Oscars Watch: 26th Annual Art Directors Guild Award Nominees

January 24, 2022 / Leave a Comment

The Art Directors Guild announced the nominees for their awards ceremony, which will be held on March 5th. Of the fifteen live action features, “The French Dispatch” has to be the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar, with “Dune,” “Nightmare Alley,” and “West Side Story” standing the best chance of getting the nominations. The final spot is up in the air, but my best guess would be “No Time to Die” or “The Green Knight.”

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

“Candyman”
Production Designer: Cara Brower
(Universal Pictures)

“Don’t Look Up”
Production Designer: Clayton Hartley
(Netflix)

“In The Heights”
Production Designer: Nelson Coates
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

“The Lost Daughter”
Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg
(Netflix)

“No Time To Die”
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

FANTASY FEATURE FILM

“Cruella”
Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
(Walt Disney Pictures)

“Dune”
Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
Production Designer: Francois Audouy
(Columbia Pictures)

“The Green Knight”
Production Designer: Jade Healy
(A24)

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Production Designer: Sue Chan
(Walt Disney Pictures)

PERIOD FEATURE FILM

“The French Dispatch”
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
(Searchlight Pictures)

“Licorice Pizza”
Production Designer: Florencia Martin
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

“Nightmare Alley”
Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
(Searchlight Pictures)

“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
(A24)

“West Side Story”
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
(20th Century Studios)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

“Encanto”
Production Designer: Ian Gooding
(Walt Disney Pictures)

“Luca”
Production Designer: Daniela Strijleva
(Walt Disney Pictures)

“The Mitchells vs. The Machines”
Production Designer: Lindsey Olivares
(Netflix)

“Raya and the Last Dragon”
Production Designer: Paul Felix
(Walt Disney Pictures)

“Sing 2”
Art Director: Olivier Adam
(Universal Pictures)

TELEVISION

ONE-HOUR PERIOD OR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

“Foundation”
Episode: “101 — The Emperor’s Peace”
Production Designer: Rory Cheyne
(Apple TV+)

“The Great”
Episode: “202 — Dickhead”
Episode: “208 — Seven Days”
Episode: “210 — Wedding”
Production Designer: Francesca di Mottola
(Hulu)

“Loki”
Episode: “101 — Glorious Purpose”
Production Designer: Kasra Farahani
(Disney+)

“Lost In Space”
Episode: “301 — Three Little Birds”
Production Designer: Alec Hammond
(Netflix)

“The Witcher”
Episode: “201 — A Grain of Truth”
Production Designer: Andrew Laws
(Netflix)

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

“The Handmaid’s Tale”
Episode: “405 — Chicago”
Production Designer: Elisabeth Williams
(Hulu)

“The Morning Show”
Episode: “201 — My Least Favorite Year”
Episode: “ 202 — It’s Like The Flu”
Episode: “ 206 — A Private Person”
Production Designer: Nelson Coates
(Apple TV+)

“Squid Game”
Episode: “106 — Gganbu”
Production Designer: Chae Kyoung-sun
(Netflix)

“Succession”
Episode: “303 — The Disruption”
Episode: “307 — Too Much Birthday”
Production Designer: Stephen Carter
(HBO)

“Yellowstone”
Episode: “408 — No Kindness for the Coward”
Production Designer: Cary White
(Paramount+)

TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

“Halston”
Production Designer: Mark Ricker
(Netflix)

“Mare of Easttown”
Production Designer: Keith P. Cunningham
(HBO)

“The Underground Railroad”
Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
(Amazon Studios)

“WandaVision”
Episode: “Previously On”
Production Designer: Mark Worthington
(Disney+)

“The White Lotus”
Production Designer: Laura Fox
(HBO)

HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

“Hacks”
Episode: “102 — Primm”
Production Designer: Jon Carlos
(HBO)

“Only Murders in the Building”
Episode: “101 — True Crime”
Production Designer: Curt Beech
(Hulu)

“Schmigadoon!”
Episode: “101 — SCHMIGADOON!”
Production Designer: Bo Welch
(Apple TV+)

“Ted Lasso”
Episode: “204 — Carol of the Bells”
Episode: “208 — Man City”
Episode: “209 — Beard After Hours”
Production Designer: Paul Cripps
(Apple TV+)

“What We do in the Shadows”
Episode: “301 — The Prisoner”
Episode: “302 — The Cloak of Duplication”
Episode: “307 — The Siren”
Production Designer: Kate Bunch
(FX)

MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

“Bob ❤️ Abishola”
Episode: “302 — Bowango”
Production Designer: Francoise Cherry-Cohen
(CBS)

“Call Your Mother”
Episode: “#101 — Pilot”
Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
(ABC)

“The Conners – Season 3”
Episode: “312 — A Stomach Ache, A Heartbreak, and a Grave Mistake”
Episode: “319 — An Old Dog, New Tricks, and a Ticket to Ride”
Production Designer: John Shaffner
(ABC)

“Family Reunion”
Episode: “304 — Remember When M’Dear Changed History?”
Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
(Netflix)

“Punky Brewster”
Episode: “108 — Put a Ring on it”
Production Designer: Kristan Andrews
(Peacock)

VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES

“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Episode: “205 — If I’m Paying These Chili’s Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!”
Production Designer: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu
(HBO)

“Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses”
Episode: “101 — Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff”
Production Designer: John Janavs
(TBS)

“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Episode: “1302 — Condragulations”
Episode: “1307 — Bossy Rossy Ruboot”
Episode: “1314 — Gettin’ Lucky”
Production Designer: James McGowan
(VH1)

“Saturday Night Live”
Episode: “1796 — Host: Dan Levy & Music: Phoebe Bridgers”
Episode: “1800 — Host: Maya Rudolph & Music: Jack Harlow”
Episode: “1807 — Host: Kim Kardashian West & Music: Halsey”
Production Designer: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio
(NBC)

“Waffles + Mochi”
Episode: “101 — Tomato”
Production Designer: Cindy Chao, Michele Yu
(Netflix)