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ADG Excellence In Production Design Awards
The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards are awards presented annually by the Art Directors Guild (ADG) to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries. Honorees are presented with an award made by the New York firm Society Awards. Film awards Feature Film (1996–1999) *1996: ''The English Patient'' by art director Aurelio Crugnola and production designer Stuart Craig *1997: ''Titanic'' by art director Robert W. Laing, Martin Laing, Charles Dwight Lee and Bill Rea and production designer Peter Lamont *1998: '' What Dreams May Come'' by art director Christian Wintter and production designer Eugenio Zanetti *1999: '' Sleepy Hollow'' by art director Ken Court, John Dexter, Andy Nicholson, Kevin Phipps, John Wright Stevens and Leslie Tomkins and production designer Rick Heinrichs Period or Fantasy Film (2000–2005) *2000: ''Gladiator'' by art director Adam O'Neill, Keith Pain, Clifford Robson and Peter Russell and produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Directors Guild
The Art Directors Guild (ADG; IATSE Local 800) is a trade union, labor union and local of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) representing 2,979 motion picture and television professionals in the United States and Canada. The ADG's sponsored activities include a film society, the annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards, an art gallery called Gallery 800, technologY training programs, and the professional quarterly news magazine Perspective'. Membership Local 800 has four main craft classifications: # Art Directors (including Production designer, Production Designers) # Scenic, Title and Graphic designer, Graphic Artists # Illustrators and Digital matte artist, Matte Artists # Scenic Design, Set Designers and Model maker, Model Makers In addition, the ADG has recently included previs artists into their membership. Individual crafts represented by the ADG: * Production designers * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulin Rouge!
''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine. The film uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris and is the final part of Luhrmann's "Red Curtain Trilogy," following '' Strictly Ballroom'' (1992) and ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996). A co-production of Australia and the United States, it stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, and Richard Roxburgh feature in supporting roles. ''Moulin Rouge!'' premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and was released in theaters on 18 May 2001 in North America and on 25 May 2001 in Australia. The film was praised for Luhrmann's direction, the performances of the cast, its soundtrack, costume design, and production values. It was also a commercial success, grossing $179.2 million on a $50 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (film)
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' is a 2008 American fantasy romantic drama film directed by David Fincher. The storyline by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life. The film also stars Taraji P. Henson, Mahershala Ali, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, and Tilda Swinton. Producer Ray Stark bought the film rights to do the short story in the mid-1980s with Universal Pictures backing the film, but struggled to get the project off the ground until he sold the rights to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in the 1990s. Although it was moved to Paramount Pictures in the 1990s, the film did not enter production until after Fincher and Pitt signed on along with the rest of the cast in 2005. Principal photography began in November 2006 and wrapped up in September 2007. Digital D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fisk
Jack Fisk (born December 19, 1945) is an American production designer and director. As a production designer, he is known for his collaborations with Terrence Malick, designing all of his first eight films including ''Badlands (film), Badlands'' (1973), ''Days of Heaven'' (1978), ''The Thin Red Line (1998 film), The Thin Red Line'' (1998), and ''The Tree of Life (film), The Tree of Life'' (2011). His other credits include ''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974), ''Carrie (1976 film), Carrie'' (1976), ''Eraserhead'' (1977), ''Heart Beat (film), Heart Beat'' (1980), ''The Straight Story'' (1999), ''Mulholland Drive (film), Mulholland Drive'' (2001), ''Water for Elephants (film), Water for Elephants'' (2011), and ''The Master (2012 film), The Master'' (2012). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for ''There Will Be Blood'' (2007) and ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' (2015). Fisk made his directorial debut with ''Raggedy Man'' (1981) and went on to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Will Be Blood
''There Will Be Blood'' is a 2007 American historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel ''Oil!'' by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, a Silver mining, silver miner turned oilman on a ruthless quest for wealth during History of oil in California through 1930, Southern California's oil boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor (actor), Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, and Dillon Freasier co-star. The film was produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, Ghoulardi Film Company and distributed by Paramount Vantage and Miramax, Miramax Films. At the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear for Best Director, Silver Bear Award for Best Director and a Special Artistic Contribution Award for Jonny Greenwood's score. It grossed $76.2 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. ''There Will Be Blood'' received acclaim for its cinematography, direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse Of The Golden Flower
''Curse of the Golden Flower'' () is a 2006 Chinese epic wuxia drama film written and directed by Zhang Yimou. The Mandarin Chinese title of the movie is taken from the last line of the Qi dynasty poem written by the rebel leader Huang Chao who had revolted against the Tang dynasty. With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's '' The Promise''. It was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006, but did not receive the nomination. The film was nominated for Costume Design. In 2007 it received fourteen nominations at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards and won ''Best Actress'' for Gong Li, ''Best Art Direction'', ''Best Costume and Make Up Design'' and ''Best Original Film Song'' for "菊花台" (Chrysanthemum Terrace) by Jay Chou. Hong Kong Film Awards official homepag26th Hong Kong Film Awards winner/nomination listRetrieved 2011-06-15 The plot is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Myhre
John Myhre (born 1959) is an American production designer who has been working in Hollywood since the late 1980s. He received his first Academy Award nomination, for Best Art Direction, in 1998, for Shekhar Kapur's ''Elizabeth'', bringing him to the forefront of Hollywood production designers. Recent credits have included ''X-Men'', ''Ali'' and ''The Haunted Mansion.'' He is also a frequent collaborator of director Rob Marshall, working on the films ''Chicago,'' ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', ''Nine, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' and ''Mary Poppins Returns'' with the former two winning him the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Myhre's production design was also seen in 2006 on Bill Condon's ''Dreamgirls'', which was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Academy Awards nominations & wins 1998: Nominated for ''Elizabeth'' 2002: Won for ''Chicago''. 2005: Won for ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' 2006: Nominated for ''Dreamgirls'' 2009: Nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of A Geisha (film)
''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a 2005 American epic period drama film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted by Robin Swicord from the 1997 novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. It tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house () to support them by training as and eventually becoming a geisha under the pseudonym "Sayuri Nitta." The film centers around the sacrifices and hardship faced by pre-World War II geisha, and the challenges posed by the war and a modernizing world to geisha society. It stars Zhang Ziyi in the lead role, with Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo, and Samantha Futerman. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg (through production companies Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures) and Douglas Wick (through Red Wagon Entertainment). Production was split between southern and northern California and a number of locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (also simply known as ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'') is a 2004 American adventure black comedy film directed by Brad Silberling from a screenplay by Robert Gordon, based on the first three novels of the book series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'': ''The Bad Beginning'' (1999), '' The Reptile Room'' (1999), and '' The Wide Window'' (2000), by Lemony Snicket (the pen name of American author Daniel Handler). It stars Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Coolidge, and Meryl Streep, and Jude Law as the voice of Lemony Snicket. Nickelodeon Movies purchased the film rights to Handler's book series in 2000 and soon began development of a film with Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct. Handler adapted the screenplay and courted Carrey for Count Olaf. Sonnenfeld left over budget concerns in January 2003 and Brad Silberling took ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hennah
Dan Hennah is a production designer from New Zealand who worked on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' films. He won an Oscar for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Personal life Dan Hennah has been married since 17 March 1973 to Chris Hennah. His wife also helped on the ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''Hobbit'' films as an art department manager. Filmography * 1983: ''Nate and Hayes'' * 1987: '' White Water Summer'' * 1992 ''Cumulus 9'' * 1999: ''The Tribe'' * 2001: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' * 2002: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' * 2003: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' * 2005: ''King Kong'' * 2007: '' The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' * 2009: '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' * 2010: ''The Warrior's Way'' * 2012: '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' * 2013: '' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' * 2014: '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' * 2016: ''Ice Fantasy'' * 2016: ''Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Bright
Simon Bright is an art director and set decorator who is best known for ''The Lord of the Rings'' films. Oscar nominations Both of these are in Best Art Direction. * 2005 Academy Awards-Nominated for ''King Kong''. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah and Grant Major. Lost to ''Memoirs of a Geisha''. * 2012 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah and Ra Vincent. Lost to ''Lincoln''. Selected filmography *'' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014) *'' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) *'' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012) *''Avatar'' (2009) *''King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...'' (2005) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) *'' The Lord of the Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The King
''The Return of the King'' is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', following ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''The Two Towers''. It was published in 1955. The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron. Title and publication Tolkien conceived of ''The Lord of the Rings'' as a single work comprising six "books" plus extensive appendices. In 1953, he proposed titles for the six books to his publisher, Rayner Unwin; Book Five was to be ''The War of the Ring'', while Book Six was to be ''The End of the Third Age''. These titles were eventually used in the (2000) ''Millennium edition''. Rayner Unwin however split the work into three volumes, publishing the fifth and sixth books with the appendices into the final volume with the title ''The Return of the King''. Tolkien felt the chosen title revealed too much of the story, and indicated that he preferred ''The War of the Ring'' as a title for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
