“The Favourite,” “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” walked away with top film honors at the 23rd annual Art Directors Guild Awards Saturday night.
“This journey started six years ago with ‘Fruitvale Station’ and a very awkward Skype interview,” Hannach Beachler, production designer of “Black Panther,” said in thanking director Ryan Coogler. “This journey has altered my life … Just learning about who I am and what I want this film to be, and really pushing the idea that design is not just brick and mortar. It’s not just wax, it’s not just paint. It’s your heart, it’s your soul, it’s everything we do every single day.”
In the TV fields, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Glow” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” were among the winners.
Oscar-nominated production designer Jeannine Oppewall (“L.A. Confidential,” “Seabiscuit”) and ADG-nominated production designer Ed Verreaux (“Jurassic Park”) received lifetime achievement awards from the organization.
“I want to dedicate this award to all the girls out there in the middle of small town nowhere in whatever country,” Oppewall said in her speech. “Enjoy the fight, because in the fight process, you will learn that you, too, can get up every morning and find something you can be passionate about and creative in.”
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“Mary Poppins Returns” director Rob Marshall received the Cinematic Imagery Award.
Oscar nominees for production design this year were “Black Panther,” “The Favourite,” “First Man,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Roma.”
Full list of winners below.
FEATURE FILM
Period Film
“The Favourite” (Fiona Crombie)
Fantasy Film
“Black Panther” (Hannah Beachler)
Contemporary Film
“Crazy Rich Asians” (Nelson Coates)
Animated Film
“Isle of Dogs” (Adam Stockhausen, Paul Harrod)
TELEVISION
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” – “Simone,” “We’re Going to the Catskills!” (Bill Groom)
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
“The Handmaid’s Tale” – “June,” “Unwomen” (Mark White, Elisabeth Williams)
Television Movie or Miniseries
“The Alienist” – “The Boy on the Bridge” (Mara LePere-Schloop)
Half-Hour Single-Camera Series
“Glow” – “Viking Funeral,” “Perfects are People, Too,” “Rosalie” (Todd Fjelsted)
Multi-Camera Series
“Sesame Street” – “Book Worming,” “The Count’s Counting Error,” “Street Food” (David Gallo)
Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial (TIE)
Apple – “Welcome Home” (Christopher Glass)
Variety, Reality or Event Special
“The Oscars: 90th Annual Academy Awards” (Derek McLane)
Rachel Yang contributed to this report.