Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Rachel Greninger were on the red carpet interviewing nominees and guests at the 20th Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards hosted by comedian Owen Benjamin on Sunday, January 31 at The Beverly Hilton.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Art Directors Guild awards, a new official trophy called the Cinemagundi, designed by guild member Fredrik Buch, was handed out to winners (see list below).
Interviews
Before the ceremony started, we spoke with nominees and guests walking the red carpet including Adam Stockhausen, Production Designer, “Bridge of Spies”, Andrew Baseman, Production Designer for “Gotham”, Cat Smith, Production Designer for “Transparent”, Colin Gibson, Production Designer for “Mad Max: Fury Road”, Dan Turk, Production Designer for “Last Man On Earth”, Deborah Riley, Production Designer for “Game of Thrones”, Denise Pizzini, Production Designer for “The Muppets”, Derek McLane, Production Designer for “The Wiz Live”, Edward Verreaux, Production Designer for “Jurassic World”, Howard Cummings, Production Designer for “The Knick”, James Gloster, Production Designer for “Veep”, James Pearse Connelly, Production Designer for “Top Chef”, Joe Stewart & John Schaffner, Production Designers for “The Big Bang Theory”, Mark Digby, Production Designer for “Ex Machina”, Jack Fisk, Production Designer for “The Revenant”, Michael Hanan, Production Designer for “Tut”, Nelson Coates, Production Designers Guild President, Niecy Nash, Fox’s “Scream Queens”, Rick Carter & Darren Gilford, Production Designers for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, Sue Cabral-Ebert, President of Local 706 and Warren Alan Young, Production Designer for “Fargo”.
Honored
Josh Brolin presented the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) Cinematic Imagery Award to Oscar-nominated filmmaker David O. Russell.
Inducted into the Art Directors Guild (ADG) Hall of Fame
Oscar and Emmy-winning Production Designer Carmen Dillon, Emmy-winning Production Designer and Illustrator Dorothea Holt Redmond, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Production and Costume Designer Patricia Norris, and Art Director and Set Designer Dianne Wager
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Scenic Artist Bill Anderson, Oscar-nominated Matte Artist Harrison Ellenshaw, Set Designer William J. Newmon, II and Emmy® and Oscar-winning Production Designer Patrizia von Brandenstein
Photos – see the rest of the album by clicking her to view on Flickr
Presenters
This year’s award presenters included Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), LL Cool J, Anthony Anderson (Black-ish), Amy Landecker (Transparent), Aubrey Plaza (Dirty Grandpa), Will Forte (The Last Man On Earth), Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), Jaime Pressly (Mom), Niecy Nash (Getting On, Scream Queens), Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton).
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20th ANNUAL ADG WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM
PERIOD FILM
THE REVENANT
Production Designer: JACK FISK
FANTASY FILM
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Production Designer: COLIN GIBSON
CONTEMPORARY FILM
THE MARTIAN
Production Designer: ARTHUR MAX
20th ANNUAL ADG WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION
ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
GAME OF THRONES: “High Sparrow,” “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” “Hardhome”
Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
HOUSE OF CARDS: “Chapter 29,” “Chapter 36”
Production Designer: STEVE ARNOLD
TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL: “Checking In”
Production Designer: MARK WORTHINGTON
HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
THE MUPPETS: “The Ex-Factor,” “Pig’s in a Blanket”
Production Designer: DENISE PIZZINI
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
THE BIG BANG THEORY: “The Skywalker Incursion,” “The Mystery Date Observation,” “The Platonic Permutation”
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER
AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIAL
THE OSCARS: 2015
Production Designer: DEREK McLANE
SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
APPLE MUSIC: “The History of Sound”
Production Designer: JESS GONCHOR
VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
KEY & PEELE: “Ya’ll Ready For This?” “The End”
Production Designer: GARY KORDAN
ABOUT THE ART DIRECTORS GUILD
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 2,300 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film, television and theater as Production Designers, Art Directors, Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; Set Designers and Model Makers; and Previs Artists. Established in 1937, the ADG’s ongoing activities include a Film Society, an annual Awards Banquet, a creative/technology community (5D: The Future of Immersive Design), a bimonthly craft magazine ( Perspective); and extensive technology-training programs, figure drawing and other creative workshops and year-round Gallery 800 art exhibitions. The Guild’s Online Directory/Website Resource is at www.adg.org.Connect with the Art Directors Guild and the #ADGawards on FacebookTwitterInstagram.
