ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards are awards presented annually by the Art Directors Guild to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries. Honorees are presented with an award made by New York firm, Society Awards.
Film
[Art [Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film|Feature Film]] (1996-1999)
- 1996: The English Patient by art director Aurelio Crugnola and production designer Stuart Craig
- 1997: Titanic by art director Robert W. Laing, Martin Laing, Charles Dwight Lee and Bill Rea and production designer Peter Lamont
- 1998: What Dreams May Come by art director Christian Wintter and production designer Eugenio Zanetti
- 1999: Sleepy Hollow by art director Ken Court, John Dexter, Andy Nicholson, Kevin Phipps, John Wright Stevens and Leslie Tomkins and production designer Rick Heinrichs
Period or Fantasy Film (2000-2005)
- 2000: Gladiator by art director Adam O'Neill, Keith Pain, Clifford Robson and Peter Russell and production designer Arthur Max
- 2001: Moulin Rouge! by art director Annie Beauchamp and production designer Catherine Martin
- 2002: ' by art directors Joe Bleakley, Philip Ivey, Rob Outterside and Mark Robins and production designer Grant Major
- 2003: ' by art director Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, Dan Hennah and Philip Ivey and production designer Grant Major
- 2004: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events by art directors John Dexter, Tony Fanning, William Hawkins and Martin Whist and production designer Rick Heinrichs
- 2005: Memoirs of a Geisha by art director Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. and production designer John Myhre
Period Film">Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film">Period Film (2006-present)
- 2006: Curse of the Golden Flower by art directors Chengguang Dong, Hongwu Sun, Xinhua Wei and Minxuan Zong and production designer Tingxiao Huo
- 2007: There Will Be Blood by production designer Jack Fisk
- 2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by production designer Don Graham Burt
- 2009: Sherlock Holmes by production designer Sarah Greenwood
- 2010: The King's Speech by production designer Eve Stewart
- 2011: Hugo by production designer Dante Ferretti
- 2012: Anna Karenina by production designer Sarah Greenwood
- 2013: The Great Gatsby by production designer Catherine Martin
- 2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel by production designer Adam Stockhausen
- 2015: The Revenant by production designer Jack Fisk
- 2016: Hidden Figures by production designer Wynn Thomas
- 2017: The Shape of Water by production designer Paul Denham Austerberry
- 2018: The Favourite by production designer Fiona Crombie
- 2019: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood by production designer Barbara Ling
Fantasy Film">Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film">Fantasy Film (2006-present)
- 2006: Pan's Labyrinth by production designer Eugenio Caballero
- 2007: The Golden Compass by production designer Dennis Gassner
- 2008: The Dark Knight by production designer Nathan Crowley
- 2009: Avatar by production designers Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
- 2010: Inception by production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas
- 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 by production designer Stuart Craig
- 2012: Life of Pi by production designer David Gropman
- 2013: Gravity by production designer Andy Nicholson
- 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy by production designer Charles Wood
- 2015: ' by production designer Colin Gibson
- 2016: Passengers by production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas
- 2017: Blade Runner 2049 by production designer Dennis Gassner
- 2018: Black Panther by production designer Hannah Beachler
- 2019: ' by production designer Charles Wood
Contemporary Film">Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film">Contemporary Film (2000-present)
- 2000: Chocolat by art director Lucy Richardson by production designer David Gropman
- 2001: Amélie by art director Volker Schäfer by production designer Aline Bonetto
- 2002: Catch Me If You Can by art directors Sarah Knowles, Michele Laliberte and Peter Rogness by production designer Jeannine Claudia Oppewall
- 2003: Mystic River by art director Jack G. Taylor Jr. and production designer Henry Bumstead
- 2004: The Terminal by art director Christopher Burian-Mohr and production designer Alex McDowell
- 2005: Walk the Line by art director John R. Jensen and Rob Simons and production designer David J. Bomba
- 2006: Casino Royale by art directors David Baxa, Susanna Codognato, Peter Francis, Fred Hole, Michael Lamont, Steven Lawrence, Dominic Masters, Alan Tomkins by production designer Peter Lamont
- 2007: No Country for Old Men by production designer Jess Gonchor
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire by production designer Mark Digby
- 2009: The Hurt Locker by production designer Karl Julliusson
- 2010: Black Swan by production designer Therese DePrez
- 2011: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by production designer Don Graham Burt
- 2012: Skyfall by production designer Dennis Gassner
- 2013: Her by production designer K.K. Barrett
- 2014: Birdman or by production designer Kevin Thompson
- 2015: The Martian by production designer Arthur Max
- 2016: La La Land by production designer David Wasco
- 2017: Logan by production designer François Audouy
- 2018: Crazy Rich Asians by production designer Nelson Coates
- 2019: Parasite by production designer Lee Ha-jun
Animated Film">Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Animated Film">Animated Film (2017-present)
- 2017: Coco by production designer Harley Jessup
- 2018: Isle of Dogs by production designers Paul Harrod and Adam Stockhausen
- 2019: Toy Story 4 by production designer Bob Pauley
Television
TV Series (1996-1999)
- 1996: ' by art director Randall McIlvain and production designer Herman F. Zimmerman
- 1997: Brooklyn South by art director Lee Mayman and production designer Paul Eads
- 1998: The X Files by art director Sandy Getzler and Lauren E. Polizzi and production designer Corey Kaplan
- 1999': The West Wing'' by art director Tony Fanning and production designer Jon Hutman
Single Camera Series (2000-2007)
- 2000: The X-Files by production designer Corey Kaplan
- 2001: Six Feet Under by production designer Marcia Hinds
- 2002: Alias by production designer Scott Chambliss
- 2003: Carnivàle by production designer Bernt Capra
- 2004: Desperate Housewives by production designer Thomas Walsh
- 2005: Rome by art directors Dominic Hyman, Carlo Serafin and Domenico Sica and production designer Joseph Bennett
- 2006: Ugly Betty by art directors Charles E. McCarry, Jim Wallis and Kathleen Widomski and production designer Mark Worthington
- 2007: Mad Men by production designer Dan Bishop
One-Hour Single Camera Series (2008-2013)
- 2008: Mad Men by production designer Dan Bishop
- 2009: Mad Men by production designer Dan Bishop
- 2010: Mad Men by production designer Dan Bishop
- 2011: Boardwalk Empire by production designer Bill Groom
- 2012: Game of Thrones by production designer Gemma Jackson
- 2013: Game of Thrones by production designer Gemma Jackson
One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (2014-present)
- 2014: Game of Thrones by production designer Deborah Riley
- 2015: Game of Thrones by production designer Deborah Riley
- 2016: Westworld by production designer Nathan Crowley
- 2017: Game of Thrones by production designer Deborah Riley
- 2018: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by production designer Bill Groom
- 2019: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by production designer Bill Groom
One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series (2014-present)
- 2014: True Detective by production designer Alex DiGerlando
- 2015: House of Cards by production designer Steve Arnold
- 2016: Mr. Robot by production designer Anastasia White
- 2017: The Handmaid's Tale by production designer Julie Berghoff
- 2018: The Handmaid's Tale by production designers Mark White and Elisabeth Williams
- 2019: The Umbrella Academy by production designer Mark Worthington
Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series (2008 to present)
- 2008: Weeds by production designer Joseph P. Lucky
- 2009: Weeds by production designer Joseph P. Lucky
- 2010: Modern Family by production designer Richard Berg
- 2011: Modern Family by production designer Richard Berg
- 2012: Girls by production designer Judy Becker
- 2013: Veep by production designer Jim Gloster
- 2014: Silicon Valley by production designer Richard Toyon
- 2015: The Muppets by production designer Denise Pizzini
- 2016: Mozart in the Jungle by production designer Tommaso Ortino
- 2017: GLOW by production designer Todd Fjelsted
- 2018: GLOW by production designer Todd Fjelsted
- 2019: Russian Doll by production designer Michael Bricker
Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series (2000-2013)
- 2000: Bette by production designer Bernard Vyzga
- 2001: Will and Grace by production designer Glenda Rovello
- 2002: Titus by production designer Stephen Olson
- 2003: Arrested Development by production designer Dawn Snyder
- 2004: Will & Grace by production designer Glenda Rovello
- 2005: MADtv by production designer John Sabato
- 2006: MADtv by production designer John Sabato
- 2007: MADtv by production designer John Sabato
- 2008: Little Britain USA by production designers Greg Grande and Michael Wylie
- 2009: Hell's Kitchen by production designer John Janavs
- 2010: Saturday Night Live by production designers Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura and N. Joseph De Tullio
- 2011: Saturday Night Live by production designers Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura and N. Joseph De Tullio
- 2012: Saturday Night Live by production designers Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura and N. Joseph De Tullio
- 2013: Portlandia by production designer Tyler Robinson
Multi-Camera Series (2014-present)
- 2014: The Big Bang Theory by production designer John Shaffner
- 2015: The Big Bang Theory by production designer John Shaffner'
- 2016: The Great Indoors by production designer Glenda Rovello
- 2017: Will & Grace by production designer Glenda Rovello
- 2018: Sesame Street by production designer David Gallo
- 2019: The Big Bang Theory by production designer John Shaffner
Variety, Competition, Reality, or Game Show Series (2014-2016)
- 2014: Portlandia by production designer Tyler Robinson
- 2015: Key & Peele by production designer Gary Kordan
- 2016: Saturday Night Live by production designers Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura and N. Joseph DeTullio
Awards Show, Variety, Music, or Non-Fiction Program (1997-2011)
- 1997: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella by production designer Randy Ser
- 1998: 70th Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 1999: 71st Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 2000: 72nd Academy Awards by production designer Bob Keene
- 2001: 73rd Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 2002: Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games by production designer Jeremy Railton
- 2003: 75th Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 2004: 76th Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 2005: 77th Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 2006: 58th Annual Emmy Awards by production designer John Shaffner
- 2007: Hell's Kitchen by production designer John R. Janavs
- 2008: 80th Academy Awards by production designer Roy Christopher
- 2009: 51st Grammy Awards by production designers Brian Stonestreet and Steve Bass
- 2010: 82nd Academy Awards by production designer David Rockwell
- 2011: 83rd Academy Awards by production designer Steve Bass
Awards, Music, or Game Shows (2012-2013)
- 2012: 84th Academy Awards by production designer John Myhre
- 2013: The 66th Annual Tony Awards by production designer Steve Bass
Awards or Event Special (2014-2016)
- 2014: 86th Academy Awards by production designer Derek McLane
- 2015: 87th Academy Awards by production designer Derek McLane
- 2016: Beyoncé: Lemonade by production designer Hannah Beachler
Variety or Reality or Event Special (2017-present)
- 2017: Portlandia by production designer Schuyler Telleen
- 2018: 90th Academy Awards by production designer Derek McLane
- 2019: Drunk History by production designer Monica Sotto
Television Movie or Limited Series (1997-present)
- 1997: George Wallace by art director Charles M. Lagola by production designer Michael Z. Hanan
- 1998: From the Earth to the Moon by art director Seth Reed and production designer Richard Toyon
- 1999: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge by art director A. Leslie Thomas and production designer James H. Spencer
- 2000: The '70s by art director Ron Mason and production designer John T. Walker
- 2001: The Last Brickmaker in America by art director Jim Gloster and production designer William J. Creber
- 2002: Live from Baghdad by art directors Matthew C. Jacobs and Karen Steward and production designer Richard Hoover
- 2003: Angels in America by art directors John Kasarda and Stefano Maria Ortolani and production designer Stuart Wurtzel
- 2004: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself by art director Bernardo Trujillo and production designer Herbert Pinter
- 2005: Empire Falls by art director John Kasarda and production designer Stuart Wurtzel
- 2006: Desperation by art director Jason Weil and production designer Phil Dagort
- 2007: PU 239 by production designer Tom Meyer
- 2008: John Adams by production designer Gemma Jackson
- 2009: Grey Gardens by production designer Kaliva Ivanov
- 2010: Secrets in the Walls by production designer Robb Wilson King
- 2011: Mildred Pierce by production designer Mark Friedberg
- 2012: by production designer Mark Worthington
- 2013: Behind the Candelabra by production designer Howard Cummings
- 2014: by production designer Mark Worthington
- 2015: by production designer Mark Worthington
- 2016: The Night Of by production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein
- 2017: Black Mirror by production designer Joel Collins
- 2018: The Alienist by production designer Mara LaPere-Schloop
- 2019: Chernobyl by production designer Luke Hull
Short Format, Live Action Series (2013)
- 2013: by production designer Brian Kane
Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial (2004-present)
- 2007: Budweiser Commercial: Space Station. by production designer Jeremy Reed
- 2008: Farmers Insurance Commercial: Drowned Circus. by production designer Chris Gorak & Victoria's Secret Commercial: Holiday. by production designer Jeffrey Beecroft
- 2009: Absolut Anthem Commercial: In An Absolut World. by production designer James Chinlund
- 2010: Dos Equis Commercial: Ice Fishing. by production designer Jesse B. Benson
- 2011: Activision: Call of Duty Commercial: Modern Warfare 3. by production designer Neil Spisak
- 2012: Xbox: Halo 4 Commercial: Commissioning. by production designer Christopher Glass
- 2013: Commercial: Epic Night Out. by production designer Todd Cherniawsky
- 2014: Apple Commercial: Perspective. by production designer Sean Hargreaves
- 2015: Apple Music Commercial: The History of Sound. by production designer Jess Gonchor
- 2016: iPhone 7 Commercial: Balloons. by production designer James Chinlund
- 2017: Star Wars Battlefront II Commercial: "Rivalry / PS4." by production designer Jason Edmonds
- 2018: Apple Commercial: "Welcome Home." by production designer Christopher Glass
- 2019: MedMen by production designer James Chinlund