2009 Art Directors Guild Awards
2009 Art Directors Guild Award nominees: Jan. 9, 2009
2009 Art Directors Guild Award winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Feb. 14, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
MOTION PICTURES
Period Films
CHANGELING
Production Designer: James J. Murakami
* THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
DOUBT
Production Designer: David Gropman
FROST/NIXON
Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
MILK
Production Designer: Bill Groom
Fantasy Films
* THE DARK KNIGHT
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Production Designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas
IRON MAN
Production Designer: J. Michael Riva
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Production Designer: James Bissell
WALL E
Production Designer: Ralph Eggleston
Contemporary Films
BURN AFTER READING
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
GRAN TORINO
Production Designer: James J. Murakami
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Production Designer: Mark Digby
THE WRESTLER
Production Designer: Timothy Grimes
TELEVISION
Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series
* MAD MEN
Episode 211 – The Jet Set
Production Designer: Dan Bishop
PUSHING DAISIES
Episode 201/ 3T7053 – Bzzzzzz
Production Designer: Michael Wylie
TRUE BLOOD
Episode 7 – Burning House of Love
Production Designer: Suzuki Ingerslev
TUDORS
Episode 210
Production Designer: Tom Conroy
UGLY BETTY
Episode 309 – When Betty Met Yeti
Production Designer: Mark Worthington
Episode of a Multi-Camera Television Series
THE BIG BANG THEORY
Episode 3T6615 – The Peanut Reaction
Production Designer: John Shaffner
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Episode 320 – Miracles
Production Designer: Stephan Olson
* LITTLE BRITAIN U.S.A.
Episode 4
Production Designers: Greg Grande & Michael Wylie
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Rule 215 – Pimp My Ride
Production Designer: Bernard Vyzga
TWO & A HALF MEN
Episode 3T7405 – A Jock Strap in Hell
Production Designer: John Shaffner
Television Movie or Mini- Series
ANDROMEDA STRAIN
Production Designer: Jerry Wanek
* JOHN ADAMS
Production Designer: Gemma Jackson
LIBRARIAN 3
Production Designer: Robb Wilson King
LONE RIDER
Production Designer: Yuda Acco
RECOUNT
Production Designer: Patti Podesta
Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
30 ROCK
Episode 301 – Do-Over
Production Designers: Keith Ian Raywood & Teresa Mastropierro
IN TREATMENT
Episode 3 – Sophie Week One
Production Designer: Suzuki Ingerslev
MY NAME IS EARL
Episode 3 A L J 0 7 – Bad Earl
Production Designer: Randy Ser
THE OFFICE
Episode 5001/5002 – Weight Loss
Production Designer: Michael G. Gallenberg
* WEEDS
Episode 4006 – Excellent Treasures
Production Designer: Joseph P. Lucky
Awards Show, Variety, Music or Non-Fiction Program
2008 EMMYS
Production Designers: John Shaffner & Joe Stewart
* 80TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
Production Designer: Roy Christopher
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2008 HOLLYWOOD
Production Designers: Keith Ian Raywood & Scott Storey
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Episode 1536 – Josh Brolin/ Adele
Production Designers: Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura & Keith Ian Raywood
TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION
Episode 3
Production Designer: Dan Butts
Commercial, PSA, Promo, Music Videos (tie)
CAPITAL ONE COMMERCIAL
Santa
Production Designer: Jeremy Reed
CAPITAL ONE COMMERCIAL
Squid
Production Designer: Jan Roelfs
CHEVY COMMERCIAL
Production Designer: Sean Hargreaves
* FARMERS INSURANCE COMMERCIAL
Drowned Circus
Production Designer: Chris Gorak
* VICTORIA’S SECRET COMMERCIAL
Holiday
Production Designer: Jeffrey Beecroft
Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award: George Lucas
Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Sylbert
ADG Hall of Fame inductees: Ted Haworth, John Meehan, Harold Michaelson, John McMillan Johnson and Romain Johnston
Art Directors Guild Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Cinema Audio Society Awards 2009

Great to see "Wall-e" get a nod. Here's hoping it wins, because it most certainly deserves to. Odds are it'll get an oscar nomination as well. Good to see a great film be so well recognized.