The feature film winners at the 22nd Annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Excellence In Production Design Awards were: Production designer Paul Denham Austerberry in the Period Film category for The Shape of Water; Dennis Gassner for Best Fantasy Film on the strength of Blade Runner 2049; Francois Audouy for Logan which took the Contemporary Film prize; and Harley Jessup in the Animated Film category for Coco.
Awards were presented on Saturday evening (1/27) during a gala ceremony in the Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood and Highland complex in Hollywood.
Recipients of TV honors were Deborah Riley for Game of Thrones (One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series); Julie Berhoff for The Handmaid’s Tale (One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series); Joel Collins for Black Mirror (TV Movie or Limited Series category); Todd Fjelsted for GLOW (Half-Hour Single-Camera Series); Glenda Rovello for Will & Grace (Multi-Camera Series); and Schuyler Telleen for Portlandia (Variety or Competition/Awards or Event Special).
And topping the Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial category was Jason Edmonds for Star Wars Battlefront II: “Rivalry/PS4.”
Special ADG Awards were presented to varied notables. Eight-time Academy Award nominee Kathleen Kennedy received the Cinematic Imagery Award. The William Cameron Menzies Award honored Disney’s Oscar-nominated animation filmmakers Ron Clements and John Musker. A special Leadership Award was bestowed upon International IATSE president Matthew D. Loeb. The Outstanding Creative Achievement Award was given to production designer Michael Baugh. Lifetime Achievement Awards were 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 was inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame.
Here’s a full rundown of category winners:
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM
PERIOD FILM
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Production Designer: PAUL DENHAM AUSTERBERRY
FANTASY FILM
BLADE RUNNER 2049
Production Designer: DENNIS GASSNER
CONTEMPORARY FILM
LOGAN
Production Designer: FRANÇOIS AUDOUY
ANIMATED FILM
COCO
Production Designer: HARLEY JESSUP
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR TELEVISION
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
GAME OF THRONES: “Dragonstone,” “The Queen`s Justice,” “Eastwatch”
Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
THE HANDMAID’S TALE: “Pilot, Offred,” “Birth Day,” “Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum”
Production Designer: JULIE BERGHOFF
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
BLACK MIRROR: “USS Callister”
Production Designer: JOEL COLLINS
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
GLOW: “Pilot,” “The Wrath of Kuntar,” “The Dusty Spur”
Production Designer: TODD FJELSTED
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
WILL & GRACE: “Eleven Years Later,” “A Gay Olde Christmas”
Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO
SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II: “Rivalry / PS4”
Production Designer: JASON EDMONDS
VARIETY OR COMPETITION/AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL
PORTLANDIA: “Portland Secedes,” “Ants,” “Fred`s Cell Phone Company”
Production Designer: SCHUYLER TELLEEN