Game Of Thrones and The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty won top honors for its location managers at this evening’s first Location Managers Guild of America Awards, which was held at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. The black-tie event, which was presented by the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Office of Film & Entertainment, honors “outstanding and creative contributions of location professionals in six categories of film, television and commercials. In addition, filmmaker Alexander Payne (Nebraska, The Descendants, Sideways) was given the Eva Monley Award for his dedicated understanding of the power of quality locations to enhance a story.” Billy Crystal presented the Humanitarian Award to cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who won Oscars for his work on Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bound for Glory. Wexler was named one of the 10 most influential cinematographers in movie history by an International Cinematographers Guild survey for his body of work, which also includes In the Heat Of The Night, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (with Bill Butler), Matewan, Blaze and *61. Commercial location scout Scott Dewees was given the Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Sheri Davis, Director of the Inland Empire Film Commission, received the Trailblazer Award. LMGA President Nancy Haecker presided over the ceremony with comedian Jamie Kaler serving as host.
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Besides the special awards, the full list of winners follows:
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Feature Film
Ilt Jones (Iron Man 3)
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – TV Program
Robert Boake (Game of Thrones)
Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – Commercial
David Doumeng & Charlie Love (Nike)
Outstanding Location Feature Film
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Outstanding Location Television Program
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Film Commission
Albuquerque Film Commission (Breaking Bad & Lone Survivor)