Awards celebrate “Landscape of the Imagination” February 2 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
HOLLYWOOD, CA -- The Art Directors Guild has announced nominations for the 23rd Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. Winners will be honored at the 2019 Awards, themed “Landscape of the Imagination,” on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Nominees in the Animated Film category include Colin Stimpson for Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Ralph Eggleston for Incredibles 2, Adam Stockhausen and Paul Harrod for Isle of Dogs, Cory Loftis for Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Justin K. Thompson for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
The five nominees in the Fantasy Film category are Hannah Beachler for Black Panther, Stuart Craig for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Jon Hutman for The House with a Clock in its Walls, John Myhre for Mary Poppins Returns, and Adam Stockhausen for Ready Player One.
The full list of nominees is shown below:
NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM
PERIOD FILM
- THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Production Designer: Aaron Haye - THE FAVOURITE
Production Designer: Fiona Crombie - FIRST MAN
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley - ROMA
Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero
FANTASY FILM
- BLACK PANTHER
Production Designer: Hannah Beachler - FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD
Production Designer: Stuart Craig - THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS
Production Designer: Jon Hutman - MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Production Designer: John Myhre - READY PLAYER ONE
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
CONTEMPORARY FILM
- A QUIET PLACE
Production Designer: Jeffrey Beecroft - A STAR IS BORN
Production Designer: Karen Murphy - CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Production Designer: Nelson Coates - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT
Production Designer: Peter Wenham - WELCOME TO MARWEN
Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
ANIMATED FILM
- DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH
Art Director: Colin Stimpson - INCREDIBLES 2
Production Designer: Ralph Eggleston - ISLE OF DOGS
Production Designers: Adam Stockhausen, Paul Harrod - RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Production Designer: Cory Loftis - SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Production Designer: Justin K. Thompson
NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR TELEVISION
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: “THE ERSATZ ELEVATOR: PART ONE”
Production Designer: Bo Welch - THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE: “THE BENT-NECK LADY”
Production Designer: Patricio M. Farrell - THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE: “NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE CARE ABOUT YOU,” “HISTORY ENDS,” “JAHR NULL”
Production Designer: Drew Boughton - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL: “SIMONE,” “WE’RE GOING TO THE CATSKILLS!”
Production Designer: Bill Groom - WESTWORLD: “AKANE NO MAI”
Production Designer: Howard Cummings
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- BETTER CALL SAUL: “PIÑATA,” “COUSHATTA”
Production Designer: Judy Rhee - CASTLE ROCK: “THE BOX”
Production Designer: Steve Arnold - THE HANDMAID’S TALE: “JUNE,” “UNWOMEN”
Production Designers: Mark White, Elisabeth Williams - HOUSE OF CARDS: “EPISODE 627: CHAPTER 72”
Production Designer: Julie Walker - OZARK: “ONCE A LANGMORE…,” “THE GOLD COAST”
Production Designer: Derek R. Hill
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
- THE ALIENIST: “THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE”
Production Designer: Mara LePere-Schloop - AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE: “FIRE AND REIGN”
Production Designer: Valdar Wilt - THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
Production Designer: Judy Becker - MANIAC
Production Designer: Alex Digerlando - SHARP OBJECTS
Production Designer: John Paino
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
- ATLANTA: “TEDDY PERKINS”
Production Designer: Timothy O’Brien - GLOW: “VIKING FUNERAL,” “PERVERTS ARE PEOPLE, TOO,” “ROSALIE”
Production Designer: Todd Fjelsted - THE GOOD PLACE: “JANET (S)”
Production Designer: Ian Phillips - HOMECOMING: “MANDATORY”
Production Designer: Anastasia White - SILICON VALLEY: “TECH EVANGELIST,” “ARTIFICIAL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE”
Production Designer: Richard Toyon
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
- THE BIG BANG THEORY: “THE NOVELIZATION CORRELATION,” “THE SIBLING REALIGNMENT,” “THE BOW TIE ASYMMETRY”
Production Designer: John Shaffner - MURPHY BROWN: “#MURPHYTOO”
Production Designer: Jane Musky - THE RANCH: “TRAVELIN’ PRAYER,” “TIE OUR LOVE (IN A DOUBLE KNOT),” “FRESH OUT OF FORGIVENESS”
Production Designer: John Shaffner - SESAME STREET: “BOOK WORMING,” “THE COUNT’S COUNTING ERROR,” “STREET FOOD”
Production Designer: David Gallo - WILL & GRACE: “THE THREE WISE MEN,” “TEX AND THE CITY,” “ANCHOR AWAY”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL (TIE)
- APPLE: “WELCOME HOME”
Production Designer: Christopher Glass - ARIANA GRANDE: “no tears left to cry”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman - A TRIBE CALLED QUEST: “THE SPACE PROGRAM”
Production Designer: Kai Boydell - KENDRICK LAMAR: “ALL THE STARS”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman - NESPRESSO: “QUEST”
Production Designer: Michael Gaw - ROLEX: “2018 ACADEMY AWARDS”
Production Designers: Shane Valentino, Craig Pavilionis
VARIETY, REALITY OR EVENT SPECIAL
- DRUNK HISTORY: “HALLOWEEN”
Production Designer: Chloe Arbiture - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT
Production Designer: Jason Ardizzone-West - THE OSCARS: “90TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS”
Production Designer: DEREK Mclane - PORTLANDIA: “RIOT SPRAY”
Production Designer: Schuyler Telleen - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “BILL HADER + ARCADE FIRE,” “JOHN MULANEY + JACK WHITE,” “DONALD GLOVER + CHILDISH GAMBINO”
Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Joseph DeTullio
As previously announced, Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns), Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker, producer, theater director and choreographer, will receive the prestigious ADG Cinematic Imagery Award. British Production Designer and Set Decorator Anthony Masters, nominated for an Academy Award for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Benjamin Carré, best known for his work on The Phantom of the Opera and The Wizard of Oz, will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame. Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to Oscar-nominated Production Designer Jeannine Oppewall, Senior Illustrator and Production Designer Ed Verreaux, Scenic Artist Jim Fiorito and Set Designer and Art Director William F. Matthews.
Producer of this year’s ADG Awards (#ADGawards) is Production Designer Scott Moses, ADG. Final online balloting starts January 8th and ends January 31, 2019 and winners are announced at the dinner ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2019. ADG Awards are open only to productions when made within the U.S. by producer’s signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions.
Source: Art Directors Guild