Production Design Awards: winners announced

The British Film Designers Guild (BFDG) has announced the winners of its 15th Production Design Awards.

The awards celebrated excellence in production design across 16 categories spanning film, television, commercials, and music videos, alongside special honours recognising Sustainability, Outstanding Contribution to the Art Department and Lifetime Achievement.

In the film categories, the Oscar-nominated Frankenstein edged out Hamnet to win Best Production Design – Major Motion Picture, Period. However, Hamnet’s Production Designer Fiona Crombie and Set Decorator Alice Felton were victorious in the Best Production Design – Major Motion Picture, Fantasy category for Mickey 17. Their win prevented the team behind Wicked: For Good from securing a second consecutive award, following last year’s success for Wicked.

Independent film The Thing with Feathers won Best Production Design – Feature Film, Contemporary, while the period drama The Choral took home the award for Best Production Design – Feature Film, Period.

In the television categories, Andor led the field, with The Iris Affair and the docudrama The Last Musician of Auschwitz also receiving awards.

The award for Best Production Design – Music Video went to “The Shoemaker” by Tom Hickox. The Planet Positive Award was presented to the Zsofia Szemeredy of Leverage Point Entertainment for Down Cemetery Road, in recognition of innovative and sustainable building and construction practices. In the Best Production Design – Commercial category, Will Htay was honoured for his work on the Schweppes campaigns “Take Your Time” /“Mission to Mars”.

The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to long-standing BFDG member and Treasurer Malcolm Stone, whose distinguished career includes work on The Muppets, Band of Brothers, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and The Dark Crystal.

BFDG Chairperson Jonathan Paul Green said: “Every year I am so impressed by the talent represented at the BFDG Awards, and this year is no exception. Our members represent some of the very best talent not only in the UK, but across the global film and television industry. This evening is a very special occasion where we come together as a community to celebrate and reward that talent.”

The full list of winners can be found here

PETER LAMONT SPOTLIGHTING NEW TALENT AWARD
SUPPORTED BY CREW HQ
Lola Fleming – Art Dept Assistant

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
SUPPORTED BY ROSCO
Schweppes – “Take your Time”/”Mission to Mars” – PD: Will Htay

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MUSIC VIDEO
“The Shoemaker” – Tom Hickox – PD: Anna Riot, Asst PD: Nana Sachie

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FILM
Fishbrain – PD: Olavo Abrantes, ADs: Iasmini Oliveira, Mauricio Borges, Louise
Arnold, SD: Eleanor Dolan

PLANET POSITIVE AWARD
SUPPORTED BY SKY STUDIOS ELSTREE
Down Cemetery Road
Sustainability Co-Ordinator: Stephanie Shires, PD: Paul Cross, SAD: Tom
Atkins

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART DEPARTMENT
Kate Venner – Production Buyer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV – LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT & BAND 1
PROGRAMMES
SUPPORTED BY COMPUHIRE
The Last Musician of Auschwitz – PD: Jonathan Paul Green, SD: Bobby Warans

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV – BAND 2 PROGRAMMES
SUPPORTED BY DELL TECHNOLOGIES
The Iris Affair – PD: Laura Pozzaglio, SAD: Michela Lunetti, SD: Tiberio Caporossi

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV BAND 3 & 4 PROGRAMMES
SUPPORTED BY GARDEN STUDIOS

Andor – PD: Luke Hull, SAD: Toby Britton, SD: Rebecca Alleway

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
SUPPORTED BY WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN
Malcolm Stone – Art Director/Set Decorator/Production Designer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
SUPPORTED BY PALMBROKERS
The Choral – PD: Peter Francis, SAD: Astrid Sieben, SD: Julie Graysmark

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – CONTEMPORARY
The Thing with Feathers – PD: Suzie Davies, SAD: Elena Real Davies, SD: Charlotte
Dirickx

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – FANTASY
SUPPORTED BY REVOLVER MOTION
Dust Bunny – PD: Jeremy Reed, SAD: Adorjan Portik, SDs: Dorka Kiss, Kata Kiss

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – PERIOD
SUPPORTED BY PINEWOOD STUDIOS
Frankenstein – PD: Tamara Deverell, SAD: Brandt Gordon, SD: Shane Vieau

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – CONTEMPORARY
SUPPORTED BY TLO
F1 – PDs: Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley, SAD: Ben Munro, SDs: Andrew McCarthy,
Véronique Melery

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – FANTASY
SUPPORTED BY SHADOWBOX STUDIOS SHINFIELD
Mickey 17 – PD: Fiona Crombie, SAD: Jason Knox-Johnston, SD: Alice Felton