The Art Directors Guild has pulled back the curtain on its 2025 career honorees and added a legend from Hollywood’s Golden Age to its Hall of Fame.
Art department veterans Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman and J. Dennis Washington are set for the guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award, while the late Oscar winner Carl Jules Weyl — whose credits also include Casablanca and The Adventures of Robin Hood — is its newest Hall of Famer.
Read more about them below. They will be feted at ADG’s 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 15 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. “We’re thrilled to recognize these fantastic artisans, who represent the pinnacle of craftsmanship and artistry in art departments,” ADG Awards producers Michael Allen Glover and Megan Elizabeth Bell said in a joint statement.
Here are bios of the 2025 honorees and the awards they’ll receive, provided by the Art Directors Guild: Scenic artist Frazza will receive Lifetime Achievement Award recognition through the Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists Council, presented during the ADG Awards ceremony by Production Designer Jack Forrestel.
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