ADG Award Nominations Reveal 2016's Best in Production Design
These are the most visually pleasing movies and TV episodes of the year.
Production Design covers a lot of territory in the film landscape, and the nominees for this year's ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards truly run the gamut. From Beyonce's Lemonade to the deserts of Rogue One's Jeddah, 2016 saw a diverse and varied need for production designers. For that reason, this awards program is truly unique.
With categories like Best Period Film and Best Fantasy Film, The Art Directors Guild really break down the art by genre and form. This practice is entirely necessary in representing the achievements of a group of artists whose work is so rooted in genre itself. It's kind of a treat to see movies you wouldn't normally see throughout the awards season mayhem represented on this list. Sure, the usual contenders are still up there (see Manchester By The Sea,La La Land, etc.) but we also get the visually magnificent blockbusters Dr. Strange and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Game changing TV Shows like Westworldand Stranger Things also appear on the list. But you can be sure that the films represented here will be seeing nominations for design categories across the board when it comes time for Oscar.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
'Jackie' Credit: Fox Searchlight
PERIOD FILM
Cafe Society
Production Designer: Santo Loquasto
Fences
Production Designer: David Gropman
Hacksaw Ridge
Production Designer: Barry Robinson
Hail, Caesar!
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Jackie
Production Designer: Jean Rabasse
FANTASY FILM
Arrival
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
Doctor Strange
Production Designer: Charles Wood
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Production Designer: Stuart Craig
Passengers
Production Designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Production Designer: Doug Chiang, Neil Lamont
'La La Land' Credit: Lionsgate
CONTEMPORARY FILM
Hell or High Water
Production Designer: Tom Duffield
La La Land
Production Designer: David Wasco
Lion
Production Designer: Chris Kennedy
Manchester By the Sea
Production Designer: Ruth De Jong
Nocturnal Animals
Production Designer: Shane Valentino
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Game of Thrones: Blood of My Blood, The Broken Man, No One
Production Designer: Deborah Riley
Stranger Things: The Vanishing of Will Byers, Holly, Jolly, The Upside Down
Production Designer: Chris Trujillo
The Crown: Wolferton Splash, Hyde Park Corner, Smoke and Mirrors
Production Designer: Martin Childs
The Man in the High Castle: The Tiger’s Cave, Land O’ Smiles, Fallout
Production Designer: Drew Boughton
Westworld: Pilot
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Better Call Saul: Inflatable, Fifi, Klick
Production Designer: Tony Fanning
Bloodline: Part 16, Part 21
Production Designer: Tim Galvin
House of Cards: Chapter 41, Chapter 47, Chapter 48
Production Designer: Steve Arnold
Mr. Robot: Eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc, Eps2.4_m4ster-slave.aes, Eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z
Production Designer: Anastasia White
Preacher: See, South Will Rise Again, Finish The Song
Production Designer: Dave Blass
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
American Horror Story: Roanoke: Chapter 4
Production Designer: Andrew Murdock
Black Mirror: Nosedive, Playtest, San Junipero
Production Designers: Joel Collins, James Foster, Nicholas Palmer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Production Designer: Arwel W. Jones
The Night Of: Pilot
Production Designer: Patrizia Von Brandenstein
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story: 100% Not Guilty, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, Manna From Heaven
Production Designer: Jeffrey Mossa
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Mozart in the Jungle: Now I Will Sing
Production Designer: Tommaso Ortino
Silicon Valley: Two In The Box, Vachmanity Insanity, Daily Active Users
Production Designer: Richard Toyon
Transparent: If I Were A Bell
Production Designer: Cat Smith
The Last Man on Earth: Pitch Black, The Power of Power, Mama’s Hideaway
Production Designer: Bruce Robert Hill
Veep: Kissing Your Sister
Production Designer: Jim Gloster
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
2 Broke Girls: And The 80’s Movie, And The Godmama Drama, And The Two Openings: Part Two
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
Babby Daddy: Love & Carriage, Room-Mating, Stupid Cupid
Production Designer: Greg Grande
The Big Bang Theory: The Positive Negative Reaction, The Big Bear Precipitation, The Fermentation Bifurcation
Production Designer: John Shaffner
The Great Indoors: Pilot
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
The Ranch: Leavin’s Been Comin’ (For A Long, Long Time)
Production Designer: John Shaffner
'Lemonade' Credit: HBO
AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL
Beyonce: Lemonade
Production Design: Hannah Beachler
Grease Live!
Production Design: David Korins
Hairspray Live!
Production Design: Derek McLane
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Production Design: Tamlyn Wright, Baz Halpin
The Oscars
Production Design: Derek McLane
SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
Adidas: Basketball Needs Creators
Production Design: Ruth De Jong
Beyonce: Lemonade – 6 Inch
Production Design: JC Molina
Beyonce: Lemonade – Denial
Production Design: Jason Hougaard
Beyonce: Lemonade – Hold Up
Production Design: Jason Hougaard
iPhone 7: Balloons
Production Design: Jason Chinlund
VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
American Grit: Ruck Up
Production Designer: Mercedes Younger
Portlandia: Weirdo Beach
Production Designer: Schuyler Telleen
Saturday Night Live: Larry David/The 1975, Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani, Tom Hanks/Lady Gaga
Production Designers: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph DeTullio
The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Ellen’s Halloween Show
Production Designer: Karen Weber
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ep. 0417, Ep. 0461, Ep. 0493
Production Designers: Eugene Lee, Peter Baran
The Voice: The Blind Auditions, Part 3, The Battles Premiere, Part 2
Production Designers: Anton Goss, James Pearse Connelly