Nominees for the 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design awards, covering film / animated film, TV, commercials, and music videos, were just announced; ceremony set for February 15.
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced the nominees for its 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The ceremony, hosted by actress and comedian Rachael Harris, will take place on February 15, 2025, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The ADG Awards celebrate excellence in production design across theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to Academy Award-nominated director and filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose body of work includes Juno, Up in the Air and Saturday Night.
“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible Production Designers and their Art Departments,” says award show producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG, in a joint statement.
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 nominees for selected category are as follows; the entire list can be found here:
FEATURE FILM NOMINEES:
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
- A Complete Unknown
Production Designer: François Audouy - The Brutalist
Production Designer: Judy Becker - Gladiator II
Production Designer: Arthur Max - Nosferatu
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop - Saturday Night
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
FANTASY FEATURE FILM
- Alien: Romulus
Production Designer: Naaman Marshall - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Production Designer: Mark Scruton - Dune: Part Two
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Production Designer: Colin Gibson - Wicked
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
- Civil War
Production Designer: Caty Maxey - Conclave
Production Designer: Suzie Davies - Emilia Pérez
Production Designer: Emmanuelle Duplay - The Substance
Production Designer: Stanislas Reydellet - Twisters
Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Flow
Art Director: Gints Zilbalodis - Inside Out 2
Production Designer: Jason Deamer - Moana 2
Production Designer: Ian Gooding - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Production Designer: Matt Perry - The Wild Robot
Production Designer: Raymond Zibach
TELEVISION NOMINEES:
ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- Bridgerton: “Old Friends,” “Romancing Mister Bridgerton,” “Into the Light”
Production Designer: Alison Gartshore - One Hundred Years of Solitude: “Remedios Moscote”
Production Designers: Bárbara Enriquez, Eugenio Caballero - Pachinko: “Chapter 13”
Production Designer: Ruth Ammon - Palm Royale: “Maxine’s Like a Dellacorte”
Production Designer: Jon Carlos - Shōgun: “Anjin”
Production Designer: Helen Jarvis
ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- Dune: Prophecy: “The Hidden Hand”
Production Designer: Tom Meyer - Fallout: “The End”
Production Designer: Howard Cummings - House of the Dragon: “Smallfolk”
Production Designer: Jim Clay - The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: “Shadow and Flame”
Production Designer: Kristian Milsted - Silo: “Solo,” “Harmonium”
Production Designer: Nicole Northridge
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- The Gentlemen: “Tackle Tommy Woo Woo”
Production Designer: Martyn John - Mr. & Mrs. Smith: “A Breakup”
Production Designer: Gerald Sullivan - Slow Horses: “Returns”
Production Designer: Choi Ho Man - Squid Game: “Six Legs,” “O X”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun - Yellowstone: “Desire is All You Need,” “Three Fifty-Three,” “Give the World Away”
Production Designer: Yvonne Boudreaux
LIMITED SERIES
- Agatha All Along
Production Designer: John Collins - Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Production Designer: Mark Ricker - The Penguin
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov - Ripley
Production Designer: David Gropman - True Detective: Night Country
Production Designer: Daniel Taylor
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- Emily in Paris: “The Grey Area,” “All Roads Lead to Rome”
Production Designer: Anne Seibel - Hacks: “Just For Laughs,” “Better Late”
Production Designer: Daniel Novotny - Only Murders in the Building: “Gates of Heaven,” “Valley of the Dolls”
Production Designer: Patrick Howe - Shrinking: “Jimmying,” “I Love Pain,” “Psychological Something-ism”
Production Designer: Cabot McMullen - What We Do in the Shadows: “Headhunting”
Production Designer: Shayne Fox
COMMERCIALS
- Apple Pay: “Plates”
Production Designer: François Audouy - Bvlgari: “Eternally Reborn”
Production Designer: Freyja Bardell - Dr Pepper: “Into the Great Unknown”
Production Designer: Mark Snelgrove - Gucci Flora: “Gorgeous Orchid”
Production Designer: Jordan Ferrer - NBA Finals “The Toast”
Production Designer: Dylan Kahn
MUSIC VIDEOS
- Charli XCX and Billie Eilish: “Guess”
Production Designer: Hugh Charles Zeigler - Eminem: “Houdini”
Production Designer: Brandon Mendez - Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us”
Production Designer: Freyja Bardell - Sabrina Carpenter: “Taste”
Production Designer: Grant Armstrong - Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone: “Fortnight”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
TELEVISION MOVIE
- Apartment 7A
Production Designer: Simon Bowles - Descendents: The Rise of Red
Production Designer: Mark Hofeling - The Killer
Production Designer: Aline Bonetto - Música
Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan - Unfrosted
Production Designer: Clayton Hartley
Source: The Art Directors Guild
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