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[Peter T Chattaway]

The Art Directors Guild (via Deadline; I couldn't find any recent press releases on the ADG's own website) has announced its nominees:

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2011:

Period Film


• THE ARTIST Production Designer: Laurence Bennett
  
• HUGO Production Designer: Dante Ferretti
  
• THE HELP Production Designer: Mark Ricker
  
• ANONYMOUS Production Designer: Sebastian Krawinkel
  
• TINKER TAYLOR SOLDIER SPY Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
  
  Fantasy Film
  
  
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 Production Designer: Stuart Craig
  
• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
  
• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET UNICORN Production Designer: TBD
  
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Production Designer: John Myhre
  
• COWBOYS & ALIENS Production Designer: Scott Chambliss
  
  Contemporary Film
  
  
• THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
  
• THE DESCENDANTS Production Designer: Jane Anne Stewart
  
• EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
  
• DRIVE Production Designer: Beth Mickle
  
• BRIDESMAIDS Production Designer: Jefferson Sage

The winners will be announced February 4, or eleven days after the Academy has announced its own nominees.

Edited by Peter T Chattaway, 24 January 2012 - 09:29 AM.

[Tyler]

I think they mixed up the categories. Captain America is totally a period film.

[Peter T Chattaway]

Vote!

And note how, of the Academy's five nominees, TWO (i.e. Midnight in Paris and War Horse) are not among the fifteen films nominated by the guild.

[Peter T Chattaway]

Peter T Chattaway, on 03 January 2012 - 11:18 PM, said:

The Art Directors Guild (via Deadline; I couldn't find any recent press releases on the ADG's own website) has announced its nominees . . .

And the winners (in bold) are:

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2011:

Period Film


• THE ARTIST Production Designer: Laurence Bennett
  
• HUGO Production Designer: Dante Ferretti
  
• THE HELP Production Designer: Mark Ricker
  
• ANONYMOUS Production Designer: Sebastian Krawinkel
  
• TINKER TAYLOR SOLDIER SPY Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic
  
  Fantasy Film
  
  
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 Production Designer: Stuart Craig
  
• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
  
• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET UNICORN Production Designer: TBD
  
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Production Designer: John Myhre
  
• COWBOYS & ALIENS Production Designer: Scott Chambliss
  
  Contemporary Film
  
  
• THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
  
• THE DESCENDANTS Production Designer: Jane Anne Stewart
  
• EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
  
• DRIVE Production Designer: Beth Mickle
  
• BRIDESMAIDS Production Designer: Jefferson Sage

Two of the winners -- Hugo and Harry Potter -- were also nominated for the Oscar in this category.

Edited by Peter T Chattaway, 05 February 2012 - 10:32 PM.