Veteran supervising location manager Sue Quinn will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards on Saturday, August 24, in Los Angeles. Quinn, best known for her exceptional work on blockbuster films such as “Fantastic Beasts,” and the “Harry Potter” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchises, will be honored for her outstanding contributions to the film and television industry.
Recognized for her seamless integration of real-life locations with the magical world in almost 40 films, Quinn has been a key figure in the world of location management for over three decades, working on some of the biggest and most successful films in Hollywood. Her expertise and attention to detail have helped bring to life iconic locations and settings that have become synonymous with these beloved films.
“Sue Quinn’s boundless passion and dedication have left an indelible mark on our industry as a true master of her craft. Celebrating her with this year’s LMGI Lifetime Achievement Award honors not just her incredible career, but the lasting inspiration she’s given to our industry globally,” said LMGI president John Rakich.
In addition to the “Fantastic Beasts,” and the “Harry Potter” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchises, Quinn’s many, varied motion picture/television credits include “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” 1, 2, 3, “Notting Hill,” “Gambit,” “Love Actually,” “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “Gosford Park,” “Elizabeth,” “Succession,” “Dirty Pretty things,” and “Watchmen.” She received the Producers Guild Award for her work on “Edge of Tomorrow”–the first production to gain permission to land a helicopter in Trafalgar Square.
Quinn’s creative eye has set the scene for movie sites around the world, scouting unique locations in China, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand, Portugal, France, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Italy, Barbados, and more.
During her career, Quinn has worked with numerous leading filmmakers including David Yates, Mark Mylod, Robert Altman, Woody Allen, Mike Hoffman, Rob Marshall, Guy Ritchie, Shekhar Kapoor and Roger Michell.
The LMGI Awards competition honors the creative visual contributions of location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe. Outstanding Location Awards are presented in the following categories: Contemporary Film, Period Film, Contemporary TV, Period TV, TV Serial Program/Anthology/Limited Series, Commercials, and Film Commissions. Recipients of the Trailblazer, Humanitarian and the Eva Monley Awards will be announced shortly.
The Grammys’ voting body is more diverse, with 66% new members. What does it mean for the awards?
For years, the Grammy Awards have been criticized over a lack of diversity — artists of color and women left out of top prizes; rap and contemporary R&B stars ignored — a reflection of the Recording Academy's electorate. An evolving voting body, 66% of whom have joined in the last five years, is working to remedy that.
At last year's awards, women dominated the major categories; every televised competitive Grammy went to at least one woman. It stems from a commitment the Recording Academy made five years ago: In 2019, the Academy announced it would add 2,500 women to its voting body by 2025. Under the Grammys' new membership model, the Recording Academy has surpassed that figure ahead of the deadline: More than 3,000 female voting members have been added, it announced Thursday.
"It's definitely something that we're all very proud of," Harvey Mason jr., academy president and CEO, told The Associated Press. "It tells me that we were severely underrepresented in that area."
Reform at the Record Academy dates back to the creation of a task force focused on inclusion and diversity after a previous CEO, Neil Portnow, made comments belittling women at the height of the #MeToo movement.
Since 2019, approximately 8,700 new members have been added to the voting body. In total, there are now more than 16,000 members and more than 13,000 of them are voting members, up from about 14,000 in 2023 (11,000 of which were voting members). In that time, the academy has increased its number of members who identify as people of color by 63%.
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