JANE CAMPION is set to be honored at the 26th Annual Art Directors Guild’s Excellence in Production Design Awards. “The Power of the Dog” director will receive the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award, ADG President Nelson Coates, ADG, and Awards Producer Michael Allen Glover, ADG announced Friday. The 26th annual ceremony is set to return with a live event March 5 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The ADG Awards honor excellence in Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films. The ADG’s Cinematic Imagery Award is given to those whose body of work in the film and television industry has enhanced the visual aspects of the viewer’s experience. Previous recipients of the award include Ryan Murphy, Chuck Lorre, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, John Lasseter, George Lucas, and Clint Eastwood. Campion was the first female director to win the Palme D’Or for her debut feature “The Piano” and recognized as one of only seven women to ever be nominated for best director at the Academy Awards. “The Piano” received nine Oscar nominations and secured three wins including for best screenplay. The director was awarded the Silver Lion for directing for her film “The Power of the Dog” at the Venice International Film Festival. Other credits include “Sweetie,” “An Angel at My Table,” which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, “The Portrait of a Lady,” “Holy Smoke,” “In the Cut,” and “Bright Star,” which was nominated for the Golden Palm in Cannes. Campion also co-wrote, co-directed and executive produced the mini-series “Top of the Lake,” which starred Elisabeth Moss. (SD-Agencies)
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