5 Jan 2016
The 20th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards announced their list of nominees today. The awards will be handed out on January 21, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where Owen Benjamin will host the event.
Film saw Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant nominated along with others, while on the Television side nominees included 2 Broke Girls, The Big Bang Theory, Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Empire, Game of Thrones, Homeland, Mom, Transparent, Veep and more.
List of Nominees
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2015:
Period Film
“Bridge of Spies” – Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
“Crimson Peak” – Production Designer: Thomas E. Sanders
“The Danish Girl” – Production Designer: Eve Stewart
“The Revenant” – Production Designer: Jack Fisk
“Trumbo” – Production Designer: Mark Ricker
Fantasy Film
“Cinderella” – Production Designer: Dante Ferretti
“Jurassic World” – Production Designer: Edward Verreaux
“Mad Max: Fury Road” – Production Designer: Colin Gibson
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” – Production Designers: Rick Carter, Darren Gilford
“Tomorrowland” – Production Designer: Scott Chambliss
Contemporary Film
“Ex Machina” – Production Designer: Mark Digby
“Joy” – Production Designer: Judy Becker
“The Martian” – Production Designer: Arthur Max
“Sicario” – Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
“Spectre” – Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR TELEVISION IN 2015:
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
“Downton Abbey”: “A Moorland Holiday” – Production Designer: Donal Woods
“Game of Thrones”: “High Sparrow,” “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” “Hardhome” – Production Designer: Deborah Riley
“Gotham”: “Strike Force,” “Dammed If You Do…” – Production Designer: Richard Berg
“The Knick”: “Ten Knots,” “The Best with the Best to Get the Best,” “Wonderful Surprises” – Production Designer: Howard Cummings
“Mad Men”: “Person to Person” – Production Designer: Dan Bishop
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
“Better Call Saul”: “Five-O,” “Rico,” “Marco” – Production Designer: Tony Fanning
“Empire”: “Pilot” – Production Designer: Steve Saklad
“Homeland”: “The Tradition of Hospitality,” “All about Allison,” “The Litvinov Ruse” – Production Designer: John D. Kretschmer
“House of Cards”: “Chapter 29,” “Chapter 36” – Production Designer: Steve Arnold
“True Detective”: “The Western Book of the Dead,” “Night Finds You,” “Omega Station” – Production Designer: Alex Digerlando
Television Movie or Limited Series
“American Horror Story: Hotel”: “Checking in” – Production Designer: Mark Worthington
“Bessie” – Production Designer: Clark Hunter
“Fargo”: “Waiting for Dutch,” “Before the Law,” “Fear and Trembling” – Production Designer: Warren Alan Young
“Tut”: “Power,” “Betrayal,” “Destiny” – Production Designer: Michael Hanan
“Wolf Hall”: “Three Card Trick” – Production Designer: Pat Campbell
Half Hour Single-Camera Series
“The Last Man on Earth”: “Alive in Tucson,” “Is Anybody out There?,” “Silent Night” – Production Designer: Bruce Robert Hill
“The Muppets”: “The Ex-Factor,” “Pig’s in a Blanket” – Production Designer:Denise Pizzini
“Silicon Valley”: “Sand Hill Shuffle,” “Homicide,” “Adult Content” – Production Designer: Richard Toyon
“Transparent”: “Kina Hora,” “The Book of Life,” “Oscillate” – Production Designer: Cat Smith
“Veep”: “Joint Session,” “Election Night” – Production Designer: James Gloster
Multi-Camera Series
“2 Broke Girls”: “And the Escape Room,” “And the Maybe Baby,” “The Coming Out Party” Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
“The Big Bang Theory”: “The Skywalker Incursion,” “The Mystery Date Observation,” “The Platonic Permutation” Production Designer:John Shaffner
“Clipped”: “Dreamers,” “Wi-Fi,” “World’s Rudest Barbershop” – Production Designer: Greg Grande
“Mom”: “Mashed Potatoes and a Little Nitrous,” “Six Popes and Red Ferrari,” “Fun Girl Stuff and Eternal Salvation” – Production Designer: John Shaffner
“Truth Be Told”: “Pilot,” “Big Black Coffee,” “Members Only” – Production Designer: Stephan Olson
Awards or Event Special
“67th Annual Emmy Awards” – Production Designers: Tamlyn Wright, Baz Halpin
“The American Music Awards: 2015” – Production Designers: Joe Stewart, John Shaffner
“The Oscars: 2015” – Production Designer: Derek Mclane
“Saturday Night Live”: “40th Anniversary Special” – Production Designers: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N . Joseph Detullio, Peter Baran
“The Wiz Live” – Production Designer: Derek Mclane
Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial
“American Horror Story: Hotel”: “Hallways” – Production Designer: Zach Mathews
Apple Music: “The History of Sound” – Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Duracell – Star Wars: “Battle for Christmas Morning” – Production Designer: Tom Meyer
Madonna: “Ghosttown” – Production Designer: Emma Fairley
Victoria’s Secret: “Rome” – Production Designer: Jeffrey Beecroft
Variety, Reality or Competition Series
“Conan”: “At Comic-Con” – Production Designer: Christopher Goumas
“The Ellen Degeneres Show”: “Halloween” – Production Designer: Scott Moses Key & Peele: “Ya’ll Ready for This?” “The End” Production Designer: Gary Kordan
“Saturday Night Live”: “Tracey Morgan/Demi Lovato,” “Scarlett Johansson/Wiz Khalifa,” “Miley Cyrus” – Production Designers: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph Detullio
“Top Chef”: “Stop the Presses” – Production Designer: James Pearse Connelly
“The Voice Season 9”: “Blind Auditions Premiere,” “Battles Premiere,” “The Knockouts Premiere” – Production Designers: Anton Goss, James Pearse Connelly