‘Promising Young Woman’, ‘Mank’ Among Art Directors Guild Awards Nominees

BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN

The Art Directors Guild announced the nominations for the upcoming 25th ADG Awards, which celebrate excellence in production design.

The ADG Awards will take place during a virtual ceremony on April 10, 2021.

The feature film categories are split between Period Film, Fantasy Film, and Contemporary Film. Among those nominated are titles like “Promising Young Woman", “Mank”, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, and “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”.

Traditionally, winners of the ADG Award have gone on to win the Oscar for production design. More recently, this has occurred with the films “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Shape of Water”, which won the ADG Award for Period Film. Fantasy films “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Black Panther” have also won the ADG Award before winning the Oscar. In 2017, “La La Land” won the ADG Award for Contemporary Film before winning the production design Oscar.

Ryan Murphy was previously announced as this year’s recipient of the Cinematic Imagery Award.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:

PERIOD FEATURE FILM

Mank
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Production Designer: Mark Ricker

Mulan
Production Designer: Grant Major

News of the World
Production Designer: David Crank

The Trial of the Chicago 7
Production Designer: Shane Valentino
          
FANTASY FEATURE FILM

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Production Designer: K.K. Barrett

Pinocchio
Production Designer: Dimitri Capuani

Tenet
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

The Midnight Sky
Production Designer: Jim Bissell

Wonder Woman 1984
Production Designer: Aline Bonetto
          
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM 

Da 5 Bloods
Production Designer: Wynn Thomas

I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Production Designer: Molly Hughes

Palm Springs
Production Designer: Jason Kisvarday

Promising Young Woman
Production Designer: Michael T. Perry

The Prom
Production Designer: Jamie Walker McCall

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

A Shawn the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Production Designer: Matt Perry

Onward
Production Designer: Noah Klocek

Soul
Production Designer: Steve Pilcher

The Croods: A New Age
Production Designer: Nate Wragg

Wolfwalkers
Production Designers: Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore, Maria Pareja