The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced the nominees for the 14th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The 2009 nominees represent the best in production design for theatrical motion picture, television, commercial and music videos. The winners will be announced at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 13, 2010.
In addition to the nine awards, Warren Beatty will receive the ADG’s Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award and Gene Wilder will present Terence March with the Lifetime Achievement honor. Malcolm F. Brown, Bob Keene and Ferdinando Scarfiotti will all be inducted into the ADG’s Hall of Fame.
And the film nominees are…
Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film in 2009
Period Film
A Serious Man: PD Jess Gonchor
Inglourious Basterds: David Wasco
Julie & Julia: Mark Ricker
Public Enemies: Nathan Crowley
Sherlock Homes: Sarah Greenwood
Fantasy Film
Avatar: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
District 9: Philip Ivey
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince: Stuart Craig
Star Trek: Scott Chambliss
Where the Wild Things Are: K.K. Barrett
Contemporary Film
Angels & Demons: Allan Cameron
The Hangover: Bill Brzeski
The Hurt Locker: Karl Juliusson
The Lovely Bones: Naomi Shohan
Up in the Air: Steve Saklad
For more information and the full list of nominees, visit http://www.artdirectors.org/?art=nominee_09