The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) presented the 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday night (2/15) in a gala ceremony hosted by actress and comedian Rachael Harris.
For the Excellence in Production Design in a Feature Film awards categories, Craig Lathrop won the Period Feature Film award for “Nosferatu,” Nathan Crowley took home the Fantasy Feature Film award for “Wicked” and Suzie Davies won the Contemporary Feature Film award for “Conclave.” In the Excellence in Production Design in Television categories, Helen Jarvis won the One-Hour Period Single-Camera Series award for “Shōgun,” Howard Cummings won the One-Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series award for “Fallout,” Chae Kyoung-sun earned the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series award for “Squid Game,” Kalina Ivanov won the Limited Series award for “The Penguin,” Clayton Hartley won the Television Movie award for “Unfrosted,” Shayne Fox received the Half-Hour Single-Camera Series award for “What We Do in the Shadows” and Glenda Rovello took home the Multi-Camera Series award for “Frasier.”
In her opening remarks, ADG president Dina Lipton highlighted the ADG’s first all-woman executive leadership team. She also applauded the evening’s fundraising efforts which directly benefit below the line entertainment workers impacted by the recent California wildfires, through the Walsh/DiTolla/Spivak Foundation for disaster relief. “It’s a much-needed night of community and healing,” Lipton said.
During the ceremony, the ADG’s national executive director Chuck Parker praised “Keep California Rolling,” a developing campaign from the Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), in support of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed tax incentive for Los Angeles-based film and television production. Parker galvanized the crowd with his comments: “We can do this! We need jobs now!”
Director, filmmaker and Academy Award ® nominee Jason Reitman received the 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award, presented by Lamorne Morris (“Saturday Night”). Most recently, Reitman wrote, produced, and directed “Saturday Night,” and his previous achievements include earning four Oscar nominations for his work on the films “Juno” and “Up in the Air.” Reitman joked about having his first kiss on the Universal lot before delivering a passionate speech supporting a return to shooting in Los Angeles: “It’s time to lean into making movies on historic studio lots. It’s time to unlock the tax incentives.”
During the ceremony, the ADG inducted legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl into its Hall of Fame. Weyl is renowned for his influential design on Hollywood classics including “Casablanca” and “The Big Sleep.” Weyl won a Best Art Direction Oscar for his work on the film “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and was later nominated in the same category for “Mission to Moscow.” He passed away in 1947.
ADG Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to four esteemed guild members. Scenic artist Lisa Frazza (“Jeopardy,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Dancing With The Stars”) received the Scenic, Title, and Graphic Artists Council Lifetime Achievement Award. Set designer Barbara Mesney (“Argo,” “Gone Girl,” “Anchorman”) took home the Set Designers and Model Makers Council Lifetime Achievement Award. The Illustrators and Matte Artists Council Lifetime Achievement Award went to storyboard artist Dan Sweetman (“Braveheart,” “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Birdman”). And production designer J. Dennis Washington (“The Fugitive,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Prizzi’s Honor”) received the Art Directors Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
Here’s a category-by-category rundown of the evening’s winners:
WINNERS FOR MOTION PICTURES
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Nosferatu
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop
FANTASY FEATURE FILM
Wicked
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
Conclave
Production Designer: Suzie Davies
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Wild Robot
Production Designer: Raymond Zibach
WINNERS FOR TELEVISION:
ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Shōgun: “Anjin”
Production Designer: Helen Jarvis
ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Fallout: “The End”
Production Designer: Howard Cummings
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Squid Game: “Six Legs,” “O X”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun
LIMITED SERIES
The Penguin
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov
TELEVISION MOVIE
Unfrosted
Production Designer: Clayton Hartley
HALF-HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
What We Do in the Shadows: “Headhunting”
Production Designer: Shayne Fox
MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Frasier: “All About Eve”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
VARIETY or REALITY SERIES
Saturday Night Live: “Host: Ariana Grande, Musical Guest: Stevie Nicks”
Production Designers: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio, Andrea Purcigliotti
VARIETY SPECIAL
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Production Designers: James Yarnell, Steve Morden
COMMERCIAL
Apple Pay: “Plates”
Production Designer: François Audouy
MUSIC VIDEO
Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us”
