Art Directors Announce 2017 Production Design Awards

Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy
Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy. (Image Credit: LD Entertainment)

Nominees have been announced for the 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards recognizing the best in feature films, television, commercials, and music videos released in 2016. The nominees were selected by the Art Directors Guild which is made up of 2,500 Production Designers, Art Directors, Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers; and Previs Artists. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 during a ceremony set to take place at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, CA.

In addition to revealing the winners in 11 categories, the Art Directors Guild will induct Oscar-winning Production Designer Gene Allen into its Hall of Fame during the 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards ceremony. Emmy-winning Production Designer René Lagler, Scenic Artist Albert Obregon, Emmy-nominated Set Designer Cate Bangs, and Senior Illustrator Joseph Musso will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards during this year’s event.


Excellence in Production Design Awards 2017 Nominees:

PERIOD FILM

CAFÉ SOCIETY
Production Designer: SANTO LOQUASTO
FENCES
Production Designer: DAVID GROPMAN
HACKSAW RIDGE
Production Designer: BARRY ROBISON
HAIL, CAESAR!
Production Designer: JESS GONCHOR
HIDDEN FIGURES
Production Designer: WYNN THOMAS
JACKIE
Production Designer: JEAN RABASSE

FANTASY FILM

ARRIVAL
Production Designer: PATRICE VERMETTE
DOCTOR STRANGE
Production Designer: CHARLES WOOD
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Production Designer: STUART CRAIG
PASSENGERS
Production Designer: GUY HENDRIX DYAS
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
Production Designers: DOUG CHIANG, NEIL LAMONT

CONTEMPORARY FILM

HELL OR HIGH WATER
Production Designer: TOM DUFFIELD
LA LA LAND
Production Designer: DAVID WASCO
LION
Production Designer: CHRIS KENNEDY
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Production Designer: RUTH DE JONG
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Production Designer: SHANE VALENTINO

ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

GAME OF THRONES: “Blood of My Blood,” “The Broken Man,” “No One”
Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY
STRANGER THINGS: “The Vanishing of Will Byers,” “Holly, Jolly,” “The Upside Down”
Production Designer: CHRIS TRUJILLO
THE CROWN: “Wolferton Splash,” “Hyde Park Corner,” “Smoke and Mirrors”
Production Designer: MARTIN CHILDS
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE: “The Tiger’s Cave,” “Land O’ Smiles,” “Fallout”
Production Designer: DREW BOUGHTON
WESTWORLD: “Pilot”
Production Designer: NATHAN CROWLEY

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

BETTER CALL SAUL: “Inflatable,” “Fifi,” “Klick”
Production Designer: TONY FANNING
BLOODLINE: “Part 16,” “Part 21”
Production Designer: TIM GALVIN
HOUSE OF CARDS: “Chapter 41,” “Chapter 47,” “Chapter 48”
Production Designer: STEVE ARNOLD
MR. ROBOT: “Eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc,” “Eps2.4_m4ster-slave.aes,” “Eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z”
Production Designer: ANASTASIA WHITE
PREACHER: “See,” “South Will Rise Again,” “Finish The Song”
Production Designer: DAVE BLASS

TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ROANOKE: “Chapter 4”
Production Designer: ANDREW MURDOCK
BLACK MIRROR: “Nosedive,” “Playtest,” “San Junipero”
Production Designers: JOEL COLLINS, JAMES FOSTER, NICHOLAS PALMER
SHERLOCK: “The Abominable Bride”
Production Designer: ARWEL W. JONES
THE NIGHT OF: “Pilot”
Production Designer: PATRIZIA VON BRANDENSTEIN
THE PEOPLE v. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY: “100% Not Guilty,” “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia,” “Manna From Heaven”
Production Designer: JEFFREY MOSSA

HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

MOZART IN THE JUNGLE: “Now I Will Sing”
Production Designer: TOMMASO ORTINO
SILICON VALLEY: “Two In The Box,” “Vachmanity Insanity,” “Daily Active Users”
Production Designer: RICHARD TOYON
TRANSPARENT: “If I Were A Bell”
Production Designer: CAT SMITH
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH: “Pitch Black,” “The Power of Power,” “Mama’s Hideaway”
Production Designer: BRUCE ROBERT HILL
VEEP: “Kissing Your Sister”
Production Designer: JIM GLOSTER

MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

2 BROKE GIRLS: “And The 80’s Movie,” “And The Godmama Drama,” “And The Two Openings: Part Two”
Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO
BABY DADDY: “Love & Carriage,” “Room-Mating,” “Stupid Cupid”
Production Designer: GREG GRANDE
THE BIG BANG THEORY: “The Positive Negative Reaction,” “The Big Bear Precipitation,” “The Fermentation Bifurcation”
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER
THE GREAT INDOORS: “Pilot”
Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO
THE RANCH: “Leavin’s Been Comin’ (For A Long, Long Time)”
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER

AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL

BEYONCÉ: “LEMONADE”
Production Designer: HANNAH BEACHLER
GREASE LIVE!
Production Designer: DAVID KORINS
HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
Production Designer: DEREK McLANE
THE 68TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
Production Designers: TAMLYN WRIGHT, BAZ HALPIN
THE OSCARS
Production Designer: DEREK McLANE

SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL

ADIDAS: “BASKETBALL NEEDS CREATORS”
Production Designer: RUTH DE JONG
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE “6 Inch”
Production Designer: JC MOLINA
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE “Denial”
Production Designer: JASON HOUGAARD
BEYONCÉ: LEMONADE “Hold Up”
Production Designer: JASON HOUGAARD
iPHONE 7: “Balloons”
Production Designer: JAMES CHINLUND

VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES

AMERICAN GRIT: “Ruck Up”
Production Designer: MERCEDES YOUNGER
PORTLANDIA: “Weirdo Beach”
Production Designer: SCHUYLER TELLEEN
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “Larry David/The 1975,” “Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani,” “Tom Hanks/Lady Gaga”
Production Designers: KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, EUGENE LEE, AKIRA
YOSHIMURA, N. JOSEPH DeTULLIO
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: “Ellen’s Halloween Show”
Production Designer: KAREN WEBER
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON: “Ep. 0417,” “Ep. 0461,” “Ep. 0493”
Production Designers: EUGENE LEE, PETER BARAN
THE VOICE: “The Blind Auditions, Part 3,” “The Battles Premiere, Part 2”
Production Designers: ANTON GOSS, JAMES PEARSE CONNELLY