2020 LMGI Awards: Spike Lee To Be Honoured With Trailblazer Award

Prominent filmmaker Spike Lee will receive a trailblazer award at the 2020 Location Managers Guild International Awards ceremony. Lee is recognized for the prize for the impact he has had in the industry, according to the former president of LMGI Lori Balton.

 

Nominees for the 7th annual LMGI ceremony were announced on Thursday and will be hosted virtually by Isaiah Mustafa with respect to the coronavirus pandemic social distancing rules on October 24 at 2 p.m. 

Speaking of the 'Malcolm X' director, Balton in his statement, described him as a man with an incredible "talent" who is also "trailblazer" on many grounds in the film industry. 

"We are especially grateful that Mr. Lee has brought so much diverse talent into the industry," said Balton. "Actors like Samuel Jackson, Rosie Perez and Giancarlo Esposito, but also so many of us working behind the scenes - Wynn Thomas, Ruth Carter, Ernest Dickerson, and Brent Owns to name a few. He is a Trailblazer on a number of levels."

Lee has a number of films to his name such as 4 Little Girls, Do The Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It, and Da 5 Bloods. In terms of awards, the 63-year-old is an Oscars, Bafta, and a two-time Emmy Awards winner. 

See below for the list of nominees:

Outstanding Locations In A Period Feature Film 

1917 - DreamWorks Pictures 

Dolemite is My Name - Netflix 

A Hidden Life - Fox Searchlight Pictures 

Jojo Rabbit - Fox Searchlight Pictures

Little Women - SONY Pictures 

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Columbia Pictures 

Outstanding Locations In A Contemporary feature Film 

6 Underground - Bay Films, Skydance Media, Netflix

Da 5 Bloods - 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Rahway Road Productions, Netflix 

Extraction - Netflix

The Last Black Man in San Francisco - A24

Peanut Butter Falcon - Armony Films, Roadside Attractions

Outstanding Locations In a Period Television Series

Babylon Berlin - X Filme Creative Pool, Netflix

The Crown: Season 3 - Netflix

Perry Mason - HBO

See: Season 1 - Apple TV+

Wu-Tang: An American Saga - Hulu 

Outstanding Locations In a Contemporary Television Series

Giri/Haji - Netflix 

Goliath Season 3 - Amazon Prime Video 

Killing Eve: Season 3 - BBC America

Messiah - Netflix 

Treadstone - Captivate Entertainment, USA Network 

White Lines - Netflix

Outstanding Locations In a Limited Anthology Television 

Belgravia - Epix

Catherine the Great - HBO

Little America - Apple TV+

The Plot Against America - HBO

ZeroZeroZero - Amazon Prime Video

Outstanding Locations In a Commercial 

Ford: Human Power - Link - Primo 

Georgetown Optician: Eyes Say More Than Words - Link - Design Army

Gucci: Of Course A Horse - Link - GE-Projects 

Mask of the Zodiac: - Link - Shanghai 

Renault Clio: The French Exchange - Link - Academy Films 

Sprite: You Are Not Alone - Link - Primo

Outstanding Film Commission

Abu Dhabi Film Commission 

Berlin Brandenberg Film Commission 

The Municipality of Port Hope Marketing & Tourism Office, Port Hope, Ontario

New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission 

Toscana Film Commission