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8 P E R S P E C T I V E | M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 2 6 3 0 T H A N N U A L A R T D I R E C T O R S G U I L D AWA R D S B Y D AV I D M O R O N G , E D I T O R The 30th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards were presented at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday, February 28. Produced by Michael Allen Glover, Megan Elizabeth Bell and Tom Wilkins, the awards pay tribute to excellence in narrative design in film and video, recognizing the Production Designers and Art Departments that ADG members have nominated for outstanding achievement in the field. The nominees were celebrated by a packed house of fellow designers and film and television professionals, along with friends and family there to recognize their accomplishments. The show was hosted by Ron Funches, known for his work on Loot, The Traitors, Trolls, Inside Out 2, Harley Quinn and Bob's Burgers. A number of guest celebrities and filmmakers were on hand to introduce and express their admiration for the award recipients, including Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), who presented the Cinematic Imagery Award to director Jon M. Chu, director and producer Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Wild Wild West, Addams Family Values, Schmigadoon!) presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Production Designer Bo Welsh, and writer and director Randall Wallace (Braveheart, Secretariat) inducted Production Designer Thomas E. Sanders into the ADG Hall of Fame. Also on hand as presenters were Samba Schutte (Pluribus), Frank Grillo (Superman), Christopher Gorham (Sheriff Country), Poppy Liu (I Love Boosters), Gabriel Luna (The Last of Us), Ryan Guzman (9-1-1), Brett Cullen (Joker), Krys Marshall (Paradise) and comedian Atsuko Okatsuka The Guild presents 14 design awards across a range of categories in film and television. The film nominees are recognized for period, contemporary, fantasy and animation design. The television awards also recognize period, contemporary and fantasy designs for one-hour shows, as