The 30th Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards, honoring the best production designers in film, television and media of 2025, was held on February 28, 2026, at the InterContinental in Los Angeles, California.
The nominations were announced on January 7, 2026. American production designer Florencia Martin received four nominations for her work in films, commercials and music videos, winning two for One Battle After Another and the Prada commercial "Galleria Bag". Australian production designer Fiona Crombie and multi-camera comedy series Mid-Century Modern also received multiple nominations with two each.
The guild presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to four individuals for their exceptional contributions: production designer and director Bo Welch; set designer and art director Jann Engel; illustrator, storyboard artist and production designer Tom Southwell; and scenic artist Stephen McNally.
Winners and nominees Film Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film One Battle After Another – Florencia Martin Bugonia – James Price F1 – Ben Munro and Mark Tildesley Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Gary Freeman Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Rick Heinrichs Frankenstein – Tamara Deverell Hamnet – Fiona Crombie Marty Supreme – Jack Fisk The Phoenician Scheme – Adam Stockhausen Sinners – Hannah Beachler |- ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film |- | valign="top"| The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Kasra Farahani Avatar: Fire and Ash – Dylan Cole and Ben Procter Mickey 17 – Fiona Crombie Superman – Beth Mickle Wicked: For Good – Nathan Crowley | valign="top"| KPop Demon Hunters'' – Mingjue Helen Chen and Dave Bleich The Bad Guys 2 – Luc Desmarchelier Elio – Harley Jessup The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – Sean Haworth and Pablo R. Mayer Zootopia 2'' – Cory Loftis
Television Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period Single-Camera Series Severance: "Chikhai Bardo" – Jeremy Hindle (Apple TV) The Pitt: "7:00 A.M." – Nina Ruscio (HBO Max) Pluribus: "Grenade" – Denise Pizzini (Apple TV) Slow Horses: "Incommunicado"; "Tall Tales" – Choi Ho Man (Apple TV) The White Lotus: "Amor Fati" – Cristina Onori (HBO) Palm Royale: "Maxine Drinks Martini's Now"; "Maxine Serves a Swerve" – Jon Carlos (Apple TV) The Gilded Age: "If You Want to Cook an Omelette" – Bob Shaw (HBO) House of Guinness: "Episode 1" – Richard Bullock (Netflix) It: Welcome to Derry: "The Blackspot" – Paul Austerberry (HBO) 1923: "Wrap Thee in Terror" – Cary White and Lisa Ward (Paramount+) |- ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series |- | valign="top"| Andor: "Who Are You?" – Luke Hull (Disney+) Alien: Earth: "Neverland" – Andy Nicholson (FX) The Last of Us: "Day One" – Don MacAulay (HBO) Stranger Things: "Chapter Four: Sorcerer" – Chris Trujillo (Netflix) Wednesday: "Chapter Four – If These Woes Could Talk" – Mark Scruton (Netflix) | valign="top"| The Studio: "The Note" – Julie Berghoff (Apple TV) The Bear: "Bears" – Merje Veski (FX) Hacks: "A Slippery Slope" – Rob Tokarz (HBO Max) Murderbot: "FreeCommerce" – Sue Chan (Apple TV) Only Murders in the Building: "The House Always..." – Patrick Howe (Hulu) |- ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera Series ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series |- | valign="top"| Mid-Century Modern: "Bye, George" – Glenda Rovello (Hulu) Mid-Century Modern: "Love Thy Neighbor" – Greg J. Grande (Hulu) Poppa's House: "Baby Girl"; "Magic Shine Again" – Aiyana Trotter (CBS) Vampirina: Teenage Vampire: "First Nightmare" – Maggie Ruder (Disney Channel) Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: "The Wizard at the End of the World Part II" – Kelly Hogan (Disney Channel) | valign="top"| Monster: The Ed Gein Story – Matthew Flood Ferguson (Netflix) Adolescence – Adam Tomlinson (Netflix) Black Mirror: "USS Callister: Into Infinity" – Miranda Jones (Netflix) Black Rabbit – Alex DiGerlando (Netflix) Death by Lightning – Gemma Jackson (Netflix) |- ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series ! style="width=50%"| Excellence in Production Design for a Variety Special |- | valign="top"| Saturday Night Live: "Host: Lady Gaga" – Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph De Tullio, and Andrea Purcigliotti (NBC) Dancing with the Stars: "Wicked Night" – James Yarnell (ABC) Jimmy Kimmel Live!: "Jimmy Kimmel Live Brooklyn" – David Ellis (ABC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "Kids Pitch" – Jim Fenhagen and Larry Hartman (CBS) Squid Game: The Challenge: "Catch" – Mathieu Weekes and Ben Norman (Netflix) | valign="top"| SNL 50: The Anniversary Special'' – Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, and N. Joseph De Tullio (NBC) Atsuko Okatsuka: Father – Gary Kordan (Hulu) Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful – David Meyer (Disney+ / Hulu) The 78th Annual Tony Awards with Host Cynthia Erivo – Steve Bass (CBS) Wicked: One Wonderful Night'' – Misty Buckley (NBC)
Short Form Excellence in Production Design for a Commercial Excellence in Production Design for a Music Video or Webseries Prada: "Galleria Bag" – Florencia Martin Anderson: "Trust Your Home to Anderson" – Natalie Groce State Farm – "Batman vs Bateman" – David Skinner Target: "Step into the Holidays" – Nelson Coates Xbox - ROG Xbox Ally: "Dancing in the Dark – Launch Trailer" – Florencia Martin Apple: "Someday by Spike Jonze: AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancelation" – Shane Valentino Coldplay: "All My Love" – Florencia Martin Lady Gaga: "Abracadabra" – Wesley Goodrich Sabrina Carpenter: "Tears" – Brittany Porter Taylor Swift: "The Fate of Ophelia" – Ethan Tobman
Lifetime Achievement Award Bo Welch Jann Engel Tom Southwell Stephen McNally
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