2016 CFDA Fashion Awards nods are out!

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Last Updated : Mar 17 2016 | 2:57 PM IST

The nods of the most-awaited 2016 CFDA Awards are out with fashion designers like Marc Jacobs, Altuzarra, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, Rag and Bone, Thom Browne, Mansur Gavriel, The Row competing to win big at the award ceremony, which will be held on June 6.

The late singer David Bowie will be given the Board of Directors' tribute at the award ceremony, while Gucci's Alessandro Michele will be honored with the International Award, E! Online reports.

In addition to this, Donna Karan will be honored with the Founder's Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert and Norma Kamali will be given the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America's site says that the star-studded event will highlight the individuals who have shaped American fashion from all areas of the industry and related arts, adding that the awards are being given for design excellence in womenswear, menswear, and accessories as well as extraordinary accomplishments in journalism, creative vision, and lifetime achievement."

Last year, Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen won for Womenswear Designer of the Year for their higher-end line, The Row.

Tom Ford took home the award of Menswear Designer of the Year, while Tabitha Simmons earned top honors for Accessories Designer of the Year for her eponymous line.

Past recipients of the Fashion Icon Award also include Rihanna, Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga, Iman and Kate Moss.

Here's the complete list of nominations:

Womenswear Designer of the Year Award:

Joseph Altuzarra for Altuzarra

Marc Jacobs

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Menswear Designer of the Year Award:

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School

Marcus Wainwright and David Neville for Rag & Bone

Tim Coppens

Thom Browne

Todd Snyder

Accessory Designer of the Year Award:

Joseph Altuzarra for Altuzarra

Irene Neuwirth

Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row

Swarovski Award for Womenswear:

Brandon Maxwell

Fernando Garcia for Monse

Ryan Roche

Swarovski Award for Menswear:

Rio Uribe for Gypsy Sport

John Elliott

Alex Orley, Matthew Orley and Samantha Orley for Orley

Swarovski Award for Accessory Design:

Aurora James for Brother Vellies

Gigi Burris

Paul Andrew

Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award:

Norma Kamali

Media Award:

Imran Amed of The Business of Fashion.

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First Published: Mar 17 2016 | 2:24 PM IST

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