Oscars Watch: 30th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards

30TH ANNUAL ART DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS
Saturday, February 28, 2026

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE

BEST PERIOD FEATURE FILM

FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix

Production Design by Tamara Deverell

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers


Hamnet — Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
Marty Supreme — Production Designer: Jack Fisk
The Phoenician Scheme — Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Sinners — Production Designer: Hannah Beachler

BEST FANTASY FEATURE FILM

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS •
Marvel Studios

Production Design by Kasra Farahani

Matt Shakman | Director
Kevin Feige | Producer


Avatar: Fire and Ash — Production Designers: Dylan Cole, Ben Procter
Mickey 17 — Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
Superman — Production Designer: Beth Mickle
Wicked: For Good — Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

BEST CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Design by Florencia Martin

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers


Bugonia — Production Designer: James Price
F1: The Movie — Production Designers: Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning — Production Designer: Gary Freeman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Production Design by Mingjue Helen Chen & Dave Bleich

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer


The Bad Guys 2 — Production Designer: Luc Desmarchelier
Elio — Production Designer: Harley Jessup
The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants — Production Designer: Sean Haworth; Animation Production Designer: Pablo R. Mayer
Zootopia 2 — Production Designer: Cory Loftis

TELEVISION

BEST ONE-HOUR PERIOD SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

PALM ROYALE • Apple TV+
EpisodeS: “Maxine Drinks Martinis Now” & “Maxine Serves a Swerve”

Production Design by Jon Carlos

Abe Sylvia | Creator
Adam Gomolin, Rock Shaink Jr., Sheri Holman, Sharr White, Tate Taylor, John Norris, Katie O’Connell Marsh, Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons, Abe Sylvia | Executive Producers


1923: “Wrap Thee in Terror” — Production Designers: Cary White, Lisa Ward
The Gilded Age: “If You Want to Cook an Omelette” — Production Designer: Bob Shaw
House of Guinness: “Episode 101” — Production Designers: Richard Bullock
It: Welcome to Derry: “The Black Spot” — Production Designer: Paul Austerberry

BEST ONE-HOUR FANTASY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

ANDOR • Disney+
Episode: “Who Are You?”

Production Design by Luke Hull

Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers


Alien: Earth: “Neverland” — Production Designer: Andy Nicholson
The Last of Us: “Day One” — Production Designer: Don MacAulay
Stranger Things: “Chapter Four: Sorcerer” — Production Designer: Chris Trujillo
Wednesday: “Chapter Four – If These Woes Could Talk” — Production Designer: Mark Scruton

BEST ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

SEVERANCE • Apple TV+
Episode: “Chikhai Bardo”

Production Design by Jeremy Hindle

Dan Erickson | Creator
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Jackie Cohn, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, John Cameron | Executive Producers


Pluribus: “Grenade” — Production Designer: Denise Pizzini
Slow Horses: “Incommunicado,” “Tall Tales” — Production Designer: Choi Ho Man
The Pitt: “7:00 A.M.” — Production Designer: Nina Ruscio
The White Lotus: “Amor Fati” — Production Designer: Cristina Onori

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY • Netflix

Production Design by Matthew Flood Ferguson

Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan | Creators
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Carl Franklin, Janet Mock, Eric Kovtun | Executive Producers


Adolescence — Production Designer: Adam Tomlinson
Black Mirror: “USS Callister: Into Infinity” — Production Designer: Miranda Jones
Black Rabbit — Production Designer: Alex DiGerlando
Death By Lightning — Production Designer: Gemma Jackson

BEST HALF HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

THE STUDIO • Apple TV+
Episode: “The Note”

Production Design by Julie Berghoff

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Alex Gregory | Creators
James Weaver, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex McAtee, Josh Fagen | Executive Producers


The Bear: “Bears” — Production Designer: Merje Veski
Hacks: “A Slippery Slope” — Production Designer: Rob Tokarz
Murderbot: “FreeCommerce” — Production Designer: Sue Chan
Only Murders in the Building: “The House Always…” — Production Designer: Patrick Howe

BEST MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

MID-CENTURY MODERN • Hulu
Episode: “Bye, George”

Production Design by Glenda Rovello

Max Mutchnick, David Kohan | Creators
Matt Bomer, Ryan Murphy | Executive Producers


Mid-Century Modern: “Love Thy Neighbor” — Production Designer: Greg J. Grande
Poppa’s House: “Baby Girl,” “Magic Shine Again” — Production Designer: Aiyana Trotter
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire: “First Nightmare” — Production Designer: Maggie Ruder
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: “The Wizard at the End of the World Part II” — Production Designer: Kelly Hogan

BEST VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE • NBC
Episode: “Lady Gaga Host”

Production Design by Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio, & Andrea Purcigliotti

Lorne Michaels | Creator/Executive Producer


Dancing with the Stars: “Wicked Night” — Production Designer: James Yarnell
Jimmy Kimmel Live!: “Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn” — Production Designer: David Ellis
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: “Kids Pitch” — Production Designers: Jim Fenhagen, Larry Hartman
Squid Game: The Challenge: “Catch” — Production Designers: Mathieu Weekes, Ben Norman

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL

SNL 50: The Anniversary Special • NBC

Production Design by Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, & N. Joseph De Tullio

Liz Patrick | Director
Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward | Producers


Atsuko Okatsuka: Father — Production Designer: Gary Kordan
Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful — Production Designer: David Meyer
78th Annual Tony Awards with Host Cynthia Erivo — Production Designer: Steve Bass
Wicked: One Wonderful Night — Production Designer: Misty Buckley

BEST SHORT FORMAT | COMMERCIALS

Galleria Bag • Prada

Production Design by Florencia Martin


Anderson: “Trust Your Home to Anderson” — Production Designer: Natalie Groce
State Farm: “Batman vs Bateman” — Production Designer: David Skinner
Target: “Step into the Holidays” — Production Designer: Nelson Coates
Xbox: ROG Xbox Ally: “Dancing in the Dark – Launch Trailer” — Production Designer: Florencia Martin

BEST Short Format | Music Video

Someday by Spike Jonze: “AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation” • Apple

Production Design by Shane Valentino


Coldplay: “All My Love” — Production Designer: Florencia Martin
Lady Gaga: “Abracadabra” — Production Designer: Wesley Goodrich
Sabrina Carpenter: “Tears” — Production Designer: Brittany Porter
Taylor Swift: “The Fate of Ophelia” — Production Designer: Ethan Tobman

Christopher Haskell

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