The Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) announced nominations for outstanding achievement by location professionals in feature films, television and commercials competing in the first annual Location Managers Guild of America Awards. The awards ceremony announcing winners is scheduled for March 29, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
“We are ecstatic with our nominees,” said LMGA president, Nancy Haecker. “They represent the enormous artistic contribution of locations to the vision, message and tone of production. We are equally excited about the eclectic choices in theme and content, as well as representation of location professionals from around the globe.”
The nominees for the first annual Location Managers Guild of America awards are:
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Feature Films
Ilt Jones (Iron Man 3)
John Latenser V (Nebraska)
Rick Schuler & Steve Mapel (Her)
Andrew Ullman & Lori Balton (Saving Mr. Banks)
David Velasco (American Hustle)
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – TV Programs
Robert Boake (Game of Thrones)
Patrick Burn (House of Cards)
Christian Diaz de Bedoya (Breaking Bad)
Caleb Duffy (Behind the Candelabra)
Veronique Vowell (Scandal)
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Commercials
David Doumeng & Charlie Love (Nike)
Dale Dreher (America’s Got Talent)
Kent Matsuoka (Mountain Dew)
Barbara Miller (Optimum)
Byll Williams & JJ Levine (Gatorade)
Outstanding Location Feature Film
American Hustle
Fruitvale Station
Nebraska
Philomena
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Outstanding Location Television Program
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
NCIS: Los Angeles
Treme
*(Six nominees due to a tie)
Outstanding Film Commission
Albuquerque Film Commission (Breaking Bad and Lone Survivor)
Film in Iceland (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
Film LA (NCIS: Los Angeles)
Long Beach Film Commission (Dexter)
South Pasadena Film Commission (Dexter)
Honorary Awards to be presented at the ceremony will be the Eva Monley Award, the Humanitarian Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
