The Screen Life

The Art Director’s Guild announced its winners last night (around the same time as the USC Scripter). They divide their nominees into three categories: Period, Contemporary, and Fantasy. The winners were, respectively, The Great Gatsby, Her, and Gravity. All three were nomination for Oscar’s Best Production Design, alone with American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave. None of these wins are particularly surprising, but it’s wonderful to see K.K. Barrett’s amazing designs for Her get some recognition. Perhaps the oddest thing about these awards is that Her‘s beautiful near-futurism was considered “contemporary,” while Gravity‘s contemporary and not-all-that-fantastical space station designs were placed in “fantasy.” Oh well, at least they both won.

Here is the complete list of the ADG Award winners. (Click here for the nominations.)

Excellence in Production Design – Period Film
“The Great Gatsby” (Catherine Martin)

Excellence in Production Design – Contemporary Film 
“Her” (K.K. Barrett)

Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy Film 
“Gravity” (Andy Nicholson)

Excellence in Production Design – TV Movie or Miniseries 
“Behind the Candelabra” (Howard Cummings)

Excellence in Production Design – One-Hour Single-Camera Series 
“Game of Thrones” (Gemma Jackson)

Excellence in Production Design – Half-Hour Single-Camera Series 
“Veep” (Jim Gloster)

Excellence in Production Design – Multi-Camera, Variety or Unscripted Series 
“Portlandia” (Tyler Robinson)

Excellence in Production Design – Awards, Music or Game Shows 
“67th Annual Tony Awards” (Steve Bass)

Excellence in Production Design – Short Format Live-Action Series
“Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome” (Bryan Kane)

Excellence in Production Design – Commercials, PSAs, Promos or Music Videos 
“Call of Duty: Ghosts” – “Epic Night Out” (Todd Cherniawsky)