The 2020 Art Directors Guild (ADG) Nominations

By Matt Neglia 

​The Art Directors Guild (ADG) have announced their nominations for the best in Art Direction for 2020. The winners will be announced on April 10th 2021.

​Click below to see the 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

ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Lovecraft Country: "I Am" - Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov          
Perry Mason: "Chapter Three" - Production Designer: John Perry Goldsmith          
The Crown: "War" - Production Designer: Martin Childs          
The Mandalorian: "Chapter 13: The Jedi" - Production Designers: Andrew L. Jones, Doug Chiang          
Westworld: "Parce Domine" - Production Designer: Howard Cummings

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Killing Eve: "Are You from Pinner?" - Production Designer: Laurence Dorman
Ozark: "Wartime" - Production Designer: David Bomba
The Flight Attendant: "After Dark" - Production Designer: Sara K. White
The Twilight Zone: "Among the Untrodden" - Production Designer: Michael Wylie
Utopia: "Just a Fanboy" - Production Designer: Steve Arnold

TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Fargo - Production Designer: Warren Alan Young
Hollywood - Production Designer: Matthew Flood Ferguson
Little Fires Everywhere - Production Designer: Jessica Kender
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness - Production Designer: Ruth Ammon
The Queen’s Gambit - Production Designer: Uli Hanisch

HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Dead to Me: "You Don’t Have to Go," "It Had to Be You" - Production Designer: L.J. Houdyshell
Emily in Paris: "Emily in Paris" - Production Designer: Anne Seibel          
Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet: "Pilot" - Production Designer: Mark Worthington
Space Force: "THE LAUNCH" - Production Designer: Susie Mancini          
What We Do in the Shadows: "Resurrection," "Collaboration," "Witches" - Production Designer: Kate Bunch

MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: "Unintended Consequences" - Production Designer: Josee F. Lemonnier          
Bob Hearts Abishola: "Randy’s a Wrangler," "Paris is for Lovers, Not Mothers" "Straight Outta Lagos” - Production Designer: John Shaffner
Family Reunion: "Remember When Jade Was Down with the Swirl?" "Remember When Shaka Got Beat Up?" - Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter          
The Neighborhood: "Welcome to the New Pastor," "Welcome to the Hockey Game" - Production Designer: Wendell Johnson
Will & Grace: "Accidentally on Porpoise," "We Love Lucy," "It’s Time" - Production Designer: Glenda Rovello

SHORT FORMAT: WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL
Adidas Originals: "Superstar – Change is a Team Sport" - Production Designer: Ruth De Jong
Apple: "Vertical Cinema" - Production Designer: Shane Valentino
Camila Cabello: "My Oh My" - Production Designer: François Audouy
Harry Styles: "Falling" - Production Designer: François Audouy
Taylor Swift: "Cardigan" - Production Designer: Ethan Tobman

VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
Earth to Ned: "Ned: The Musical" - Production Designer: Darcy Prevost
Saturday Night Live: "Host: John Mulaney + Music: David Byrne," Host: Adele + Music: H.E.R.," "Host: Dave Chappelle + Music: Foo Fighters" - Production Designers: Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio
The Masked Singer: "The Season Premiere – The Masks Return" - Production Designer: James Connelly         
The Voice: "Live Finale Ep. 18,” “The Blind Auditions, Season Premiere Ep. 1,"The Battles Premiere Ep. 6" - Production Designers: Zeya Maurer, James Connelly, Anton Goss
Wheel of Fortune: "Consumer Cellular Secret Santa,” “Fabulous Food" - Production Designer: Renee Hoss-Johnson

VARIETY SPECIAL
Black Is King - Production Designers: Hannah Beachler, Carlos Laszlo, Susan Linss, Miranda Lorenz, Brandon Mendez, Rika Nakanishi, Ethan Tobman
Democratic National Convention 2020 - Production Designer: Bruce Rodgers
Super Bowl Half Time Show Starring Jennifer Lopez & Shakira - Production Designer: Bruce Rodgers
The Oscars - Production Designer: Jason Sherwood
Yearly Departed - Production Designer: Suzuki Ingerslev

What do you think of the nominees? Our predictions for the Oscar for Best Production Design can be found here. Which 5 films do you think will get the Oscar nomination? Let us know in the comments below or on our Twitter account.
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