‘Ripley,’ ‘Fallout,’ ‘Fargo’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Take Top Honors at Location Managers Guild Awards
variety.comCarolyn Giardina Emmy contenders “Fallout,” “Fargo” and “Ripley” were among the winners at the 11th annual Location Managers Guild International Awards, presented Saturday at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
Additionally, motion picture awards went to Best Picture Oscar recipient “Oppenheimer,” which was filmed throughout New Mexico, and “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part 1,” filmed in Norway, Italy and in the U.K. “Fallout” was lensed in Utah, New York and Namibia; “Fargo,” in Alberta, Canada; and “Ripley,” in Italy. “Toyota: “Present from the Past,” filmed in Washington State, topped the commercial category.
Film in Iceland received the Outstanding Film Commission Award, on the strength of its support for “True Detective: Night Country.” Also during the ceremony, which was hosted by actress and producer Rachael Harris (“Suits,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “The Hangover”), several previously-announced awards were handed out.
David Shepheard, vp of Martini Film Studios, presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to supervising location manager Sue Quinn, known for her work on the “Fantastic Beasts,” “Harry Potter” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchises.
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