The annual awards ceremony that gave us Rihanna in a nearly-naked Adam Selman dress is going digital this year

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has just announced the nominees for the 2020 edition of its Fashion Awards, an annual glamorous event celebrating the cr&egrave;me de la cr&egrave;me of fashion designers in the USA.&nbsp;The Council is&nbsp;determined to move ahead with a digital ceremony&nbsp;in lieu of an in-person event,&nbsp;as a result of&nbsp;the coronavirus pandemic.

&quot;In this time of unprecedented challenge and change for our industry, we feel very strongly that it is important to recognise the nominees representing the best of fashion creativity,&quot;&nbsp;said&nbsp;chairman Tom Ford in a statement.&nbsp;

The winners will be announced virtually on the morning of September 14 at&nbsp;<a href="https://cfda.com/" target="_blank">CFDA.com</a>. &quot;We will be prioritising new and existing programming to to support our designer community during the global pandemic&nbsp;&mdash; by redirecting efforts towards next generation scholarships and making important changes to bring racial equity to the fashion industry,&quot; explained Steven Kolb, president and CEO of the CFDA, of the decision to digitalise this highly-anticipated annual affair.&nbsp;

From established pioneers in the American fashion world, such as Ford himself&nbsp;and Marc Jacobs, to up-and-coming&nbsp;brands, like Staud, that are making waves in the industry, keep scrolling for all the nominees across&nbsp;the categories of womenswear, menswear, accessories, emerging talent,&nbsp;and global designers.

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American Womenswear Designer of the Year

Ashley Olsen and&nbsp;Mary-Kate Olsen for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therow/?hl=en" target="_blank">The Row</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brandonmaxwell/?hl=en" target="_blank">Brandon Maxwell</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gabrielahearst/?hl=en" target="_blank">Gabriela Hearst</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/marcjacobs/?hl=en" target="_blank">Marc Jacobs</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomford/?hl=en" target="_blank">Tom Ford</a>

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American Menswear Designer of the Year

Emily Adams Bode for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bode/?hl=en" target="_blank">Bode</a>

Kerby Jean-Raymond for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pyermoss/?hl=en" target="_blank">Pyer Moss</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thombrowne/?hl=en" target="_blank">Thom Browne</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/toddsnyderny/?hl=en" target="_blank">Todd Snyder</a>

Tom Ford&nbsp;

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American Accessories Designer of the Year

Ashley Olsen and&nbsp;Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row&nbsp;

Gabriela Hearst

Jennifer Fisher for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jenniferfisherjewelry/?hl=en" target="_blank">Jennifer Fisher&nbsp;Jewelry</a>

Stuart Vevers for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coach/?hl=en" target="_blank">Coach</a>&nbsp;

Telfar Clemens for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/telfarglobal/?hl=en" target="_blank">Telfar</a>

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American Emerging Designer of the Year

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/christopherjohnrogers/?hl=en" target="_blank">Christopher John Rogers</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kenneth.nicholson/?hl=en" target="_blank">Kenneth Nicholson</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.peterdo/?hl=en" target="_blank">Peter Do</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reesecooper/?hl=en" target="_blank">Reese Cooper</a>

Sarah Staudinger and&nbsp;George Augusto for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/staud.clothing/?hl=en" target="_blank">Staud</a>&nbsp;

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Global Women&rsquo;s Designer of the Year

Daniel Lee for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bottegaveneta/?hl=en" target="_blank">Bottega Veneta</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/driesvannoten/?hl=en" target="_blank">Dries Van Noten</a>&nbsp;

Miuccia Prada for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prada/?hl=en" target="_blank">Prada</a>

Pierpaolo Piccioli for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maisonvalentino/?hl=en" target="_blank">Valentino</a>&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickowensonline/?hl=en" target="_blank">Rick Owens</a>

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Global Men&rsquo;s Designer of the Year

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/craig__green/?hl=en" target="_blank">Craig Green</a>

Dries Van Noten&nbsp;

Jonathan Anderson for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loewe/?hl=en" target="_blank">Loewe</a>

Kim Jones for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dior/?hl=en" target="_blank">Dior</a>&nbsp;

Virgil Abloh for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/louisvuitton/?hl=en">Louis Vuitton</a>

See All The Nominees For The 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards

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