26th Annual ADG Awards

ART DIRECTORS GUILD ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR 26th ANNUAL
ADG EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS

ADG Awards Set for Saturday, March 5, 2022

Returning Live to the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

There is a TIE resulting in six nominees in the following category: COMMERCIALS

HOLLYWOOD, January 24, 2022 – The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced nominations for the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. Winners will be honored at the ADG Awards ceremony, returning to a live-in person ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The announcement was made today by ADG President Nelson Coates, ADG, and Awards Producer Michael Allen Glover, ADG.

NOMINEES FOR FEATURE FILM:

1. PERIOD FEATURE FILM

 Nightmare Alley
 Production Designer: Tamara Deverell

The French Dispatch
 Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
 Licorice Pizza
 Production Designer: Florencia Martin
 The Tragedy of Macbeth
 Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
 West Side Story
 Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
 
2. FANTASY FEATURE FILM

 Dune
 Production Designer: Patrice Vermette

 Cruella
 Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
 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
 
3. CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

  No Time to Die
 Production Designer: Mark Tildesley

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
 
4. ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

 Encanto
 Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay Bové

 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

NOMINEES FOR TELEVISION :

5. ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

 Loki: “Glorious Purpose”
 Production Designer: Kasra Farahani

 Foundation: “The Emperor’s Peace”
 Production Designer: Rory Cheyne
 The Great: “Dickhead,” “Seven Days,” “Wedding”
 Production Designer: Francesca di Mottola
 Lost In Space: “Three Little Birds”
 Production Designer: Alec Hammond
 The Witcher: “A Grain of Truth”
 Production Designer: Andrew Laws

6. ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

 Squid Game: “Gganbu”
 Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun

 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
 Succession: “The Disruption,” “Too Much Birthday”
 Production Designer: Stephen Carter
 Yellowstone: “No Kindness for the Coward”
 Production Designer: Cary White

7. TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

 WandaVision
 Production Designer: Mark Worthington

 Halston
 Production Designer: Mark Ricker
 Mare of Easttown
 Production Designer: Keith P. Cunningham
 The Underground Railroad
 Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
 The White Lotus
 Production Designer: Laura Fox

8. HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

 What We Do in the Shadows: “The Prisoner,” “The Cloak of Duplication,” “The Siren”
 Production Designer: Kate Bunch

 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

9. MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

 Family Reunion: “Remember When M’Dear Changed History?”
 Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter

 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
 Punky Brewster: “Put a Ring on It”
 Production Designer: Kristan Andrews
 

10. COMMERCIALS ** TIE **

 Apple Music: “Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever”
 Production Designer: François Audouy

 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
 Gucci: “Aria”
 Production Designer: Jeremy Reed
 Neom: “Made to Change”
 Production Designer: François Audouy
 

11. MUSIC VIDEOS

 Taylor Swift: “All Too Well”
 Production Designer: Ethan Tobman

 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
 

12. VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES

 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses: “Gryffindor vs. Hufpuff”
 Production Designer: John Janavs

 A Black Lady Sketch Show: “If I’m Paying These Chili’s Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!”
 Production Designers: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu
 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

13. VARIETY SPECIAL

 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

 American Express – Unstaged (with SZA)
 Production Designer: Carlos Laszlo
 Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster
 Production Designer: James Kronzer
 Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
 Supervising Art Director: Steve Morden
 Yearly Departed
 Production Designer: Frida Oliva

As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (Dune) will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award. The ADG Awards honor excellence in Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films. Producer of the 2022 ADG Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover, ADG (The Alienist, Solos and Station Eleven). Joining the team as stage designer is Emmy-winning Production Designer Brian J. Stonestreet, ADG (Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards).

ADG Awards are open only to productions when made within the U.S. by producers signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions. Further inquiries regarding the ADG Awards may be directed to ADG Awards & Events Director Debbie Patton at (818) 762-9995 or email Debbie@adg.org. Because of the pandemic, guests will be required to show proof of full vaccination and comply with all current CDC recommendations.

The ADG awards are proud to be sponsored by Titanium Level: Astek Wallcovering, Cush Light; Media Sponsors: Variety, Below the Line, SHOOTonline.