The Property Masters Guild (PMG) presented the second MacGuffin Awards in a ceremony at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood.
For the Feature Film award categories, Dean Goodine won the Contemporary Feature Film award for Heretic, Michael Jortner took home the Period Feature Film award for A Complete Unknown, and Douglas Harlocker won the Fantasy/Science Fiction Feature Film award for Dune: Part Two.
In the MacGuffin Award Television and Short Format categories, Catherine Miller won the One-Hour Contemporary Television Series award for Severance, Dean Eilertson won the One-Hour Period Television Series award for Shōgun, Jortner and Peter Gelfman earned the One-Hour Fantasy/Science Fiction Television Series award for Fallout, Andrew M. Siegel won the Half-Hour Single Camera Television Series award for The Studio, Lindsay Tomlinson Forrest took home the Half-Hour Multi-Camera Television Series award for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, David Gulick and Antonio Fraulo won the Television Miniseries award for Ripley, Morgan Treven Bedwell received the Variety, Reality, Game Show or Event Special award for The Rehearsal, and Brad Elliott won the Short Format award for Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone: “Fortnight.”
PMG President Jeffrey Johnson drew applause from the audience during a speech that highlighted the PMG’s mission to elevate those in their craft, and expressed his gratitude to the guild members and sponsors who have helped the awards show grow exponentially in its second year.
“The MacGuffin Awards recognise the talent, precision and problem-solving that Property Masters contribute to productions,” said co-chairs Theresa Corvino, Brad Elliott and Lauren Shell. “Their work is essential to creating worlds audiences believe in and remember.”
The inaugural President’s Award was presented to Alfonso Ramirez by PMG President Jeffrey Johnson, recognising exceptional contributions to the property craft by professionals outside the Property Master role. His credits include Rent: Live, 68 Whiskey, The Offer, Horizon: Chapter 2 and Lanterns.
During the ceremony, the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Studio Art & Technology, was presented to Dennis J. Parrish by writer and director Johnathan Mostow and Vice-President of Studio Art & Technology Lewis Doty. Parrish’s career began at Warner Bros. on The Silver Chalice and spanned five decades, with credits including Hello, Dolly!, Papillon, Red Dawn, Total Recall, Casino, U-571 and Gangs of New York.
