HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- "Parasite," "Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood," "Avengers: Endgame" and "Toy Story
4" Motion Picture Winners at the 24th Annual Art Directors Guild
'Excellence in Production Design' Awards
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Big Bang Theory," "The
Umbrella Academy," "Russian Doll" and "Chernobyl" Win for
Television
CHUCK LORRE RECEIVES THE CINEMATIC IMAGERY AWARD
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The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) announced winners
of its 24th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in 11
categories of film, television, commercials, music videos and
animation features, during a black-tie dinner gala at the
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday night,
February 1, 2020. Parasite
(Lee Ha-Jun), Once Upon a Time… in
Hollywood (Barbara Ling), Avengers: Endgame (Charles Wood), Toy Story 4 (Bob Pauley) won Best Production Design for
Feature Film. Television winners included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
(Bill Groom), The Big Bang Theory
(John Shaffner), The Umbrella
Academy (Mark Worthington), Russian
Doll (Michael Bricker), and
Chernobyl (Luke Hull) respectively.
Additional winners include MedMen: The New Normal (James Chinlund) and Drunk History (Monica Sotto).
The awards took place before an audience of more than 950,
including guild members, industry executives and press. ADG
President Nelson Coates, ADG, and
Art Directors Council Chair Mark
Worthington, ADG, presided over the awards ceremony with
actress/comedian Debra Wilson
serving as host. Producer of this year's ADG Awards (#ADGawards)
was Production Designer Scott Moses, ADG.
"The 24th ADG Awards is dedicated to elevating our members. By
raising the bar and lifting each other up, we create something
special. This year's nominees are shining examples of how, working
together as a team, there are no limits to our imagination. We
extend this approach to connect our members globally, widen our
influence and expand the creativity of future generations of
Designers," said Moses.
Chuck Lorre, award winning television producer, writer and
director, received the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award, honoring
his prestigious spectrum of extraordinary work over the past 20
years, and for keeping the multi-camera sitcom alive in creating
hit series that generate mass appeal. A wonderful clip reel was
presented, spotlighting the spectrum of Lorre's award-winning work
including the acclaimed comedies Young
Sheldon, Mom, The Kominsky Method, The Big Bang Theory, Mike
& Molly, Cybill, Dharma & Greg and Grace Under Fire, among
many others. Bill Gardell, star of
Bob ♥ Abishola, one of Chuck Lorre's many shows currently on the
air, presented the prize.
The late Oscar®-nominated Production Designers William J.
Creber, best known for his work on the Irwin Allen disaster flicks
The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno and the first three
Planet of the Apes movies, and Roland
Anderson, best known for his work on Breakfast at Tiffany's,
White Christmas and Cecil B.
DeMille's Cleopatra, were inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame
for their extraordinary contributions to the visual art of
storytelling with a special presentation by Production Designer
Jack Taylor, ADG.
Syd Mead, the "visual futurist"
and concept artist known for his design contributions to
science-fiction films such as Star-Trek: The Motion Picture,
Aliens, and Blade Runner, was honored with the esteemed
William Cameron Menzies Award
posthumously by director Denis
Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049). Receiving a standing
ovation, Syd's longtime partner Roger
Servick accepted the special award recognizing his
innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary
movies.
The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to outstanding
individuals in each of the guild's four crafts. Oscar-nominated
Production Designer Joe Alves, ADG, best known for his work on
Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the three Jaws films,
received the ADG Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors
Council (AD), presented by Makeup Artist Greg Nicotero (Watchmen,
The Walking Dead). Denis Olsen,
prolific artist on movies, television, theater and commercials
known for his work on Ghostbusters, Rocky 2 & 3, The Muppet
Movie, Romancing the Stone and Poltergeist, was honored by the
Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists Council (STG), presented by
Scenic Artist Jim Fiorito, ADG (Patriot Games). Stephen Myles Berger, ADG, spotlighted for his
work in theme parks around the world and on films such as
Sunshine Boys, Basic Instinct and
Robin Hood: Men in Tights, was
awarded by the Set Designers and Model Makers (SDMM) Council,
presented by Production Designer Norm Newberry, ADG,(Avatar).
Jack Johnson, ADG, best known for
his work on films such as Edward Scissorhands, Toys and Jurassic
Park III, was honored by the Illustrators and Matte Artists (IMA)
Council, presented by Production Designer Bo Welch, ADG (A Series
of Unfortunate Events).
Additional presenters for this year's awards included
Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek),
Jim Norton (The Irishman),
Alex Meneses (Why Women Kill),
Melissa Joan Hart (No Good Nick),
Eddie McClintock (No Good Nick),
James Maslow (Katy Keene), Ed Begley
Jr. (Bless This Mess), Anthony
Alabi (Family Reunion), Kate
Nash (Glow), among others.
Here are the winners at the 24th Annual Art Directors Guild
Awards:
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM:
PERIOD FILM
*Winner* Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Production Designer: Barbara
Ling
FANTASY FILM
*Winner* Avengers: Endgame
Production Designer: Charles
Wood
CONTEMPORARY FILM
*Winner* Parasite
Production Designer: Lee Ha-Jun
ANIMATED FILM
*Winner* Toy Story 4
Production Designer: Bob Pauley
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR TELEVISION:
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
*Winner* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: "Ep. 305, Ep. 308"
Production Designer: Bill Groom
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
*Winner* The Umbrella Academy: "We Only See Each Other at Weddings
and Funerals"
Production Designer: Mark
Worthington
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
*Winner* Chernobyl
Production Designer: Luke Hull
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
*Winner* Russian Doll: "Nothing in This World is Easy"
Production Designer: Michael
Bricker
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
*Winner* The Big Bang Theory: "The Stockholm Syndrome," "The
Conference Valuation," "The Propagation Proposition"
Production Designer: John
Shaffner
SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
*Winner* MedMen: "The New Normal"
Production Designer: James
Chinlund
VARIETY, REALITY OR EVENT SPECIAL
*Winner* Drunk History: "Are You Afraid of the Drunk?"
Production Designer: Monica
Sotto
The ADG Awards is proud to be sponsored by DESIGN ICON LEVEL:
Sweetwater/NEP Live Events; DESIGN INNOVATOR LEVEL: Dazian,
McLaren, Shutterstock; PREMIER LEVEL: Gallagher Staging, Inc.;
DIAMOND LEVEL: Cush Light, ICM Partners, Sony Pictures
Entertainment; PLATINUM LEVEL: Amazon Studios, Astek Wallcovering,
NBC Universal Operations, Netflix, United Talent Agency, Universal
Pictures/DreamWorks Animation; GOLD LEVEL: Fox Searchlight, The
Gersh Agency, Warner Bros. Studio Facilities, Warner Bros.
Television, Worldwide Production Agency; DOUBLE SILVER LEVEL: HBO,
Local 44, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; SILVER LEVEL: Fox
Studio Lot LLC, Murtha Skouras Agency, Neon TV, IMA Council, SDMM
Council, STG Council, SDSU, ShowPro, WME Entertainment; VIP
TRANSPORTATION: BLS; MEDIA SPONSORS: The Hollywood Reporter,
Variety and SHOOT Magazine/SHOOTonline.
ABOUT THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD: Established in 1937, the Art
Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 2,700 members who work
throughout the world in film, television and theater as Art
Directors; Set Designers and Model Makers; Illustrators and Matte
Artists; and Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists. The ADG's ongoing
activities include a Film Society screening series, annual
"Excellence in Production Design Awards" gala, bimonthly craft
magazine (PERSPECTIVE), figure drawing and other creative
workshops, extensive technology and craft training programs and
year-round Gallery 800 art exhibitions. For the Guild's online
directory and website resources, go to http://www.adg.org. Connect
with the Art Directors Guild on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram.
ADG AWARDS & EVENTS DIRECTOR
Debbie Patton · ADG
818.762.9995 · Debbie@adg.org
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