HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced nominations for the 22nd Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and, for the first time, animation features. Winners will be honored at the Awards Gala on Saturday, January 27, 2018, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland. Today's announcement was made by Art Directors Guild President Nelson Coates, ADG, and Awards Producers Thomas Walsh, ADG, and Thomas Wilkins, ADG.
NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM:
1. PERIOD FILM
DARKEST HOUR
Production Designer: SARAH GREENWOOD
DUNKIRK
Production Designer: NATHAN CROWLEY
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Production Designer: JIM CLAY
THE POST
Production Designer: RICK CARTER
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Production Designer: PAUL DENHAM AUSTERBERRY
2. FANTASY FILM
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Production Designer: SARAH GREENWOOD
BLADE RUNNER 2049
Production Designer: DENNIS GASSNER
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Production Designer: RICK HEINRICHS
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Production Designer: JAMES CHINLUND
WONDER WOMAN
Production Designer: ALINE BONETTO
3. CONTEMPORARY FILM
DOWNSIZING
Production Designer: STEFANIA CELLA
GET OUT
Production Designer: RUSTY SMITH
LADY BIRD
Production Designer: CHRIS JONES
LOGAN
Production Designer: FRANÇOIS AUDOUY
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Production Designer: INBAL WEINBERG
4. ANIMATED FILM
CARS 3
Production Designers: WILLIAM CONE, JAY SHUSTER
COCO
Production Designer: HARLEY JESSUP
DESPICABLE ME 3
Art Director: OLIVIER ADAM
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Production Designer: GRANT FRECKELTON
LOVING VINCENT
Production Designer: MATTHEW BUTTON
NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR TELEVISION ARE:
5. One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: "The Bad Beginning: Part One," "The Reptile
Room: Part One," "The Wide Window: Part One"
Production Designer: BO WELCH
THE CROWN: "A Company of Men," "Beryl," "Dear Mrs. Kennedy"
Production Designer: MARTIN CHILDS
GAME OF THRONES: "Dragonstone," "The Queen`s Justice," "Eastwatch"
Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY
MINDHUNTER: "S1:E1," "S1:E4," "S1:E9"
Production Designer: STEVE ARNOLD
STRANGER THINGS: "Chapter Six: The Spy," "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer,"
"Chapter Nine: The Gate"
Production Designer: CHRIS TRUJILLO
6. One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
AMERICAN GODS: "The Bone Orchard," "The Secret of Spoons," "Head Full of Snow"
Production Designer: PATTI PODESTA
THE HANDMAID'S TALE: "Pilot, Offred," "Birth Day," "Nolite Te Bastardes
Carborundorum"
Production Designer: JULIE BERGHOFF
THE HANDMAID'S TALE: "The Bridge"
Production Designer: ANDREW STEARN
MR. ROBOT: "eps3.0_power-saver-mode.h," "eps3.1_undo.gz," "eps3.2_legacy.so"
Production Designer: ANASTASIA WHITE
TWIN PEAKS: "Ep. 1: Part 1," "Ep. 8: Part 8," "Ep. 15: Part 15"
Production Designer: RUTH DE JONG
7. Television Movie or LIMITED Series
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT: "Election Night," "Winter of Our Discontent"
Production Designer: JEFF MOSSA
BIG LITTLE LIES: "Somebody`s Dead," "Living the Dream," "You Get What You Need"
Production Designer: JOHN PAINO
BLACK MIRROR: "USS Callister"
Production Designer: JOEL COLLINS
FARGO: "The Narrow Escape Problem," "The Law of Inevitability," "Who Rules the
Land of Denial?"
Production Designer: ELISABETH WILLIAMS
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN: "Pilot," "And the Winner is…," "You Mean All This Time
We Could Have Been Friends?"
Production Designer: JUDY BECKER
8. Half Hour Single-Camera Series
FUTURE MAN: "Pandora's Mailbox," "Beyond The Truffledome," "A Date With Destiny"
Production Designer: JESSICA KENDER
GLOW: "Pilot," "The Wrath of Kuntar," "The Dusty Spur"
Production Designer: TODD FJELSTED
MASTER OF NONE: "Le Nozze," "Thanksgiving," "Amarsi Un Po"
Production Designer: AMY WILLIAMS
SILICON VALLEY: "Hooli-Con," "Server Error"
Production Designer: RICHARD TOYON
VEEP: "Omaha"
Production Designer: JIM GLOSTER
9. MULTI-CAMERA Series
9JKL: "Pilot," "Lovers Getaway," "Set Visit"
Production Designer: STEPHAN OLSON
THE BIG BANG THEORY: "The Romance Recalibration," "The Separation Agitation,"
"The Explosion Implosion"
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER
THE RANCH: "My Best Friend," "Last Dollar (Fly Away)," "Wrapped Up in You"
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER
SUPERIOR DONUTS: "Pilot," "Crime Time," "Arthur`s Day Off"
Production Designer: STEPHAN OLSON
WILL & GRACE: "Eleven Years Later," "A Gay Olde Christmas"
Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO
10. Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial
APPLE: "Bulbs"
Production Designer: JAMES CHINLUND
CHANEL: "Gabrielle"
Production Designer: SHANE VALENTINO
KATY PERRY: "Bon Appétit"
Production Designer: NATALIE GROCE
NIKE: "Equality"
Production Designer: RUTH DE JONG
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II: "Rivalry / PS4"
Production Designer: JASON EDMONDS
11. Variety or Competition Series/AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL
BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD: "Earth Is A Hot Mess"
Production Designer: JAMES PEARSE CONNELLY
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: "74th Annual"
Production Designer: BRIAN STONESTREET
PORTLANDIA: "Portland Secedes," "Ants," "Fred`s Cell Phone Company"
Production Designer: SCHUYLER TELLEEN
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: "Aziz Ansari + Big Sean," "Alec Baldwin + Ed Sheeran,"
"Larry David + Miley Cyrus"
Production Designers: KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, EUGENE LEE, AKIRA
YOSHIMURA, N. JOSEPH DeTULLIO
SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW: "STARRING LADY GAGA"
Production Designer: BRUCE RODGERS
As previously announced, ADG Awards will honor eight-time Academy Award®-Nominee KATHLEEN KENNEDY with the Cinematic Imagery Award. The "William Cameron Menzies Award" will honor Disney's Oscar®-nominated animation filmmakers RON CLEMENTS and JOHN MUSKER. A special Leadership Award will be bestowed upon International IATSE President MATTHEW D. LOEB. The Outstanding Creative Achievement Award will be given to Production Designer MICHAEL BAUGH. Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to Production Designer NORM NEWBERRY, Emmy®-winning and Oscar®-nominated Production Designer/Set Designer JAMES MURAKAMI, Scenic Artist JOHN MOFFITT, Senior Illustrator/Art Director MARTIN KLINE, and. The late Oscar®-winning Production Designer SIR KEN ADAM (Dr. Strangelove, James Bond) Senior Illustrator and Bambi's Concept Designer TYRUS WONG will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame.
Producers of this year's ADG Awards (#ADGawards) are Production Designers Thomas A. Walsh, ADG, and Thomas Wilkins, ADG. Final online balloting will be held Jan. 8-25, and winners will be announced at the dinner ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 27. ADG Awards are open only to productions when made within the U.S. by producers signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions.
The ADG Awards is proud to be sponsored by Design Vanguard Level: Shutterstock; Platinum Level: Astek Wallcovering, Trio Entertainment Services Group; Silver Level: All-Access Staging & Productions, JC Backings, Bridgeman Images; Media Sponsors: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and SHOOT.
Further inquiries regarding the ADG Awards may be directed to Debbie Patton, ADG Awards & Events Director, at 818.762.9995 or Email: Debbie@artdirectors.org.
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ABOUT THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD: The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 2,500 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film, television and theater as Production Designers, Art Directors, Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; Set Designers, Model Makers and Previs Artists. Established in 1937, the ADG's ongoing activities include a Film Society, an annual Awards Banquet, a bimonthly craft magazine (Perspective); and extensive technology-training programs, figure drawing and other creative workshops and year-round Gallery 800 art exhibitions. The Guild's Online Directory/Website Resource is at www.adg.org. Connect with the Art Directors Guild and #ADGawards on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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