“Sinners” (Hannah Beachler), “Frankenstein” (Tamara Deverell), “Wicked: For Good” (Nathan Crowley) and “F1” (Ben Munro and Mark Tyldesley) are among the films nominated for the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) 30th Annual Excellence in Production Design Award in the Motion Picture, Television, Commercial and Music Video category.
Also nominated are production designers who worked on the music videos for Taylor Swift’s “Ophelia’s Destiny” (Ethan Tobman) and Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” (Wesley Goodrich).
ADG divides live-action films into three categories: period films, fantasy feature films, and contemporary feature films. “Hamnet” (Fiona Crombie), “Marty Supreme” (Jack Fisk) and “The Phoenician Plot” (Adam Stockhausen) round out the period drama category.
In the fantasy feature race, nominations include Avatar: Fire and Ash (Dylan Cole, Ben Proctor), Fantastic Four: First Steps (Kasra Farahani), Mickey 17 (Fiona Crombie), Superman (Beth Mickle) and last year’s winner Wicked: For Good (Crowley).
Nominated in the contemporary film category are the production designers of Bugonia (James Price), F1 (Ben Munro, Mark Tyldesley), Mission: Impossible (Gary Freeman), One Battle After Another (Florencia Martin) and Wake Up Deadman (Rick Heinrich).
In the television category, the nominated shows include “The Bear,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Studio.”
For the past three years, ADG winners have rubbed shoulders with production design Oscar winners. Last year’s ADG winner “Wicked” won an Oscar. Prior to that, “Poor Things” (Shona Heath and James Price) and “Dune” (Patrice Vermette and Zussanna Sipos) also won Oscars for production design.
The event will be produced by Megan Elizabeth Bell, Michael Allen Glover and Tom Wilkins.
“In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Excellence in Production Design Awards, we celebrate not only the outstanding achievements of the past year, but also three decades of visionary artistry that has defined visual storytelling in film and television,” said Art Directors Guild President Dina Lipton. “This milestone pays tribute to the art directors, illustrators, storyboard artists, set designers, set designers, graphic artists and all the creative people who work in the art sector and continue to captivate and inspire audiences around the world.”
Bell, Glover and Wilkins said, “This 30th annual ADG Awards recognizes the incredible creativity and innovation that advances production design and commemorates meaningful moments in the industry’s history. We are honored to bring together the creative community to celebrate this year’s outstanding works across film, television and beyond, and to pay tribute to legendary artists whose lifetime contributions helped shape the art and craft of our profession.”
The ceremony will be held on February 28th at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Feature film nominations:
period drama movie
“Frankenstein”
Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
“Hamnet”
Production designer: Fiona Crombie
“Marty Supreme”
Production designer: Jack Fisk
“Phoenician Plan”
Production designer: Adam Stockhausen
“Sinners”
Production designer: Hannah Beachler
fantasy feature film
“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Production designer: Dylan Cole, Ben Proctor
“Fantastic Four: First Steps”
Production designer: Kasra Farahani
“Mickey 17”
Production designer: Fiona Crombie
“Superman”
Production designer: Beth Mickle
“Wicked: For Good”
Production designer: Nathan Crowley
modern feature film
“Bugonia”
Production designer: James Price
“F1”
Production designer: Ben Munro, Mark Tyldesley
“Mission: Impossible: Final Reckoning”
Production designer: Gary Freeman
“One battle after another”
Production designer: Florencia Martin
“Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out Mystery”
Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
animated feature film
“The Bad Guys 2”
Production designer: Luc Demarchelier
“Elio”
Production designer: Harley Jessup
“KPop Demon Hunters”
Production Designer: Mingjue Helen Chen, Dave Breech
“The SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants”
Production Designer: Sean Howarth, Animation Production Designer: Pablo R. Mayer
“Zootopia 2”
Production Designer: Corey Loftis
Nominated works in the television category:
1 hour single camera series
“Gilded Age” – If you want to make an omelet
Production designer: Bob Shaw
“The House of Guinness” – Episode 101
Production designer: Richard Block
“It: Welcome to Delhi” – Black Spot
Production designer: Paul Austerberry
“1923” – Terror surrounds you
Production Designer: Carey White, Lisa Ward
“Palm Royale” – Maxine drinks a martini, Maxine turns and serves
Production designer: John Carlos
1 hour fantasy single camera series
“Andor” – Who are you?
Production designer: Luke Hull
“Alien: Earth” – Neverland
Production designer: Andy Nicholson
“The Last of Us” – Day One
Production Designer: Don Macaulay
Stranger Things Chapter 4: The Sorcerer
Production Designer: Chris Trujillo
“Wednesday” Chapter 4 – If I could talk about my worries
Production designer: Mark Scruton
1 hour modern single camera series
“Pluribus” – grenade
Production designer: Dennis Pizzini
“Disconnection” – Chikai Bardot
Production designer: Jeremy Hindle
“Slow Horses” – Incommunicado, Tall Tales
Production designer: Choi Ho-man
“The Pit” – 7 a.m.
Production designer: Nina Lucio
“White Lotus” – Amor Fati
Production designer: Christina Honori
TV movie or limited series
“puberty”
Production designer: Adam Tomlinson
“Black Mirror: USS Callister: Into Infinity”
Production designer: Miranda Jones
“Black Rabbit”
Production designer: Alex Digerland
“Death by Lightning”
Production designer: Gemma Jackson
“Monster: Ed Gein Story”
Production Designer: Matthew Flood Ferguson
30 hour single camera series
“The Bear” – Bears
Production designer: Melje Veski
“Hacks” – Slippery Slope
Production Designer: Rob Tokarts
“Murderbot” – Free Commerce
Production designer: Sue Chan
“Only murder inside the building” – home is always…
Production designer: Patrick Howe
“The Studio” – The Note
Production designer: Julie Berghoff
multi camera series
“Mid-Century Modern” – Goodbye, George
Production designer: Glenda Rovero
“Mid-Century Modern” – Love thy neighbor
Production Designer: Greg J. Grande
“Poppa’s House” – “Baby Girl”, “Magic Shine Again”
Production designer: Aiyana Trotter
“Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” – The First Nightmare
Production designer: Maggie Ruder
“The Wizard Across Waverly Place” The Wizard at the End of the World Part 2
Production designer: Kelly Hogan
variety or reality series
“Dancing with the Stars” – Wicked Night
Production designer: James Yarnell
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn
Production designer: David Ellis
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: “Kids Pitch”
Production Designer: Jim Fenhagen, Larry Hartman
“Saturday Night Live” – Lady Gaga host
Production Designer: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio, Andrea Purcigliotti
“Squid Game: The Challenge” – Catch
Production designer: Mathieu Weeks, Ben Norman
variety special
“Atsuko Okatsuka’s father”
Production designer: Gary Cordan
“Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful”
Production designer: David Meyer
78th Tony Awards hosted by Cynthia Erivo
Production Designer: Steve Bass
“SNL 50: Anniversary Special”
Production Designer: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph de Tullio
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
Production designer: Misty Buckley
commercial
Anderson: “Leave your home to Anderson.”
Production designer: Natalie Gross
Prada: “Galleria Bag”
Production designer: Florencia Martin
State Farm “Batman vs. Bateman”
Production designer: David Skinner
Target – “Stepping into the holiday season”
Production designer: Nelson Coates
Xbox: ROG Xbox Ally – “Dancing in the Dark – Launch Trailer”
Production designer: Florencia Martin
Short format and music videos
Apple – Someday by Spike Jonze: “AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation”
Production Designer: Shane Valentino
Coldplay: “All My Love”
Production designer: Florencia Martin
Lady Gaga: “Abracadabra”
Production Designer: Wesley Goodrich
Sabrina Carpenter “Tears”
Production Designer: Brittany Porter
Taylor Swift “Ophelia’s Destiny”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
