The Location Managers Guild International Awards are awarded at an annual show honoring outstanding contributions to location scouting in the film and television industries. The Location Managers Guild held its inaugural show in March 2014 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, with honors going to Location Managers Robert Boake (Game of Thrones), Ilt Jones (Iron Man 3), David Doumeng & Charlie Love (Nike), and the Albuquerque Film Commission (Breaking Bad).
Following the success of its first year, the LMGI has since continued to honor the outstanding creative contributions of location professionals around the world annually, currently held in October, at the start of the Hollywood awards season in Los Angeles, CA.
Originally called the LMGA Awards, the name of the awards changed with the guild's name change to reflect the international nature of filmmaking to the LMGI Awards in 2016.
In addition to the awards given for the best location professional in film, television, commercials, and film commission, the LMGI presents honorary awards to a location professional for lifetime achievement, to a trailblazer who has been a leader in furthering the recognition of location professionals in motion picture and television, a humanitarian award, and the Eva Monley"About the Eva Monley Award" Location Managers Guild of America Retrieved December 11, 2014 award for an entertainment industry professional that has demonstrated 'above and beyond' support of the work of location professionals.
LMGI Award winners and nominees Winner in bold at the top of the list
2025 Date: August 23, 2025 Location: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA Host: Rachael Harris Notable Guests: Claire Brooks, Ilt Jones, Don Pell, Actors Carmen Christopher, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Kate Linder, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, and Producer Ian Bryce
LMGI Award for Outstanding use of LocationsAwardProjectRecipientOutstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One - Paramount ||Ben Firminger, Jonas Christiansen, Morten Nelson, Niall O’Shea, Jason Roberts, Peter Bardsley, Jasmine Burridge, Clara Butler, Sam Millner|- | • Anora – United International Pictures/Neon/Le Pacte||Ross Brodar |- | • A Real Pain - Searchlight Pictures||Michal Sliwkiewicz, Barbara Rusinek |- | • Conclave - Focus Features||Nausicaa Cecarini, Roberto Di Costa, Simona Prosperi |- | • Twisters– Universal/Warner Bros.||Janice Polley, Joe Stargensky |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in a Period Film| A Complete Unknown - Searchlight Pictures||Anthony Pisani|- | • The Apprentice– Briarcliff Entertainment||Richard Hughes |- | • Fly Me to the Moon– Sony||Maida Morgan, Julieta Rey del Castillo |- | • Gladiator II - Paramount/DreamWorks||Khalid Ameskane, Christian McWilliams, Joseph Formosa Randon |- | • I’m Still Here – Sony/StudioCanal||Maria Maria Dunham, Gisele Prado |- | • Sinners – Warner Bros.||Elston Howard |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television| The Studio – Apple TV+||Stacey Brashear, Martin J. Cummins|- | • The Day of the Jackal – NBCUniversal||Balint Regius, Simon Nixon, Smiljan “Smiley” Tolj |- | • Landman – Paramount+||Dustin Daniels, Stuart Berberich |- | • The Last of Us Season 2 – HBO Max||Nicole Chartrand , Greg Jackson |- | • Mobland – Paramount+||Steve Mortimore, Emily Coldwell, Lynsey Cosford |- | • Slow Horses Season 4 – Apple TV+||Ian Pollington, Nick Renner, Stéphanie Perret |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Period Television| 1923 Season 2 – Paramount+||David Zachary Heine, James Crowley, Hayden Yancer|- | • Dark Winds Season 3 – AMC||Nathan Bancroft, Connor McClafferty, Patrick King |- | • Godfather of Harlem Season 4 – MGM+||Chris Banks |- | • Hotel Portofino Season 3 – PBS/Beta Film Group||Tomislav “Pele” Peleski, Dean Lalić |- | • One Hundred Years of Solitude– Netflix||Emerson Espinosa Toledo |- | • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 – AMC||Julie Belthoise, Antek Graczyk, Nicolas Foulatier |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Television, MOW or Limited Series| The Penguin – HBO Max||Keith Adams|- | • Adolescence – Netflix||Tom Bartram, Sharon Wood |- | • American Primeval – Netflix||Christian Diaz De Bedoya, Kyle Kernan |- | • Dope Thief - Apple TV+||Rudi Fischer, John Galloway, Chris Gormley |- | • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth – NBCUniversal||Leon Seth, Toufiq Aboubayd |- | • The White Lotus Season 3 – HBO Max||Kittipat “Pat” Boonvanno, Monchai “Once” Dajamornrattanakul, Bundit “Bank”Kaewsri |- |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in a Commercial| Orient Express, "Artisan of Travel" - Belmond||Cagdas Altun, Ozgur Oz, Bugra Baydar, Gokhan Seven|- | • Army National Guard, "Uncommon is Calling" - US Government PSA||David Warren, Valerie Warren |- | • Diablo IV, "Vessel of Hatred" - Blizzard Entertainment||Thitikorn Sriborisut, Anek Thongcharoen |- | • Lilo & Stitch, "The Super Bowl Commercial" - Disney||Yaw Amponsah Apenteng, Joyce Ayrakwa |- | • Stella Artois, "David & Dave"- AB InBev ||Jason Benfield, Carlos Aragon |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Film Commission| "A Complete Unknown"New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission • "The Last of Us Season 2"British Columbia Film Commission/Creative BC • "The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6"City of Toronto Film Office • "Fountain of Youth"Egypt Film Commission • "Sinners"Film New Orleans • "1923 Season 2"Montana Film Office LMGI Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Trailblazer AwardIlt JonesNot Awarded Humanitarian Award Eva Monley AwardMake-a-Wish Greater Los AngelesKevin Costner
2024 Date: August 24, 2024 Location: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA Host: Rachael Harris Notable Guests: Actors Camilla Belle, Doug Jones, Kate Linder, Helena-Alexis Seymour; Olympian Gary Hall Jr.
LMGI Award for Outstanding use of LocationsAwardProjectRecipientOutstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One - Skydance/Paramount||David Campbell-Bell, Enrico Latella, Jonas Fylling Christiansen, Niall O’Shea, Ben Firminger|- | • Civil War – A24||Kellie Morrison, Melissa Mortensen |- | • Saltburn - MGM/Amazon||Harriet Lawrence, Philippa Sutcliffe, David Powell |- | • The Fall Guy - Universal||Phillip Roope, Lisa Scope, Daniella Watson |- | • The Killer – Netflix||William Doyle, Rosita Cannata, Boni Canto Porcella, Elston Howard, Adam Boor |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in a Period Film| Oppenheimer - Universal||Justin Duncan, Dennis Muscari, Patty Carey-Perazzo, T.C. Townsen|- | • Dune: Part Two – Legendary/Warner Bros||Duncan Broadfoot, Ghaith Al-Kurdi, Matt Craufurd, Sam Bather, Fuad Khahlil |- | • Furiosa – Warner Bros||Jeremy Peek, Elsey Israel, Luke Kneller |- | • Killers of the Flower Moon - Apple Studios||Mike Fantasia, Andrea Keener, Ted Alvarez, Kirsten Cornay, Miranda Carnessale |- | • Napoleon – Apple Studios/Columbia||Steve Mortimore, Joseph Formosa Randon, Lynsey Cosford, Tom Barnes, Emily Coldwell |- | • The Zone of Interest – A24||Michal Sliwkiewicz, Eugene Strange |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television| Fargo season 5 – FX||Mohammad Qazzaz, Luke Antosz|- | • The Gentlemen – Netflix||Iggy Ellis, Lex Donovan |- | • Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Amazon||Ryan Ferguson, Elisabetta Tomasso, Ross Brodar |- | • Reservation Dogs Season 3 – FX||Chris Kucharski, Shane Brown |- | • Slow Horses Season 3 – Apple TV+||Ian Pollington, Nick Renner |- | • Sugar – Apple TV+||John Agolia, Jason Stowell |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Period Television| Fallout – Amazon||Paul Kramer, Chris Arena, Mandi Dillin, David Park, Paul Van Der Ploeg|- | • Bridgerton Season 3 – Netflix||Tony Hood |- | • The Crown Season 6 – Netflix||Mark Walledge, Daniel Sampedro Palerm, Michelle Pianca |- | • The Gilded Age – HBO||Lauri Pitkus, Alex Berard |- | • Palm Royale – Apple TV+||Stacey Brashear, Martin J. Cummins |- | • Tokyo Vice – HBO||Masanori Aikawa, Kota Suemitsu, Soichiro Hasumi, Hiroyuki Tamura, Mellisa Warry-Smith |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Limited Anthology Television| Ripley – Netflix||Robin Melville, Giuseppe Nardi, Fabio Ferrante, Shane Haden |- | • Baby Reindeer – Netflix||Thomas Bosanquet, Sandeep Prasad, Josh Faux |- | • Feud: Capote vs. The Swans – FX||Christopher Britton, James Adlesic, David Conway, Amanda Foley Burbank |- | • Griselda - Netflix||Kris Bunting, Javier Ruisanchez |- | • Masters of the Air – Apple TV+||Emma Pill, Eleanor Downey |- | • True Detective: Night Country – HBO||Jethro Ensor, Thor Kjartansson, Robert Garcia, Einar Sveinn Thordarson |- |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in a Commercial| Toyota, "Present from The Past" -Imperial Woodpecker||Mark Freid, Paul Riordan|- | • Carhartt, "History in The Making" - Superprime||Rob Story |- | • Coca-Cola, "Santa Stories – The Note" - Prettybird||Cathy Pearson, Manus Hingerty |- | • NFL Super Bowl LVIII, "Born to Play" - 72andSunny||Yaw Amponsah Apenteng, Joyce Ayrakwa |- | • Tesla, "Cybertruck" ||Bui Baldvinsson, Alfred Gislason |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Film Commission| "True Detective: Night Country"Einar Tomasson - Film in Iceland • "The Fall Guy"City of Sydney & Screen NSW • "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"Glasgow Film Office • "Oppenheimer"New Mexico Film Office • "Killers of the Flower Moon"The Oklahoma Film + Music Office & Tulsa Office of Film • "Dune: Part Two"The Royal Film Commission – Jordan LMGI Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Trailblazer AwardSue QuinnBill Bowling Humanitarian Award Eva Monley AwardMotion Picture & Television FundNot Awarded
2023 Date: August 26, 2023 Location: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA Host: (No host due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike) Notable Guests: Actor Tim Daly (as president of the Creative Coalition); Directors Hanelle Culpepper & Taylor Hackford; Production Designers Rick Carter, Stefan Dechant, & Jeannine Oppewall. LMGI Award for Outstanding use of LocationsAwardProjectRecipientOutstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film John Wick: Chapter 4 - Lionsgate||Simon Daniel, Pascal Ricuolt, Antonin Depardieu, Ghaith Al-kurdi, Daisei Susami, Morgan Roche |- | • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Netflix||Stefanos Koutsardakis |- | • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant - Amazon/MGM||Jaime Polo Garrón, Richard Fábrega, Tate Aráez |- | • Tár - Focus/Universal||David Pieper |- | • Troll – Netflix||Audun Skarbøvik, Leo Resnes, Espen Rudi |- |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in a Period Film| All Quiet on the Western Front - Netflix||Petr Růčka, Marek Řídel, Jan Ondrovčák|- | • Argentina, 1985 – Amazon||Marcelo Martinez |- | • The Banshees of Inisherin – Searchlight||Eoin Holohan |- | • The Fabelmans - Universal||Leann Emmert, Peter Gluck |- | • The Woman King – Tristar/Sony||Luke Longmore, Neville Botha |- |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television| The Last of Us – HBO||Jason Nolan, Mohammad Qazzaz|- | • Jack Ryan (Season 3) – Amazon|| Jason Wheeler, Jon Roper, Leda Bouzoukou, Nick Oliver, Balint Regius |- | • Succession (Season 4) – HBO||Paul Eskenazi, Sue Quinn, Rahmat Jean-Pierre, Steve M. Royset, Carolyn Schultz |- | • The Diplomat – Netflix||Ashton Radcliffe, Matt Winter, Alphonse Huynh, Ollie Bradbury |- | • The Handmaid's Tale (Season 5) – Hulu/MGM||Anne Richardson, Jeremy Pinard |- | • The Old Man – FX||Dan Cooley, Ben McCrea |-