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“A Complete Unknown” and “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” Are Motion Picture Winners at the 12th Annual Location Managers Guild International Awards

“The Studio”│“1923”│“The Penguin” Awarded For Television

Kevin Costner, Ilt Jones, and
Make-a-Wish Foundation Los Angeles Receive Special Honors

LMGI announced the winners of its 12th Annual LMGI Awards tonight. The Motion Picture awards went to “A Complete Unknown” (shot in New Jersey’s dramatic landscapes) and “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning” (filmed in England, Norway, South Africa, Malta). The Television Series winners were “The Studio” (filmed in L.A., Las Vegas), “1923” (shot in Texas, Montana), and “The Penguin” (filmed around NYC, Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Chinatown, Yonkers). Orient Express: “Artisan of Travel” (Belmond), received the award for Outstanding Commercial, and the New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission for “A Complete Unknown” was awarded the Outstanding Film Commission Award.

The awards ceremony and reception took place at the Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica before an audience of 400, including LMGI members, industry executives, and press. Actress and producer Rachael Harris (“Suits,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “The Hangover”) hosted the evening. The LMGI Awards spotlight international features, television and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations sets the tone, enriches the character, and enhances the narrative of the story.

Kevin Costner, the two-time Academy Award®-winning actor, producer, director, and writer, was honored with the esteemed Eva Monley Award. Costner was recognized for his dedication to storytelling through location, prominently featured in films such as “Dances with Wolves,” “The Bodyguard,” “Field of Dreams,” “Yellowstone,” and, most recently, “Horizon: An American Saga.”Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles was bestowed with the LMGI Humanitarian Award, recognized for its commitment to making a significant impact on the lives of children and their families through the transformative power of a wish. Their mission reflects the core values of compassion, creativity, and resilience—principles that resonate profoundly within the entertainment industry, where many have seen firsthand the life-changing effects of a fulfilled wish. Accepting on behalf of Make-A-Wish was Aparna Pande, CEO of Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles, presented by Don Pell, Make-A-Wish representative.

Producer Ian Bryce (“6 Underground”) presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Location Manager Ilt Jones, whose career spans over 30 years. Recognized for his seamless integration of real-life locations with the magical world of superheroes and large action movies, Jones’ creative visions are seen on some of the biggest blockbuster films such as “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Inception,” “Iron Man 3,” “Kong: Skull Island,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Captain Marvel,” and the “Transformers” franchise.

Additional presenters included Keyla Monterrosa Meija (“The Studio”), Carmen Christopher (“The Bear”), Maxwell Acee Donovan (“That ’90s Show”), Kate Linder (“Young and the Restless”), and Claire Brooks (Executive Director, AFCI), among others.

 2025 LMGI AWARDS WINNERS:

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES

“1923” – Season 2 (Paramount+)
David Zachary Heine/LMGI, James Crowley, Hayden Yancer/LMGI

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES

“The Studio” (Apple TV+)
Stacey Brashear/LMGI, Martin J. Cummins/LMGI

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A TELEVISION ANTHOLOGY,
MOW OR LIMITED SERIES

“The Penguin”  (HBO Max)
Keith Adams/LMGI

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FEATURE FILM

“A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)
Anthony Pisani/LMGI

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

“Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning” (Paramount Pictures)
Ben Firminger/LMGI, Jonas Christiansen, Morten Nelson, Niall O’Shea, Jason Roberts, Peter Bardsley, Jasmine Burridge/LMGI, Clara Butler, Sam Millner

OUTSTANDING FILM COMMISSION

New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission
A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight Pictures)

OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A COMMERCIAL

Orient Express: “Artisan of Travel” (Belmond)
Cagdas Altun, Ozgur Oz, Bugra Baydar, Gokhan Seven

Chairing the LMGI Awards Committee are John Rakich, LMGI President, and Nancy Haecker, LMGI. Returning as producers of this year’s LMGI Awards are IngleDodd Media and Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative, joined by writer Shelly Goldstein.

SPONSORS: The LMGI Awards are proudly sponsored by: TITLE: Film Hawaii; DIAMOND: Film AlUla, Skye Rentals; GOLD: Cinespace Studios, Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS), Film New Mexico, Fox Studio Lot, Greater Zion Film Commission, Pacific Production Services, Warner Bros. Studio Operations; SILVER: Church’s Texas Chicken, City of Toronto, FilmLA, Hollywood Locations, Houston Film Commission, Live Nation Los Angeles, Local 399, Los Angeles Center Studios, Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission, Placer Lake Tahoe Film Office, Production Security Services, Reel Security & Safety, Riverside County Film Commission, Trilith Studios; BRONZE: AFCI Association of Film Commissioners International, Astek Wallcovering, Austin Film Commission, Board Brothers, Inc., California Film Commission, City of West Hollywood Film Office, Directors Guild of Canada – British Columbia, El Paso Film & Creative Industries Commission, Film New Orleans, Film Simi Valley, Filming in Croatia, Frames TV & Production, Inland Empire Film Services, Magic Rentals, Mississippi Film Office, Montana Film Office, Ontario Creates, Reel Waste & Recycling, San Antonio Film Commission, Santa Fe Regional Film Commission, Screen Scotland, Studio Air & Power, The Virginia Film Office; MEDIA SPONSORS: Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Location Guide, SHOOTMagazine|SHOOTonline, 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 the motion picture, television, commercial, and print production industries, dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards. Through local commitment and international strength, we support strong relationships between production and government agencies, businesses and communities. We promote awareness of the location professionals’ place in the entertainment industry as indispensable creative collaborators through a variety of innovative programs. The LMGI was founded in 2003 as a 501(c)(6), nonprofit corporation as the LMGA and rebranded in 2016 to reflect its growing international membership. The LMGI is not a labor union and does not represent Location Managers or Scouts in wage or working condition negotiations.

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