‘Birdman,’ Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Win Art Directors Guild Awards
Birdman, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Grand Budapest Hotel won their respective categories with the Art Directors Guild on Saturday evening, with Guardians being a bit of a surprise champion. Competing in the Fantasy category, it bested Interstellar and Into the Woods (both Oscar nominated) for the award. Birdman and The Grand Budapest, winning Contemporary and Period were expected wins. The win further bolsters the The Gold Rush Gang’s prediction that The Grand Budapest Hotel will end up our Oscar winner in the Production Design category but also that Guardians‘ win here could prove stronger support in its two nominated categories, Best Visual Effects (it currently ranks 3rd behind Interstellar and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Best Makeup & Hairstyling.
Television awards:
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series – GAME OF THRONES: “The Laws of Gods and Men,” “The Mountain and the Viper”
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series – TRUE DETECTIVE: “The Locked Room,” “Form and Void”
Television Movie or Mini-Series – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW: “Massacres and Matinees”
Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series – SILICON VALLEY: “Articles of Incorporation,” “Signaling Risk,” “Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency”
Awards or Event Special – 86th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
Multi-Camera Television Series – THE BIG BANG THEORY: “The Locomotive Manipulation,” “The Convention Conundrum,” “The Status Quo Combustion”
Variety, Competition, Reality, or Game Show Series – PORTLANDIA: “Celery”
Short Format: WebSeries, Music Video or Commercial – APPLE: “Perspective”
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