The Location Managers Guild International Awards are awarded at an annual show honoring outstanding contributions to location scouting in the film and television industries. The Location Managers Guild held its inaugural show in March 2014 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, with honors going to Location Managers Robert Boake ''( Game of Thrones)'', Ilt Jones ''(

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)'', David Doumeng & Charlie Love ''(

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)'', and the Albuquerque Film Commission ''( Breaking Bad)''. Following the success of its first year, the LMGI has since continued to honor the outstanding creative contributions of location professionals around the world annually, currently held in October, at the start of the Hollywood

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in Los Angeles, CA. Originally called the ''LMGA Awards'', the name of the awards changed with the guild's name change to reflect the international nature of filmmaking to the ''LMGI Awards'' in 2016. In addition to the awards given for the best location professional in film, television, commercials, and film commission, the LMGI presents honorary awards to a location professional for lifetime achievement, to a trailblazer who has been a leader in furthering the recognition of location professionals in motion picture and television, a humanitarian award, and the Eva Monley"About the Eva Monley Award"
''Location Managers Guild of America'' Retrieved December 11, 2014 award for an entertainment industry professional that has demonstrated 'above and beyond' support of the work of location professionals.

LMGI Award winners and nominees

''Winner in bold at the top of the list''

2022

Date: August 27, 2022
Location:

Los Angeles Center Studios Los Angeles Center Studios, located in the Westlake District of Los Angeles, California, is a multipurpose facility in the former Unocal Center building (opened as Union Oil Center in April 1958) next to the 110 Freeway. Architect William Perei ...

Host:

Melissa Peterman Melissa Margaret Peterman is an American actress and comedian. She has played the role of Barbra Jean in the television comedy series '' Reba'', appeared as Bonnie Wheeler in the ABC Family/ Freeform series ''Baby Daddy'', and was host of ABC Fami ...

Notable Guests: James Cromwell,

Alexis Floyd Alexis Floyd (born December 22, 1993) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Neff in the Netflix series ''Inventing Anna''. Early years and education Alexis Floyd was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, in a musical family. Her mot ...

, Megan Henderson,

Amy Hill Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Hill's first major role was as Yung-Hee "Grandma" Kim on '' All-American Girl'' where her character became the breakout character of the short-lived television serie ...

, Kate Linder, and

Paul Scheer Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. Scheer is a SAG award-winning actor known for his roles in Showtime's comedy series '' Black Monday'' and FX/ FXX's '' The ...

2021

Date: October 23, 2021
Location: Held virtually due to the

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Host: Isaiah Mustafa
Notable Guests: actors

John Brotherton John Brotherton (born August 21, 1980) is an American actor. He is most known for playing List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Matt Harmon, Matt Harmon on Netflix's ''Fuller House (TV series), Fuller House'', and had roles in films su ...

, Jim Cashman, Joel de la Fuente, Lesley Fera, Chris Geere,

Harry Lennix Harry Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series '' Doll ...

Camryn Manheim Debra Frances "Camryn" Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American actress known for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's '' The Practice'', Delia Banks on CBS's '' Ghost Whisperer'', Gladys Presley in the 2005 miniseries '' Elvis'', and ...

, Jon Seda, and

Nadine Velazquez Nadine E. Velázquez (born November 20, 1978) is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on ''My Name Is Earl'' and Sofia Ruxin on ''The League''. She has also appeared in films such as ''War'' (2007), ''Flight'' (20 ...

2020

Date: October 24, 2020
Location: Held virtually due to the

Host: Isaiah Mustafa
Notable Guests: Director

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a ...

, and actors Jim Cashman, Sylvia Hoeks,

Damaris Lewis Damaris Lewis (born October 10, 1990) is an American model and actress. During her modeling career, she appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues'' from 2009 to 2011. As an actress, she portrayed Blackfire on the DC Universe / HBO Ma ...

Graham McTavish Graham McTavish (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in '' The Hobbit'' film trilogy, Vlad Dracula Țepeș in the Netflix animated franchise ''Castlevania'', Loki in various Marvel animated ...

Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor. Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeff ...

, Blair Underwood, Tim Williams,

Noah Wyle Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter in the television series '' ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emm ...

2019

Date: September 21, 2019
Location: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
Host:''
AJ Gibson
br> Notable Guests: Director

Claire Scanlon Claire Elizabeth Scanlon (born 1971) is an American editor and director. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one, for editing work on ''The Office'' and ''The Apprentice''. She won an American Cinema Editors Award in ...

, producer Duncan Henderson, actors

Michael Ealy Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973), professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Barbershop'' (2002), ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003), '' Takers'' (2010), ''Think Like a Man'' (2012), '' About Last N ...

Regina King Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, ''Time'' magazine named her o ...

Holland Taylor Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's ''The Practice'' (1998–2003). ...

2018

Date: April 7, 2018
Location:

Alex Theatre The Alex Theatre is a landmark located at 216 North Brand Boulevard in Glendale, California, United States. It is currently owned by the city of Glendale and operated by Glendale Arts. The theater’s capacity is 1,400. Architecture The Alex The ...

, Glendale, CA
Host:

Jonah Ray Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. He is a former host of '' The Nerdist Podcast'' and ...

Notable Guests: Writer Laeta Kalogridis, actors

Kevin Daniels Kevin Dwight Daniels Jr. (born December 9, 1976 in San Diego, California), is an American actor who started his career with a supporting role in the 1998 film ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' by director Nicholas Hytner. He has appeared i ...

Dennis Haysbert Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the '' Major League'' film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film '' Absolute Power'' ...

Tracie Thoms Tracie Nicole Thoms is an Emmy-nominated American television, film, and stage actress and singer. She is known for her roles in ''Rent'', ''Cold Case'', '' The Devil Wears Prada'', ''Death Proof'', and the short-lived Fox television series ''Wo ...

2017

Date: April 8, 2017
Location:

Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, formerly known as First National Studio (1926–1929), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studios (1967–1970) and The Burbank Studios (1972–1990), is a major filmmaking facility owned and run by Warner Bros. Entertainmen ...

, CA
Host:''
Rico Gagliano

Notable Guests: Directors

Joe Pytka Joe Pytka (born November 4, 1938) is an American film, television, commercial and music video director born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He holds the record for the most nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direct ...

and

Brad Silberling Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963) is an American television and film director whose credits include the feature films ''Casper'' (1995), '' City of Angels'' (1998), '' Moonlight Mile'' (2002), '' Lemony Snicket's A Series of U ...

, author

Michael Connelly Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bes ...

, actors Amir Talai and Katherine Von Till

2016

Date: April 23, 2016
Location:

, Glendale, CA
Host: David Doumeng ''(2014 LMGA Award recipient)''
Notable Guests: Directors

Christopher Guest Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948) is an American-British screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed, and starred in ...

and

Michael Mann Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television who is best known for his distinctive style of crime drama. His most acclaimed works include the films ''Thief'' (1981), ...

, actors

Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as ''Jurassic Park'' (1993) and ''Independence Day'' (1996), as well as their sequels. ...

Tony Revolori Anthony Revolori ( Quiñonez; born April 28, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zero Moustafa in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), for which he was nominated for numerous acting awards, and Flash Thompson in the Mar ...

Milana Vayntrub Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub ( , Russian: ; born March 8, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, and activist. Born in the Soviet Union to Jewish parents, she began her career as a child actress shortly after immigrating to the United States ...

2015

Date: March 7, 2015
Location:

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a community arts center in Beverly Hills, California, named for philanthropist Wallis Annenberg in recognition for The Annenberg Foundation's major gift to fund the campus. It is colloquially ...

, Beverly Hills, CA
Host: David Doumeng ''(2014 LMGA Award recipient)''
Notable Guests: Debbie Allen, Tony Denison,

Ted Lange Theodore William Lange III (; born January 5, 1948) is an American actor, director and screenwriter best known for his roles as bartender Isaac Washington in the TV series '' The Love Boat'' (1977-1986), and Junior in '' That's My Mama'' (1974- ...

Alfre Woodard Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Regina King ...

2014

Date: March 29, 2014
Location: Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills, CA
Host:

Jamie Kaler Jamie Kaler (born September 14, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has gained fame by portraying the character Mike Callahan on the TBS comedy ''My Boys''. Career Kaler hosted '' America: Facts vs. Fiction'' on American Heroes ...

Notable Guests:

AMPAS The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion ...

President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, actors

Shari Belafonte Shari Lynn Belafonte (born September 22, 1954) is an American actress, model, writer and singer. The daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, she began her career as a fashion model before making her big screen debut appearing in the 1982 drama film ' ...

Billy Crystal William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948)On page 17 of his book ''700 Sundays'', Crystal displays his birth announcement, which gives his first two names as "William Edward", not "William Jacob" is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. ...

, Kate Linder

List of multiple winners and nominees

''The following list is arranged by number of wins, nominations, and last name in order of preference (current as of November 2020) :'' 4thLMGIawards

3+ Location Manager Wins * Robert Boake (3 wins, 4 nominations) * Charlie Love (3 wins, 3 nominations) * Pedro Tate Araez (3 wins, 4 nominations) * Ben Piltz (3 wins, 3 nominations) 2+ Location Manager Wins * Wes Hagen (2 wins, 3 nominations) * Peter Orth (2 wins, 3 nominations) * David Doumeng (2 wins, 2 nominations) * Klaus Darrelman (2 win, 5 nominations) 3+ Location Manager Nominations * Robert Bentley (1 win, 3 nominations) * Amanda Foley-Burbank (1 win, 3 nominations) * Mandi Dillin (1 win, 3 nominations) * Doug Dresser (1 win, 3 nominations) * Jof Hanwright (1 win, 3 nominations) * Pat Karam (1 win, 3 nominations) * JJ Levine (1 win, 3 nominations) * Steve Mapel (1 win, 3 nominations) * Rick Schuler (1 win, 3 nominations) * Christian Diaz de Bedoya (3 nominations) * Byll Williams (3 nominations) 3+ Television Series Wins * Game of Thrones (4 wins, 6 nominations) 2+ Television Series Nominations * The Crown (2 win, 4 nominations) * Westworld (1 win, 3 nominations) * Killing Eve (1 win, 2 nominations) * True Detective (1 win, 2 nominations) * Breaking Bad (2 nominations) * Better Call Saul (2 nominations) * Bosch (2 nominations) * Fargo (2 nominations) * Goliath (2 nominations) * House of Cards (2 nominations) * Man in the High Castle (2 nominations) * The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (2 nominations) * NCIS: Los Angeles (2 nominations) * Stranger Things (2 nominations) Wins by Network/Studio * HBO (9 wins, 19 nominations) * Netflix (5 wins, 22 nominations) * Fox/Searchlight/FX (5 wins, 16 nominations) * Amazon (2 wins, 13 nominations) * Sony/Columbia (2 wins, 10 nominations) * BBC (2 wins, 5 nominations) * Lionsgate (2 wins, 4 nominations) * Warner Brothers (1 win, 10 nominations) * AMC (1 win, 7 nominations) * Paramount (1 win, 5 nominations) * A24 (1 win, 2 nominations) * Apple TV+ (1 win, 2 nominations) * Marvel (1 win, 2 nominations) 2+ Film Commission Nominations * Royal Film Commission of Jordan (1 win, 3 nominations) * Film LA (1 win, 3 nominations) * Albuquerque Film Commission (1 win, 2 nominations) * Long Beach Film Commission (1 win, 2 nominations) * Film in Iceland (2 nominations) * New Mexico Film Commission (2 nominations)

References

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