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Next Ceremony: TBC 2020
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2019 WINNER HIGHLIGHTS
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Projection DesignTheatreRoma Flowers"The eye is dazzled at every turn in this 'immersive projection experience'."Find out moreAward Winner for© Ian McMorran
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Award Winner for DanceTheatreBrandon Stirling Baker"The work, at first glance, is simple, clean, and elegant. However, this apparent simplicity masks a mastery of light, color, and composition that perfectly pairs with the choreography."Find out more© Amitava Sarker
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Award Winner for Plays (Small Venue)TheatreReza Behjat"The lighting in Nina Simone: Four Women helped shape the plot of the play since the set remained constant. The manipulation of lights helped set the tone of specific scenes as well as assisting the audience to determine where to focus and what was important from moment to moment."Find out more© Sean Fanning
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Award Winner for Plays (Large Venue)TheatreNatasha Katz"Natasha Katz’s innumerable talents shine in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, which demonstrates her keen sense of mood and deep reverence for the set and small cast. It might be the opposite of her recent musicals and ballets; considered together, Katz’s range is practically unmatched."Find out more© Deen Van Meer
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Award Winner for OperaTheatreJosh Epstein"Josh Epstein’s work on Ellen West was rich with visual tension, and fabulous shadows, reflecting the internal turmoil of the main character."Find out more© Gary David Gold
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Award Winner forTheatreChristina Watanabe"Gorgeous color, smart cueing. The design feels like a deconstruction of a musical, and in this reconsideration, a new and vital shape is brought forth."Find out moreMusicals (Small Venue)© Mia Agguire/Mia Isabella Photography
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Award Winner forTheatreBradley King"Created on Broadway using entirely LED lights (though you wouldn’t know if they hadn’t told you), under the circumstances, the range of colors, variations, specified emphases are just as powerful as any design using traditional forms of lighting."Find out moreMusicals (Large Venue)© Matthew Murphy
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Award Winner forLive For BroadcastJon Kusner"The complex lighting design of the 2018 CMA Awards creates a series of unique environments for each of the many performances for this famous, long-running show."Find out moreAward Shows© Michael Loccisana/Getty Images
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Award Winner for Digital ContentLive For BroadcastDrew Findley"The Breakthrough Prize content succeeded in capturing the texture, mood, and architecture of the venue’s open environment, providing a cohesive theme throughout the night as it matched the mood and message of each segment."Find out more© Justin Bishop
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Live For BroadcastOscar Domnguez"Creating picturesque moments, episode after episode, season after season, with the same set, seems to fall onto lighting’s lap more often than not. This season showed us that The Voice team still brings diverse, iconic imagery to every performance with rich colors, sharp edges, and musical energy while maintaining camera-friendly standards"Find out moreAward Winner forUnscripted Series© Courtesy of NBC
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Live For BroadcastSteve Brill & Monica Rose"Of note is the lighting treatment of the architecture and environment of the splendid Washington National Cathedral, done with great style and elegance."Find out moreAward Winner for Live Performance Special(Non Music)© The Washington Post
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Joshua Hutchings"The designer got it right with this strong and creative design that simultaneously delivers glamour light for the beautiful star entertainer, as well as exciting performance lighting."Find out moreAward Winner for Live Performance SpecialLive For Broadcast(Music)© Joshua Hutchings
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Concert Touring &Steven Douglas"Deftly hopping from the arena and stadium scale of The Killers to the more intimate but no less impactful club shows for Hozier, Douglas’ design reminded the judges how a skilled designer tailors his craft to match the artist, not the other way around."Find out moreAward Winner for ClubEvents© Ruth Medjber
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Concert Touring & Events59 Productions“Arguably the most significant technological achievement in the history of mankind, Benjamin Pearcy's design for this incredible event supported but never upstaged the projection on the Washington Monument. We loved it!”Find out moreAward Winner for Corporate Event Lighting© Evelyn Hockstein
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Concert Touring & EventsMichael Figge & Ryan Chung"This is one of those works that just. didn't. stop! Breathtaking 8K canvases were used thoughtfully to wrap this iconic artist in imaginative media that at every step enhanced the experience and never distracted.”Find out moreAward Winner for Concert Video Content© Ryan Chung
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Concert Touring & EventsBaz Halpin"From one amazing vista to another, the design transformed throughout the evening to always surprise and amaze!"Find out moreAward Winner for Arena© Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
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Concert Touring & Events59 Productions“A Saturn V rocket? Life-size on the side of the Washington Monument? What’s not to love? It would have been easy to over complicate this project, but the total focus on accuracy and detail made this the perfect celebration of this triumph, 50 years ago!”Find out moreAward Winner for Corporate EventVideo Content© Evelyn Hockstein
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Concert Touring & EventsBruno Poet & Richard White"The judges were especially impressed with the way Bruno’s design ‘owned’ the show, and made it feel far more like an outdoor Björk show with special guests, than a festival with a generic design.”Find out moreAward Winner for Festival/One-off Lighting© Santiago Felipe/Getty Images
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Concert Touring & EventsNick Whitehouse | Dom Smith | Tony Caporale“Billie Eilish is reinventing contemporary music in remarkable ways, doubly impressive for one so young. It was clear to the judges that Nick Whitehouse and team really worked to understand Eilish's ethos and aesthetics, to create this visually stunning work.”Find out moreAward Winner for StageErik Andersen | Brian Vaughan© Jonathan Kingsbury
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Hammersmith Apollo, London2019 Ceremony (UK)