Art Directors Guild (ADG) nominations: ‘Buster Scruggs,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and more

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The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) 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. Today’s announcement was made by Art Directors Guild President Nelson Coates, ADG, and Awards Producer Scott Moses, ADG.

Here are the nominations of the 23rd Art Directors Guild in Period Film, Fantasy Film, Contemporary Film, as well as Television categories for Period/Fantasy Series, Contemporary Series, Longform Series and more.

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. ANIMATED FILM  
DR. SEUSS’ THE GRINCH
       Art Director: COLIN STIMPSON

INCREDIBLES 2
       Production Designer: RALPH EGGLESTON

ISLE OF DOGS

       Production Designer: 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 ARE:

5. 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

6. 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 Designer: 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 Designer: SHANE VALENTINO, CRAIG PAVILIONIS

11. 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 Designer: 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.
 
The ADG Awards is proud to be sponsored by Design Icon Level: Shutterstock, Sweetwater/NEP Live Events; Design Innovator Level: Dazian Fabrics; Platinum Level: Astek Wallcovering, Centerline Scenery; Gold Level:  Gersh Agency, Silver Level: Bridgeman Images; Murtha Skouras Agency, SDMM Council, STG Council; Media SponsorsThe Hollywood Reporter, Variety and SHOOT
 
Further inquiries regarding the ADG Awards contact Awards & Events Director Debbie Patton, 818.762.9995 or Email: Debbie@adg.org.
 
NOTE TO MEDIA: Media credentials required. To apply, visit https://bit.ly/2I0tRT1
 
FOR EVENT TICKETS: ticket forms/adg2019 or Geneva O’Brien · 310.491.1401 · genevaob@blueroomevents.com
 
ABOUT THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD: Established in 1937, the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 2,700 members who work throughout the world in film, television and theater as Art Directors; Set Designers and Model Makers; Illustrators and Matte Artists; and Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists. The ADG’s ongoing activities include a Film Society screening series, annual “Excellence in Production Design Awards” gala, bimonthly craft magazine (PERSPECTIVE), figure drawing and other creative workshops, extensive technology and craft training programs and year-round Gallery 800 art exhibitions.

Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013. He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

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