Art Directors Guild Award Winners Predictions
The ADG will announce their winners tonight at their 16th. The event will begin around 5pm. The nominees, and our predictions, as follows:
Period Film
- THE ARTIST Production Designer: Laurence Bennett
- HUGO, Production Designer: Dante Ferretti
- THE HELP, Production Designer: Mark Ricker
- ANONYMOUS, Production Designer: Sebastian Krawinkel
- TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
I figure it will be down to Hugo vs. The Artist, with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy giving them some major heat. I can’t actually imagine anything beating Hugo here but perhaps I am biased. At any rate, Mr. Ferretti for the win.
Prediction: Hugo
Spoiler: The Artist
Wouldn’t be Surprised: Tinker Tailor
Prediction: Hugo
Spoiler: The Artist
Wouldn’t be Surprised: Tinker Tailor
Contemporary Film
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
- THE DESCENDANTS, Production Designer: Jane Anne Stewart
- EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE, Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
- DRIVE, Production Designer: Beth Mickle
- BRIDESMAIDS, Production Designer: Jefferson Sage
I have no idea how this will go. I’m inclined to say it’s between Dragon Tattoo and Descendants, but Bridesmaids is so popular that it’s hard to imagine that the likability factor alone won’t push it through. Since the Oscar race is always down to the period design, or else the sci-fi design, this category doesn’t have to mirror Oscar. But if it did, it would go for the two Best Pic nominees, Descendants and Loud and Close.
Prediction: Dragon Tattoo
Spoiler: Descendants
Won’t be surprised: Bridesmaids
Fantasy Film
- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2, Production Designer: Stuart Craig
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
- THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET UNICORN, Production Designer: TBD
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, Production Designer: John Myhre
- COWBOYS & ALIENS, Production Designer: Scott Chambliss
You never know but I am going to go for Harry Potter has already won an award, the Cinematic Imagery Award but for some reason I can’t see it being denied here. I guess it could get some heat from TinTin. The one thing that is stunning about Anonymous is the Art Direction.
Prediction: Harry Potter
Spoiler: TinTin
Wouldn’t be surprised: Anonymous
Prediction: Harry Potter
Spoiler: TinTin
Wouldn’t be surprised: Anonymous
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
One-Hour Single Camera Television Series
- BOARDWALK EMPIRE Episode: 21 Production Designer: Bill Groom
- GAME OF THRONES Episode: A Golden Crown Production Designer: Gemma Jackson
- AMERICAN HORROR STORY Episode: Murder House Production Designer: Mark Worthington
- THE PLAYBOY CLUB Episode: The Scarlet Bunny Production Designer: Scott P. Murphy
- PAN AM Episode: Pilot Production Designer: Bob Shaw
Prediction: Boardwalk Empire or Game of Thrones
Television Movie or Mini-Series
- MILDRED PIERCE Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
- CINEMA VERITE Production Designer: Patti Podesta
- TOO BIG TO FAIL Production Designer: Bob Shaw
- THE HOUR Production Designer: Eve Stewart
- BLING RING Production Designer: Robb Wilson King
Prediction: Mildred Pierce
Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
- MODERN FAMILY Episode: Express Christmas Production Designer: Richard Berg
- 30 ROCK Episode: Double-Edged Sword Production Designer: Keith Ian Raywood, Teresa Mastropierro
- WEEDS Episode: Game-Played Production Designer: Joseph P. Lucky
- CALIFORNICATION Episode: Monkey Business Production Designer: Michael Wylie
- NEW GIRL Episode: Pilot Production Designer: Jefferson D. Sage
Prediction: Modern Family
Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series
- SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Episode: Host Justin Timberlake and Musical Guest – Lady Gaga, Production Designer: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Leo Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio
- HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Episode: Ducky Tie, Production Designer: Stephan Olson
- 2 BROKE GIRLS, Episode: And The Rich Peoples Problems, Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
- AMERICAN IDOL, Episode: Top 12 Boys Perform, Production Designer: James Yarnell
- DANCING WITH THE STARS, Episode: Round One, Production Designer: James Yarnell
Prediction: Saturday Night Live
Awards, Music, or Game Shows
- 83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Production Designer: Steve Bass
- 68th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES Production Designer: Brian Stonestreet
- 2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS Production Designer: Florian Wieder
- 63rd ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS Production Designer: Steve Bass
- IT’S WORTH WHAT? Best Buds, Production Designer: John Ivo Gilles
Prediction: The Oscars
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I think Hugo has this one in the bag, unless The Artist is destined to hit every guild / most of the guilds Slumdog-style. I’d love Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to upset, but without an Oscar nomination in this category, I think it’s unlikely. Curse of the Golden Flower managed that a few years back, though, so it’s not an impossibility.
Predictions: Hugo, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Harry Potter
ANONYMOUS is nominated in period category, not fantasy
In the Contemporary category, Drive is the only film with a distinctive “look.” It may pull an upset victory.
^ You don’t think Dragon Tattoo has a distinctive look???
Tinker Tailor will win without any doubt. How Maria Djurkovic isn’t nominated for an Oscar is quite a travesty.
Personally, I would love to see Stuart Craig win here and go on to win the Oscar. I think regardless of what you think about the Potter films, his work has been consistently excellent on each of the films. It would be great to see him get some recognition for a decades worth of stellar work.
I think Hugo deserves this and the art direction Oscar more than any other Award it has been nominated for. I sure hope it wins. It will be groan-inducing if the artist snatches this one.
Hugo has to win this. The AD is simply amazing. I mean, just this one frame that Sasha has chosen is enough alone to deserve, and imagine there a are over 150,000 more frames just as beautiful and lush throughout the entire film.
My predix: Hugo, The Descendants, Harry Potter.
The same things you guys are saying about Ferretti’s work on Hugo (which I wholeheartedly agree with) were equally valid w/r/t his art direction on Gangs of New York, and he was passed over at the Oscars for the nowhere near as impressive work on Chicago.
So don’t think this is a done deal.
Yeah, but GoNY suffered from major backlash going into the awards, whereas Hugo has not.
Ferretti has never won here. Not for Gangs of New York (his best work to date). Not even for The Aviator and Sweeney Todd, for which he won Academy Awards. A surprise by TTSS wouldn’t be a bad thing, for its art direction is gorgeous and sleek. Harry Potter will likely win its category, maybe even pushing it forward for the series’ sole win at the Oscars.
Interestingly enough, Hugo cinematography Robert Richardson, who also has 2 Oscars to his name (JFK, The Aviator) has never won with his guild, this despite 9 previous nominations.
I haven’t seen Hugo yet, but it looks more like a fantasy than period for its sets.
In an ideal world, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy would win this and the Oscars, but since it’s art direction isn’t SHINY AND OH, SO BEAUTIFUL it wasn’t even nominated.
Hey Sasha and Ryan
Totally off topic, but these are hilarious (and some quite close to the bone):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/2012/feb/03/oscars-2012-mock-film-posters#/?picture=385346514&index=0
I would expect Hugo to take this and the Oscar. For me, this is the only major category where it is truly deserving.
I’d be equally happy to see The Artist win though and would be absolutely delighted if Tinker Tailor was recognised but that’s highly unlikely.
Drive would certainly be my preference for contemporary.
Period Film: The Artist
Contemporary Film: The Girl with the dragon tattoo
Fantasy Film: HP
What I noticed about the art direction in The Descendants is that everything has a worn, damp feel, comfy and lived in, but not traditionally ‘Hawaiian’. In fact, they went far afield to keep stereotypes of the locale far in the background.
Although not considered in this award, I thought the costumes were excellent for a contemporary films. There were characters who had not a single line that you had very distinct feelings about, based solely on what they wore.
Oh, but to add, although I admired that movie greatly, c’mon, Alec is right — this award has to go to Drive.
NGNG – TTSS & Drive
HP should be a foregone conclusion
I love the way you make three predictions in every category. You do this all the time. You are pretty much guaranteed to be right on some level. Even if your predicted winner loses, you can claim your spoiler prediction won, or your “wouldn’t be surprised” won.
Anyone can pick the top three contenders in a category. Make ONE prediction in each category and stick to it.
I just saw Hugo (in 3D) for the second time and was even more blown away than the first time. History will record what a travesty it is that The Artist wins over Hugo. It will stand alongside such slights as Brokeback losing to Crash, Taxi Driver losing to Rocky, and Reds losing to Chariots of Fire. History is a harsh mistress!
Predix:
Hugo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter
** The train station interiors alone can win it for Hugo. Those Melies film set recreations make it unbeatable.
** My problem with TGWTDT is that even the Art Direction resembles the Swedish version, I think only the score and the English language distinguish the 2 films. When I saw the film, I was totally blown away by Rooney Mara, but now I’m thinking it’s another aspect of the film that is so like the original.
** Deathly Hallows Part 1 lost out to Inception, Part 2 should easily and deservedly clinch the award this time around.
Regardless of what wins the ADG, I expect Hugo to win the Oscar for art direction and probably several more awards. The film has the most impressive production values of the year.
I am getting tired of all the bashing The Artist is getting on this site. Both films tackle the silent film era. The difference, for me? The Artist does it in a much more concise way. Yes, I loved the valentine to Georges Milies that is Hugo. But it takes so long to get there. The Artist triumphs from beginning to end – for me.
And … as far as all this talk about which film people will be talking about in the future. I’d like to see all your crystal balls. We don’t know this. We only know what we like now. Maybe neither film will be as embraced as they are right now.
The Artist – gimmicky? Yes, beautifully so.
Quite honestly, I’m tired of people talking like the Melies stuff is what makes Hugo. The film is a joy to behold from beginning to end, filled with wonderful characters and wondrous imagination.
Streaming of Annie Awards
http://annieawards.org/watch-it-live/
Any news from this yet???
yeah, they they’ve only given two and those are for TV: Boardwalk Empire and SNL each won
ugh, Game of Thrones robbed of another award.
Modern Family just won.
Oscars, not surprisingly, win the Awards, Music, or Game Shows category.
“And … as far as all this talk about which film people will be talking about in the future. I’d like to see all your crystal balls. We don’t know this. We only know what we like now. Maybe neither film will be as embraced as they are right now.”
I agree. For example, I really doubt that in 1982 many people would have guessed that Blade Runner would turn out to be the movie most admired and discussed thirty years later in 2012.
My Predictions:
Period Film
HUGO, Production Designer: Dante Ferretti
Contemporary Film
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
Fantasy Film
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET UNICORN, Production Designer: TBD
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
One-Hour Single Camera Television Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE Episode: 21 Production Designer: Bill Groom
Scott P. Murphy
Television Movie or Mini-Series
MILDRED PIERCE Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
MODERN FAMILY Episode: Express Christmas Production Designer: Richard Berg
Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Episode: Host Justin Timberlake and Musical Guest – Lady Gaga, Production Designer: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Leo Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio
Awards, Music, or Game Shows
83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Production Designer: Steve Bass
Prediction: The Oscars
ANNIE award for best animated feature film:
Rango – Gore Verbinski
The 39th ANNIE Awards were also tonight. Sorry for being off-topic, but since there’s not a dedicated thread, the complete ANNIE winners are here:
Best Animated Feature
“Rango” – Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/GK Films Production
Best Animated Special Production
“Kung Fu Panda – Secrets of the Masters” – Nickeloden and DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Short Subject
“Adam and Dog” – Minkyu Lee
Best Animated Television Commercial
Twinings “Sea” – Psyop
Best General Audience Animated TV Production
“The Simpsons” – Gracie Films
Best Animated Television Production – Preschool
“Disney Jake and the Never Land Pirates” – Disney Television Animation
Best Animated Television Production – Children
“The Amazing World of Gumball” – Cartoon Network in Association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media & Studio Soi
Best Animated Videogame
“Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet “- Shadow Planet Prods., Gagne/Fuelcell
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Kevin Romond — “Tintin,” Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films and Kennedy/Marshall
Animated Effects in a Live-Action Production
Florent Andorra — “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in a Television Production
Tony Smeed — “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Jeff Gabor — “Rio” Blue Sky Studios
Character Animation in a Live-Action Production
Eric Reynolds — “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” 20th Century Fox
Character Design in a Television Production
Bill Schwab –”Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ”
Character Design in a Feature Production
Mark “Crash” McCreery — “Rango”
Directing in a Television Production
Matthew Nastuk — “The Simpsons”
Directing in a Feature Production
Jennifer Yuh Nelson — “Kung Fu Panda 2″ DreamWorks Animation
Music in a Television Production
Grace Potter, Michael Giacchino– “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”
Music in a Feature Production
John Williams — “Tintin”
Production Design in a Television Production
Mark Bodnar, Chris Tsirgiotis, Sue Mondt and Daniel Elson — “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome,” Cartoon Network Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
Raymond Zilbach — “Kung Fu Panda 2″
Storyboarding in a Television Production
Brian Kesinger — “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Jeremy Spears — “Winnie the Pooh,” Walt Disney Animation Studios
Voice Acting in a Television Production
Jeff Bennett as Kowalski — “Penguins of Madagascar,” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Bill Nighy as Grandsanta — “Arthur Christmas,” Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations
Writing in a Television Production
Carolyn Omine –”The Simpsons -Treehouse of Horror XXII”
Writing in a Feature Production
John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Byrkit — “Rango”
Editing in Television Production
Ted Machold, Jeff Adams, Doug Tiano, Bob Tomlin — “Penguins of Madagascar,” Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation
Editing in a Feature Production
Craig Wood, A.C.E. — “Rango”
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award – Walt Peregoy, Borge Ring, Ronald Searle
June Foray – Art Leonardi
Special Achievement – Depth Analysis
Winners:
Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series: Saturday Night Live
Awards, Music, or Game Shows: 83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Production Designer: Steve Bass
Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series: Modern Family
One-Hour Single Camera Television Series: Boardwalk Empire
Television Movie or Mini-Series: Mildred Pierce
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