Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) today announced nominations in seven categories for outstanding achievement for Location Professionals in feature films, television and commercials competing in the 2nd Annual Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards. The creative contributions of Location Professionals will be recognized, stressing their importance to the process of movie making. The nominations were announced by LMGA 1st Vice President, Lori Balton. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
NOMINEES FOR THE 2nd ANNUAL LOCATION MANAGERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film
CHEF (Kei Rowan-Young)
GONE GIRL (Rick Schuler and Steve Mapel)
NIGHTCRAWLER (Curtis Collins and Mike Brewer)
THE GAMBLER (Chris Baugh)
WILD (Nancy Haecker)
Outstanding Locations in a Period Film
FURY (Russell Lodge and Lee Robertson)
INHERENT VICE (Larry Ring and Scott Fitzgerald)
SELMA (Wes Hagen and Leif Tilden)
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Klaus Darrelmann)
THE IMITATION GAME (David Broder and Richard George)
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series
HOMELAND (Robert Bentley and Deon du Preez)
NASHVILLE (Kristi Frankenheimer and Mark Ragland)
NCIS: LOS ANGELES (Tony Salome and Jason Savage)
RAY DONOVAN (Craig van Gundy and Boyd Wilson)
TRUE DETECTIVE (Batou Chandler)
Outstanding Locations in a Period Television Series
AMERICAN HORROR STORY (John Johnston)
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (Amanda Foley and Audra Gorman)
FOREVER (Guy Efrat)
TURN (Tom Trigo and Becky Beckstoffer)
Outstanding Locations in a Single Commercial
BUDWEISER "Always There" (JJ Levine and Byll Williams)
COCA-COLA "America is Beautiful" (Jimmy Ayoub, Cyndy McCrossen, Peter Orth, Stephen Pherigo)
NISSAN QASHQAI "Fly by Night" (Gil Evans, Marie-Paule Goislard, Beth Tate)
NISSAN ALTIMA "Migration" (Crofton Diack and Mike Floyd)
HONDA CIVIC "Today is Pretty Great" (Jof Hanwright and Jesse Rivard)
Outstanding Locations in a Commercial Campaign
RAM TRUCKS (David McKinney and Peter Orth)
SUBARU OUTBACK (Alissa Desler and Lori Allen)
Outstanding Film Commission
CHICAGO FILM OFFICE
CITY OF LONG BEACH OFFICE OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND FILMING
FILM IN ICELAND
OREGON GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF FILM & TELEVISION
ROYAL FILM COMMISSION OF JORDAN
Honorary awards to be presented at the ceremony will be the Eva Monley Award, the Humanitarian Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trailblazer Award.
LMGA Awards sponsorships, advertising and tickets are available. Special discounts will be given to LMGA members, business members, AFCI members and exhibitors. Tickets are available beginning February 1, 2015 at www.LMGAAwards.com
LMGA Awards Media Sponsors
Below the Line, SHOOTMagazine/SHOOTonline, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety
About the LMGA
The Location Managers Guild of America is an organization of experienced career professionals in the Motion Picture, Television, Commercial and Print production industries. LMGA members are dedicated to the establishment of professional standards of personal conduct and business ethics. They support the formation of strong links with business members, governmental agencies and local communities. The Guild promotes awareness of the goals and achievements of members to the general public and within the industry through creative, educational and philanthropic programs. The LMGA was founded in 2003 as a 501(c)(6), non-profit corporation. The LMGA is not a labor union. They do not represent Location Managers/Scouts in wage or working condition negotiations.
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