The 2020 CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) Fashion Awards nominees have been announced. The event was originally planned for 8 June but had to be postponed due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. 

Steven Kolb, President and CEO of the CFDA said: "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."

The nominees are:

American Womenswear Designer of the Year

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row
Brandon Maxwell 
Gabriela Hearst
Marc Jacobs
Tom Ford

American Menswear Designer of the Year

Emily Adams Bode, Bode
Kerby Jean-Raymond, Pyer Moss
Todd Synder
Thom Browne
Tom Ford

American Accessories Designer of the Year

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen, The Row
Gabriela Hearst
Stuart Vevers, Coach
Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher Jewellery
Telfar Clemens, Telfar

American Emerging Designer of the Year

Christopher John Rogers
Kenneth Nicholson
Peter Do
Reese Cooper
Sarah Staudinger and George Augusto, STAUD

Global Women's Designer of the Year

Daniel Lee, Botegga Veneta
Dries Van Noten
Miuccia Prada, Prada
Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino
Rick Owens

Global Men's Designer of the Year

Craig Green
Dries Van Noten
Jonathan Anderson, Loewe
Kim Jones, Dior
Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton

Voting is now opening and will end of 27 July. The winners will be announced on CFDA.com and CFDA’s social channels on 14 September, kicking off the Official New York Fashion Week Schedule. For this year only, there are no honoree categories.