‘Dune,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ headline the winners at the 2022 Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards

Ryan McQuade March 5, 2022

The Art Directors Guild’s (ADG, IATSE Local 800) 26^th 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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Ryan McQuade

Ryan McQuade is the AwardsWatch Executive Editor and a film-obsessed writer in San Antonio, Texas. Raised on musicals, westerns, and James Bond, his taste in cinema is extremely versatile. He’s extremely fond of independent releases and director’s passion projects. Engrossed with all things Oscars, he hosts the AwardsWatch Podcast. He also is co-host of the Director Watch podcast. When he’s not watching movies, he’s rooting on all his favorite sports teams, including his beloved Texas Longhorns. You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77.