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18 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N UA RY / F E B R UA RY 2 0 1 6 news David O' Russell directs actress Jennifer Lawrence on the set of JOY. DAVID O. RUSSELL by Tom Wilkins, Awards Committee Chair Oscar ® -nominated writer and director David O. Russell, whose films have consistently reflected the highest quality of Production Design, will receive the Guild's prestigious Cinematic Imagery Award at the 20th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, presented by DXV by American Standard. Set for January 31, 2016, the ceremony, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Owen Benjamin, will honor Russell's extraordinary achievements. The Cinematic Imagery Award is given to those whose body of work in the film industry has richly enhanced the visual aspects of the moviegoing experience. Previous recipients have been Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, the Production Designers behind the James Bond franchise, the principal team behind the Harry Potter films, Bill Taylor, Syd Dutton, Warren Beatty, Allen Daviau, Clint Eastwood, Blake Edwards, Terry Gilliam, Ray Harryhausen, Norman Jewison, John Lasseter, George Lucas, Frank Oz, Steven Spielberg, Robert S. Wise and Zhang Yimou. Said ADG Council Chairman Marcia Hinds, "Year after year, David O. Russell has delivered consistent excellence and creativity in his motion pictures. His films are not genre specific. They are story and character specific and an integral part of those stories is the Production Design." Mr. Russell co-wrote and directed American Hustle, which earned ten Academy Award ® nominations—including a best Production Design nomination for Judy Becker and set decorator Heather Loeffler. Mr. Russell's previous film, Silver Linings Playbook, was also a box-office success and earned eight Academy Award nominations. The movie also garnered four Golden Globe ® nominations and four Independent Spirit Awards. In addition, his film The Fighter, earned seven Oscar nominations. Prior films include Three Kings and Flirting with Disaster. Russell's next film, Joy, due out on Christmas Day and starring Jennifer Lawrence with Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper, is the story of a family across four generations centered on a woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Like David O. Russell's previous films, Joy defies genre to tell a story of family, loyalty and love.