‘The Shape Of Water’ And ‘Dunkirk’ Take Top Honors At ADG And ACE Awards

As we lurch into the final weeks before the Oscars, a few more awards groups have given out their top prizes. Ceremonies like theArt Directors Guild’s Awardsand theAmerican Cinema Editors' Eddie Awardsoffer some much-deserved accolades to films and artists that often escape the spotlight at the Academy Awards…and they also offer a way for us to narrow down our Oscars betting pools.

Here’s who won big at the ADG Awards and ACE Eddie Awards this weekend.

The Shape of WaterandBlade Runner 2049won the top prizes for film at the ADG Awards on Sunday night, which awards honors for production design. This pushesThe Shape of Waterto the front of the Oscar race once again. Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era fairy tale earned13 Oscar nominationsand continues to look like the movie to beat. It was a great night at the ADG Awards for genre films overall, withBlade Runner 2049andLoganscoring the top prizes in their respective categories.Loganeven beat out awards favoriteThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missourifor best production design in a contemporary film. Unsurprisingly,Cocowon the slot for animated film.

At the ACE Eddie Awards on Saturday night,Dunkirkwas the big winner, scooping up the top prize for a drama film. Lee Smith’s masterful editing of Christopher Nolan’s war epic continues to look like the Oscar frontrunner. Other major film prizes went to Tatiana S. Riegel ofI, Tonyaand Steve Bloom of Pixar’sCoco.

Full List of Winners at the 2018 ADG Awards

PERIOD FILMTHE SHAPE OF WATER

Production Designer: PAUL DENHAM AUSTERBERRY

FANTASY FILMBLADE RUNNER 2049

Production Designer: DENNIS GASSNER

CONTEMPORARY FILMLOGAN

Production Designer: FRANÇOIS AUDOUY

ANIMATED FILMCOCO

Production Designer: HARLEY JESSUP

One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera SeriesGAME OF THRONES: “Dragonstone,” “The Queen`s Justice,” “Eastwatch”

Production Designer: DEBORAH RILEY

One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera SeriesTHE HANDMAID’S TALE: “Pilot, Offred,” “Birth Day,” “Nolite Te Bastardes

Carborundorum”

Production Designer: JULIE BERGHOFF

Television Movie or LIMITED SeriesBLACK MIRROR: “USS Callister”

Production Designer: JOEL COLLINS

Half Hour Single-Camera SeriesGLOW: “Pilot,” “The Wrath of Kuntar,” “The Dusty Spur”

Production Designer: TODD FJELSTED

MULTI-CAMERA SeriesWILL & GRACE: “Eleven Years Later,” “A Gay Olde Christmas”

Production Designer: GLENDA ROVELLO

Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or CommercialSTAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II: “Rivalry / PS4”

Production Designer: JASON EDMONDS

Variety or Competition Series/AWARDS OR EVENT SPECIALPORTLANDIA: “Portland Secedes,” “Ants,” “Fred`s Cell Phone Company”

Production Designer: SCHUYLER TELLEEN

Full List of Winners at the ACE Eddie Awards

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):Dunkirk

Lee Smith, ACE

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY):

Tatiana S. Riegel, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Steve Bloom

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):

Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE, Will Znidaric, Brett Morgen

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (NON-THEATRICAL)

Five Came Back: The Price of Victory

Will Znidaric

BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:

Black-ish: “Lemons”

John Peter Bernardo, Jamie Pedroza

BEST EDITED COMEDY SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:

Curb Your Enthusiasm: “The Shucker”

Jonathan Corn, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:

Fargo: “Who Rules the Land of Denial”

Andrew Seklir, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION:

The Handmaid’s Tale: “Offred”

Julian Clarke, ACE & Wendy Hallam Martin

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION:

Genius: Einstein “Chapter One”

James D. Wilcox

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:

VICE News Tonight: “Charlottesville: Race & Terror”

Tim Clancy, Cameron Dennis, John Chimples & Denny Thomas

STUDENT COMPETITION WINNER

Mariah Zenk – Missouri State University