“No Time to Die,” “Nightmare Alley” and ” Dune” were among the big winners at Saturday evening’s 26th annual Art Directors Guild’s Excellence in Production Design Awards.
After the COVID-19 pandemic drove last year’s presentations to a virtual format, the 2022 edition of the awards show returned to an in-person format at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, complete with a red carpet.
The awards — which honor excellence in production design for theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films — was hosted by actress Yvette Nicole Brown.
Presenters included Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Costner, Marcia Gay Harden, James Pickens Jr., Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jeffrey Wright, Harvey Guillen, Alexandra Daddario, Natasha Leggero, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Soleil Moon Frye and Carl Clemon-Hopkins.
The show was live-streamed at www.adgawards26.com.
In special awards:
— director/screenwriter/producer Jane Campion, who is nominated for the best director Oscar for “The Power of the Dog,” received the Cinematic Imagery Award for work that has “consistently reflected the highest quality of production design”;
— “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve received the William Cameron Menzies Award;
— Academy Award-winning production designer William A. Horning and pioneering, Oscar-nominated production designer, costume designer, writer and producer Polly Platt were inducted posthumously into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame; and
— production designer Ida Random, graphic designers Michael and Denise Okuda, set designer/art director Ann Harris and concept illustrator and storyboard artist Donna Cline were all presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Here is a complete list of winners::
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
— “Nightmare Alley,” Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
FANTASY FEATURE FILM
— “Dune,” Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
— “No Time to Die,” Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
— “Encanto,” Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay Bové
NOMINEES FOR TELEVISION
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
— “Loki: `Glorious Purpose,”’ Production Designer: Kasra Farahani
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
— “Squid Game: `Gganbu,”’ Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
— “WandaVision,” Production Designer: Mark Worthington
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
— “What We Do in the Shadows: `The Prisoner,’ `The Cloak of Duplication,’ `The Siren,” Production Designer: Kate Bunch
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES (TIE)
— “Family Reunion: `Remember When M’Dear Changed History?”’ Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
COMMERCIALS (TIE)
— Apple Music: “Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever,” Production Designer: Francois Audouy
MUSIC VIDEOS
— Taylor Swift: “All Too Well,” Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
— Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses: “Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff,” Production Designer: John Janavs
VARIETY SPECIAL
— Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “Facts of Life — Kids Can Be Cruel (320) & Diff’rent Strokes — Willis’ Privacy (115), Production Designer: Stephan Olson