Bassett: Spotlight Award from Costume Designers Guild

Oscar-nominated actor Angela Bassett is set to receive the Spotlight Award from the Costume Designers Guild.
The Spotlight Award honors an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including a special awareness of the role and importance of costume design.
“The Costume Designers Guild could not be more honored to be celebrating the career of the incomparable Angela Bassett at our 25th-anniversary celebration. Her collaborations with costume designers have captivated audiences around the globe for decades, making her the perfect fit for our Spotlight Award this year” said Terry Gordon, president of the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE Local 892.
Bassett’s Spotlight Award news directly follows her Oscar nomination for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and recent win at the CCA.
Costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who was nominated by the guild for excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film, has worked with Bassett for over three decades on the two “Black Panther” films, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Malcolm X” and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.”
Carter said about their creative work over the years: “We’re constantly collaborating. Whether we’re doing it eye-to-eye, or observing each other’s process, it gives me more of an understanding of Angela Bassett. We’re not collaborating on, ‘What color do you think this dress should be?’ We’re saying, ‘What’s the intention of the scene and how do we portray this character and person?’”
Basett’s Oscar nomination is historical: she became the first woman, person of color and Marvel Studios actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for their performance in a comic book adaptation.
The Costume Designer Guild Awards will take place on February 27 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Deborah L. Scott (Avatar: The Way of Water) will be honored with the Career Achievement Award and Rachael M. Stanley will be honored with the Distinguished Service Award.