The Property Masters Guild (PMG) presented the 2nd MacGuffin Awards tonight in a ceremony at Paramount Theater in Hollywood.
For the Feature Film awards categories, Dean Goodine won the Contemporary Feature Film award for “Heretic,” Michael Jortner took home the Period Feature Film award for “A Complete Unknown” and Douglas Harlocker won the Fantasy/Science Fiction Feature Film award for “Dune: Part Two.”
In the MacGuffin Award Television and Short Format categories, Catherine Miller won the One-Hour Contemporary Television Series award for “Severance,” Dean Eilertson won the One-Hour Period Television Series award for “Shōgun,” Jortner and Peter Gelfman earned the One-Hour Fantasy/Science Fiction Television Series award for “Fallout,” Andrew M. Siegel won the Half-Hour Single Camera Television Series award for “The Studio,” Lindsay Tomlinson Forrest took home the Half-Hour Multi-Camera Television Series award for “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” David Gulick and Antonio Fraulo won the Television Miniseries award for “Ripley,” Morgan Treven Bedwell received the Variety, Reality, Game Show or Event Special award for “The Rehearsal,” and Brad Elliott won the Short Format award for Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone: “Fortnight.” A full list of winners can be found below.
PMG President Jeffrey Johnson drew applause from the audience during a speech that highlighted the PMG’s mission to elevate those in their craft, and expressed his gratitude for the guild members and sponsors who have helped the awards show grow exponentially in its second year.
“The MacGuffin Awards recognize the talent, precision and problem-solving that Property Masters contribute to productions,” say co-chairs Theresa Corvino, Brad Elliott and Lauren Shell. “Their work is essential to creating worlds audiences believe in and remember.”
The inaugural President’s Award was presented to Alfonso Ramirez by PMG President Jeffrey Johnson, recognizing exceptional contributions to the property craft by professionals outside the Property Master role. His credits include “Rent: Live,” “68 Whiskey,” “The Offer,” “Horizon: Chapter 2” and “Lanterns.”
During the ceremony, the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Studio Art & Technology, was presented to Dennis J. Parrish by writer and director Johnathan Mostow and Vice President of Studio Art & Technology Lewis Doty. Parrish’s career began at Warner Bros. on “The Silver Chalice” and spanned five decades, with credits including “Hello, Dolly!,” “Papillon,” “Red Dawn,” “Total Recall” “Casino,” “U-571” and “Gangs of New York.”
The Humanitarian Award, sponsored by Hill Valley, was presented to Chuck McSorley by Property Master and PMG Board Member Kurt Bruun, and Founder and CEO of Hill Valley, Eric Nebot. His professional credits include “Edward Scissorhands,” “Ed Wood,” “Batman Forever,” “Freaks and Geeks,” “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and “Captain America: A Brave New World.”
Additional presenters for the celebratory evening of property masters included PMG Board Director Olivia Dom; IATSE Local 44 business agent Tobey Bayes; directors and writers Natalia Leite (“M.F.A.,” “The Handmaid’s Tale”), Jonathan Mostow (“Terminator 3,” “U-571”), Ken Kwapis (“A Walk in the Woods,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”), Chris Weitz (“American Pie,” “About a Boy”), and Matthew Weiner (“Mad Men,” “The Sopranos”); artisans Scott Bauer, Property Master (“Platonic,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Rosemary Brandenburg, Set Decorator (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “The Hateful Eight”), Rick Carter, Production Designer (“Jurassic Park,” “Forrest Gump”), Stefan Dechant, Production Designer (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Nancy Haigh, Set Decorator (“Bugsy,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), and Amelia Vincent, Director of Photography (“Song Sung Blue,” “Hustle & Flow”); producers Leopold Hughes (“Knives Out,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”) and Ben LeClair (“Fair Play,” “American Fiction”); and actors Matthew Lamb (“High Potential”), Virginia Madsen (“Sideways,” “Candyman”), Dileep Rao (“Avatar,” “Drag Me to Hell”), Dax Shepard (“Armchair Expert Host,” “Parenthood”), and Alkaio Thiele (“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place”).
The audience included guild members, filmmakers and industry executives who gathered to celebrate the artistry and craft of property masters over the past year in film and television.
The complete winners list is below:
CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM:
Heretic
Property Master: Dean Goodine, PMG
PERIOD FEATURE FILM
A Complete Unknown
Property Master: Michael Jortner, PMG
FANTASY / SCIENCE FICTION FEATURE FILM
Dune: Part Two
Property Master: Douglas Harlocker, PMG
ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION SERIES
Severance, Season 2
Property Master: Catherine Miller, PMG
ONE-HOUR PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES
Shōgun, Season 1
Property Master: Dean Eilertson, PMG
ONE-HOUR FANTASY / SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES
Fallout, Season 1
Property Masters: Michael Jortner, PMG; Peter Gelfman, PMG
HALF-HOUR SINGLE CAMERA TELEVISION SERIES
The Studio, Season 1
Property Master: Andrew M. Siegel, PMG
HALF-HOUR MULTI-CAMERA TELEVISION SERIES
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Season 1
Property Master: Lindsay Tomlinson Forrest, PMG
TELEVISION MINISERIES
Ripley
Property Master: David Gulick, PMG; Antonio Fraulo
VARIETY, REALITY, GAME SHOW OR EVENT SPECIAL
The Rehearsal, Season 2
Property Master: Morgan Treven Bedwell
SHORT FORMAT: COMMERCIALS, MUSIC VIDEOS, SHORT FILMS AND WEB SERIES
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone: “Fortnight”
Property Master: Brad Elliott, PMG
