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 Film – ANNA KARENINA, Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood
Fantasy Film – LIFE OF PI, Production Designer: David Gropman
Contemporary Film – SKYFALL, Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION FOR 2012:
One-Hour Single Camera Television Series – GAME OF THRONES, Episode: The Ghost of Harrenhal
Production Designer: Gemma Jackson
Television Movie or Mini-Series – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, Episode: I Am Anne Frank, Part 2, Production Designer: Mark Worthington
Episode of a Half-Hour Single Camera Television Series – GIRLS, Episode: Pilot
Production Designer: Judy Becker
Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series – SATURDAY 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