APDG AWARDS shortlisted nominees announcement

The shortlist of nominees for the inaugural APDG AWARDS.

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The DOCKLANDS STUDIOS MELBOURNE APDG award for design on a feature film

The Tree - Steven Jones-Evans; production designer.
Daybreakers – George Liddle; production designer.
Beneath Hill 60 – Clayton Jauncey; production designer.

The ENCORE APDG award for design on a short film

The Cartographer – Jane Shadbolt; designer/director.
The Missing Key – Jonathan Nix; designer/director, Shane Ingram; 3D designer.
The Telegram Man – David McKay; production designer.

The MATCHBOX PICTURES APDG award for design on a television drama

Hawke - Carrie Kennedy; production designer, Ben Morieson; production designer.
Cloudstreet - Herbert Pinter; production designer.
Paper Giants – Jon Rohde; production designer, Scott Bird; art director.

The NEXT PRINTING APDG award for design on a television production

The Late Session, series 1 – Jo Briscoe; production designer.
ABC News 24 – Leigh Tierney; designer, Jon Rohde; art director.

The RIVERSIDE THEATRES APDG award for design on a theatre production

Doctor Zhivago – Michael Scott-Mitchell; set designer.
The Girl from the Golden West – Michael Scott-Mitchell; set designer.
Hairspray – Eamon D’arcy; set designer.

The PHOTOPLAY FILMS APDG award for design on an advertisement

Bankers Trust - Karen Murphy, production designer.
Gucci, Guilty - Damien Drew; art director, Michael Turner; set designer.
Honda CRV – Aaron Crothers; designer/art director.

The WYSIWYG 3D APDG award for drawing

The Pacific – Annet Mackie; concept illustrator
Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader – Gypsy Taylor; costume illustrator
Beneath Hill 60 – Peter Sheehan; storyboard artist

The HERO FROCK HIRE APDG award for costume design

Lamb Spring Fashion – Claude Marcos; costume designer.
La Boheme - Julie Lynch; costume designer.
LA Noire – Wendy Cork; costume designer.

The QANTM APDG award for a visual effect

Gucci, Guilty – Damien Drew; art director, Dave Morley; VFX supervisor, Michael Turner; set designer.
Hair Spray – Robbie Klaesi; creative director digital content.
The Cartographer - Bill McGuire; VFX artist.

The M.A.C AUSTRALIA APDG award for makeup design

Sleeping Beauty – Lesley Vanderwalt; make-up and hair design, Bec Taylor; hair dresser
My Place – Bec Taylor; make-up and hair designer

There ais no shortlist of nominees for the following award categories, winners will be announced at the awards event.

The WACOM APDG award for design on a game

The REVOLVER, APDG award for title design

The CAMERON CRESWELL AGENCY APDG award for outstanding contribution to design