The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) last night (January 31, 2015) announced winners of its 19th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, in eleven categories of film, television, commercials and music videos during a black-tie ceremony at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills hosted by comedian Owen Benjamin.

The awards took place before an audience of more than 850, including guild members, industry executives and press. ADG President Mimi Gramatky and Council Chair Marcia Hinds presided over the awards ceremony.

Winners included "The Big Bang Theory," "American Horror Story," "True Detective," and "Silicon Valley" for Television Series.

Christopher Nolan received the Cinematic Imagery Award and Jim Bissell was given the Lifetime Achievement Award. Joining Bissell as Lifetime Achievement recipients were Camille Abbott, John P. Bruce and Will Ferrell. The Hall of Fame inductees were John Gabriel Beckman, Charles Lisanby and Walter H. Tyler.

Presenters for this year’s awards included George Clooney "The Monuments Men", Anne Hathaway "Interstellar", Eddie Redmayne "The Theory of Everything", Felicity Jones "The Theory of Everything", Julie Bowen "Modern Family", Tony Hale "Veep", Mayim Bialik "The Big Bang Theory", Margo Martindale "The Americans, Justified", Kiernan Shipka "Mad Men", Loni Love "The Real", Brian Tyler "Iron Man 3",Lisa Edelstein "Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce", Matt Ryan "Constantine" and Tyler Oakley "YouTube star". iJustine was the trophy handler.

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2014:

Period Film

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL                       
            Production Designer: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN

Fantasy Film

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY                           
            Production Designer: CHARLES WOOD

Contemporary Film

            Production Designer: KEVIN THOMPSON

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
IN TELEVISION FOR 2014:

One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series

GAME OF THRONES: “The Laws of Gods and Men,” “The Mountain and the Viper”        
Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY                                                                

One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series

TRUE DETECTIVE: “The Locked Room,” “Form and Void”               
Production Designer: ALEX DiGERLANDO

Television Movie or Mini-Series

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW: “Massacres and Matinees”                                    
Production Designer: MARK WORTHINGTON                                                               

Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series

SILICON VALLEY:  “Articles of Incorporation,” “Signaling Risk,” “Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency”
Production Designer: RICHARD TOYON

Multi-Camera Television Series

THE BIG BANG THEORY: “The Locomotive Manipulation,” “The Convention Conundrum,” “The Status Quo Combustion”
Production Designer: JOHN SHAFFNER:

Awards or Event Special

86th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS                                 
Production Designer: DEREK McLANE
            

Short Format: WebSeries, Music Video or Commercial

APPLE: “Perspective”                                           
Production Designer: SEAN HARGREAVES
                                              

Variety, Competition, Reality, or Game Show Series

PORTLANDIA: “Celery”                            
Production Designer: TYLER B. ROBINSON

The Annual Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards honors excellence in production design for theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and music videos. For more information visit the Art Directors Guild.

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