Friday, January 10, 2025

29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards


Yesterday, January 9, the Art Directors Guild announced the nominations for the 29th edition of their annual awards that excellence in production design across theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films.

Established in 1937, the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) represents 3,300 members who work throughout the world in film, television and theater as: Production Designers and Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers; Illustrators and Matte Artists.

The 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to Jason Reitman.  In addition, the ADG will honor Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman, and J. Dennis Washington with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame as part of the ceremony.

The awards ceremony, hosted by Rachael Harris, will take place on February 15 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

The Nominations

Period Feature Film
François Audouy for A Complete Unknown
Arthur Max for Glaldiator II
Craig Lathrop for Nosferatu
Jess Gonchor for Saturday Night
Judy Becker for The Brutalist

Fantasy Feature Film
Naaman Marshall for Alien: Romulus
Mark Scruton for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Patrice Vermette for Dune: Part Two
Colin Gibson for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Nathan Crowley for Wicked

Contemporary Feature Film

Caty Maxey for Civil War
Suzie Davies for Conclave
Emmanuelle Duplay for Emilia Pérez
Stanislas Reydellet for The Substance
Patrick M. Sullivan for Twisters

Animation Feature Film

Gints Zibalodis for Flow
Jason Deamer for Inside Out 2
Ian Gooding for Moana 2
Raymond Zibach for The Wild Robot
Matt Perry for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

To check nominations for all categories go official site here, is a pdf file.  If you wish to go directly to the official site go here.

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