Another day, another guild announces their year-end nominations. Today brought the Art Directors Guild to announce their choices for the year’s best in Production Design. Unlike the Oscars, which has one category for this craft (with only five slots), the Art Directors Guild provides three categories based on genre – Period Film, Fantasy Film and Contemporary Film – in order to provide honors to a wider range. Many awards season regulars were honored by the guild today – including frontrunners La La Land and Manchester by the Sea – yet a few outliers got some attention (hello, Café Society and the critical misfire Passengers!)
Check out the nominees below.
PERIOD FILM
- Café Society – Santo Loquasto
- Fences – David Gropman
- Hacksaw Ridge – Barry Robison
- Hail, Caesar! – Jess Gonchor
- Hidden Figures – Wynn Thomas
- Jackie – Jean Rabasse
FANTASY FILM
- Arrival – Patrice Vermette
- Doctor Strange – Charles Wood
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Stuart Craig
- Passengers – Guy Hendrix Dyas
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Doug Chiang, Neil Lamont
CONTEMPORARY FILM
- Hell or High Water – Tom Duffield
- La La Land – David Wasco
- Lion – Chris Kennedy
- Manchester by the Sea – Ruth De Jong
- Nocturnal Animals – Shane Valentino
Winners will be announced on February 11th.