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  • 29th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards: Red Carpet Interviews, Winners List and more!

    Photo Cred: Warner Bros.

    29th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

    The 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards ceremony was held on February 15, 2025, in Los Angeles, California at the InterContinental Hotel. The venue was filled with brilliance and some of the best behind-the-scenes experts in cinema. Latasha M. Ford, of course graced the red carpet to chat with nominees, honorees and many more. The energy on the carpet was electric, to say the least.

    Check out some of the red-carpet interviews below:

    Jason Ritter ‘Matlock’ Interview

    Rachael Harris ‘American Actress’ and Host

    Ron Funches ‘Inside Out 2’ Interview

    Choi Ho Man ‘Slow Horses’ Interview

    Ann Seibel ‘Emily in Paris’ Interview

    Cabot McMullen ‘Shrinking’ and 2x nominee

    Vella Lovell ‘Animal Control’ and Presenter

    Kurtwood Smith ‘American Actor’ and Presenter

    Ritchie Sacilioc and Raymond Zibach ‘The Wild Robot’

    Actress and Comedian, Rachael Harris hosted last night’s ceremony, with presenters including Garret Dillahunt, Peter Facinelli, Ron Funches, Eve Harlow, Samantha Hanratty, Vella Lovell, Al Madrigal, Joe Manganiello, Skye P. Marshall, Lamorne Morris, Jason Ritter, Devon Sawa, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Urie and Jessica Williams. A portion of the proceeds from the awards will be donated to disaster relief efforts benefiting behind-the-camera workers in the entertainment industry whom were impacted by the recent wildfires. The Art Directors Guild Awards was proud to be sponsored by Presenting Level: Sweetwater / NEP Live Events; Premier Level: Astek Wallcoverings, CushLight, Dazian; Diamond Level: Goodnight & Co.; Platinum Level: Interior Design Solutions (Belbien), Worldwide Production Agency (WPA); Gold Level: Epic Games | Unreal Engine.

    Photo Cred: Focus Features

    The Full Winners List

    Wicked won for Fantasy Feature Film, Nosferatu won for Period Feature Film, Conclave won for Contemporary Feature Film and The Wild Robot won for Animated Feature Film and TV winners included Shōgun, The Penguin, Fallout, Squid Game, SNL, Frasier and What We Do in the Shadows. Below is the complete list of winners:

    FANTASY FEATURE FILM

    Wicked
    Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

    ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA TV SERIES
    Fallout: “The End”
    Production Designer: Howard Cummings

    TV LIMITED SERIES
    The Penguin
    Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov

    PERIOD FEATURE FILM
    Nosferatu
    Production Designer: Craig Lathrop

    ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA TV SERIES
    Shōgun: “Anjin”
    Production Designer: Helen Jarvis

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

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

    HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA TV SERIES
    What We Do in the Shadows: “Headhunting”
    Production Designer: Shayne Fox

    MULTI-CAMERA TV SERIES
    Frasier: “All About Eve”
    Production Designer: Glenda Rovello

    TELEVISION MOVIE
    Unfrosted
    Production Designer: Clayton Hartley

    ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
    The Wild Robot
    Production Designer: Raymond Zibach

    COMMERCIALS
    Apple Pay: “Plates”
    Production Designer: François Audouy

    MUSIC VIDEOS
    Kendrick Lamar: “Not Like Us”
    Production Designer: Freyja Bardell

    CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
    Conclave
    Production Designer: Suzie Davies

    ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA TV SERIES
    Squid Game: “Six Legs,” “O X”
    Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun

    Photo Cred: Getty Images

    2025 ‘Lifetime of Achievement’ and Cinematic Imagery Award Recipients

    The Art Directors Guild acknowledged the astounding work of four art department icons: J. Dennis Washington, Production Designer; Dan Sweetman, Storyboard Artist; Barbara Mesney, Set Designer; Lisa Frazza, Scenic Artist. The industry veterans received Lifetime of Achievement Awards, and the Oscar award-winning Carl Jules Weyl was inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame. Jason Reitman ‘Saturday Night’ director was honored with the 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award at the 29th Annual awards ceremony.

    “Between script and screen, a director must navigate twenty crafts and art forms. My movies stand on the shoulders of brilliant artists including the production designers Jess Gonchor, Francois Audouy, Kevin Thompson, and Steve Saklad,” says Reitman. “Without these designers, art directors, set decorators and teams of craftspeople who work endless hours, my dreams would never be realized. I’m beyond honored to receive this award from the ADG, and I am eternally grateful to its members.” 

    In Memoriam Segment

    This year’s In Memoriam segment paid great tribute to the Alber Obieson, Stella “Elle” Boyd, Hubert “Hub” Braden, Raymond Chan, Aric J. Lasher, Dahl Delu, Michael Epstein, Nicholas Murphy, Coulter McAuslanfd, Richard Owen and William “Bill” Waxler.

  • Exclusive Interview!

    Emily Brundige, creator of Apple TV+’s animated series ‘GOLDIE’

    I had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Brundige, creator of ‘Goldie’ the series during an exclusive interview. Watch the full interview above!

    About Emily Brundige

    Emily is a writer/creator/showrunner for animation with more than a decade of experience. Shut Up! cartoons series Pubertina on YouTube marked the start of Emily’s career and since her portfolio has continued to vastly expand. Emily Brundige has developed and written shows for Disney, Fox ADHD, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Silvergate Media, Nickelodeon, and developed Harvey Girls Forever!  for Dreamworks TV/Netflix. She also voiced the character of Sara in the Emmy award-winning Cartoon Network mini-series Over the Garden Wall, winning her a BTVA People’s Choice Voice Acting Award along with the rest of the cast. Additionally, Emily served as Story Editor on S3 of the Annie and Emmy-award-winning series Hilda for Silvergate/Netlix, created by Luke Pearson, and has also recently served as Head Writer on Big Nate, a Nickelodeon/Paramount+ animated series based on the books of Lincoln Peirce.

    ‘Goldie’ the 13-episode animated series premieres on Apple TV+ on February 14. This multi-layered series unveils many relatable storylines, experiences and friendship dynamics in such profound positive ways. While ‘Goldie’ is an animated series for children, parents can also join in and enjoy.

    Photo Cred: Apple TV+

    About ‘Goldie’

    During the interview Emily shares her passion for animation and strong love for children – making mention of her beautiful 6-year-old daughter (who would say she’s 6-and a half) given the opportunity. Ha, ha! Emily shared her inspiration behind the series and the fact she always had great intentions of pitching the show. ‘Goldie’ is not only a multilayered adaptation, but also a series filled with much diversity. When asked “Did your 2019 award-win for ‘Goldie’ the short have any correlation behind creating a series versus of ‘Goldie’ story”? Emily answered, “Yes.” In addition to how grateful she was to have worked with Apple TV+ on this special project. Emily also delved into what she’d like for not only children but also parents to peel away from the series and let’s just say encouragement and uplifting were just to name a few. In addition to the impressive guest star line-up that was discussed. Emily was transparent in sharing, some of her guest stars took her by surprise as she didn’t believe she would be able to work with them on this project. One guest star being Henry Wrinkler, who Emily shared is one of the kindest humans on earth and so easy to work with.

    Emily has a forthcoming e-book entitled ‘A Guide to Developing Animated Shows’ so stay tuned for more and check out the exclusive chat above!

    Photo Cred: Apple TV+

    About Apple TV+

    Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognition faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have earned 537 wins and 2,530 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and historic Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”