CFDA Nominees Announced

(2010 CFDA Awards will take place June 7th. Nominees Announced Last Night)

Last night was a big industry night if you are in the fashion business. The 2010 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards is the equivalent of fashions Oscars with an award show honoring new designers and established peers in the biz — except this red carpet takes place at Lincoln Center in New York.

Last evening was the special evening that determined it all. Hosted by Nadja Swarovski and Diane von Furstenberg at Diane’s meatpacking district headquarters, both women read off the nominees to a select amount of fashion insiders.

Now that the names are out, prepare to see these designers on fashion blogs and fresh magazine profiles, while pondering discussion by the water cooler to determine who deserves the statue.

Lets the politicin’ begin! And the nominees arrrrrrrrrrreee…..

Womenswear Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Alexander Wang
Donna Karan

Menswear Designer of the Year
Tom Ford
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone
Michael Bastian

Accessory Designer of the Year
Marc Jacobs
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler
Alexis Bittar

Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Jason Wu
Prabal Gurung
Joseph Altuzarra

Swarovski Award for Menswear
Richard Chai
Simon Spurr
Patrik Ervell

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Dana Lorenz for Fenton/Fallon
Alexander Wang
Eddie Borgo

International Award
Christopher Bailey for Burberry

Geoffrey Bean Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Kors

Eugenia Sheppard Award
Kim Hastreiter from Paper Magazine

Eleanor Lambert Award
Tonne Goodman from Vogue

Fashion Icon Award
Iman

Special Tribute Award
Alexander McQueen

Photo Credit: Patrick McMullan