AWARDS

Art Directors Guild names winners

'There Will Be Blood,' 'The Golden Compass' and 'No Country for Old Men' earn the top honors for production design.

By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

February 18, 2008

"There Will Be Blood," "The Golden Compass" and "No Country for Old Men" won top awards Saturday evening for production design.

Jack Fisk won the Art Directors Guild's excellence in production design award in the period-film category for the oil epic "There will Be Blood"; Dennis Gassner was selected in the fantasy category for "The Golden Compass" and Jess Gonchor took home the contemporary film award for the western noir, "No Country for Old Men."

The Production Design Awards, which honor eight categories in film, TV and commercials, were handed out at a black-tie ceremony at the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Harry Shearer was the host.

Other awards announced Saturday:

Single camera television series: Dan Bishop for Episode 9 of "Mad Men."

Multi-camera television series: John Sabato for Episode 1,221 of "Mad TV."

Television movie or miniseries: Tom Meyer for "Pu-239."

Awards show, variety, music or nonfiction program: John R. Janavs, Episode 301 of " Hell's Kitchen."

Winner for excellence in production design for commercials for 2007: Jeremy Reed for the Budweiser commercial "Space Station."

A lifetime achievement award went to Stuart Craig, perhaps best known for the " Harry Potter" movies.

An award for outstanding contribution to cinematic imagery went to Ray Harryhausen.

susan.king@latimes.com