The 16th Art Directors Guild Awards, which were given on February 4, 2012, honored the best production designers of 2011.
Contemporary Film:
Donald Graham Burt – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Jefferson Sage – Bridesmaids
Jane Ann Stewart – The Descendants
Beth Mickle – Drive
K. K. Barrett – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Fantasy Film:
Stuart Craig – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Robert Stromberg – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Rick Heinrichs – Captain America: The First Avenger
Scott Chambliss – Cowboys & Aliens
John Myhre – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Period Film:
Dante Ferretti – Hugo
Sebastian Krawinkel – Anonymous
Laurence Bennett – The Artist
Mark Ricker – The Help
Maria Djurkovic – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
One-Hour Single Camera Television Series:
Bill Groom – Boardwalk Empire (for "21")
Gemma Jackson – Game of Thrones (for "A Golden Crown")
Mark Worthington – American Horror Story: Murder House (for "Murder House")
Scott P. Murphy – The Playboy Club (for "The Scarlet Bunny")
Bob Shaw – Pan Am (for "Pilot")
Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
Richard Berg – Modern Family (for "Express Christmas")
Keith Raywood and Teresa Mastropierro – 30 Rock (for "Double-Edged Sword")
Joseph P. Lucky – Weeds (for "Game-Played")
Michael Wylie – Californication (for "Monkey Business")
Jefferson Sage – New Girl (for "Pilot")
Multi-Camera Unscripted Series:
Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura & N. Joseph DeTullio – Saturday Night Live (for "Host: Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga")
Stephan G. Olson – How I Met Your Mother (for "Ducky Tie")
Glenda Rovello – 2 Broke Girls (for "And the Rich People Problems")
James Yarnell – American Idol (for "Top 12 Boys Perform")
James Yarnell – Dancing with the Stars (for "Round One")
Miniseries or Television Movie:
Mark Friedberg – Mildred Pierce
Patti Podesta – Cinema Verite
Bob Shaw – Too Big to Fail
Eve Stewart – The Hour
Robb Wilson King – Bling Ring