The British Film Designers Guild (BFDG) has announced the finalists in 12 of the 15 categories for its upcoming Production Design Awards.
The final round of voting is now open to BFDG members, and the winners will be revealed at a ceremony scheduled for 22nd February at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel.
The shortlist includes awards for film, TV, commercials and, for the first time, the BFDG will celebrate the Art Department professionalism, creativity and skill in a new category for Best Production Design – Music Video.
BFDG Chair, Jonathan Paul Green said: “Huge congratulations to all of the productions that have been shortlisted. I am blown away by the incredible amount and quality of submissions for this year’s BFDG Awards, across all categories. It is a huge testament to the talent and excellence of our members and is something to be enormously proud of. We create some of the best productions in the world”.
FINALISTS FOR THE 14th BFDG PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS
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Eunice Naddamba – Junior Draughtsperson
Nivitha Muralikrishna – Art Dept Assistant/Junior Draughtsperson
Satdeep Grewal – Set Dec Assistant
Best Production Design – Commercial
Audible – “The Cut” – PD: Anna Papa
Crowdstrike – “The Future” – PD: Ged Clarke, AD Charles Brooke
John Lewis – “The Window” – PD: Dan Betteridge, AD: Viktor Andreev, Stylist: Natalia Todorova
Best Production Design – Music Video
Forest Claudette: Everything Was Green – PD: Joseph Tiernan, AD: Patrick Whelan
Sabrina Carpenter: Taste – PD: Grant Armstrong, AD: May Mitchell, SD: Kelsey Fowler
Sophie Ellis Bextor: Freedom of the Night – PD: Harrison Clark, Stylist: Lola Chatterton
Best Production Design – Short Film
Embers – PD: Ged Clarke, SD: Menouer Samiri
Pearls – PD: Olavo Abrantes, ADs: Iasmini Oliveira and Maurício Borges, SD: Eleanor Dolan
Sister Wives – PD: Harrison Clark
Best Production Design – Planet Positive
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To be announced
Best Production Design – TV – Light Entertainment & Band 1 Programmes
D Day: The Unheard Tapes – PD: Matthew Button, SAD: Daniela Faggio, SD: Hannah McCulley
Dinosaur – PD: Jamie Morgan Lapsley, ADs: Connor Dupré and Aaron Close, SD: Laurel Wear
Witches – PD: May Davies
Best Production Design – TV – Band 2 Programmes
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Joan – PD: Lucienne Suren, SAD: Jos Richardson, SD: Mike Britton
Mr Bates vs The Post Office – PD: Antonia Lowe, SAD: Abbie Bellwood, SD: Lucy Haley
The Gentlemen – PD: Martyn John, SAD: Fiona Gavin, SD: Linda Wilson
Best Production Design – TV Band 3 & 4 Programmes
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3 Body Problem – PD: Deborah Riley, SADs: Ashley Lamont Eps 1-5 and Phil Elton Eps 6-8, SD: Andrew McCarthy
A Gentleman in Moscow – PD: Víctor Molero, SADs: Chris Evans, Tom Atkins, and John
McHugh, SD: Ussal Smithers
House of the Dragon – PD: Jim Clay, SAD: Dominic Masters, SD: Claire Richards
Best Production Design – Feature Film – Period
Apartment 7A – PD: Simon Bowles, SAD: Nick Dent, SD: Tina Jones
Lee – PD: Gemma Jackson, SAD: Adam Squires, SD: Lotty Sanna
Wicked Little Letters – PD: Cristina Casali, SAD: Fabrice Spelta, SD: Shonagh Smith
Best Production Design – Feature Film – Contemporary & Fantasy
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Breathe – PD: Jeremy Reed, SAD: Kurt Gefke, SDs: Diana Staughton and Robert Holtzman
Conclave – PD: Suzie Davies, SAD: Roberta Federico, SD: Cynthia Sleiter
The Outrun – PD: Andy Drummond, SAD: Martin Kelly, SD: Dominic Smithers
Best Production Design – Major Motion Picture – Period
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Blitz – PD: Adam Stockhausen, SAD: Oliver van der Vijver, SDs: Anna Pinnock and Bill Ambrose
Gladiator II – PD: Arthur Max, SADs: Tamara Marini (Malta) and David Ingram (Morocco), SDs: Jille Azis (Malta) and Elli Griff (Morocco)
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – PD: Martyn John, SAD: Fiona Gavin, SD: Rebecca
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Best Production Design – Major Motion Picture – Contemporary
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A Quiet Place: Day One – PD: Simon Bowles, SAD: Nick Dent, SD: Neil Floyd
Lift – PD: Dominic Watkins, SAD: Nigel Pollock, SD: Daniel Birt
The Fall Guy – PD: David Scheunemann, SAD: Charlie Revai, SD: Christian Petersen
Best Production Design – Major Motion Picture – Fantasy
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – PD: Mark Scruton, SAD: Nick Gottschalk, SDs: David Morison (UK) and Lori Mazuer (US)
Dune Part 2 – PD: Patrice Vermette, SAD: Tom Brown, SD: Shane Vieu
Wicked – PD: Nathan Crowley, SAD: Ben Collins, SD: Lee Sandales
Outstanding Contribution To The Art Department
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to be announced
Lifetime Achievement
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To be announced.
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