28th Art Directors Guild Awards (ADG): ‘Conclave,’ ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Wicked’

Conclave, Nosferatu, and Wicked won top film honors at the 28th Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Excellence in Production Design Awards, Saturday at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

Conclave won for Contemporary Film, Nosferatu for Period Film and Wicked for Fantasy Film. All are nominated for the Production Design Oscar alongside fellow ADG nominees The Brutalist and Dune: Part Two. Last year, Poor Things won the ADG in fantasy on its way to an Oscar win.

Top winners in television included Television category winners included Shōgun, The Penguin, Fallout and Squid Game. Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning “Not Like Us” won for music video.

Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman and J. Dennis Washington accepted Lifetime Achievement Awards. Additionally, legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl was inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame and filmmaker Jason Reitman received the Cinematic Imagery Award.

The ADG Awards served as a fundraising event, with a portion of the proceeds going to disaster relief efforts for below the camera workers, including guild members, impacted by the recent California fires. The evening also included calls to bring and keep work in California, much like DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter’s opening speech at last week’s DGA Awards.

During the evening, ADG collected donations, with proceeds benefiting the IATSE Walsh Di Tolla Spivak Foundation. Additionally, an on-site silent auction was held, supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Here is the complete list of winners.

FEATURE FILM NOMINEES

PERIOD FEATURE FILM 

A Complete Unknown, Production Designer: François Audouy

The Brutalist, Production Designer: Judy Becker

Gladiator II, Production Designer: Arthur Max

Nosferatu, Production Designer: Craig Lathrop – WINNER

Saturday Night, Production Designer: Jess Gonchor

FANTASY FEATURE FILM 

Alien: Romulus, Production Designer: Naaman Marshall

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Production Designer: Mark Scruton

Dune: Part Two, Production Designer: Patrice Vermette

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Production Designer: Colin Gibson

Wicked, Production Designer: Nathan Crowley – WINNER

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM 

Civil War, Production Designer: Caty Maxey

Conclave, Production Designer: Suzie Davies – WINNER

Emilia Pérez, Production Designer: Emmanuelle Duplay

The Substance, Production Designer: Stanislas Reydellet

Twisters, Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 

Flow, Art Director: Gints Zilbalodis

Inside Out 2, Production Designer: Jason Deamer

Moana 2, Production Designer: Ian Gooding

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Production Designer: Matt Perry

The Wild Robot, Production Designer: Raymond Zibach – WINNER

TELEVISION NOMINEES

ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

Bridgerton: “Old Friends,” “Romancing Mister Bridgerton,” “Into the Light” – Production Designer: Alison Gartshore

One Hundred Years of Solitude: “Remedios Moscote” – Production Designers: Bárbara Enriquez, Eugenio Caballero

Pachinko: “Chapter 13” – Production Designer: Ruth Ammon

Palm Royale: “Maxine’s Like a Dellacorte” – Production Designer: Jon Carlos

Shōgun: “Anjin” – Production Designer: Helen Jarvis – WINNER

ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

Dune: Prophecy: “The Hidden Hand” – Production Designer: Tom Meyer

Fallout: “The End” – Production Designer: Howard Cummings – WINNER

House of the Dragon: “Smallfolk” – Production Designer: Jim Clay

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: “Shadow and Flame” – Production Designer: Kristian Milsted

Silo: “Solo,” “Harmonium” – Production Designer: Nicole Northridge

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

The Gentlemen: “Tackle Tommy Woo Woo” – Production Designer: Martyn John

Mr. & Mrs. Smith: “A Breakup” – Production Designer: Gerald Sullivan

Slow Horses: “Returns” – Production Designer: Choi Ho Man

Squid Game: “Six Legs,” “O X” – Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun – WINNER

Yellowstone: “Desire is All You Need,” “Three Fifty-Three,” “Give the World Away” – Production Designer: Yvonne Boudreaux

LIMITED SERIES

Agatha All Along, Production Designer: John Collins

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Production Designer: Mark Ricker

The Penguin, Production Designer: Kalina Ivano – WINNER

Ripley, Production Designer: David Gropman

True Detective: Night Country, Production Designer: Daniel Taylor

TELEVISION MOVIE

Apartment 7A – Production Designer: Simon Bowles

Descendents: The Rise of Red – Production Designer: Mark Hofeling

The Killer – Production Designer: Aline Bonetto

Música – Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan 

Unfrosted – Production Designer: Clayton Hartley – WINNER

HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

Emily in Paris: “The Grey Area,” “All Roads Lead to Rome” – Production Designer: Anne Seibel

Hacks: “Just For Laughs,” “Better Late” – Production Designer: Daniel Novotny

Only Murders in the Building: “Gates of Heaven,” “Valley of the Dolls” – Production Designer: Patrick Howe

Shrinking: “Jimmying,” “I Love Pain,” “Psychological Something-ism” – Production Designer: Cabot McMullen

What We Do in the Shadows: “Headhunting” – Production Designer: Shayne Fox – WINNER

MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

Bunk’d: “Busk A Move,” “Cold Feet, Hot Brobblers” – Production Designer: Kelly Hogan

Frasier: “All About Eve” – Production Designer: Glenda Rovello – WINNER

Poppa’s House: “Family Photo,” “Wig” – Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter

That ‘90s Show: “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Just a Friend,” “Something to Talk About” – Production Designer: Greg Grande

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: “Saved by the Spell,” ‘Something Wizard this Way Comes” – Production Designer: Kelly Hogan

VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES

The Daily Show: “Jon Stewart & The News Team Live at the Chicago DNC” – Production Designer: Dave Edwards

Hell’s Kitchen: “Shucking Hell” – Production Designer: John Janavs

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.: “The Future of L.A.” – Production Designer: Andrea Purcigliotti

Rupaul’s Drag Race: “RDR Live!,” “Werq the World” – Production Designers: Gianna Costa, Jen Chu

Saturday Night Live: “Host: Ariana Grande, Musical Guest: Stevie Nicks” – Production Designers: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio – WINNER

VARIETY SPECIAL 

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic – Production Designers: James Yarnell, Steve Morden – WINNER

MTV Video Music Awards – Production Designer: Matthew Steinbrenner

The 75th Emmy Awards – Production Designer: Brian Stonestreet

77th Annual Tony Awards – Production Designer: Steve Bass

This is Me… Now: A Love Story  – Production Designer: Richard Bridgland

COMMERCIALS

Apple Pay: “Plates” – Production Designer: François Audouy – WINNER

Bvlgari: “Eternally Reborn” – Production Designer: Freyja Bardell

Dr Pepper: “Into the Great Unknown” – Production Designer: Mark Snelgrove

Gucci Flora: “Gorgeous Orchid” – Production Designer: Jordan Ferrer

NBA Finals “The Toast” – Production Designer: Dylan Kahn

MUSIC VIDEOS 

Charli XCX and Billie Eilish: “Guess” – Production Designer: Hugh Charles Zeigler

Eminem: “Houdini” – Production Designer: Brandon Mendez

Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us” – Production Designer: Freyja Bardell – WINNER

Sabrina Carpenter: “Taste” – Production Designer: Grant Armstrong

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone: “Fortnight” – Production Designer: Ethan Tobman

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