'Harry Potter,' 'Hugo,' 'Dragon Tattoo' win at Art Director Guild awards

The Art Directors Guild (ADG) presented its awards Saturday night helping to set two clear front runners for the Art Direction Academy Award.

"Harry Potter" was among the winners.

The guild splits its feature awards into three categories: period, fantasy and contemporary.

"Hugo" took home the award for period films, while "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" was awarded in the fantasy category and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" in the contemporary category.

"Hugo" and "Harry Potter" are among the five nominees for Best Art Direction at the Academy Awards along with "The Artist" as well as "War Horse" and "Midnight in Paris," neither of which were nominated by the guild.

In addition to Saturday night's win in the fantasy category, this year’s Art Directors Guild Cinematic Imagery Award was presented to the principal team behind the Harry Potter films as a whole, including producers David Heyman and David Barron; director David Yates; creator and author J.K. Rowling; screenwriter Steve Kloves; production designer Stuart Craig; art director Neil Lamont; and set decorator Stephenie McMillan.

In the realm of television, HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" was awarded for One-Hour Single Camera Television Series and ABC's "Modern Family" for Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series. HBO's "Mildred Pierce" took home the prize for Television Movie or Mini-Series.

The black-tie ceremony announcing winners took place at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills with Paula Poundstone serving as host for the third consecutive year.

A Lifetime Achievement Award went to Emmy Award winning production designer Tony Walton. In addition, the ADG inducted the following legendary production designers from the past into its Hall of Fame: Robert Boyle, William Darling and Alfred Junge.

See below for a full list of nominees and winners.

Saturday night's winners are in BOLD.

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2011:

Period Film

THE ARTIST Production Designer: Laurence Bennett
HUGO Production Designer: Dante Ferretti
THE HELP Production Designer: Mark Ricker
ANONYMOUS Production Designer: Sebastian Krawinkel
TINKER TAYLOR SOLDIER SPY Production Designer: Maria Djurkovic

Fantasy Film

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY
HALLOWS PART 2 Production Designer: Stuart Craig
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE
FIRST AVENGER Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN:
THE SECRET UNICORN Production Designer: TBD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
ON STRANGER TIDES Production Designer: John Myhre
COWBOYS & ALIENS Production Designer: Scott Chambliss

Contemporary Film

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
THE DESCENDANTS Production Designer: Jane Anne Stewart
EXTREMELY LOUD &
INCREDIBLY CLOSE Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
DRIVE Production Designer: Beth Mickle
BRIDESMAIDS Production Designer: Jefferson Sage

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION FOR 2010:

One-Hour Single Camera Television Series

BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Episode: 21 Production Designer: Bill Groom
GAME OF THRONES
Episode: A Golden Crown Production Designer: Gemma Jackson
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
Episode: Murder House Production Designer: Mark Worthington
THE PLAYBOY CLUB
Episode: The Scarlet Bunny Production Designer: Scott P. Murphy
PAN AM
Episode: Pilot Production Designer: Bob Shaw

Television Movie or Mini-Series


MILDRED PIERCE Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
CINEMA VERITE Production Designer: Patti Podesta
TOO BIG TO FAIL Production Designer: Bob Shaw
THE HOUR Production Designer: Eve Stewart
BLING RING Production Designer: Robb Wilson King

Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series

MODERN FAMILY
Episode: Express Christmas Production Designer: Richard Berg
30 ROCK
Episode: Double-Edged Sword Production Designer: Keith Ian Raywood
Teresa Mastropierro
WEEDS
Episode: Game-Played Production Designer: Joseph P. Lucky
CALIFORNICATION
Episode: Monkey Business Production Designer: Michael Wylie
NEW GIRL
Episode: Pilot Production Designer: Jefferson D. Sage

Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Episode: Host Justin Timberlake, Production Designer: Keith Ian Raywood, Eugene
And Musical Guest – Lady Gaga Lee, Leo Yoshimura,
N. Joseph De Tullio
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Episode: Ducky Tie Production Designer: Stephan Olson
2 BROKE GIRLS
Episode: And The Rich Peoples Production Designer: Glenda Rovello
Problems
AMERICAN IDOL
Episode: Top 12 Boys Perform Production Designer: James Yarnell
DANCING WITH THE STARS
Episode: Round One Production Designer: James Yarnell

Awards, Music, or Game Shows

83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Production Designer: Steve Bass
68th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES Production Designer: Brian Stonestreet
2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS Production Designer: Florian Wieder
63rd ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS Production Designer: Steve Bass
IT’S WORTH WHAT?
Best Buds Production Designer: John Ivo Gilles

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR
COMMERCIALS AND MUSIC VIDEOS FOR 2011:

ACTIVISION: CALL OF DUTY
Episode: Modern Warfare 3 Production Designer: Neil Spisak
VICTORIA’S SECRET
Episode: Red Production Designer: Jeffrey Beecroft
AUDI A8
Episode: The Art of Progress Production Designer: Marcos Lutyens
CHEVY VOLT
Episode: Discovery Production Designer: Jeremy Reed
JIM BEAM
Episode: Parallels Production Designer: Christopher Glass