‘Tenet,’ ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ ‘Mank’ top 2021 Art Directors Guild Awards winners
The 25th Art Directors Guild Awards (ADG, IATSE Local 800), under the theme “Celebrating Resilience,” were held tonight in a reimagined virtual show due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The awards, recognizing 25 years of resilience and encompassing over 2,900 members, celebrated outstanding production design theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos in 12 categories including. The show was hosted by JB Smoove.
Netflix was the top winner with feature film awards for Mank in Period, Da 5 Bloods in Contemporary and television awards for Ozark in one-hour series and The Queen’s Gambit in Limited Series. Tenet won the fantasy category for feature film and Soul won for animated. Elsewhere in television, Saturday Night Live, The Mandalorian, Will & Grace and What We Do In the Shadows were winners.
Presenters included Jordi Molla (Jack Ryan), Nicco Annan (P-Valley); entrepreneur, supermodel and Emmy-winning television producer and personality Tyra Banks; Oscar-nominated actress Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Aasif Mandvi (Evil); Emmy-nominated actress Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead, Dharma and Greg) and Brian Tee (Chicago Med), among others.
Ryan Murphy, award-winning television producer, writer and director, will receive the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award, honoring his prestigious spectrum of extraordinary productions reflecting the highest quality of production design, presented by Matt Bomer, star of many of Murphy’s shows including Boys in the Band.
Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to Emmy-winning Production Designer Stuart Wurtzel (AD), Set Designer Martha Johnston (SDMM), Concept Artist John Eaves (IMA), and Scenic Artist Patrick DeGreve (STG) for their outstanding legacies and contributions to their crafts.
Here is the full list of nominees for film, television, music video and more with winners.
Excellence in Production Design for a PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Mank (Donald Graham Burt) [WINNER]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Mark Ricker)
Mulan (Grant Major)
News of the World (David Crank)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Shane Valentino)
Excellence in Production Design for a FANTASY FEATURE FILM
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (K.K. Barrett)
Pinocchio (Dimitri Capuani)
Tenet (Nathan Crowley) [WINNER]
The Midnight Sky (Jim Bissell)
Wonder Woman 1984 (Aline Bonetto)
Excellence in Production Design for a CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
Da 5 Bloods (Wynn Thomas) [WINNER]
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Molly Hughes)
Palm Springs (Jason Kisvarday)
Promising Young Woman (Michael T. Perry)
The Prom (Jamie Walker McCall)
Excellence in Production Design for an ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (Matt Perry)
Onward (Noah Klocek)
Soul (Steve Pilcher) [WINNER]
The Croods: A New Age (Nate Wragg)
Wolfwalkers (Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore, Maria Pareja)
Excellence in Production Design for a ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Lovecraft Country: “I Am” (Kalina Ivanov)
Perry Mason: “Chapter Three” (John Perry Goldsmith)
The Crown: “War” (Martin Childs)
The Mandalorian: “Chapter 13: The Jedi” (Andrew L. Jones, Doug Chiang) [WINNER]
Westworld: “Parce Domine” (Howard Cummings)
Excellence in Production Design for a ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Killing Eve: “Are You from Pinner?” (Laurence Dorman)
Ozark: “Wartime” (David Bomba) [WINNER]
The Flight Attendant: “After Dark” (Sara K. White)
The Twilight Zone: “Among the Untrodden” (Michael Wylie)
Utopia: “Just a Fanboy” (Steve Arnold)
Excellence in Production Design for a TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Fargo (Warren Alan Young)
Hollywood (Matthew Flood Ferguson)
Little Fires Everywhere (Jessica Kender)
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (Ruth Ammon)
The Queen’s Gambit (Uli Hanisch) [WINNER]
Excellence in Production Design for a HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Dead to Me: “You Don’t Have to Go,” “It Had to Be You” (L.J. Houdyshell)
Emily in Paris: “Emily in Paris” (Anne Seibel)
Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet: “Pilot” (Mark Worthington)
Space Force: “THE LAUNCH” (Susie Mancini)
What We Do in the Shadows: “Resurrection,” “Collaboration,” “Witches” (Kate Bunch) [WINNER]
Excellence in Production Design for a MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: “Unintended Consequences” (Josee F. Lemonnier)
Bob Hearts Abishola: “Randy’s a Wrangler,” “Paris is for Lovers, Not Mothers” “Straight Outta Lagos” (John Shaffner)
Family Reunion: “Remember When Jade Was Down with the Swirl?” “Remember When Shaka Got Beat Up?” (Aiyana Trotter)
The Neighborhood: “Welcome to the New Pastor,” “Welcome to the Hockey Game” (Wendell Johnson)
Will & Grace: “Accidentally on Porpoise,” “We Love Lucy,” “It’s Time” (Glenda Rovello) [WINNER]
Excellence in Production Design for a SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
Adidas Originals: “Superstar – Change is a Team Sport” (Ruth De Jong)
Apple: “Vertical Cinema” (Shane Valentino)
Camila Cabello: “My Oh My” (François Audouy)
Harry Styles: “Falling” (François Audouy) [WINNER]
Taylor Swift: “Cardigan” (Ethan Tobman)
Excellence in Production Design for a VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
Earth to Ned: “Ned: The Musical” (Darcy Prevost)
Saturday Night Live: “Host: John Mulaney + Music: David Byrne,” Host: Adele + Music: H.E.R.,” “Host: Dave Chappelle + Music: Foo Fighters” (Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio) [WINNER]
The Masked Singer: “The Season Premiere – The Masks Return” (James Connelly)
The Voice: “Live Finale Ep. 18,” “The Blind Auditions, Season Premiere Ep. 1,” “The Battles Premiere Ep. 6” (Zeya Maurer, James Connelly, Anton Goss)
Wheel of Fortune: “Consumer Cellular Secret Santa,” “Fabulous Food” (Renee Hoss-Johnson)
Excellence in Production Design for a VARIETY SPECIAL
Black Is King (Hannah Beachler, Carlos Laszlo, Susan Linss, Miranda Lorenz,
Brandon Mendez, Rika Nakanishi, Ethan Tobman) [WINNER]
Democratic National Convention 2020 (Bruce Rodgers)
Super Bowl Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez & Shakira (Bruce Rodgers)
The Oscars (Jason Sherwood)
Yearly Departed (Suzuki Ingerslev)
The ADG Awards is sponsored by PREMIER LEVEL: Astek Wallcovering, McLaren, ShowPro; PLATINUM LEVEL: Cush Light LLC, HBO/HBO Max, NBC Universal Operations, Netflix; GOLD LEVEL: Centerline Scenery, Drop Shop Digital, Focus Features, Set Designers and Model Makers Council, Warner Bros. Pictures, WPA; SILVER LEVEL: Apple TV+, Gersh; PREMIER TRADE: Shutterstock; MEDIA SPONSORS: Below the Line, Variety, SHOOTonline.
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