Art Directors Guild Awards nominations include ‘Wicked,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ and more Oscar hopefuls

09.01.2025 20:00

GoldDerby.com

The Art Directors Guild Awards has announced the nominations for its 29th annual kudos, and all five of this year’s predicted production design Oscar nominees received bids from the guild on Thursday: The Brutalist and Gladiator II in the period race, Dune: Part Two and Wicked in the fantasy category, and Conclave in the contemporary contest.

This group, which celebrates excellence in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, and music videos, has an impressive track record for previewing the Academy Awards. Over the past 28 years, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design has always numbered among the ADG nominees in the various categories, including last year when Poor Things prevailed at both events.

This year’s honors will be distributed on Feb. 15 during a ceremony hosted by comedian and actress Rachael Harris at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. (See the complete list of names below.) Final voting for guild members opens on Jan. 27 and closes on Feb. 13.

The remaining period nominees are A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu, and Saturday Night. Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga round out the fantasy lineup. The other contemporary contenders are Civil War, Emilia Pérez, The Substance, and Twisters.

On television, Emmy and Golden Globe favorites such as Shōgun and Hacks received today’s recognition from the Art Directors Guild, whereas other well-liked shows like The Bear and Baby Reindeer did not make the list.

This year’s Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose features include Juno, Up in the Air, and the current hit Saturday Night. In addition, the ADG will celebrate Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman, and J. Dennis Washington with Lifetime Achievement Awards, and legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame.

Ceremony producers Michael Allen Glover and Megan Elizabeth Bell said, “This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible Production Designers and their Art Departments.”

Here are the 2025 Art Directors Guild Awards nominations in all 15 categories:

PERIOD FEATURE FILM

A Complete Unknown
Production Designer: François Audouy

The Brutalist
Production Designer: Judy Becker

Gladiator II
Production Designer: Arthur Max

Nosferatu
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop

Saturday Night
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor

FANTASY FEATURE FILM

Alien: Romulus
Production Designer: Naaman Marshall

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Production Designer: Mark Scruton

Dune: Part Two
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Production Designer: Colin Gibson

Wicked
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

Civil War
Production Designer: Caty Maxey

Conclave
Production Designer: Suzie Davies

Emilia Pérez
Production Designer: Emmanuelle Duplay

The Substance
Production Designer: Stanislas Reydellet

Twisters
Production Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Flow
Art Director: Gints Zilbalodis

Inside Out 2
Production Designer: Jason Deamer

Moana 2
Production Designer: Ian Gooding

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Production Designer: Matt Perry

The Wild Robot
Production Designer: Raymond Zibach

ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

Bridgerton: “Old Friends,” “Romancing Mister Bridgerton,” “Into the Light”
Production Designer: Alison Gartshore

One Hundred Years of Solitude: “Remedios Moscote”
Production Designers: Bárbara Enriquez, Eugenio Caballero

Pachinko: “Chapter 13”
Production Designer: Ruth Ammon

Palm Royale: “Maxine’s Like a Dellacorte”
Production Designer: Jon Carlos

Shōgun: “Anjin”
Production Designer: Helen Jarvis

ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

Dune: Prophecy: “The Hidden Hand”
Production Designer: Tom Meyer

Fallout: “The End”
Production Designer: Howard Cummings

House of the Dragon: “Smallfolk”
Production Designer: Jim Clay

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: “Shadow and Flame”
Production Designer: Kristian Milsted

Silo: “Solo,” “Harmonium”
Production Designer: Nicole Northridge

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

The Gentlemen: “Tackle Tommy Woo Woo”
Production Designer: Martyn John

Mr. & Mrs. Smith: “A Breakup”
Production Designer: Gerald Sullivan

Slow Horses: “Returns”
Production Designer: Choi Ho Man

Squid Game: “Six Legs,” “O X”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun

Yellowstone: “Desire is All You Need,” “Three Fifty-Three,” “Give the World Away”
Production Designer: Yvonne Boudreaux

LIMITED SERIES

Agatha All Along
Production Designer: John Collins

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Production Designer: Mark Ricker

The Penguin
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov

Ripley
Production Designer: David Gropman

True Detective: Night Country
Production Designer: Daniel Taylor

HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

Emily in Paris: “The Grey Area,” “All Roads Lead to Rome”
Production Designer: Anne Seibel

Hacks: “Just For Laughs,” “Better Late”
Production Designer: Daniel Novotny

Only Murders in the Building: “Gates of Heaven,” “Valley of the Dolls”
Production Designer: Patrick Howe

Shrinking: “Jimmying,” “I Love Pain,” “Psychological Something-ism”
Production Designer: Cabot McMullen

What We Do in the Shadows: “Headhunting”
Production Designer: Shayne Fox

MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

Bunk’d: “Busk A Move,” “Cold Feet, Hot Brobblers”
Production Designer: Kelly Hogan

Frasier: “All About Eve”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello

Poppa’s House: “Family Photo,” “Wig”
Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter

That ‘90s Show: “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Just a Friend,” “Something to Talk About”
Production Designer: Greg Grande

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: “Saved by the Spell,” ‘Something Wizard this Way Comes”
Production Designer: Kelly Hogan

VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES

The Daily Show: “Jon Stewart & The News Team Live at the Chicago DNC”
Production Designer: Dave Edwards

Hell’s Kitchen: “Shucking Hell”
Production Designer: John Janavs

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.: “The Future of L.A.”
Production Designer: Andrea Purcigliotti

Rupaul’s Drag Race: “RDR Live!,” “Werq the World”
Production Designers: Gianna Costa, Jen Chu

Saturday Night Live: “Host: Ariana Grande, Musical Guest: Stevie Nicks”
Production Designers: Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio

VARIETY SPECIAL

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Production Designers: James Yarnell, Steve Morden

MTV Video Music Awards
Production Designer: Matthew Steinbrenner

The 75th Emmy Awards
Production Designer: Brian Stonestreet

77th Annual Tony Awards
Production Designer: Steve Bass

This is Me… Now: A Love Story
Production Designer: Richard Bridgland

COMMERCIALS

Apple Pay: “Plates”
Production Designer: François Audouy

Bvlgari: “Eternally Reborn”
Production Designer: Freyja Bardell

Dr Pepper: “Into the Great Unknown”
Production Designer: Mark Snelgrove

Gucci Flora: “Gorgeous Orchid”
Production Designer: Jordan Ferrer

NBA Finals: “The Toast”
Production Designer: Dylan Kahn