Anna Karenina and Game of Thrones Among Art Directors Winners

Keira Knightley in Anna Karenina
Keira Knightley stars as Anna in Joe Wright’s ‘Anna Karenina,’ a Focus Features release – Photo Credit: Laurie Sparham

The 17th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards honoring the best production design work in television, movies, and commercials were held on February 2, 2013 and among the big winners were Anna Karenina, Life of Pi, and Game of Thrones. The award recognizes the team behind each production, including the Production Designer, Art Director, and Assistant Art Director.

Presenters at the 2013 awards included Levar Burton, Joelle Carter, Walton Goggins, Dennis Haysbert, Georgia King, Jonathan C. McGinley, Jane Seymour, Julie White, and Alfre Woodard.

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2012:

Period FilmANNA KARENINA, Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood

Fantasy FilmLIFE OF PI, Production Designer: David Gropman

Contemporary FilmSKYFALL, Production Designer: Dennis Gassner

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION FOR 2012:

One-Hour Single Camera Television SeriesGAME OF THRONES, Episode: The Ghost of Harrenhal
Production Designer: Gemma Jackson

Television Movie or Mini-SeriesAMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, Episode: I Am Anne Frank, Part 2, Production Designer: Mark Worthington

Episode of a Half-Hour Single Camera Television SeriesGIRLS, Episode: Pilot
Production Designer: Judy Becker

Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted SeriesSATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Episode: Mick Jagger Host, Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph DeTullio

AWARDS, MUSIC OR GAME SHOWS

84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS – Production Designer: John Myhre

Commercial, PSA, Promo, and Music Video – X-BOX, Episode: Halo 4 Commissioning, Production Designer: Christopher Glass