The “marvelous, mystical, rather sophistical” Awards season is upon us! We’re fascinated in the production design, art direction and set decoration of the movies here at Film and Furniture: The look, the feel, the atmosphere and the hidden narrative revealed by the film sets, locations and furniture. It is therefore our honour to present our rundown of the key design and art department nominations for The Oscars, the BAFTAs, the Art Directors Guild Awards and the British Film Designers Guild Awards (from which we will be reporting live) – listed below in the order of the date they each take place. We raise a glass and shine a spotlight on these super-talented creatives of the film industry…

The ADG Awards 
Saturday, 2 February 2019

The 23rd Annual Art Directors Guild Awards honours Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and music, and will take place on Saturday, 2 February 2019 at The Intercontinental Hotel, Los Angeles.

Our highlights of the nominations include:-

Period Feature Film

Bohemian Rhapsody – Production Designer: Aaron Haye
First Man – Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
Roma – Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs – Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
The Favourite – Production Designer: Fiona Crombie

Stay tuned for our forthcoming interview with The Favourite‘s Fiona Crombie next week.

Fantasy Feature Film

Black Panther – Production Designer: Hannah Beachler
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald – Production Designer: Stuart Craig
Mary Poppins Returns – Production Designer: John Myhre
Ready Player One – Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
The House With A Clock In Its Walls – Production Designer: Jon Hutman

Contemporary Feature Film

A Quiet Place – Production Designer: Jeffrey Beecroft
A Star Is Born – Production Designer: Karen Murphy
Crazy Rich Asians – Production Designer: Nelson Coates
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Production Designer: Peter Wenham
Welcome To Marwen – Production Designer: Stefan Dechant

Read our mini feature about Tom Cruise’s fallout with a chair!

Animated Feature Film

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Art Director: Colin Stimpson
Incredibles 2 – Production Designer: Ralph Eggleston
Isle Of Dogs – Production Designer: Paul Harrod & Adam Stockhausen
Ralph Breaks The Internet – Production Designer: Cory Loftis
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse – Production Designer: Justin K Thompson

See the full list of ADG Awards nominees for categories including One Hour Period Or Fantasy Single-Camera Series, One Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series, Television Movie Or Limited Series, Half Hour Single-Camera Series, Multi-Camera Series, Short Format: Web series, Music Video Or Commercial and Variety, and Reality Or Event Special here > 

Step inside the Parr’s super new house in Incredibles 2.

 

The British Film Designers Guild Awards 
Saturday, 9 February 2019

The BFDG Awards gala will take place on Saturday 9 February at the Royal Horseguards Hotel, Whitehall London, hosted by Film Critic and Broadcaster Mark Kermode. The awards are an annual event in the calendar of the British Film Designers Guild who come together to celebrate excellence in the Art Department for Film and Television. This year is the first year the awards have taken place outside the BFDG’s home at Pinewood Studios. The BFDG Awards were set up to recognise and to highlight the skills and creative importance of the work undertaken by the British Production Designers, Set Decorators, and their associated departments and crews. These talented individuals work behind the scenes bringing the Directors vision to life and in turn allowing the viewer to travel on a totally immersive journey through wildly imaginative environments and historical themes.

Film and Furniture will be reporting live from the Awards themselves and the results will published here at Film and Furniture on Sunday 10th February.

Our highlights of the nominations include:-

Best Production Design – Light Entertainment Tv Programme

The Chase – Production Designer: Jonathan Paul Green
Defending The Guilty – Production Designer: Jonathan Paul Green, Supervising Art Director: Joanna King, Set Decorator: Bethan Wilson
The Keith And Paddy Picture Show – Production Designer: Antony Cartlidge, Supervising Art Director: Ellie Bleathman

Best Production Design – Independent Tv Drama Including Mini Series, Tv Movie Or Limited Series

Bodyguard – Production Designer: James Lapsley, Supervising Art Director: Henry Javorski/Stephen Wright, Set Decorator: Annalisa Andriani
Killing Eve – Production Designer: Kristian Milsted, Supervising Art Director: Fabrice Spelta, Set Decorator: Libby Uppington
Mrs Wilson – Production Designer: Susie Cullen, Supervising Art Director: Jemima Hawkins, Set Decorator: Gordon Grant

Best Production Design – International Tv Drama Including Mini Series, Tv Movie Or Limited Series

Hard Sun – Production Designer: Eve Stewart, Supervising Art Director: Matt Sharp 
Nightflyers – Production Designer: David Sandefur/David Ingram, Supervising Art Director: David Ingram/Adam O’neill, Set Decorator: Andrew Mccarthy
Sense8: S2 Episode 12 Together Until The End – Production Designer: Peter Walpole, Art Director: Tamara Marini, Art Director: Roberto Caruso, Set Decorator: Raffaella Giovannetti

Best Production Design – Independent Feature Film – Period

Christopher Robin – Production Designer: Jennifer Williams, Supervising Art Director: Stuart Kearns, Set Decorator: Caroline Smith
Colette – Production Designer: Michael Carlin, Supervising Art Director: Katja Soltes, Set Decorator: Lisa Chugg
The Favourite – Production Designer: Fiona Crombie, Supervising Art Director: Lynne Huitson, Set Decorator: Alice Felton

Best Production Design – Independent Feature Film – Contemporary

Finding Your Feet – Production Designer: Jon Bunker, Supervising Art Director: David Hindle, Set Decorator: Claudia Parker   Mute  – Production Designer: Gavin Bocquet, Supervising Art Director: David Scheuneman, Set Decorator: Bernhard Henrich
The Children Act – Production Designer: Peter Francis, Supervising Art Director: Astrid Sieben, Set Decorator: Sara Wan

Best Production Design – International Studio Feature Film – Period

Bohemian Rhapsody – Production Designer: Aaron Haye, Supervising Art Director: Stuart Kearns/ David Hindle, Set Decorator: Anna Lynch Robinson
Holmes And Watson – Production Designer: James Hambidge, Supervising Art Director: David Allday, Set Decorator: Niamh Coulter
Outlaw King – Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt, Supervising Art Director: Jason Knox-Johnston, Set Decorator: Judy Farr

Best Production Design – International Studio Feature Film – Contemporary

Death Wish – Production Designer: Paul Kirby, Supervising Art Director: Jean Kazemirchuk, Set Decorator: Ann Smart
Johnny English Strikes Again – Production Designer: Simon Bowles, Supervising Art Director: Ben Collins, Set Decorator: Liz Griffiths
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – Production Designer: Alan Macdonald, Supervising Art Director: John Frankish, Set Decorator: Dominic Capon

Read our interview with Johnny English Strikes Again Production Designer Simon Bowles.

Best Production Design – International Studio Feature Film – Fantasy

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald – Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Supervising Art Director: Martin Foley, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock
Mary Poppins Returns – Production Designer: John Myhre, Supervising Art Director: Niall Moroney, Set Decorator: Gordon Sim
Ready Player One – Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen, Supervising Art Director: Mark Scruton, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock

Lifetime Achievement
The winner of this category will be decided by the BFDG Committee and announced on 9 February.

 

The BAFTAs
Sunday, 10 February 2019

The EE British Academy Film Awards (the BAFTAs) will air on Sunday, 10 February in UK on BBC ONE. 

Our highlights of the nominations include:-

Production Design

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald – Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock
The Favourite – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
First Man – Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
Mary Poppins Returns – John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Roma – Eugenio Caballero, Bárbara Enríquez

See the full list of BAFTA Awards nominees here > 

The Oscars
Sunday, 24 February

The 91st Academy Awards (the ‘Oscars’) will be held on Sunday, 24 February 2019 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles and will air live on ABC in the US and on Sky in the UK.

Our highlights of the nominations include:-

Enjoy the “highly acclaimable, nearly untamable, lavishing praisable, always roof-raisable” Awards season!