ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
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The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards are an award presented annually by the Art Directors Guild
(ADG) to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries.
by production designer Jack Fisk
by production designer Dennis Gassner
TV series
Art Directors Guild
The Art Directors Guild is an American labor union and branch of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees representing almost 2,000 motion picture and television professionals....
(ADG) to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries.
Feature Film (1996-1999)
- 1996: The English PatientThe English Patient (film)The English Patient is a 1996 romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sri Lankan-Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. The film, written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella, won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture...
- by art director Aurelio Crugnola
- by production designer Stuart CraigStuart CraigNorman Stuart Craig OBE is a noted British production designer.He has also designed the sets, together with his frequent collaborator set decorator Stephanie McMillan, on all of the Harry Potter film series films to date. At Potter author J. K...
- 1997: TitanicTitanic (1997 film)Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
- 1997: Titanic
- by art director Robert W. Laing, Martin LaingMartin LaingSir John Martin Kirby Laing, CBE, DL, FRICS is a British entrepreneur in the construction industry.Martin Laing was executive chairman of John Laing plc, the firm founded by his great-great-grandfather James Laing , but resigned in 2001 when the company faced major losses in its construction...
, Charles Dwight Lee and Bill Rea - by production designer Peter LamontPeter LamontPeter Lamont is a noted set decorator, script editor, art director, and production designer most famous for working on eighteen James Bond films. The only four Bond films that he did not work on are Dr...
- 1998: What Dreams May ComeWhat Dreams May ComeWhat Dreams May Come is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson. The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies and goes to Heaven, but eventually descends into Hell to rescue his wife...
- 1998: What Dreams May Come
- by art director Christian Wintter
- by production designer Eugenio ZanettiEugenio ZanettiEugenio Zanetti is an Argentine dramatist, painter, film set designer, and theater and opera director.Zanetti was born in Córdoba, Argentina...
- 1999: Sleepy HollowSleepy Hollow (film)Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American period horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely inspired by the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving and stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Marc Pickering, Michael Gambon, Jeffrey Jones,...
- 1999: Sleepy Hollow
- by art director Ken Court, John DexterJohn DexterJohn Dexter was an English theatre, opera, and film director.- Theatre :Born in Derby, England, Dexter left school at the age of fourteen to serve in the British army during World War II. Following the war, he began working as a stage actor before turning to producing and directing shows for...
, Andy Nicholson, Kevin Phipps, John Wright Stevens and Leslie TomkinsLeslie TomkinsLeslie Tomkins is an English art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Yentl.-External links:... - by production designer Rick HeinrichsRick HeinrichsRichard Heinrichs is an American production designer, effects artist, art director and film producer. He is well known to have worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Ang Lee's Hulk and The Nightmare Before Christmas...
Contemporary Film (2000-)
- 2000: Chocolat
- by art director Lucy Richardson
- by production designer David Gropman
- 2001: Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)AmélieAmélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre...
- 2001: Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
- by art director Volker Schäfer
- by production designer Aline BonettoAline BonettoAline Bonetto is a French production designer and set decorator, best known for her work with Jean-Pierre Jeunet on films such as Amélie, A Very Long Engagement, and Micmacs à tire-larigot, among others...
- 2002: Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor...
- 2002: Catch Me If You Can
- by art directors Sarah Knowles, Michele Laliberte and Peter Rogness
- by production designer Jeannine Claudia Oppewall
- 2003: Mystic RiverMystic River (film)Mystic River is a 2003 American drama film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney and Emmy Rossum. The film was written by Brian Helgeland, based on Dennis Lehane's novel of the same...
- 2003: Mystic River
- by art director Jack G. Taylor Jr.
- by production designer Henry Bumstead
- 2004: The Terminal
- by art director Brad Ricker
- by production designer Alex McDowellAlex McDowellAlex McDowell, RDI is British production designer and film producer.McDowell was born in Borneo to parents of English origin. He wanted to become a painter and studied at the Central School of Art in London. He founded Rocking Russian Design in 1978 and started his career designing album covers...
- 2005: Walk the LineWalk the LineWalk the Line is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by James Mangold and based on the early life and career of country music artist Johnny Cash...
- 2005: Walk the Line
- by art director John R. Jensen and Rob Simons
- by production designer David J. Bomba
- 2006: Casino RoyaleCasino Royale (2006 film)Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond...
- 2006: Casino Royale
- by art directors David Baxa, Susanna Codognato, Peter Francis, Fred HoleFred HoleFred Hole was an English art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Return of the Jedi.-External links:...
, Michael Lamont, Steven LawrenceSteven LawrenceSteven James Lawrence is an Australian rules footballer. He is the son of former St Kilda star Barry Lawrence.-Brisbane career:...
, Dominic Masters, Alan TomkinsAlan TomkinsAlan Tomkins is an art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Empire Strikes Back.-External links:... - by production designer Peter LamontPeter LamontPeter Lamont is a noted set decorator, script editor, art director, and production designer most famous for working on eighteen James Bond films. The only four Bond films that he did not work on are Dr...
- 2007: No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men (film)No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American crime thriller directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. The film was adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name...
- 2007: No Country for Old Men
- by production designer Jess Gonchor
- 2008: Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British epic romantic drama adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup...
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire
- by production designer Mark Digby
- 2009: The Hurt LockerThe Hurt LockerThe Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during the Iraq War. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a US bomb...
- 2009: The Hurt Locker
- by production designer Karl Julliusson
- 2010: Black SwanBlack Swan (film)Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to...
- 2010: Black Swan
- by production designer Therese DePrez
Period or Fantasy Film (2000-2005)
- 2000: GladiatorGladiator (2000 film)Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
- by art director Adam O'Neill, Keith Pain, Clifford Robson and Peter Russell
- by production designer Arthur MaxArthur MaxArthur Max is an American movie art director and Production Designer. He has been nominated for Academy Awards twice: once for his work on Gladiator and another for his Production Design on American Gangster...
- 2001: Moulin Rouge!Moulin Rouge!Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
- 2001: Moulin Rouge!
- by art director Annie Beauchamp
- by production designer Catherine MartinCatherine MartinCatherine Martin is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and film producer.-Biography:Catherine Martin went to school at North Sydney Girls High School...
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- by art directors Joe Bleakley, Philip Ivey, Rob Outterside and Mark RobinsMark RobinsMark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City...
- by production designer Grant Major
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- by art director Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, Dan Hennah and Philip Ivey
- by production designer Grant Major
- 2004: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a 2004 black comedy film directed by Brad Silberling. It is an adaptation of the The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window, being the first three books in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket...
- 2004: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- by art director Tony Fanning, William HawkinsWilliam HawkinsWilliam Hawkins was the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1811 to 1814.Hawkins was born in his family home, called Pleasant Hill, in what is today Vance County, North Carolina. His father, Philemon Hawkins III, was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly...
and Martin Whist - by production designer Rick HeinrichsRick HeinrichsRichard Heinrichs is an American production designer, effects artist, art director and film producer. He is well known to have worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Ang Lee's Hulk and The Nightmare Before Christmas...
- 2005: Memoirs of a GeishaMemoirs of a Geisha (film)Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 film adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Productions. It was directed by Rob Marshall. It was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by...
- 2005: Memoirs of a Geisha
- by art director Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
- by production designer John MyhreJohn MyhreJohn Myhre is an American production designer who has been working in Hollywood since the late 1980s.He received his first Academy Award nomination, for Best Art Direction, in 1998, for Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth, bringing him to the forefront of Hollywood production designers...
Period Film (2006-)
- 2006: Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia)Curse of the Golden FlowerCurse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise...
- by art directors Chengguang Dong, Hongwu Sun, Xinhua Wei and Minxuan Zong
- by production designer Tingxiao Huo
- 2007: There Will Be BloodThere Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood is a 2007 drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is based on Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel Oil!. It tells the story of a silver miner-turned-oilman on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern California's oil boom of the late 19th and...
- 2007: There Will Be Blood
by production designer Jack Fisk
Jack Fisk
Jack Fisk is an American movie industry professional, frequently working as either a production designer or art director on Hollywood movies.Fisk met Sissy Spacek when working on Terrence Malick's 1973 movie Badlands...
Fantasy Film (2006-)
- 2006: Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)Pan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
- by production designer Eugenio CaballeroEugenio CaballeroEugenio Caballero is a Mexican production designer who won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Art Direction with Pilar Revuelta in 2007 for the film Pans Labyrinth ....
- 2007: The Golden Compass
by production designer Dennis Gassner
Single Camera TV series
- 2005: RomeRome (TV series)Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
(for episode #1)
- by art directors Dominic Hyman, Carlo Serafin and Domenico Sica
- by production designer Joseph Bennett
- 2006: Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
(for episode "The Box and the Bunny")
- 2006: Ugly Betty
- by art directors Charles E. McCarry, Jim WallisJim WallisJim Wallis is an American evangelical Christian writer and political activist. He is best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine, and of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian community of the same name....
and Kathleen Widomski - by production designer Mark WorthingtonMark WorthingtonMark Worthington is an Australian professional basketball player. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
- 2007: Mad Men (for episode "Shoot")
- by production designer Dan Bishop
- with art directors TBA
- with set design team including Camille Bratkowski
Multi-Camera TV series
Miniseries or TV Film (1997-)
- 1997: George WallaceGeorge Wallace (film)George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances...
- by art director Charles M. Lagola
- by production designer Michael Z. Hanan
- 1998: From the Earth to the Moon
- by art director Seth Reed
- by production designer Richard Toyon
- 1999: Introducing Dorothy DandridgeIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeIntroducing Dorothy Dandridge is a television film directed by Martha Coolidge. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film was aired in the United States on August 21, 1999. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film is marketed with the tagline: "Right woman....
- 1999: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
- by art director A. Leslie Thomas
- by production designer James H. Spencer
- 2000: The '70s
- by art director Ron MasonRon MasonRon Mason is a Canadian former ice hockey player, head coach and university executive. As head coach of various universities, notably including Michigan State University , he became the winningest ice hockey coach in NCAA history with 924 career wins...
- by production designer John T. WalkerJohn T. WalkerJohn Thomas Walker was Bishop of Washington from 1977 to 1989 in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. From 1978 to 1989, he also served as Dean of Washington National Cathedral. Previously, he served as Bishop Coadjutor from 1976 to 1977 and Bishop Suffragan from 1971 to 1976...
- 2001: The Last Brickmaker in America
- by art director Jim Gloster
- by production designer William J. CreberWilliam J. CreberWilliam J. Creber is an American art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He continues to consult on special projects including key street designs for Disney theme parks and rebuilding the street facades that burned in the June 2008 Universal...
- 2002: Live from BaghdadLive from BaghdadLive from Baghdad is a non-fiction book by CNN producer Robert Wiener about his experiences before the Persian Gulf War of 1990–91.It was filmed by HBO in 2002 under the same title....
- 2002: Live from Baghdad
- by art directors Matthew C. Jacobs and Karen Steward
- by production designer Richard Hoover
- 2003: Angels in AmericaAngels in AmericaAngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is the 1993 Pulitzer Prize winning play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. It has been made into both a television miniseries and an opera by Peter Eötvös.-Characters:...
- 2003: Angels in America
- by art directors John Kasarda and Stefano Maria Ortolani
- by production designer Stuart WurtzelStuart WurtzelStuart Wurtzel is an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Hannah and Her Sisters.-External links:...
- 2004: And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfAnd Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is a 2003 television film starring Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa.At the time of production, this was the most expensive 2-hour television/cable movie ever made, with a budget of over $30 million....
- 2004: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
- by art director Bernardo Trujillo
- by production designer Herbert Pinter
- 2005: Empire FallsEmpire FallsEmpire Falls is a two-part mini-series that aired on HBO in 2005. It was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name which was written by Richard Russo. It was nominated for and won multiple awards, including various Emmys and Golden Globes...
- 2005: Empire Falls
- by art director John Kasarda
- by production designer Stuart WurtzelStuart WurtzelStuart Wurtzel is an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Hannah and Her Sisters.-External links:...
- 2006: Desperation
- by art director Jason Weil
- by production designer Phil Dagort
Awards Show, Documentary, Music Special or Variety
Commercial
TV series or Miniseries (1996-1999)
Television- 1996: Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
- by art director Randall McIlvain
- by production designer Herman F. ZimmermanHerman F. ZimmermanHerman F. Zimmerman is an art director and production designer. He is probably best known for his work in Star Trek.- Career :...
TV series
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...
- by art director Lee Mayman
- by production designer Paul Eads
- 1998: The X Files
- by art director Sandy Getzler and Lauren E. Polizzi
- by production designer Corey Kaplan
- 1999: The West WingThe West Wing (TV series)The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
(for episode "Pilot")
- 1999: The West Wing
- by art director Tony Fanning
- by production designer Jon Hutman