The British Film Designers Guild Production Design Awards 2020 will be held virtually on Sunday 16 May and streamed via YouTube at 19.00 as COVID restrictions mean it will not be possible to hold a live event this year. The creative and light-hearted ceremony will celebrate the work of the Art Department and showcasing the fantastic talent of BFDG members during 2020.
Three new awards have been added to help ensure the event represents a wider more inclusive audience, within the Guild and beyond. These awards are: Best Production Design for a Short Film, Best Production Design for a Commercial and Outstanding Contribution to the Art Department.
More details about the ceremony and how to view will be distributed nearer the time.
The awards and finalists are:
PETER LAMONT AWARD – SPOTLIGHTING NEW TALENT
Daisy Bradley – Petty Cash Buyer (Junior)
Emma Ford – Junior Assistant Buyer
Libby Hoggard – Junior Graphics
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
Amazon Alexa – Ironing
PD – David Lee, AD – Tomas Homolka, Stylist – Leos Fridrich
Amazon Alexa – Opera Diva
PD – David Lee, AD – Tomas Homolka, Stylist – Leos Fridrich
Argos Christmas Advert
PD – David Lee, SAD – Grant Bailey, Stylist – Poppy Luard
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FILM
This category will be voted on by a committee of BFDG members and the winner announced on at the awards on 16 May:
Affection – PD – May Davies
Dad Was – PD – Lili Lea Abraham, SAD – Charmaine Gilbert
Expensive Shit – PD – Jamie Lapsley, AD – Gordon Rogers, SD – Imogen Toner
Lola – PD – May Davies
This Camera is Broken – PD – Olavo Abrantes
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TV PROGRAMME
After Life (Series 2)
PD – Richard Drew, AD – Jo White, SD – Jane Dundas
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
PD – Dominc Roberts, AD – Gregory Hewitt, SD – Elizabeth Slater
Sex Education – Series 2
PD – Samantha Harley, SAD – Samantha Jay Cliff, SD – Miri Katz | Alexandra Slade
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INDEPENDENT TV DRAMA INCLUDING MINI SERIES, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
A Christmas Carol
PD – Sonja Klaus, SAD – Nick Dent, SD – Mike Britton
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
PD – Paul Booth, SAD – Neil Barnes, SD – Chris Cunningham
Dracula
PD – Arwel W Jones , SAD – Harry Trow, SD – Hannah Nicholson
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INTERNATIONAL TV DRAMA INCLUDING MINI SERIES, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Avenue 5
PD – Simon Bowles, SAD – Stuart Kearns, SD – Liz Griffiths
Black Narcissus
PD – Kave Quinn, SAD – Andrea Matheson, SD – Stella Fox
Bridgerton
PD – Will Hughes-Jones, SAD – Dominic Devine, SD – Gina Cromwell
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
Ammonite
PD – Sarah Finlay, SAD – Richard Field, SD – Sophie Hervieu
Emma
PD – Kave Quinn, SAD – Andrea Matheson, SD – Stella Fox
The Personal History of David Copperfield
PD – Cristina Casali, SAD – Nick Dent, SD – Charlotte Watts
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM – CONTEMPORARY
Calm with Horses
PD – Damien Creagh, AD – Tara O’Reilly, SD – Annalisa Andriani
I Am Thinking of Ending Things
PD – Molly Hughes, SAD – Merissa Lombardo, SD – Mattie Siegal
The Gentlemen
PD – Gemma Jackson, SAD – Martyn John, SD – Sarah Whittle
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INTERNATIONAL STUDIO FEATURE FILM – PERIOD
1917
PD – Dennis Gassner, SAD – Niall Moroney, SD – Lee Sandales
Enola Holmes
PD – Michael Carlin, SAD – Choi Ho Man | Adam Squires, SD – Lisa Chugg
Rebecca
PD – Sarah Greenwood, SAD – Nick Gottschalk, SD – Katie Spencer
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – INTERNATIONAL STUDIO FEATURE FILM – FANTASY
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
PD – Rick Carter | Kevin Jenkins, SAD – Paul Inglis, SD – Rosemary Brandenburg
Tenet
PD – Nathan Crowley, SAD – Toby Britton (Estonia, UK, Italy Norway, Denmark) | Eggert Ktilsson (Estonia, India) | Jenne Lee (US), SD – Kathy Lucas (International), Emmanuel Delis (Estonia), Anna Pinnock (UK)
The Midnight Sky
PD – Jim Bissell, SAD – Helen Jarvis, SD – John Bush
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART DEPARTMENT
This category will be voted on by a committee of BFDG members and the winner announced on at the awards on 17 May.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
This category will be voted on by a committee of BFDG members and the winner announced on at the awards on 17 May:
To see the finalists work on the BFDG website please click here.
