Every year, the Council of Fashion Designers of America comes together to celebrate American talent in the fashion industry with its CFDA Awards, and like its previous year, this year’s event was also hosted at the Brooklyn Museum. Aside from the four main categories — Womenswear Designer, Emerging Designer, Accessories Designer, and Menswear Designer — the CFDA also highlights various celebrities and fashion icons with an array of other awards. Check out the full list below:

Womenswear Designer of the Year:

Winner: Brandon Maxwell

Nominees:

  • Brandon Maxwell
  • Marc Jacobs
  • Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
  • Rosie Assoulin
  • Sander Lak for Sies Marjan

Emerging Designer of the Year:

Winner: Emily Adams Bode for Bode

Nominees:

  • Beth Bugdaycay for Foundrae
  • Heron Preston
  • Catherine Holstein for Khaite
  • Sarah Staudinger and George Augusto for Staud
  • Emily Adams Bode for Bode

Accessory Designer of the Year:

Winner: Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Nominees:

  • Jennifer Fisher for Jennifer Fisher Jewelry
  • Virgil Abloh for Off-White
  • Tabitha Simmons
  • Telfar Clemens for Telfar
  • Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Menswear Designer of the Year:

Winner: Rick Owens

Nominees:

  • Mike Amiri for Amiri
  • Virgil Abloh for Off-White
  • Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyer Moss
  • Rick Owens
  • Thom Browne for Thom Browne New York

Fashion Icon Award:

Winner: Jennifer Lopez

Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti International Award:

Winner: Sarah Burton, creative director at Alexander McQueen

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award:

Winner: Bob Mackie

Founder’s Award:

Winner: Carine Roitfeld

Media Award:

Winnier: Lynn Yaeger, contributing editor and writer at Vogue

Board of Directors’ Tribute Award:

Winner: Barbie

Positive Change Award:

Winner: Eileen Fisher

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