The Art Directors Guild announced winners of its 2022 Art Directors Guild Awards, officially known as the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, in 13 categories of film, television, commercials, music videos and animation features, during a black-tie dinner gala at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday night. The 2022 ADG Awards took place before an audience of guild members, industry executives, and press.
ADG President Nelson Coates, and Art Directors Council Chair Mark Worthington, presided over the awards ceremony with actress/comedian Yvette Nicole Brown serving as host. Producer of the 2022 ADG Awards was Art Director Michael Allen Glover, ADG (The Alienist, Solos, Station Eleven). Joining the team as stage designer was Production Designer Brian J. Stonestreet, (Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards).
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion, who recently made Oscars history as the first woman with two Best Director nominations, received the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award, honouring her prestigious spectrum of award-winning motion pictures. The award was accepted by presenter Benedict Cumberbatch
Academy Award-winning Production Designer William A. Horning (Ben-Hur, Gigi, North by Northwest, The Wizard of Oz), was inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame for his extraordinary contributions to the visual art of storytelling. Joining Horning with a Lifetime Achievement Award was Oscar-nominated Production Designer, Costume Designer and Producer Polly Platt (Say Anything, Terms of Endearment, A Star is Born, Broadcast News).
Academy Award-nominated Director Denis Villeneuve was feted with the esteemed William Cameron Menzies Award for his numerous legendary movies including the recent Oscar-nominated film adaptation of Dune, presented by Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”).
Oscar-nominated Production Designer Ida Random, best known for her trailblazing work on Rain Man, The Big Chill, Silverado, and Fast and the Furious, received the ADG Lifetime Achievement Award. Michael and Denise Okuda, prolific artists known for their creative designs for the Star Trek franchise and other iconic space adventure productions, were also honoured with the award. Set Designer/Art Director Ann Harris, feted for her over 60 movie and television design credits including Edward Scissorhands and Schindler’s List, was awarded. Last, but certainly not least, Concept Illustrator and Storyboard Artist Donna Cline, who brings a unique plethora of art and technical experience to feature films and television series (“The Doctor,” “Outbreak” and “Bones”) was honoured with an ADG Lifetime Achievement Award.
For the full list of the 2022 ADG Awards nominations and winners, scroll down. To see last year’s 2021 ADG Awards nominees and winners, click here.
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The 2022 Art Directors Guild Awards Nominees for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film
Period Feature Film Nominations
THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
LICORICE PIZZA
Production Designer: Florencia Martin
WINNER
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
WEST SIDE STORY
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Fantasy Feature Film Nominations
CRUELLA
Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
WINNER
DUNE
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
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
Contemporary Feature Film Nominations
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
WINNER
NO TIME TO DIE
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
Animated Feature Film Nominations
WINNER
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
The 2022 Art Directors Guild Awards Nominees for Excellence in Production Design for Television
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
FOUNDATION: “The Emperor’s Peace”
Production Designer: Rory Cheyne
THE GREAT: “Dickhead,” “Seven Days,” “Wedding”
Production Designer: Francesca di Mottola
WINNER
LOKI: “Glorious Purpose”
Production Designer: Kasra Farahani
LOST IN SPACE: “Three Little Birds”
Production Designer: Alec Hammond
THE WITCHER: “A Grain of Truth”
Production Designer: Andrew Laws
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
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
WINNER
SQUID GAME: “Gganbu”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun
SUCCESSION: “The Disruption,” “Too Much Birthday”
Production Designer: Stephen Carter
YELLOWSTONE: “No Kindness for the Coward”
Production Designer: Cary White
Television Movie or Limited Series
HALSTON
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
MARE OF EASTTOWN
Production Designer: Keith P. Cunningham
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
WINNER
WANDAVISION
Production Designer: Mark Worthington
THE WHITE LOTUS
Production Designer: Laura Fox
Half-Hour Single-Camera Series
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
WINNER
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: “The Prisoner,” “The Cloak of Duplication,” “The Siren”
Production Designer: Kate Bunch
Multi-Camera Series (**Tie**)
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
DAVE: “Ad Man,” “Enlightened Dave,” “Dave”
Production Designer: Almitra Corey
WINNER
FAMILY REUNION: “Remember When M’Dear Changed History?”
Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
PUNKY BREWSTER: “Put a Ring on It”
Production Designer: Kristan Andrews
Commercials (**Tie**)
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
WINNER
APPLE MUSIC: “Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever”
Production Designer: François Audouy
GUCCI: “Aria”
Production Designer: Jeremy Reed
NEOM: “Made to Change”
Production Designer: François Audouy
Music Videos
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
WINNER
TAYLOR SWIFT: “All Too Well”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
Variety, Reality, or Competition Series
A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW: “If I’m Paying These Chili’s Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!”
Production Designers: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu
WINNER
HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS TOURNAMENT OF HOUSES: “Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff”
Production Designer: John Janavs
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
Variety Special
AMERICAN EXPRESS – UNSTAGED (WITH SZA)
Production Designer: Carlos Laszlo
JIM GAFFIGAN: COMEDY MONSTER
Production Designer: James Kronzer
WINNER
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
SAVAGE X FENTY SHOW VOL. 3
Supervising Art Director: Steve Morden
YEARLY DEPARTED
Production Designer: Frida Oliva
Which films and television shows were you excited about at the Art Directors Guild Awards? The 2022 ADG Awards had no shortage of great production design to choose from during yet another difficult year of filmmaking. I’d love to know your thoughts about the nominees and winners in the comments below. Did you work in the art department on any of these?
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