The British Film Designers Guild has announced the finalists in 13 of the 16 categories for its upcoming Production Design Awards.
The final round of voting will open to BFDG members on 12th January, and the winners will be revealed at a ceremony on 28th February at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel.
Among the contenders in the film and television categories are Alien: Earth, Andor, Anemone, Hamnet, Bugonia, and Wicked: For Good.
Jonathan Paul Green, Chairperson of the BFDG, commented: “We are absolutely thrilled by the sheer scale and quality of work submitted for our 15th awards. The standard continues to rise year on year, making the judging process ever more competitive. Our members are consistently delivering world-class work across British art departments, and I very much look forward to celebrating their achievements together on 28th February.”
FINALISTS FOR THE 15th BFDG PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS
PETER LAMONT SPOTLIGHTING NEW TALENT
Charlie McDonnell – Junior Draughtsperson
Lola Fleming – Art Dept Assistant
Melissa Davis – Art Dept Assistant
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
Samsung – “The Next Big Thing Is You” – PD: Chloe Brady, AD: Greg Hewitt
Schweppes – “Take your Time”/”Mission to Mars” – PD: Will Htay
Turkish Airlines – “For What’s Now & What’s Next” – PD: Ged Clarke, AD: Mertkal
Kanibelli, Stylist: Asli Namal
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MUSIC VIDEO
“Already One of Us” – Tom Fletcher for Paddington the Musical (featuring first
official reveal of Paddington) – PD: Danielle Bayliss, AD: Harriet Wightman, Stylist:
Leah Binnall
“Expression on Your Face” – Mechatok featuring Bladee & Ecco2k – PD: Theo
Boswell
“The Shoemaker” – Tom Hickox – PD: Anna Riot, Asst PD: Nana Sachie
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FILM
Bury Your Gays – PD: Harrison Clark, AD: Lea Otovic, SD: Alice Nutley
Fishbrain – PD: Olavo Abrantes, ADs: Iasmini Oliveira, Mauricio Borges, Louise Arnold,
SD: Eleanor Dolan
The Pearl Comb – PD: Isabel Pirillo, SD: Lou-Lilâ Masson-Lacroix
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – PLANET POSITIVE
The entries for this award close on 13th January 2025
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV – LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT & BAND 1 PROGRAMMES
Brian and Maggie – PD: Christina Moore, SAD: Iain White
Surviving Black Hawk Down – PD: Blair Barnette, SAD: Ghazi Temimi, SD:Lou-Lilâ
Masson-Lacroix
The Last Musician of Auschwitz – PD: Jonathan Paul Green, SD: Bobby Warans
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV – BAND 2 PROGRAMMES
The Girlfriend – PD: Niamh Coulter, SAD: James Hambidge, SD: Katie Scopes, Pancho
Chamorro
The Iris Affair – PD: Laura Pozzaglio, SAD: Michela Lunetti, SD: Tiberio Caporossi
Towards Zero – PD: Lucienne Suren, SAD: Jos Richardson, SD: Mike Britton
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV BAND 3 & 4 PROGRAMMES
Alien: Earth – PDs: Andy Nicholson & Jason Knox-Johnston, SADs: Cornelia Ott, Shira
Hockman, Gai Suchatanun, War Waruttamangkoon, SDs: Mark Rosinski, Dominic
Capon, Eve Pansombat, Chat Praingam
Andor – PD: Luke Hull, SAD: Toby Britton, SD: Rebecca Alleway
Wednesday S2 – PDs: Mark Scruton, Philip Murphy, SAD: Shane McEnroe, SDs: David
Morison, Neville Gaynor
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
Anemone – PD: Chris Oddy, SAD: Heather Noble, SD: Neil Floyd
Steve – PD: Paki Smith, SAD: Nigel Pollock, SD: Johnny Byrne
The Choral – PD: Peter Francis, SAD: Astrid Sieben, SD: Julie Graysmark
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – CONTEMPORARY
Grow – PD: Jamie Morgan Lapsley, SAD: Gordon Rogers, SD: Laurel Wear
My Oxford Year – PD: Catrin Meredydd , SAD: Fabrice Spelta, SD: Jo Delo
The Thing with Feathers – PD: Suzie Davies, SAD: Elena Real Davies, SD: Charlotte
Dirickx
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – FANTASY
Dust Bunny – PD: Jeremy Reed, SAD: Adorjan Portik, SDs: Dorka Kiss, Kata Kiss
The Toxic Avenger – PD: Alex Cameron, SAD: Ivan Ranghelov, SD: Elizabeth Boller
100 Nights of Hero – PD: Sofia Sacomani, SAD: Naomi Bailey, SD: Tatyana Rutherston
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – PERIOD
Frankenstein – PD: Tamara Deverell, SAD: Brandt Gordon, SD: Shane Vieau
Hamnet – PD: Fiona Crombie, SAD: Tim Blake, SD: Alice Felton
Hedda – PD: Cara Brower, SAD: Andrew Bennett, SD: Stella Fox
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – CONTEMPORARY
F1: The Movie – PDs: Ben Munro, Mark Tildesley, SAD: Ben Munro, SDs: Andrew
McCarthy, Véronique Melery
Jay Kelly – PD: Mark Tildesley, SAD: Ben Collins, SD: Véronique Melery
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – PD: Gary Freeman, SAD: Matt Gray, SD:
Raffaella Giovannetti
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – FANTASY
Bugonia – PD: James Price, SAD: Adam Makin, SD: Prue Howard
Mickey 17 – PD: Fiona Crombie, SAD: Jason Knox-Johnston, SD: Alice Felton
Wicked: For Good – PD: Nathan Crowley, SAD: Ben Collins, SD: Lee Sandales
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART DEPARTMENT
To be announced
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
To be announced.
Jon Creamer
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