The 2021 ADG Awards nominees were announced today by the Art Directors Guild in Los Angeles, California. The 25th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards honours theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, broadcast events, and animated feature films.
As previously announced, multiple award-winning writer, director, and producer Ryan Murphy, whose film and television shows have consistently reflected the highest quality of production design, will receive the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award. The ADG Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented to outstanding individuals in each of the guild’s four crafts and will be announced shortly.
The producer of this year’s ADG Awards is production designer Scott Moses. Online voting will be held from March 11, 2021 until April 7, 2021 and winners will be announced at the digital awards ceremony on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The ADG Awards are open only to productions when made within the U.S. by producer’s signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions.
The 2021 ADG Awards nominees will be honoured at the 25th annual ADG Awards ceremony, set for Saturday, April 10, 2021. The ADG Awards Pre-Show will begin at 3PM PST with the awards show starting at 4:00 PM PST. The event will break with tradition in response to the global pandemic and will be presented on a digital platform streaming to a worldwide and more inclusive audience.
For the full list of the 2021 ADG Awards nominees and winners, scroll down. To see last year’s 2020 ADG Awards winners, click here.
The 2021 ADG Awards Complete List of 25th Excellence in Production Design Nominees as Announced by the Art Directors Guild Share on XThe 25th Annual Excellence in Production Design 2021 ADG Awards Nominees and Winners
The 2021 Art Directors Guild Awards Nominees and Winners for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film
Period Feature Film Nominations
MANK
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
WINNER
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
MULAN
Production Designer: Grant Major
NEWS OF THE WORLD
Production Designer: David Crank
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Production Designer: Shane Valentino
Fantasy Feature Film Nominations
BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN
Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
PINOCCHIO
Production Designer: Dimitri Capuani
TENET
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
WINNER
THE MIDNIGHT SKY
Production Designer: Jim Bissell
WONDER WOMAN 1984
Production Designer: Aline Bonetto
Contemporary Feature Film Nominations
DA 5 BLOODS
Production Designer: Wynn Thomas
WINNER
I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
Production Designer: Molly Hughes
PALM SPRINGS
Production Designer: Jason Kisvarday
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Production Designer: Michael T. Perry
THE PROM
Production Designer: Jamie Walker McCall
Animated Feature Film Nominations
A SHAWN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON
Production Designer: Matt Perry
ONWARD
Production Designer: Noah Klocek
SOUL
Production Designer: Steve Pilcher
WINNER
THE CROODS: A NEW AGE
Production Designer: Nate Wragg
WOLFWALKERS
Production Designers: Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore, Maria Pareja
The 2021 Art Directors Guild Awards Nominees and Winners for Excellence in Production Design for Television
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY: “I Am”
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov
PERRY MASON: “Chapter Three”
Production Designer: John Perry Goldsmith
THE CROWN: “War”
Production Designer: Martin Childs
THE MANDALORIAN: “Chapter 13: The Jedi”
Production Designers: Andrew L. Jones, Doug Chiang
WINNER
WESTWORLD: “Parce Domine”
Production Designer: Howard Cummings
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
KILLING EVE: “Are You from Pinner?”
Production Designer: Laurence Dorma
OZARK: “Wartime”
Production Designer: David Bomba
WINNER
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT: “After Dark”
Production Designer: Sara K. White
THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “Among the Untrodden”
Production Designer: Michael Wylie
UTOPIA: “Just a Fanboy”
Production Designer: Steve Arnold
Television Movie or Limited Series
FARGO
Production Designer: Warren Alan Young
HOLLYWOOD
Production Designer: Matthew Flood Ferguson
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
Production Designer: Jessica Kender
THE ALIENIST: ANGEL OF DARKNESS
Production Designer: Ruth Ammon
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
Production Designer: Uli Hanisch
WINNER
Half-Hour Single-Camera Series
DEAD TO ME: “You Don’t Have to Go,” “It Had to Be You”
Production Designer: L.J. Houdyshell
EMILY IN PARIS: “Emily in Paris”
Production Designer: Anne Seibel
MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN’S BANQUET: “Pilot”
Production Designer: Mark Worthington
SPACE FORCE: “The Launch”
Production Designer: Susie Mancini
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: “Resurrection,” “Collaboration,” “Witches”
Production Designer: Kate Bunch
WINNER
Multi-Camera Series
ASHLEY GARCIA: GENIUS IN LOVE: “Unintended Consequences”
Production Designer: Josee F. Lemonnier
BOB HEARTS ️ABISHOLA: “Randy’s a Wrangler,” “Paris is for Lovers, Not Mothers” “Straight Outta Lagos”
Production Designer: John Shaffner
FAMILY REUNION: “Remember When Jade Was Down with the Swirl?” “Remember When Shaka Got Beat Up?”
Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
THE NEIGHBORHOOD: “Welcome to the New Pastor,” “Welcome to the Hockey Game”
Production Designer: Wendell Johnson
WILL & GRACE: “Accidentally on Porpoise,” “We Love Lucy,” “It’s Time”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
WINNER
Short Format: Web Series, Music Video, or Commercial
ADIDAS ORIGINALS: “Superstar – Change is a Team Sport”
Production Designer: Ruth De Jong
APPLE: “Vertical Cinema”
Production Designer: Shane Valentino
CAMILA CABELLO: “My Oh My”
Production Designer: François Audouy
HARRY STYLES: “Falling”
Production Designer: François Audouy
WINNER
TAYLOR SWIFT: “Cardigan”
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
Variety, Reality, or Competition Series
EARTH TO NED: “Ned: The Musical”
Production Designer: Darcy Prevost
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “Host: John Mulaney + Music: David Byrne,” “Host: Adele + Music: H.E.R.,” “Host: Dave Chappelle + Music: Foo Fighters”
Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura,
N. Joseph De Tullio
WINNER
THE MASKED SINGER: “The Season Premiere – The Masks Return”
Production Designer: James Connelly
THE VOICE: “Live Finale Ep. 18,” “The Blind Auditions,
Season Premiere Ep. 1,” “The Battles Premiere Ep. 6”
Production Designers: Zeya Maurer, James Connelly, Anton Goss
WHEEL OF FORTUNE: “Consumer Cellular Secret Santa,” “Fabulous Food”
Production Designer: Renee Hoss-Johnson
Variety Special
BLACK IS KING
Production Designers: Hannah Beachler, Carlos Laszlo, Susan Linss, Miranda Lorenz, Brandon Mendez, Rika Nakanishi, and Ethan Tobman
WINNER
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 2020
Production Designer: Bruce Rodgers
SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW STARRING JENNIFER LOPEZ & SHAKIRA
Production Designer: Bruce Rodgers
THE OSCARS
Production Designer: Jason Sherwood
YEARLY DEPARTED
Production Designer: Suzuki Ingerslev
Which films and television shows are you excited about at the Art Directors Guild Awards? The 2021 ADG Awards had no shortage of great production design to choose from in this unprecedented and difficult year. I’d love to know your thoughts about these projects in the comments below. Did you work in the art department on any of these?
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