Nominees for the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in 11 categories of Production Design for theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and music videos were announced by ADG Council chair Marcia Hinds and awards producers Thomas Wilkins and Thomas Walsh. Among the select films recognized were Arrival, Fences, Hidden Figures, Jackie, La La Land, Doctor Strange and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Due to a voting tie, two categories have an additional nominee, making a total of six each for: Period Film; and Variety, Reality or Competition Series.
The 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards celebrating “Return to Hollywood” will take place on Saturday, February 11, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.
THE NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM ARE:
PERIOD FILM
CAFÉ SOCIETY
Production Designer: SANTO LOQUASTO
FENCES
Production Designer: DAVID GROPMAN
HACKSAW RIDGE
Production Designer: BARRY ROBISON
HAIL, CAESAR!
Production Designer: JESS GONCHOR
HIDDEN FIGURES
Production Designer: WYNN THOMAS
JACKIE
Production Designer: JEAN RABASSE
FANTASY FILM
ARRIVAL
Production Designer: PATRICE VERMETTE
DOCTOR STRANGE
Production Designer: CHARLES WOOD
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Production Designer: STUART CRAIG
PASSENGERS
Production Designer: GUY HENDRIX DYAS
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
Production Designers: DOUG CHIANG, NEIL LAMONT
CONTEMPORARY FILM
HELL OR HIGH WATER
Production Designer: TOM DUFFIELD
LA LA LAND
Production Designer: DAVID WASCO
LION
Production Designer: CHRIS KENNEDY
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Production Designer: RUTH DE JONG
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Production Designer: SHANE VALENTINO
THE NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR TELEVISION ARE:
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
GAME OF THRONES: “Blood of My Blood,” “The Broken Man,” “No One”
Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY
STRANGER THINGS: “The Vanishing of Will Byers,” “Holly, Jolly,” “The Upside Down”
Production Designer: CHRIS TRUJILLO
THE CROWN: “Wolferton Splash,” “Hyde Park Corner,” “Smoke and Mirrors”
Production Designer: MARTIN CHILDS
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE: “The Tiger’s Cave,” “Land O’ Smiles,” “Fallout”
Production Designer: DREW BOUGHTON
WESTWORLD: “Pilot”
Production Designer: NATHAN CROWLEY
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
BETTER CALL SAUL: “Inflatable,” “Fifi,” “Klick”
Production Designer: TONY FANNING
BLOODLINE: “Part 16,” “Part 21”
Production Designer: TIM GALVIN
HOUSE OF CARDS: “Chapter 41,” “Chapter 47,” “Chapter 48”
Production Designer: STEVE ARNOLD
MR. ROBOT: “Eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc,” “Eps2.4_m4ster-slave.aes,” “Eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z”
Production Designer: ANASTASIA WHITE
PREACHER: “See,” “South Will Rise Again,” “Finish The Song”
Production Designer: DAVE BLASS
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ROANOKE: “Chapter 4”
Production Designer: ANDREW MURDOCK
BLACK MIRROR: “Nosedive,” “Playtest,” “San Junipero”
Production Designers: JOEL COLLINS, JAMES FOSTER, NICHOLAS PALMER
SHERLOCK: “The Abominable Bride”
Production Designer: ARWEL W. JONES
THE NIGHT OF: “Pilot”
Production Designer: PATRIZIA VON BRANDENSTEIN
THE PEOPLE v. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY: “100% Not Guilty,” “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia,” “Manna From Heaven”
Production Designer: JEFFREY MOSSA
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE: “Now I Will Sing”
Production Designer: TOMMASO ORTINO
SILICON VALLEY: “Two In The Box,” “Vachmanity Insanity,” “Daily Active Users”
Production Designer: RICHARD TOYON
TRANSPARENT: “If I Were A Bell”
Production Designer: CAT SMITH
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH: “Pitch Black,” “The Power of Power,” “Mama’s Hideaway”
Production Designer: BRUCE ROBERT HILL
VEEP: “Kissing Your Sister”
Production Designer: JIM GLOSTER
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
2 BROKE GIRLS: “And The 80’s Movie,” “And The Godmama Drama,” “And The Two Openings: Part Two”
Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO
BABY DADDY: “Love & Carriage,” “Room-Mating,” “Stupid Cupid”
Production Designer: GREG GRANDE
THE BIG BANG THEORY: “The Positive Negative Reaction,” “The Big Bear Precipitation,” “The Fermentation Bifurcation”
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER
THE GREAT INDOORS: “Pilot”
Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO
THE RANCH: “Leavin;s Been Comin’ (For A Long, Long Time)”
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER
AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE
Production Designer: HANNAH BEACHLER
GREASE LIVE!
Production Designer: DAVID KORINS
HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
Production Designer: DEREK McLANE
THE 68TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
Production Designers: TAMLYN WRIGHT, BAZ HALPIN
THE OSCARS
Production Designer: DEREK McLANE
SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
ADIDAS: "BASKETBALL NEEDS CREATORS"
Production Designer: RUTH DE JONG
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE “6 Inch”
Production Designer: JC MOLINA
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE “Denial”
Production Designer: JASON HOUGAARD
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE “Hold Up”
Production Designer: JASON HOUGAARD
iPHONE 7: "BALLOONS"
Production Designer: JAMES CHINLUND
VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
AMERICAN GRIT: “Ruck Up”
Production Designer: MERCEDES YOUNGER
PORTLANDIA: “Weirdo Beach”
Production Designer: SCHUYLER TELLEEN
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “Larry David/The 1975,” “Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani,” “Tom Hanks/Lady Gaga”
Production Designers: KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, EUGENE LEE, AKIRA YOSHIMURA, N. JOSEPH DeTULLIO
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: “Ellen’s Halloween Show”
Production Designer: KAREN WEBER
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON: “Ep. 0417,” “Ep. 0461,” “Ep. 0493”
Production Designers: EUGENE LEE, PETER BARAN
THE VOICE: “The Blind Auditions, Part 3,” “The Battles Premiere, Part 2”
Production Designers: ANTON GOSS, JAMES PEARSE CONNELLY
As previously announced, Gene Allen, the Oscar®-winning Production Designer behind My Fair Lady, A Star is Born and Les Girls, will be inducted into the Art Directors Guild (ADG) Hall of Fame. ADG will also present four Lifetime Achievement Awards to Emmy®-winning Production Designer René Lagler, Scenic Artist Albert Obregon, Emmy-nominated Set Designer Cate Bangs and Senior Illustrator Joseph Musso.
Producers of this year’s ADG Awards (#ADGawards) are Production Designers Tom Wilkins and Tom Walsh. Final online balloting will be held January 9-February 9. 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.