As nan 2026-27 awards play continues to return shape, nan Art Directors Guild revealed specifications astir its 31st yearly awards shows. The group said Tuesday that its 2027 Excellence successful Production Design Awards will beryllium handed retired Saturday, February 27, returning to nan Beverly Hilton. The ceremonial had been held astatine nan InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown for nan past 2 years.
ADG Awards nominations will beryllium unveiled connected Thursday, January 7. See nan afloat timeline of cardinal dates below.
The ADG Awards observe excellence successful accumulation creation and admit nan imaginative imagination and artistry of accumulation designers, creation board and different creation professionals whose activity helps style nan ocular connection of film, TV, commercials, euphony videos and animated features.
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The guild, IATSE Local 800, besides announced that its Fantasy movie and TV categories person been renamed arsenic Fantasy aliases Sci-Fi Feature Film and Fantasy aliases Sci-Fi Single Camera Series, respectively. It besides revealed a fewer norm changes (read them here, pinch adjustments successful reddish type) and a strengthened Code of Conduct that reads: “Any harassment, disrespectful behavior, aliases abusive connection directed toward Awards Committee members aliases Guild unit is prohibited and is taxable to eligibility penalties and reappraisal by nan Art Directors Council. Communication astir nan task should beryllium constricted to nan accumulation designer, creation director, studio, aliases workplace representative.”
“The 31st yearly Excellence successful Production Design Awards observe nan bonzer artists whose creativity, collaboration and imagination thief specify nan ocular worlds audiences acquisition connected screen,” ADG President Dina Lipton said. “Production creation is astatine nan bosom of ocular storytelling, and these awards grant nan singular contributions of our members crossed film, television, commercials, euphony videos and animation.”
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Established successful 1937, nan Art Directors Guild represents much than 3,000 accumulation designers; creation directors; scenic, title and schematic artists; illustrators; matte artists; exemplary makers; group designers; and different creation professionals.
Here are nan cardinal dates for nan 31st ADG Awards, to beryllium produced by Megan Elizabeth Bell and Kate Weddle:
Thursday, October 1
Television and Feature Film submissions begin
Thursday, October 29
Television submissions end
Saturday, November 7
Vetting gathering to reappraisal nan submissions
Wednesday, November 11
Members will beryllium notified of immoderate issues pinch their submission.
Wednesday, November 18
Television and Feature Film Reminder lists posted.
Monday, December 7
Feature Film submissions end
Tuesday, December 15
Online voting originates for nominations for Feature Film and Television (Art Directors only)
Tuesday, January 5 (5 p.m. PT)
Online voting ends
Thursday, January 7
Nominations announced
Wednesday, January 27
Online Voting originates for nan last ballot (all crafts)
Wednesday, February 24 (5 p.m. PT)
Online voting ends
Saturday, February 27
31st yearly ADG Awards