Last night, The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the nominees and honourees for the 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards.

The exclusive event was hosted by CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg and Nadja Swarovski at the designer’s studio in the Meatpacking District.

This year, Talent Management watched the announcements live on facebook.com/Swarovski, and was excited to see such diverse and extraordinary talent in 2011’s nominees.

The nominees for Womenswear Designer of the Year Award are Alexander Wang,
Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler, and Marc Jacobs.

The Menswear Designer of the Year nominees are Michael Bastian, Patrik Ervell, and Simon Spurr. For Accessory Designer of the Year Award the nominees are Alexander Wang, Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler, and Reed Krakoff.

Joseph Altuzarra, Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen, and Prabal Gurung have been nominated for the Swarovski Award for Womenswear. The nominees for the Swarovski Award for Menswear are Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, and Robert Geller.

For the Swarovski Award for Accessory Design, the nominees are Alejandro Ingelmo, Eddie Borgo, Jason Wu, and Pamela Love.

In addition, the honorary awards will go to a diverse group of people. Our favourite? Lady Gaga – she’s being awarded this year’s Fashion Icon Award for being a fashion revolutionary impacting style today.

The award winners will be announced at the annual gala, on June 6.