LOCATION MANAGERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS NOMINEES FOR THE 13th ANNUAL LMGI AWARDS
The record number of global submissions highlights the creative impact of locations across film, television, commercials, and film commissions.
Awards set for August 22, 2026
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has announced the nominations for the annual LMGI Awards, set for Saturday, August 22, 2026, at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. The LMGI Awards spotlight and honor the outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in film, television, commercials, and film commissions from around the globe.
The LMGI Awards received a record number of submissions from around the world, each uniquely demonstrating how locations enrich the art of storytelling and filmmaking.
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 13th ANNUAL LMGI AWARDS ARE:
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM
28 Years Later (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Camilla Stephenson /LMGI, Cat Ho /LMGI, Calum Green
Bugonia (Focus Features)
Tom Woods, Kellie Morrison /LMGI, Bryony Preen, Danny Maze,
Dan Peacock, Ross Monaghan /LMGI
F1 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Apple TV)
Charlie Hayes /LMGI, Lucy Lee, Sarah Lewis, Rochard Kamel, Chris Baugh
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Michael Glaser /LMGI, Michael Wesley /LMGI, Rich Heichel
Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Danny Maze
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FEATURE FILM
Hamnet (Focus Features)
Lindsey Powell /LMGI, Rhys Bidder, Santiago Placer
Marty Supreme (A24)
Matthew Kania, Ross Brodar
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (Netflix)
Richard Hill
The Secret Agent (Neon)
Isabela Cunha, Mariana Jacob
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Nicholas Ader
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TV SERIES
Landman – Season 2 (Paramount+)
Dustin Daniels /LMGI, Paul Knaus /LMGI
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Christian Diaz de Bedoya /LMGI, John O’Connor /LMGI, Priscila Calero,
Jorge Noguerales, Yanira De Armas, Will Brewster /LMGI
Slow Horses – Season 5 (Apple TV)
Ian Pollington /LMGI, Nick Renner
The Diplomat – Season 3 (Netflix)
Robert Coleman /LMGI, Ian Hutchinson
The Night Manager – Season 2 (Amazon Prime Video)
Carlos Fernando Vélez García, Nelson Zuluaga, Manel Gaspar, Luis Botella /LMGI
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TV SERIES
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
Naomi Liston /LMGI, Sean Logan
Fallout – Season 2 (Amazon Prime Video)
Mandi Dillin /LMGI, David Park /LMGI
House of Guinness (Netflix)
Dan Connolly, Lucy Sharratt
Stranger Things – Season 5 (Netflix)
Tony Holley /LMGI, Kyle Carey /LMGI, John Lucas /LMGI, Renee Brock /LMGI
Young Sherlock (Amazon Prime Video)
Deon Du Preez /LMGI, Irene Manrique Matin /LMGI
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A TV ANTHOLOGY, MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Netflix)
Dee Gregson /LMGI, Fred Rowell, Enrique Martin Guadamuro /LMGI
Beef – Season 2 (Netflix)
Eric Fierstein, Wanhee Lee
Black Rabbit (Netflix)
Paul Eskenazi, Joel McGlumphy
Chief of War (Apple TV)
Timmy Chinn, Kevin Spring, Pono Guerrero, Joe Abel /LMGI
Lord of the Flies (Netflix)
Razaq Sahibjahn, Charlotte Wright /LMGI, Guy Sahibjahn, Mann Aduka
OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL
2025 Emirates NBA Cup: Who Will Capture the Cup?
Rik Nagel, Charlotte Ariss /LMGI, Bo Svensson /LMGI, Kieron Estrada, Lake Roberts
American Express: There’s Nothing Like Platinum
Koh Niizuma, Jason Ciaccia, Kim Houser /LMGI, Faical Hajji
Covered California: For the Love of Californians
JJ Levine /LMGI, Joe Amplo /LMGI, Carrie LA
Toyota Trucks: They Don’t Read Reviews
Alexandra Gibson /LMGI, Christina Conway /LMGI
Greater Zion: Why Hollywood Chooses This Landscape
Joyce Kelly /LMGI, Andrew Hodge /LMGI
OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION / OFFICE
Albuquerque Film Office – Pluribus (Apple TV)
Proimágenes Columbia/Colombia Film Commission – The Night Manager – Season 2 (Amazon Prime Video)
Film London – Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Amazon Prime Video)
Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission – One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century Studios)
Washington Filmworks – Train Dreams (Netflix)
The event will also honor Location Manager Mike Fantasia with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Fantasia has worked on nearly 40 feature films, including TOPGUN: Maverick, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Spider-Man: Homecoming, among others. The LMGI Humanitarian Award will be presented to the Environmental Media Association (EMA) for advancing sustainable production across film and television.
Location Manager Nancy Haecker chairs the 2026 LMGI Awards Committee. Returning as producers of this year’s LMGI Awards are IngleDodd Media and Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative. For more information, contact Awards@LocationManagers.org. For Press Credentials: Apply Here
The LMGI Awards are proudly sponsored by the following: LOCATION INNOVATOR: Lightship; DIAMOND: Skye Rentals; GOLD: Greater Zion Film Commission, Pacific Production Services, Universal Production Services, Warner Bros. Studios Burbank; SILVER: Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS), Hollywood Locations, Los Angeles Center Studios, Local 399, Magic Rentals, Production Security Services, Riverside County Film Commission, San Antonio Film Commission; BRONZE: City of Toronto, City of West Hollywood Film Office, Inland Empire Film Services, Santa Fe Regional Film Commission, The Virginia Film Office; MEDIA SPONSORS: Deadline, Gold Derby, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, SHOOT Magazine | SHOOTonline, The Location Guide, Screen International, The Wrap.
About the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI)
The Location Managers Guild International/LMGI is a global organization of career location professionals in motion picture, television, commercial, and print production. The organization is dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards and fostering strong relationships among production, government agencies, businesses, and communities. Through a range of innovative programs, LMGI promotes awareness of the essential creative role location professionals play in the entertainment industry. Founded in 2003 as the LMGA, the organization rebranded in 2016 to reflect its growing international membership. LMGI is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation. It is not a labor union and does not represent Location Managers or Scouts in wage or working condition negotiations.
For more information about #LMGI and the #LMGIawards, visit www.LocationManagers.org or follow LMGI on Facebook (@TheLMGI), Instagram (@locationmanagersguild), and X (@TheLMGI).
MEDIA CONTACTS
Cheri Warner · Andy Aguinada · Weissman/Markovitz Communications · 818.760.8995
Cheri@Publicity4all.com · Andy@Publicity4all.com
Press Credentials: Apply Here.
SPONSORSHIP / ADVERTISING / TICKETS CONTACT
IngleDodd Media – Awards Department
LMGIawards@IngleDodd.com · 310.650.8838
SPONSORSHIP MEDIA KIT: LMGI-AWARDS-MK-2026
LMGI Contact: Awards@LocationManagers.org
TALENT RELATIONS CONTACT:
Marley Wittuck • marley.wittuck@gmail.com