30th Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations

A few days back the ADG announced the nominations for the 30th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, celebrating excellence in production design across theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films.

Dina Lipton, President of the Art Directors Guild says "As we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Excellence in Production Design Awards, we celebrate not just the outstanding achievements of the past year, but also three decades of visionary artistry that have defined the visual storytelling of film and television. This milestone honors the Art Directors, Illustrators, Storyboard Artists, Set Designers, Scenic and Graphic Artists and all of the creative minds who work in the art department and continue tocaptivate and inspire audiences worldwide".

The awards ceremony will take place on February 28, 2026, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

The Nominations

Feature Film Nominees

Period Feature Film
Tamara Deverell for Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mexico and USA
Fiona Crombie for Hamnet, Chloé Zhao, UK and USA
Jack Fisk for Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie, USA and Finland
Adam Stockhausen for The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson, USA and Germany
Hannah Beachler for Sinners, Ryan Coogler, USA

Fantasy Feature Film
Dylan Cole and Ben Procter for Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron, USA and Canada
Kasra Farahami for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Matt Shakman, USA, UK, Canada and New Zealand
Fiona Crombie for Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho, USA and South Korea
Beth Mickle for Superman, James Gunn, USA
Nathan Crowley for Wicked: For Good, Jon M. Chu, USA, Canada and Australia

Comtemporary Feture Film
James Price for Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea and USA
Ben Munro and Mark Tidesley for F1, Joseph Kosinski, USA
Gary Freeman for Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrie, USA and Norway
Florencia Martin for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Rick Heinrichs for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson, USA

Animated Feature Film
Harley Jessup for Elio, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi, USA
Mingjue Helen Chen and Dave Bleich for KPop Demon Hunters, Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang, USA and Canada
Sean Haworth and Pablo R. Mayer for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Derek Drymon, USA
Luc Desmarcheller for The Bad Guys 2, Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, USA
Cory Loftis for Zootopia 2, Jared Bush and Byron Howard, USA

To check nominations in all categories go official site here.