'Blade Runner 2049,' 'Logan,' 'Shape of Water' Top Art Directors Guild Awards
'Coco' won the inaugural ADG Award for an animated feature.
The Shape of Water
Blade Runner 2049, Logan and The Shape of Water on Saturday topped the live-action feature categories at the Art Directors Guild's Excellence in Production Design Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
The award for a fantasy film went to Blade Runner 2049; the period film honor was awarded to The Shape of Water; and the contemporary film prize went to Logan.
Over the past five years, the winner of the ADG's period film category went on to win the Oscar in production design twice, in 2013 for The Great Gatsby and in 2014 for The Grand Budapest Hotel. The production design Oscar went to the winner of the fantasy category, Mad Max: Fury Road, in 2015. And last year, La La Land picked up the ADG prize in the category for a contemporary film on the way to winning the Oscar for production design.
This year's Oscar nominees are Blade Runner 2049; The Shape of Water; and ADG nominees Beauty and the Beast, Darkest Hour and Dunkirk.
For the first time, the ADG presented an award this year for feature animation, which was given to Disney/Pixar's Coco. Underscoring its move to recognize animation, the guild also presented its William Cameron Menzies Award to Ron Clements and John Musker, directors of Disney animated films such as The Little Mermaid and, most recently, Moana. The pair thanked the ADG for recognizing animation with the new category.
Honorees also included Norm Newberry, John Moffitt, James J. Murakami and Martin Kline, who received lifetime achievement awards. Michael Baugh received the Outstanding Creative Achievement Award.
Accepting the Cinematic Imagery Award, Kathleen Kennedy said, “Cinematic imagery has to begin with great storytelling, but great storytelling can be inspired by imagery." Looking ahead, she asked, "Can we have cinematic imagery outside of the theatrical experience [as technology movies forward]? That's how we move the craft of cinema into the future.”
Asserted IATSE president Matthew Loeb, recipient of the Leadership Award: “We are going to remain politically active, because if we don’t we might elect an idiot." He added that “we are going to fight for fairness,” and “a safe, harassment-free workplace has to happen.”
The late Oscar-winning production designer Sir Ken Adam (Dr. Strangelove) and senior illustrator and Bambi's concept designer Tyrus Wong were inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame during the ceremony.
The complete list of winners is below.
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Period Film
Darkest Hour
Production Designer: Sarah GreenwoodDunkirk
Production Designer: Nathan CrowleyMurder on the Orient Express
Production Designer: Jim ClayThe Post
Production Designer: Rick CarterWINNER The Shape of Water
Production Designer: Paul Denham Austerberry -
Fantasy Film
Beauty and the Beast
Production Designer: Sarah GreenwoodWINNER Blade Runner 2049
Production Designer: Dennis GassnerStar Wars: The Last Jedi
Production Designer: Rick HeinrichsWar for the Planet of the Apes
Production Designer: James ChinlundWonder Woman
Production Designer: Aline Bonetto -
Contemporary Film
Downsizing
Production Designer: Stefania CellaGet Out
Production Designer: Rusty SmithLady Bird
Production Designer: Chris JonesWINNER Logan
Production Designer: Francois AudouyThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg -
Animated Film
Cars 3
Production Designers: William Cone, Jay ShusterWINNER Coco
Production Designer: Harley JessupDespicable Me 3
Art Director: Olivier AdamThe Lego Batman Movie
Production Designer: Grant FreckeltonLoving Vincent
Production Designer: Matthew Button -
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series
A Series of Unfortunate Events: "The Bad Beginning: Part One," "The Reptile Room: Part One," "The Wide Window: Part One"
Production Designer: Bo WelchThe Crown: "A Company of Men," "Beryl," "Dear Mrs. Kennedy"
Production Designer: Martin ChildsWINNER Game of Thrones: "Dragonstone," "The Queen`s Justice," "Eastwatch"
Production Designer: Deborah RileyMindhunter: "S1:E1," "S1:E4," "S1:E9"
Production Designer: Steve ArnoldStranger Things: "Chapter Six: The Spy," "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer," "Chapter Nine: The Gate"
Production Designer: Chris Tujillo -
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series
American Gods: "The Bone Orchard," "The Secret of Spoons," "Head Full of Snow"
Production Designer: Patti PodestaWINNER The Handmaid's Tale: "Pilot, Offred," "Birth Day," "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum"
Production Designer: Julie BerghoffThe Handmaid's Tale: "The Bridge"
Production Designer: Andrew StearnMr. Robot: "eps3.0_power-saver-mode.h," "eps3.1_undo.gz," "eps3.2_legacy.so"
Production Designer: Anastasia WhiteTwin Peaks: "Ep. 1: Part 1," "Ep. 8: Part 8," "Ep. 15: Part 15"
Production Designer: Ruth De Jong -
Television Movie or Limited Series
American Horror Story: Cult: "Election Night," "Winter of Our Discontent"
Production Designer: Jeff MossaBig Little Lies: "Somebody`s Dead," "Living the Dream," "You Get What You Need"
Production Designer: John PainoWINNER Black Mirror: "USS Callister"
Production Designer: Joel CollinsFargo: "The Narrow Escape Problem," "The Law of Inevitability," "Who Rules the Land of Denial?"
Production Designer: Elisabeth WilliamsFeud: Bette and Joan: "Pilot," "And the Winner is…," "You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?"
Production Designer: Judy Becker -
Half Hour Single-Camera Series
Future Man: "Pandora's Mailbox," "Beyond The Truffledome," "A Date With Destiny"
Production Designer: Jessica KenderWINNER Glow: "Pilot," "The Wrath of Kuntar," "The Dusty Spur"
Production Designer: Todd FjelstedMaster of None: "Le Nozze," "Thanksgiving," "Amarsi Un Po"
Production Designer: Amy WilliamsSilicon Valley: "Hooli-Con," "Server Error"
Production Designer: Richard ToyonVeep: "Omaha"
Production Designer: Jim Gloster -
Multi-Camera Series
9JKL: "Pilot," "Lovers Getaway," "Set Visit"
Production Designer: Stephan OlsonThe Big Bang Theory: "The Romance Recalibration," "The Separation Agitation," "The Explosion Implosion"
Production Designer: John ShaffnerThe Ranch: "My Best Friend," "Last Dollar (Fly Away)," "Wrapped Up in You"
Production Designer: John ShaffnerSuperior Donuts: "Pilot," "Crime Time," "Arthur`s Day Off"
Production Designer: Stephan OlsonWINNER Will & Grace: "Eleven Years Later," "A Gay Olde Christmas"
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello -
Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial
Apple: "Bulbs"
Production Designer: James ChinlundChanel: "Gabrielle"
Production Designer: Shane ValentinoKaty Perry: "Bon Appetit"
Production Designer: Natalie GroceNike: "Equality"
Production Designer: Ruth De JongWINNER Star Wars Battlefront II: "Rivalry / PS4"
Production Designer: Jason Edmonds -
Variety or Competition Series / Awards or Event Special
Bill Nye Saves the World: "Earth Is A Hot Mess"
Production Designer: James Pearse ConnellyGolden Globe Awards: "74th Annual"
Production Designer: Brian StonestreetWINNER Portlandia: "Portland Secedes," "Ants," "Fred`s Cell Phone Company"
Production Designer: Schuyler TelleenSaturday Night Live: "Aziz Ansari + Big Sean," "Alec Baldwin + Ed Sheeran," "Larry David + Miley Cyrus"
Production Designers: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph DeTullioSuper Bowl Halftime Show: "Starring Lady Gaga"
Production Designer: Bruce Rodgers