Nominees represent the extraordinary range and skill of location professionals to find locations that are integral to the action, motivation and tone of the storytelling narrative.
Compiled by Diane Friedman/LMGI Awards Committee
This year, the 2021 LMGI Awards Committee had a truly herculean task of researching, viewing and evaluating more than 200 projects submitted for consideration for an LMGI Award for features, television, commercials and film commissions.
The nominees represent the extraordinary range and skill of location professionals to find locations that are integral to the action, motivation and tone of the storytelling narrative.
The nominated projects hail from all parts of the globe and reflect a wide range of budgets and visions—from small indies to studio tent poles, from pointed comedy to heartbreaking drama—in every imaginable genre. Dystopian future worlds, fantasy thrillers, period costume drama, big family drama, detective murder mysteries, and stories about social injustice are popular themes this year.
Some submitted projects were already favorites of the awards committee and some were delightful surprises that the submissions brought to our attention. This year, we loved so many projects that narrowing it down to just the five or six finalists, often felt like a task worthy of Solomon.
The final determinations often come down to committee members asking, “Can this story just be told anywhere else? Why these locations to tell this story?”
We hope you will continue to submit your work regardless of what you think is being looked for. The committee is often gleefully sucked into watching entire series or movies that may not check all our boxes but are riveting and rewarding experiences in their own right!
The film commission nominees salute the tireless devotion of film commission staff in partnering with location pros to creatively address the challenges of filming on location. They open the doors that make the sometimes over-the-top requests to access incredible locations or impact a city’s normal activity possible!
Please think about volunteering on the 2022 Awards Committee. It’s a great opportunity to view great projects, e-meet inspirational location pros from around the world and promote the creative contribution we make to our industry.
We encourage everyone to explore the amazing work we have considered. The write-ups that follow are designed to show why these shows made the final cut, and to highlight a sample of signature locations from each that supports what was being looked for—as well as satisfy our insatiable curiosity to just know what was shot where! Please join us in celebrating the “Class of 2021.”
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OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES
Bridgerton
SLM Paul Tomlinson/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Crown S4
SLM Mark Walledge – UK
LM Tate Aráez Guzmán/
LMGI – Spain
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Fargo S4
SLM Nick Rafferty/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Nevers
SLM Jethro Ensor/LMGI
LM/Scout Elena Vakirtzis
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Ratched
LM Robert Foulkes/LMGI
LM Adam Robinson/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Snowfall
LM Manny Padilla/LMGI
Scout James Gierman
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale
LM Anne Richardson/LMGI
LM Jeremy Pinard/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Lupin
LM Thomas De Sambi
LM Valerie Segond
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Mosquito Coast
LM Eric Stangeland/LMGI – U.S.
LM Robert Lepucki/LMGI – U.S.
LM Horacio Rodriguez/LMGI – Mexico
LM Isaias Galicia Morales – Mexico
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Warrior Nun
LM Tate Aráez/LMGI
LMKico Aráez
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Woke
LM Kent Sponagle/LMGI
LM John Alexander/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Yellowstone: Season 3
LM Charlie Skinner/LMGI,
KALM David Zachary Heine/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A
TV SERIAL PROGRAM, ANTHOLOGY, OR LIMITED SERIES
Halston
LM Christopher Britton
LM Amanda Foley-Burbank
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Mare of EastTown
SLM Brian O’Neill/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Queen’s Gambit
SLM David Pieper/LMGI – Germany
LM Matt Graver/LMGI – Canada
Scout Stefan Wöhleke – Germany
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Serpent
LM Poj Udomsong Aram
LM Thitikorn Sriborisut
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Stand
SLM Matt Palmer/LMGI
LM Courtney Ashforth/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Underground Railroad
SLM Alison A. Taylor/LMGI
Scout Angie Morrison
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FILM
A Quiet Place PART II
LM Mara Alcaly
LM Joe Mullaney/LMGI,
Scout John Hutchinson/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Black Is King
LM Jason Wisch/LMGI
LM Vincent Vanni
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Concrete Cowboy
LM Christopher Gormley
Scout Staci Hagenbaugh
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Nomadland
LM Nathan D. Harrison
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Tenet
SLM Janice Polley/LMGI
LM Julie Hannum/LMGI,
LM Klaus Darrelmann/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FILM
Dreamland
LM Ashley Valdez/LMGI
ALM Clay DeVelvis
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Enola Holmes
SLM Bill Darby/LMGI
LM Jess MacDonald
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Judas and the Black Messiah
LM Bill Garvey
Scout Tim Kanieski
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Mank
SLM William “Bill” Doyle/LMGI
LMWalter Roshetski
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
The Trial of the Chicago 7
LM Nick Rafferty/LMGI
LM Dennis Vozkov
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL
Apple Watch Series 6 – It Already Does That
LM Matt DeLoach/LMGI,
LM Jof Hanwright/LMGI
LM Brent Gaffan, Galidan Nauber/LMGI
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Match – Awareness About Organ Transplantation
LM Hernan Dal Maso
ALM Jose Varamo
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Extra Gum – For When It’s Time
LM Daniela Aguilera
ALM Debi Castro
Scout Carlos Cofré
Scout Carlos Simón Santis
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Sony – Create the Beyond
LM Alfred Gislason,
Location Coord./Scout Gudfinnur Ymir Hardarson
ALM/Scout Birkir Bibbi Grétarsson
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
Nike – Play New
SLM/Scout Florian Schura/LMGI
LM/Scout Michael Dennehy/LMGI – LA
LM/Scout Michael Fricke – LA
LM/Scout Travis Diener – LA
Scout Steve Kovacic – LA
LM/Scout Alistair Volk – UK
Read about what the locations say about story, what the location manager says and locations to watch for HERE
OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION
Bath Film Office – Bridgerton
Estonian Film Institute/Film Estonia – Tenet
Hamilton Music and Film Office – Umbrella Academy
Liverpool Film Office – Tin Star: Liverpool
Savannah Regional Film Commission – The Underground Railroad
Screen Queensland Australia – Love and Monsters