“Mank” got a big boost in its Oscar bid for Best Production Design with a win on April 10 at the Art Directors Guild Awards. It prevailed in the period design race over two of its Oscar rivals — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “News of the World” — plus “Mulan” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
Its closest Oscar competition could be “Tenet,” which won the fantasy prize at the ADG Awards on Saturday; the fifth Oscar nominee, “The Father,” was not in contention here.
The other ADG winners were the contemporary film “Da 5 Bloods” and the animated film “Soul.”
The ADG Awards were bestowed during a virtual ceremony on April 10. Ryan Murphy was feted with the Cinematic Imagery Award.
Period Film
X – “Mank” – Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Production Designer: Mark Ricker
“Mulan” – Production Designer: Grant Major
“News of the World” – Production Designer: David Crank
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” – Production Designer: Shane Valentino
Fantasy Film
“Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” – Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
“Pinocchio” – Production Designer: Dimitri Capuani
X – “Tenet” – Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
“The Midnight Sky” – Production Designer: Jim Bissell
“Wonder Woman 1984” – Production Designer: Aline Bonetto
Contemporary Film
X – “Da 5 Bloods” – Production Designer: Wynn Thomas
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” – Production Designer: Molly Hughes
“Palm Springs” – Production Designer: Jason Kisvarday
“Promising Young Woman” – Production Designer: Michael T. Perry
“The Prom” – Production Designer: Jamie Walker McCall
Animated Film
“A Shawn the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” – Production Designer: Matt Perry
“Onward” – Production Designer: Noah Klocek
X – “Soul” – Production Designer: Steve Pilcher
“The Croods: A New Age” – Production Designer: Nate Wragg
“Wolfwalkers” – Production Designers: Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore, Maria Pareja
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