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1 2 1 2 t h A N N U A L L M G I A W A R D S I L O C AT I O N M A N A G E R S G U I L D I N T E R N AT I O N A L In 1997's sprawling apocalyptic Western The Postman, as both actor and director, he was deeply involved in choosing sites to capture the ravages of war: Central Oregon's otherworldly, volcano-scarred terrain cloaked in high desert silence; the Columbia River Gorge, whose treacherous, thundering chasms serve as a natural barrier that divides two warring ideologies; and the makeshift town of Pineview built near Metaline Falls, Washington, which featured salvaged materials and a raw, weathered aesthetic to draw tension I n the ever-shifting terrain of Hollywood stardom, few figures have covered as much cinematic ground as Kevin Costner. From the windswept plains of Dances with Wolves to the dusty backroads of Yellowstone and the wide-open vistas of Horizon: American Saga, Costner has not only cemented a legacy as an award-winning marquee actor, director, writer and producer, but has also emerged as one of the industry's greatest Western iconographers and champions of location storytelling. In an age when technology can summon any setting the mind can fathom, he remains a devout preservationist of the dirt, sky, and the stories told between them. LMGI EVA MONLEY AWARD HONOREE 2025 DIRECTOR KEVIN COSTNER between decay and resilience. Costner films the region's wind- scraped ridgelines, burnt forests and hollow ruins like a painter uses negative space, filling the emptiness with hope, courage and humanity. 2003's cattleman epic Open Range favored the serene, remote beauty of Alberta, Canada, to stand in for Montana, whose lush mountain prairies are at the center of a brutal range war that drives the action toward the film's famous gunfight climax. To suit the look and requirements of the