Art Directors Guild Announces Its Nominees

Screw Best Picture and Best Director, the prizes most of us are concerned with are in the art direction category. Hell, yeah! Actually, without good art direction and costumes and make-up, things that generally don't register with many in the opening weekend crowd, even a great movie will lose its footing. The Art Directors Guild has announced its nominees, and as you read through them, you'll start to see why these technicians are so important to the success of a good film. There's no slouch in the bunch. The ADG also honors TV, so if that interests you, check the guild's website and read through the entire list. Because the concerns of different types of films bring separate challenges, the Art Directors Guild divides films into Period, Fantasy, and Contemporary categories. Fantasy includes sci-fi, so there you go. Period Film
A Serious Man
Inglourious Basterds
Julie & Julia
Public Enemies
Sherlock Holmes Fantasy Film
Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
Where the Wild Things Are Contemporary Film
Angels & Demons
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
The Lovely Bones
Up in the Air I would think The Lovely Bones would have qualified for a period film, at least as much as Julie & Julia, half of which happens this decade. The ADG will hand out its awards on February 13th, and if you're looking for a great tie-breaker in your Oscar pool, pay attention to the winners here, because it's the same voters for the Academy Awards.

Comments

[SEAN]

A serious man wins

Avatar wins

Up in the air wins

My predictions... the art direction was phenomenal in A Serious Man so if that doesn't win screw it

[Get The Big Picture]

Sherlock, Avatar, Up in the Air. Lovely Bones probably has the best art direction in that category, but I don't believe too many people like the movie enough for it to win.