The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has revealed the nominees for its 12th annual awards ceremony, recognizing exceptional work in finding and managing filming locations for movies, TV shows, and commercials. The 2025 LMGI Awards will take place on August 23 at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, California.
This year’s nominations highlight outstanding location work across various categories, with Sinners and The Studio emerging as major contenders. The guild received a record number of submissions from around the world, showing how important locations have become in modern filmmaking.
Major Film Nominees for 2025 LMGI Awards
Sinners, the Warner Bros. period drama, earned a nomination for Outstanding Locations in a Period Feature Film. It competes against other notable films including The Apprentice, A Complete Unknown, Fly Me to the Moon, Gladiator II, and I’m Still Here.
In the contemporary film category, Conclave from Focus Features joins Anora, A Real Pain, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and Twisters as nominees for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Feature Film.
Television Categories Feature Strong Contenders
Apple TV+’s The Studio scored a nomination for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series. Other shows in this category include The Day of the Jackal, Landman, The Last of Us Season 2, Mobland, and Slow Horses Season 4.
Period television nominees feature 1923 Season 2, Dark Winds Season 3, Godfather of Harlem Season 4, Hotel Portofino Season 3, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Commercial and Film Commission Nominations
The commercial category includes creative location work for ads like the Army National Guard’s “Uncommon is Calling”, Diablo IV’s “Vessel of Hatred”, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch Super Bowl commercial.
Film commissions being recognized include the British Columbia Film Commission for The Last of Us Season 2, the City of Toronto Film Office for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6, and the Egypt Film Commission for Fountain of Youth.
What Makes the LMGI Awards Special
The LMGI Awards celebrate the often-overlooked work of location professionals who find and secure filming sites that become essential parts of storytelling. These experts don’t just find pretty places – they discover locations that help tell the story and create the right atmosphere for films and shows.
Last year’s winners included Oppenheimer and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 for films, and Fallout, Fargo, and Ripley for television. The awards also recognized commercial work and film commissions that support productions.
The 2025 ceremony will be produced by IngleDodd Media and Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative, with John Rakich (LMGI President) and Nancy Haecker chairing the awards committee. The event brings together location professionals from around the world to celebrate their contributions to filmmaking.
Credits: Information gathered from official LMGI announcements and entertainment industry reports.
