the line between man and machine is to obscure the line between men and gods"

Directed by Alex Garland
Produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
Written by Alex Garland
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac
Music by Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Cinematography: Rob Hardy
Edited by Mark Day
Production companies: DNA Films, Film4, Scott Rudin Productions
Distributed by A24
Release date: 21 January 2015 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $13 million
Box office: $38.2 million

"Ex Machina" is a science fiction drama film written and directed by author and screenwriter Alex Garland. The story is about a young programmer, who is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I..

Cinderella (2015)

"Midnight is just the beginning."

Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Produced by Simon Kinberg, David Barron, Allison Shearmur
Screenplay by Chris Weitz
Based on Disney's "Cinderella", "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault
Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, Sophie McShera, Hayley Atwell, Helena Bonham Carter
Music by Patrick Doyle
Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos
Edited by Martin Walsh
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, RKO Pictures
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 6 March 2015 (Russia)
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $95 million
Box office: $542.7 million

"Cinderella" is a romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh and inspired by the fairy tale "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault (with some references from the Brothers Grimm's version of the story). It tells the story of Ella who suffers from her cruel stepmother and her stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a charming stranger.