‘Dune,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ headline the winners at the 2022 Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards
The Art Directors Guild’s (ADG, IATSE Local 800) 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features were held tonight at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown and hosted by Emmy-nominated actress Yvette Nicole Brown where Dune, Nightmare Alley and No Time to Die were among this year’s winners.
Patrice Vermette was the winner for Dune in the Best Fantasy Feature Film. He was not at the ceremony to receive the prize, but his director Denis Villeneuve accepted it on his behalf. The reason for Vermette’s absence was best described by Villeneuve as “He’s already working on Dune: Part 2.” Over in Best Period Feature Film, Tamara Deverell took home the award for her work on Nightmare Alley. Based on our latest Oscar predictions for Best Production Design, these two films are the ones to beat when it comes to the ceremony in a couple of weeks. In the other Feature Film categories, in Best Contemporary Feature Film, Mark Tildesley landed the win for No Time to Die, while over in Best Animated Feature Film, Ian Gooding and Lorelay Bové won for Encanto. Since 2011, the ADG winner, in any of the four categories for Feature Film, has gone on to win the Oscar, which bodes well for Dune or Nightmare Alley’s chances of beating The Power of the Dog, The Tragedy of Macbeth and West Side Story for the gold
On the television side of things, Chae Kyoung-sun won Best One Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series for Squid Game, while Best Half Hour Single-Camera Series went to Kate Brunch’s work on FX’s What We Do in the Shadows. Marvel and Disney+ had a nice night, winning two awards for Best Television Movie or Limited Series for WandaVision and Best One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series for Loki.
Honorary awards went to director Denis Villeneuve (Dune), who received the William Cameron Menzies Award, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) received the Cinematic Imagery Award. Hall of Fame honorees this year were William A. Horning and Polly Platt. Production Designer Ida Random (AD), Scenic Artists Michael and Denise Okuda (SDMM), Set Designer/Art Director Ann Harris (STG) and Concept Illustrator and Storyboard Artist Donna Cline (IMA) were presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards for their outstanding legacies and contributions to their crafts.
The ADG Awards ceremony returned to a live-in person ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel and was produced by Michael Allen Glover, ADG (The Alienist, Solos and Station Eleven).
Here is the complete list of winners.
FEATURE FILM
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
The French Dispatch
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Licorice Pizza
Production Designer: Florencia Martin
Nightmare Alley
Production Designer: Tamara Deverell – WINNER
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
West Side Story
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
FANTASY FEATURE FILM
Cruella
Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
Dune
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette – WINNER
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Production Designer: François Audouy
The Green Knight
Production Designer: Jade Healy
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Production Designer: Sue Chan
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
Candyman
Production Designer: Cara Brower
Don’t Look Up
Production Designer: Clayton Hartley
In the Heights
Production Designer: Nelson Coates
The Lost Daughter
Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg
No Time to Die
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley – WINNER
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Encanto
Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay Bové – WINNER
Luca
Production Designer: Daniela Strijleva
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Production Designer: Lindsey Olivares
Raya and the Last Dragon
Production Designers: Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory Loftis
Sing 2
Art Director: Olivier Adam
TELEVISION
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Foundation: “The Emperor’s Peace”
Production Designer: Rory Cheyne
The Great: “Dickhead,” “Seven Days,” “Wedding”
Production Designer: Francesca di Mottola
Loki: “Glorious Purpose”
Production Designer: Kasra Farahani – WINNER
Lost In Space: “Three Little Birds”
Production Designer: Alec Hammond
The Witcher: “A Grain of Truth”
Production Designer: Andrew Laws
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale: “Chicago”
Production Designer: Elisabeth Williams
The Morning Show: “My Least Favorite Year,” “It’s Like the Flu,” “A Private Person”
Production Designer: Nelson Coates
Squid Game: “Gganbu”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun – WINNER
Succession: “The Disruption,” “Too Much Birthday”
Production Designer: Stephen Carter
Yellowstone: “No Kindness for the Coward”
Production Designer: Cary White
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Halston
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
Mare of Easttown
Production Designer: Keith P. Cunningham
The Underground Railroad
Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
WandaVision:
Production Designer: Mark Worthington – WINNER
The White Lotus
Production Designer: Laura Fox
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Hacks: “Primm”
Production Designer: Jon Carlos
Only Murders in the Building: “True Crime”
Production Designer: Curt Beech
Schmigadoon!: “Schmigadoon!”
Production Designer: Bo Welch
Ted Lasso: “Carol of the Bells,” “Man City,” “Beard After Hours”
Production Designer: Paul Cripps
What We Do in the Shadows: “The Prisoner,” “The Cloak of Duplication,” “The Siren”
Production Designer: Kate Bunch – WINNER
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Bob Abishola: “Bowango”
Production Designer: Francoise Cherry-Cohen
Call Your Mother: “Pilot”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
The Conners – Season 3: “A Stomach Ache, a Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake,”
“An Old Dog, New Tricks and a Ticket to Ride”
Production Designer: John Shaffner
Dave: “Ad Man,” “Enlightened Dave,” “Dave”
Production Designer: Almitra Corey
Family Reunion: “Remember When M’Dear Changed History?”
Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter – WINNER
Punky Brewster: “Put a Ring on It”
Production Designer: Kristan Andrews
COMMERCIALS
Anhauser-Busch Super Bowl LV: “Let’s Grab a Beer”
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
Apple: Introducing iPhone 13 Pro
Production Designer: Dylan Kahn
Apple: “Saving Simon” Shot on iPhone 13 Pro
Production Designer: Chelsea Oliver
Apple Music: “Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever”
Production Designer: François Audouy – WINNER
Gucci: “Aria”
Production Designer: Jeremy Reed
Neom: “Made to Change”
Production Designer: François Audouy
MUSIC VIDEOS
Coldplay “Higher Power”
Production Designer: Patrick Tatopoulos
Coldplay X BTS: “My Universe”
Production Designer: François Audouy
Ed Sheeran: “Shivers”
Production Designer: François Audouy
P!nk: “All I Know So Far”
Production Designer: François Audouy
Taylor Swift: “All Too Well”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman – WINNER
VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
A Black Lady Sketch Show: “If I’m Paying These Chili’s Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!”
Production Designers: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses: “Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff”
Production Designer: John Janavs – WINNER
RuPaul’s Drag Race: “Condragulations,” “Bossy Rossy Rubot,” “Gettin’ Lucky”
Production Designer: James McGowan
Saturday Night Live: “Host: Dan Levy + Music: Phoebe Bridgers,” “Host: Maya Rudolph +
Music: Jack Harlow,” “Host: Kim Kardashian West + Music: Halsey”
Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio
Waffles + Mochi: “Tomato”
Production Designers: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu
VARIETY SPECIAL
American Express – Unstaged (with SZA)
Production Designer: Carlos Laszlo
Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster
Production Designer: James Kronzer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “Facts of Life – Kids Can Be Cruel (320) & Diff’rent Strokes –
Willis’ Privacy (115)
Production Designer: Stephan Olson – WINNER
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Supervising Art Director: Steve Morden
Yearly Departed
Production Designer: Frida Oliva
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