The 26th Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards, honoring the best production designers in film, television and media of 2021, was held on March 5, 2022, at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States. The nominations were announced on January 24, 2022.
Denis Villeneuve was awarded with the William Cameron Menzies Award, while Jane Campion received the Cinematic Imagery Award.
Winners and nominees Film Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary FilmExcellence in Production Design for a Period FilmNo Time to Die – Mark Tildesley Candyman – Cara Brower Don't Look Up – Clayton Hartley In the Heights – Nelson Coates The Lost Daughter – Inbal WeinbergNightmare Alley – Tamara DeverellThe French Dispatch – Adam Stockhausen Licorice Pizza – Florencia Martin The Tragedy of Macbeth – Stefan Dechant West Side Story – Adam Stockhausen |- !style="width=50%"|Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film !style="width=50%"|Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film |- |Dune – Patrice VermetteCruella – Fiona Crombie Ghostbusters: Afterlife – François Audouy The Green Knight – Jade Healy Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Sue Chan |Encanto'' – Ian Gooding, Lorelay BovéLuca – Daniela StrijlevaThe Mitchells vs. the Machines – Lindsey OlivaresRaya and the Last Dragon – Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory LoftisSing 2'' – Olivier Adam
Television Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera SeriesExcellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera SeriesSquid Game (Episode: "Gganbu") – Chae Kyoung-sun (Netflix) The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Chicago") – Elisabeth Williams (Hulu) The Morning Show (Episodes: "My Least Favorite Year", "It's Like the Flu", "A Private Person") – Nelson Coates (Apple TV+) Succession (Episodes: "The Disruption", "Too Much Birthday") – Stephen Carter (HBO) Yellowstone (Episode: "No Kindness for the Coward") – Cary White (Paramount Network)Loki (Episode: "Glorious Purpose") – Kasra Farahani (Disney+)Foundation (Episode: "The Emperor's Peace") – Rory Cheyne (Apple TV+) The Great (Episodes: "Dickhead", "Seven Days", "Wedding") – Francesca di Mottola (Hulu) Lost in Space (Episode: "Three Little Birds") – Alec Hammond (Netflix) The Witcher (Episode: "A Grain of Truth") – Andrew Laws (Netflix) |- !style="width=50%"|Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series !style="width=50%"|Excellence in Production Design for a Multi-Camera Series |- |valign="top"|What We Do in the Shadows (Episodes: "The Prisoner", "The Cloak of Duplication", "The Siren") – Kate Bunch (FX)Hacks (Episode: "Primm") – Jon Carlos (HBO Max) Only Murders in the Building (Episode: "True Crime") – Curt Beech (Hulu) Schmigadoon! (Episode: "Schmigadoon!") – Bo Welch (Apple TV+) Ted Lasso (Episodes: "Carol of the Bells", "Man City", "Beard After Hours") – Paul Cripps (Apple TV+) |Family Reunion (Episode: "Remember When M'Dear Changed History?") – Aiyana Trotter (Netflix)Bob Hearts Abishola (Episode: "Bowango") – Francoise Cherry-Cohen (CBS) Call Your Mother (Episode: "Pilot") – Glenda Rovello (ABC) The Conners (Episodes: "A Stomach Ache, a Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake", "An Old Dog, New Tricks and a Ticket to Ride") – John Shaffner (ABC) Punky Brewster (Episode: "Put a Ring on It") – Kristan Andrews (Peacock) |- !style="width=50%"|Excellence in Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series !style="width=50%"|Excellence in Production Design for a Variety Special |- |valign="top"|Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (Episode: "Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff") – John Janavs (TBS/Cartoon Network)A Black Lady Sketch Show (Episode: "If I'm Paying These Chili's Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!") – Cindy Chao, Michele Yu (HBO) RuPaul's Drag Race (Episodes: "Condragulations", "Bossy Rossy Rubot", "Gettin' Lucky") – James McGowan (VH1) Saturday Night Live (Episodes: "Host: Dan Levy + Music: Phoebe Bridgers", "Host: Maya Rudolph + Music: Jack Harlow", "Host: Kim Kardashian West + Music: Halsey") – Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, N. Joseph De Tullio (NBC) Waffles + Mochi (Episode: "Tomato") – Cindy Chao, Michele Yu (Netflix) |valign="top"|Live in Front of a Studio Audience (The Facts of Life: 'Kids Can Be Cruel', Diff'rent Strokes: 'Willis' Privacy') – Stephan Olson (ABC)American Express – Unstaged with SZA – Carlos Laszlo Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster – James Kronzer Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 – Steve Morden Yearly Departed – Frida Oliva |- !colspan="2"|Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series |- | valign="top" colspan="2"|WandaVision'' – Mark Worthington (Disney+)Halston – Mark Ricker (Netflix)Mare of Easttown – Keith P. Cunningham (HBO)The Underground Railroad – Mark Friedberg (Prime Video)The White Lotus'' – Laura Fox (HBO)
Short form Excellence in Production Design for a CommercialExcellence in Production Design for a Music VideoApple Music: "Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever" – François Audouy Anheuser-Busch Super Bowl LV: "Let's Grab a Beer" – Donald Graham Burt Apple: "Introducing iPhone 13 Pro" – Dylan Kahn Apple: "'Saving Simon' Shot on iPhone 13 Pro" – Chelsea Oliver Gucci: "Aria" – Jeremy Reed Neom: "Made to Change" – François AudouyTaylor Swift: All Too Well: The Short Film – Ethan Tobman Coldplay: "Higher Power" – Patrick Tatopoulos Coldplay x BTS: "My Universe" – François Audouy Ed Sheeran: "Shivers" – François Audouy Pink: "All I Know So Far" – François Audouy
William Cameron Menzies Award Denis Villeneuve
Cinematic Imagery Award Jane Campion
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