Dante Ferretti wins his first prize ever from the group
'Hugo,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' take Art Directors Guild honors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:43 pm · February 4th, 2012
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Tech Support Interview: Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan on a decade of designing 'Harry Potter'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:48 am · January 26th, 2012
On Tuesday, Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan respectively earned the ninth and fifth Oscar nominations of their careers for serving as the production designer and set decorator of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Art Direction
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · January 25th, 2012
The art directors ended up with a slate packed with Best Picture-contending films this year, the one outlier being the closing installment of a franchise that has been a perennial fixture of the category. Nostalgia rules the field, reflective of the thematic undercurrent at play throughout the season.
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Art Directors Guild nominees include 'Anonymous,' 'Captain America' and 'Drive'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:12 pm · January 3rd, 2012
The Art Directors Guild and the Costume Designers Guild announced its slate of nominees this evening, and the surprises were few and far between. One of them, though, was the exclusion of “War Horse” in the period category.
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Tech Support: 'Hugo' and 'Harry Potter' set the scene for Best Art Direction
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:24 pm · November 17th, 2011
In this week’s installment of Tech Support, we transition over to Best Art Direction. Films in the thick of it include the period design of “Hugo,” “War Horse,” “J. Edgar” and “The Artist,” as well as the fantasy elements of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
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