‘The Bear,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and More Win Property Masters Guild Awards

Andrés Buenahora
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The Property Masters Guild (PMG) announced the winners of the inaugural PMG MacGuffin Awards, which is the only awards show to date celebrating the significant artistic achievements of Property Masters. The Motion Picture MacGuffin Awards were presented to “Oppenheimer” (Guillaume Delouche, PMG), “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part 1” (David Cheesman) and “Poor Things” (Balázs M. Kovács).

Winners in the Television Series included “The Bear” (Laura Roeper, PMG), “Lessons in Chemistry” (Jode Mann, PMG), “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Jeffrey Johnson, PMG), “That ‘90s Show” (Julie Heuer, PMG), “Perry Mason” (Brad Einhorn, PMG), “The Last of Us” (Justin Onofriechuk) and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (Todd Daniels, PMG).

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The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to property master Emily Ferry, the first female Property Master in film and television. Ferry worked on more than 50 films including “The Right Stuff,” “Addams Family Values,” “Alien: Resurrection,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Memoirs of a Geisha.”

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Additional presenters included Bill Barretta (Executive Producer, Writer, Director  “Muppets”), Vivien Lyra Blair (“The Boogeyman,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi”), Dylan Cole and Ben Procter (“Avatar” Production Designers), Pam Elyea (History for Hire), Tom Lennon (“Jezebel”), Virginia Madsen (“Sideways”), Hope Parrish (“Big Little Lies,” “Django Unchained”), Dennis Parrish (“Hello Dolly,” “Patton,” “Papillon,” “The Jerk”), Gary Moore (Dell), Dax Shepard (“Armchair Expert” podcast host), Cat Smith (“Lessons in Chemistry” Production Designer) and Reno Wilson (“Mike & Molly,” “Good Girls”).

Here are a list of award winners below:

PROPERTY MASTERS GUILD 2024 MACGUFFIN AWARDS

HONOREES:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Emily Ferry

HUMANITARIAN AWARD

            Russell Babbitt

AWARD WINNERS:

PERIOD FEATURE FILM

“Oppenheimer”
Guillaume Delouche, PMG

CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”

David Cheesman

FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION FEATURE FILM

“Poor Things”
Balázs M. Kovács

HALF-HOUR SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

The Bear – Season 2”

Laura Roeper, PMG

HALF-HOUR MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

“That ‘90s Show – Season 1”
Julie Heuer, PMG

ONE-HOUR CONTEMPORARY SERIES

“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – Season 4”

Jeffrey Johnson, PMG

ONE-HOUR PERIOD SERIES

“Perry Mason – Season 2”
Brad Einhorn, PMG

ONE-HOUR FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION SERIES

“The Last of Us – Season 1”
Justin Onofriechuk

TELEVISION MINI-SERIES

“Lessons in Chemistry”
Jode Mann, PMG

VARIETY, REALITY GAME SHOW

“A Black Lady Sketch Show – Season 4”

Todd Daniels, PMG

SHORT FORMAT: COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS

“Feeding Time: A Tale from Jack in the Box”

Brad Elliott, PMG


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