“The Substance,” “Conclave” and “Wicked” are among the films nominated by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards in motion pictures, television, commercial and music video categories.
The ADG divides live-action features into three categories: period feature film, fantasy feature film and contemporary feature film. “A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “Gladiator II,” “Nosferatu” and “Saturday Night” were nominated in the period feature film category. In the fantasy film category, “Alien: Romulus, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, “Dune: Part Two,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “Wicked” all landed nods. “Civil War,” Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez” and “The Substance” and “Twisters” earned contemporary film nominations.
While it’s difficult to use the ADG winners as a precursor to the Academy Awards, last year’s winner “Poor Things” (Shona Heath and James Price) went on to win the Oscar. Previously, 2023 winners “Dune” (Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos) also won the Oscar for production design.
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Notable misses of this year’s Excellence in Production Design Awards include “Blitz” and “Maria.”
On the TV side, “Shogun,” “Squid Game” and “Ripley” were among the nominated shows.
Jason Reitman, whose body of work includes “Juno,” “Up in the Air” and “Saturday Night,” will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award.
“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible Production Designers and their Art Departments,” said award show producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG, in a joint statement.
In addition, the ADG will honor Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman and J. Dennis Washington with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame as part of the ceremony.
The 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards, hosted by acclaimed actor and comedian Rachael Harris, will take place on Feb. 15, 2025, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
The awards nominees are as follows:
FEATURE FILM NOMINEES:
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
“A Complete Unknown”
Production Designer: François Audouy
“The Brutalist”
Production Designer: Judy Becker
“Gladiator II”
Production Designer: Arthur Max
“Nosferatu”
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop
“Saturday Night”
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
FANTASY FEATURE FILM
“Alien: Romulus”
Production Designer: Naaman Marshall
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
Production Designer: Mark Scruton
“Dune: Part Two”
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
Production Designer: Colin Gibson
“Wicked”
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
“Civil War”
Production Designer: Caty Maxey
“Conclave”
Production Designer: Suzie Davies
“Emilia Pérez”
Production Designer: Emmanuelle Duplay
“The Substance”
Production Designer: Stanislas Reydellet
“Twisters”
Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Flow”
Art Director: Gints Zilbalodis
“Inside Out 2”
Production Designer: Jason Deamer
“Moana 2”
Production Designer: Ian Gooding
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
Production Designer: Matt Perry
“The Wild Robot”
Production Designer: Raymond Zibach
TELEVISION NOMINEES:
ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Bridgerton: “Old Friends,” “Romancing Mister Bridgerton,” “Into the Light”
Production Designer: Alison Gartshore
One Hundred Years of Solitude: “Remedios Moscote”
Production Designers: Bárbara Enriquez, Eugenio Caballero
Pachinko: “Chapter 13”
Production Designer: Ruth Ammon
Palm Royale: “Maxine’s Like a Dellacorte”
Production Designer: Jon Carlos
Shōgun: “Anjin”
Production Designer: Helen Jarvis
ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Dune: Prophecy: “The Hidden Hand”
Production Designer: Tom Meyer
Fallout: “The End”
Production Designer: Howard Cummings
House of the Dragon: “Smallfolk”
Production Designer: Jim Clay
The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: “Shadow and Flame”
Production Designer: Kristian Milsted
Silo: “Solo,” “Harmonium”
Production Designer: Nicole Northridge
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
The Gentlemen: “Tackle Tommy Woo Woo”
Production Designer: Martyn John
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: “A Breakup”
Production Designer: Gerald Sullivan
Slow Horses: “Returns”
Production Designer: Choi Ho Man
Squid Game: “Six Legs,” “O X”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun
Yellowstone: “Desire is All You Need,” “Three Fifty-Three,” “Give the World Away”
Production Designer: Yvonne Boudreaux
LIMITED SERIES
“Agatha All Along”
Production Designer: John Collins
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
“The Penguin”
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov
“Ripley”
Production Designer: David Gropman
“True Detective: Night Country”
Production Designer: Daniel Taylor
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Emily in Paris: “The Grey Area,” “All Roads Lead to Rome”
Production Designer: Anne Seibel
Hacks: “Just For Laughs,” “Better Late”
Production Designer: Daniel Novotny
Only Murders in the Building: “Gates of Heaven,” “Valley of the Dolls”
Production Designer: Patrick Howe
Shrinking: “Jimmying,” “I Love Pain,” “Psychological Something-ism”
Production Designer: Cabot McMullen
What We Do in the Shadows: “Headhunting”
Production Designer: Shayne Fox
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Bunk’d: “Busk A Move,” “Cold Feet, Hot Brobblers”
Production Designer: Kelly Hogan
Frasier: “All About Eve”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
Poppa’s House: “Family Photo,” “Wig”
Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
That ‘90s Show: “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Just a Friend,” “Something to Talk About”
Production Designer: Greg Grande
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: “Saved by the Spell,” ‘Something Wizard this Way Comes”
Production Designer: Kelly Hogan
VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
The Daily Show: “Jon Stewart & The News Team Live at the Chicago DNC”
Production Designer: Dave Edwards
Hell’s Kitchen: “Shucking Hell”
Production Designer: John Janavs
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.: “The Future of L.A.”
Production Designer: Andrea Purcigliotti
Rupaul’s Drag Race: “RDR Live!,” “Werq the World”
Production Designers: Gianna Costa, Jen Chu
Saturday Night Live: “Host: Ariana Grande, Musical Guest: Stevie Nicks”
Production Designers: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio
VARIETY SPECIAL
“Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic”
Production Designers: James Yarnell, Steve Morden
“MTV Video Music Awards”
Production Designer: Matthew Steinbrenner
“The 75th Emmy Awards”
Production Designer: Brian Stonestreet
“77th Annual Tony Awards”
Production Designer: Steve Bass
“This is Me… Now: A Love Story”
Production Designer: Richard Bridgland
COMMERCIALS
Apple Pay: “Plates”
Production Designer: François Audouy
Bvlgari: “Eternally Reborn”
Production Designer: Freyja Bardell
Dr Pepper: “Into the Great Unknown”
Production Designer: Mark Snelgrove
Gucci Flora: “Gorgeous Orchid”
Production Designer: Jordan Ferrer
NBA Finals “The Toast”
Production Designer: Dylan Kahn
MUSIC VIDEOS
Charli XCX and Billie Eilish: “Guess”
Production Designer: Hugh Charles Zeigler
Eminem: “Houdini”
Production Designer: Brandon Mendez
Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us”
Production Designer: Freyja Bardell
Sabrina Carpenter: “Taste”
Production Designer: Grant Armstrong
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone: “Fortnight”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
TELEVISION MOVIE
“Apartment 7A”
Production Designer: Simon Bowles
“Descendents: The Rise of Red”
Production Designer: Mark Hofeling
“The Killer”
Production Designer: Aline Bonetto
“Música”
Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan
“Unfrosted”
Production Designer: Clayton Hartley