Written by Shona Smith on Oct 26, 2020. Posted in Awards and Festivals

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Perry Mason amongst winners at 7th Annual LMGI Awards

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Last Black Man in San Francisco are motion picture winners at the 7^th annual LMGI Awards. Perry Mason, Killing Eve, Little America and ZeroZeroZero won in the  Television categories. Mask of the Zodiac was awarded outstanding locations in a commercial, and Toscana Film Commission were recognised for the support given to productions.

The 7^th Annual LMGI Awards, hosted by Isaiah Mustafa honoured outstanding creative contributions of location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe in a ceremony ad well as outstanding service by film commissions for their support during the production process. The ceremony celebrated the theme “2020 Vision: We See it First” and broke with tradition in response to Covid-19 by presenting on a digital platform and streamed worldwide on Saturday October 24.

"At a time when the industry is shifting under our collective feet, the LMGI Awards were a bright spot in a sea of pandemic angst, messaging solidarity, inclusion and hope. International Location Professionals serve the industry with tireless creativity and ingenuity.  We are so proud of our Award recipients and nominees--they are all winners," said Awards Co-chair and former LMGI President Lori Balton.

(Pictured above: award winners speeches are delivered online from across the world)

Acclaimed Oscar®-winning director Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods, BlacKkKlansman), whose films have reflected significant cultural and historical content with the highest quality, received the acclaimed LMGI Trailblazer Award honoring the groundbreaking spectrum of Lee’s extraordinary award-winning work over the past three decades, presented by Location Manager Tim Stacker (I Am Legend, BlacKkKlansman). Producer, director and Oscar-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, The Mummy) was bestowed with this year’s Eva Monley Award, which recognizes and honors industry members who support the vision of location professionals, presented by actor, writer and director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Star Wars- The Last Jedi). Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds) presented Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Gary Sinise with the esteemed Humanitarian Award, honoring him for establishing the Gary Sinise Foundation with the mission to serve and honor America’s defenders, veterans, first responders, Gold Star families and those in need. Veteran Location Manager Veronique Vowell (Cold Case, Scandal, Little Fires Everywhere, Ray Donovan, The Replacements, Angels in the Outfield, and The Distinguished Gentleman) received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Art Director Corey Kaplan and Production Designer Jess Kender.

2020 LMGI AWARDS WINNERS:

HONORARY AWARDS
Trailblazer Award – Spike Lee (right)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Veronique Vowell/ LMGI
Eva Monley Award – Christopher McQuarrie
Humanitarian Award – Gary Sinise

(L-R below: Vowell, McQuarrie, Sinise)

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Columbia Pictures, Rick Schuler /LMGI, Steve Mapel /LMGI
1917 – DreamWorks Pictures, Emma Pill /LMGI
Dolemite is My Name – Netflix , David B. Lyons /LMGI, Russel Hadaya
A Hidden Life – Fox Searchlight Pictures, Markus Bensch /LMGI, Leo Baumgartner
Jojo Rabbit – Fox Searchlight Pictures, Jan Adler /LMGI
Little Women – SONY Pictures, Douglas Dresser /LMGI, Kyle “Snappy” Oliver /LMGI

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
The Last Black Man in San Francisco – A24, Daniel Lee /LMGI
6 Underground – Bay Films, Skydance Media, Netflix, Enrico Latella /LMGI, Simon Crook /LMGI
Da 5 Bloods – 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Netflix, Nui Voradet Emeam
Extraction – Netflix, Mary Barltrop /LMGI
Peanut Butter Falcon – Armory Films, Roadside Attractions, Jody Schiesser

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES
Perry Mason – HBO, Jonathan Jansen /LMGI, Alexander Georges /LMGI, Brian Kinney /LMGI, Alex Moreno /LMGI
Babylon Berlin: Season 3– X Filme Creative Pool, Netflix: David Pieper /LMGI
The Crown: Season 3 – Netflix, Pat Karam /LMGI, Pedro “Tate” Aråez /LMGI
See: Season 1 – Apple TV+, Trevor Brokop, Nick Bergstedt, Michael Gazetas /LMGI (posthumous)
Westworld: Season 3 – HBO , Mandi Dillin /LMGI, Michael Wesley /LMGI
Wu-Tang: An American Saga – Hulu,  Rob Coleman, Mike Mizrahi, Dexter Wiseman

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
Killing Eve: Season 3 - BBC America, Jamie Parsons, Jordi Utset, Lucian Asan
Giri/Haji – Netflix - Antonia Grant, Idris Ahmed, Tooru Hayakawa, Katsumasa Morita
Goliath: Season 3 – Amazon Prime Video, Scott Poole, Errol Reichow/LMGI
Messiah – Netflix, Wendell Hinkle, Marco Giacalone /LMGI, Hilton Clay Peres /LMGI
Treadstone – Captivate Entertainment, USA Network, Imre Légmån /LMGI, Rosita Cannata, Bong Cho, Wesker Hsing
White Lines – Netflix, Germån Traver, Leon Seth

**(TIE) OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A LIMITED ANTHOLOGY TELEVISION
*Little America – Apple TV+, Mike Hartel, Rocco Nisivoccia, Adrian Knight /LMGI
*ZeroZeroZero – Amazon Prime Video, Gianni Antonio Grazioli, Christian Peritore, Juan Pablo Noval, Lily Flaschner, Virginia McCollam, Babacar Seck,  Zoubir Belgsir, Hicham Jamaledine
Belgravia - Epix, Mark “Sparky” Ellis
Catherine the Great – HBO, Vytautas Riabovas, Kestas Cicenasas, Svetlana Lukash
The Plot Against America – HBO, Matthew Kania
The Spy – Netflix , Rabi El Bakki, Zsuzsa Gregua, Zsolt Valkony

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL
Mask of the Zodiac - Stink Shanghai, Ben Qian, Allen Cao
Ford: Human Power - Primo, Alejando Bresciani
Georgetown Optician: Eyes Say More Than Words - Design Army, Dean Alexander
Gucci: Of Course A Horse - GE-Projects, Beau Bright
Renault Clio: The French Exchange - Academy Films, Mark Jones, Eugene Strange
Sprite “You Are Not Alone” - Primo, Hernan Dal Maso

OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION
Toscana Film Commission
Abu Dhabi Film Commission
Berlin Brandenberg Film Commission
The Municipality of Port Hope Marketing & Tourism Office, Port Hope, Ontario
New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission