The 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards were originally set for Monday, June 8th, but for obvious reasons, the glamourous event was indefinitely postponed.

But a global pandemic is no excuse for nixing the acknowledgement and honoring of American fashion’s great creatives, and today, we are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards.

“In this time of unprecedented challenge and change for our industry, we feel very strongly that it is it important to recognize the nominees representing the best of fashion creativity,” said Tom Ford, Chairman of the CFDA. “We look forward to returning to an in-person celebration honoring the American fashion industry in 2021.”

“In lieu of the in-person event, we will be prioritizing new and existing programming to support our designer community during the global pandemic – by redirecting efforts towards next generation scholarships and making important changes to bring racial equity to the fashion industry,” said Steven Kolb, President and CEO of the CFDA. “The annual gala serves as our largest fundraiser, and our hope is to continue raising money to support this work through industry contributions.”

Voting opens today and ends on July 27th at midnight EST. The winners will be announced on CFDA.com and CFDA’s social channels on September 14th, kicking off the Official New York Fashion Week Schedule. For this year only, there are no honoree categories.

And – drum roll – the nominees are….

AMERICAN WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

AMERICAN MENSWEAR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

AMERICAN ACCESSORIES DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

AMERICAN EMERGING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

GLOBAL WOMEN’S DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

GLOBAL MEN’S DESIGNER OF THE YEAR