ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards

ADG Excellence in
Production Design Awards
ADG Excellence in ; Production Design Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in production design and art direction by members of the Art Directors Guild
Country	United States
Presented by	Art Directors Guild
First award	1996
Website	adg.org

Last updated July 05, 2025

The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards are awards presented annually by the Art Directors Guild (ADG) to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries.

Award Categories

All awards have been granted since 1996 unless otherwise indicated.

Film

Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film (1996–1999)*
Excellence in Production Design for a Period or Fantasy Film (2000–2005)
Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film (2000–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film (2006–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film (2006–present)
Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film (2017–present)

Television

Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a TV series (1996–1999)
Excellence in Production Design for a Single camera series (2000–2007)
Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Single Camera Series (2008–2013)
Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-camera Television Series (2014–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Half-Hour Single Camera Television Series (2008–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series (2000–2013)
Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera Series (2014–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Variety, Competition, Reality, or Game Show Series (2014–2016)
Excellence in Production Design for an Awards Show, Variety, Music, or Non-Fiction Program (1997–2011)
Excellence in Production Design for an Awards, Music, or Game Shows (2012–2013)
Excellence in Production Design for an Awards or Event Special (2014–2016)
Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series (1997–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Short Format, Live Action Series (2013)
Excellence in Production Design for a Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial (2004–present)
Excellence in Production Design for a Short Format: Music Videos (2022–present)

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
William Cameron Menzies Award (2015–present)

References

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Special Awards	Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award William Cameron Menzies Award
Awards (Film)	Feature Film (1996–1999) Contemporary Film (2000–) Fantasy Film (2000–) Period Film (2000–) Animated Film (2017–)
Awards (Television)	One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series Half-Hour Single-Camera Series Multi-Camera Series Limited Series or TV Movie Variety, Reality or Competition Series Awards or Event Special Commercial and Music Video
Ceremonies	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)
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