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Mo'Nique in Tadashi Shoji

It’s Oscar season and we, at Apparel News, congratulate all those who were nominated for awards today. But let’s face it, for us, it’s all about the clothes—especially when they’re designed by Los Angeles designers.

Oscar-winner Mo’Nique wore a dress by Los Angeles-based Tadashio Shoji this morning when she and Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, announced this year’s nominees. (Thanks to Tom and Lorenzo for the tip and the pic!)

And the nominees for best costume design are: Colleen Atwood for “Alice in Wonderland,” Antonella Cannarozzi for “I Am Love,” Jenny Beavan for “The King’s Speech,” Sandy Powell for “The Tempest” and Mary Zophres for “True Grit.”

Not a member of the Academy? Not to worry, you can still have your say in who takes home the little gold guy. You can pick your own winner for best costume design (and every other category) at www.oscar.com.

To tide us over until the Feb. 27 show, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising will be hosting it 19th-annual “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” exhibition at FIDM’s Museum & Galleries. Admission is free and the exhibition runs from Feb. 8 to April 30.

Want more costume drama? The Costume Designers Guild will host its own awards gala on Feb. 22 in Beverly Hills.

The CDG nominees are:

For Excellence in Contemporary Film, the nominees are Amy Westcott for “Black Swan,” Michael Kaplan for “Burlesque,” Jeffrey Kurland for “Inception,” Jacqueline West for “The Social Network,” and Ellen Mirojnick for “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”

For Excellence in Period Film, the nominees are Mark Bridges for “The Fighter,” Jenny Beavan for “The King’s Speech,” Mary Zophres for “True Grit.”

For Excellence in Fantasy Film, the nominees are Colleen Atwood for “Alice in Wonderland,” Sandy Powell for “The Tempest,” and Michael Wilkinson and Christine Bieselin Clark for “TRON: Legacy.”

For Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries, the nominees are Penny Rose for “The Pacific,” Cindy Evans for “Temple Grandin,” and Rita Ryack for “You Don't Know Jack.”

For Outstanding Contemporary Television Series, the nominees are Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko for “Big Love,” Randall Christensen, Daniella Gschwendtner and Steven Norman Lee for “Dancing with the Stars,” Lou Eyrich for “Glee,” Alix Friedberg for “Modern Family,” and Alonzo Wilson for “Treme.”

For Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series, the nominees are John A. Dunn and Lisa Padovani for “Boardwalk Empire,” Janie Bryant for “Mad Men,” and Joan Bergin for “The Tudors.”

For Excellence in Commercial Costume Design, the nominees are Aude Bronson-Howard for Chanel’s “Bleu de Chanel,” Lisa Michelle Boyd for Dior’s “J’Adore” commercial with Charlize Theron, Julie Vogel for Dos Equis’ “The Most Interesting Man in the World,” Lydia Paddon for Netflix “Western,” and Michelle Martini for Target “Preparing for Race/Black Friday.”

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