The Art Directors Guild revealed the nominations for its 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards this morning. The prize celebrates the year’s best achievements in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and animated features.
The five animated features nominated for the award this year are:
- The Boy and the Heron Art Director: Yôji Takeshing
- Elemental Production Designer: Don Shank
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Production Designer: Patrick O’Keefe
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie Production Designer: Guillaume Aretos
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Production Designer: Yashar Kassai
The following features were nominated in the fantasy category:
- Barbie Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood
- The Creator Production Designer: James Clyne
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Production Designer: Beth Mickle
- Poor Things Production Designers: James Price, Shona Heath
- Wonka Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
The ceremony takes place on February 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. The late production designer Lawrence G. Paull (Blade Runner, Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone) will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame during the ceremony. Last year, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was the recipient of the award in the animation category.
You can find the full list of nominees at adg.org/awards/adg
