The British Film Designers Guild Announce Winners at the 13th Production Design Awards

Winners in the film categories included One Life and Saltburn, while recent BAFTA Production Design winner Poor Things picked up Best Production Design in the Major Motion Picture Fantasy category.

In television, awards went to the sixth season of Black Mirror and Silo.

A full list of winners can be found below.

In other categories, the Planet Positive Award was presented to the Art Department of the second series of the BBC’s Good Omens for using innovative and sustainable building and construction practices. Honourable mentions in the category went to the television series Sløborn and Hijack.  

The esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Production Designer Martin Childs, best known for his work on The Crown as well as The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Shakespeare in Love.

The awards took place before a sold-out audience of over 400 BFDG members, industry creatives and sponsors. The ceremony was hosted by the charismatic film critic and radio presenter Mark Kermode. 

BFDG Chair Blair Barnette said: 

“We are so proud to honour the teams and individuals who create a vision that transports audiences to different worlds. Tonight’s winners and nominees are among the best visual storytellers in the industry and we are delighted to be able to celebrate as an Art Department community”.

WINNERS OF THE 13th BFDG PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS
Supported by BENlabs

PETER LAMONT - SPOTLIGHTING NEW TALENT AWARD 
Supported by Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden

• Amy Herring, Junior Draughtsperson
   

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
Supported by Helix 3D

• Ged Clarke
  Production Designer, Crowdstrike “Troy”
• Moulay Abdellah Achir
  Stylist, Crowdstrike “Troy”
• Amin Rharda
  Stylist, Crowdstrike “Troy”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SHORT FILM 

• Olavo Abrantes
  Production Designer, Recursive Dreams
• Jeannie Chandler
  Art Director, Recursive Dreams
• Eleanor Dolan
  Set Decorator, Recursive Dreams
• Francesca Jones
  Set Decorator, Recursive Dreams

PRODUCTION DESIGN – PLANET POSITIVE 
Supported by Sky Studios Elstree

• The Art Department, Good Omens II
   

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV - LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT & BAND 1 PROGRAMMES

• Warren Gray
  Production Designer, Catch Me A Killer
• Sara Hartinger
  Supervising Art Director, Catch Me A Killer
• Anneke Botha
  Set Decorator, Catch Me A Killer
• Annicia Bloom
  Set Decorator, Catch Me A Killer

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV - BAND 2 PROGRAMMES
Supported by supported by ScreenSkills High-End TV Skills Fund 

• Udo Kramer
  Production Designer, Black Mirror S6
• Philip Barber
  Supervising Art Director, Black Mirror S6
• Peter Findley
  Supervising Art Director, Black Mirror S6
• Mike Britton
  Set Decorator, Black Mirror S6

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – TV BAND 3 & 4 PROGRAMMES
Supported by BENlabs

• Gavin Bocquet
  Production Designer, Silo
• Phil Harvey
  Supervising Art Director, Silo
• Amanda Bernstein
  Set Decorator, Silo

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – PERIOD 

• Christina Moore
  Production Designer, One Life
• Aline Leonello
  Supervising Art Director, One Life
• Philippa Hart
  Set Decorator, One Life

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – FEATURE FILM – CONTEMPORARY 
Supported by 4Wood TV & Film Construction

• Suzie Davies
  Production Designer, Saltburn 
• Caroline Barclay 
  Supervising Art Director, Saltburn 
• Charlotte Dirickx
  Set Decorator, Saltburn 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – PERIOD 

• John Paul Kelly
  Production Designer, A Haunting in Venice
• Peter Russell
  Supervising Art Director, A Haunting in Venice
• Celia Bobak
  Set Decorator, A Haunting in Venice

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – CONTEMPORARY 
Supported by TLO

• Gary Freeman
  Production Designer, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
• Phil Sims 
  Supervising Art Director, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
• Raffaella Giovannetti
  Set Decorator, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – MAJOR MOTION PICTURE – FANTASY
Supported by Revolver Motion
 

• James Price
  Production Designer, Poor Things
• Shona Heath 
  Production Designer, Poor Things
• Adam Makin
  Supervising Art Director, Poor Things
• James Lewis
  Supervising Art Director, Poor Things
• Zsuzsa Mihalek
  Set Decorator, Poor Things

WINNER 13TH BFDG PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART DEPARTMENT

• Heather Noble, Art Director

WINNER 13TH BFDG PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARDS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 
Supported by Data Reprographics

• Martin Childs