Knight of Illumination USA Shortlist
Theatre
DTS Award for Projection Design
Andrzej Goulding
People, Places & Things
Finn Ross & Adam Young
Mean Girls
Jason H. Thompson & Kaitlyn Pietras
A Trip to the Moon
ETC Award for Dance
Al Crawford
Victoria
Mikki Kunttu
Zimmerman Trio
Tom Visser
Grand Finale
Altman Award for Plays
Neil Austin
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Josh Epstein
Indecent
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer
The Iceman Cometh
Elation Award for Opera
Thomas C. Hase
Frida
Joe Levasseur
Cellular Songs
Cindy Limauro
Savage Winter
ROBE Lighting Award for Musicals
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer
Once On This Island
Tyler Micoleau
The Band’s Visit
Sherrice Mojgani
The Scottsboro Boys
Chair of the Theatre judging panel is Clifton Taylor, a lighting designer with more than 30 years’ experience. He comments: “These Awards not only honor the work of the deserving lighting and projection designers, but also increase the visibility of lighting and projection design in the press and national consciousness.”
Live for Broadcast
Philips Vari-Lite Award for Awards Shows
Steve Brill
The 2017 CNN Heroes
Robert Dickinson & Travis Hagenbuch
90th Academy Awards
Robert Dickinson & Noah Mitz
60th Grammy Awards
Green Hippo Award for Set & Video Design
Michael Figge
The 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Drew Findley & Raj Kapoor
The 60th Grammy Awards
Kley Tarcitano
Jennifer Lopez at The 2018 Billboard Awards
SGM Award for Unscripted Series
Oscar Dominguez
The Voice, Season 13
Niel Galen
The Megyn Kelly Show, Season 1
Noah Mitz
America’s Got Talent, Season 12 The Final
ARRI Award for Scripted Series
Yves Bélanger & Ronald Plante
Sharp Objects, miniseries, HBO
P.J. Dillon
The Alienist, Season 1, Netflix
Dan Stoloff
The Americans, Season 6, FX
Ayrton Award for Entertainment & Events
Jake DeGroot
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City 2018, Netflix
Al Gurdon
Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert, NBC
Jamie Thompson
Liam Payne & J Balvin performing ‘Familiar’ on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Lighting designer and chair of the Live for Broadcast panel, Jeff Ravitz says, “The live for broadcast judges evaluated such a wide variety of programs which bridges the spectrums of styles, from traditional to extremely cutting-edge approaches. We rewind, pause, ponder, and try to reverse engineer the art and science of the lighting. I would like to thank all the entrants for their wonderful submittals, and express my gratitude to the judges for their hard work and expert analysis of the entries.”
Concert Touring & Events
MA Lighting Award for Club
Ben Dalgleish
Keys N Krates
Sarah Landau
Fever Ray Tour 2018
Nico Riot
Gojira
disguise Award for Video Content
Bob Bonniol
GM World Installation
Gabriel Coutu-Dumont
Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour
Matthieu Larivée & Francis Laporte
Jack White Boarding House Reach World Tour
Avolites Award for Stage
LeRoy Bennett
Lady Gaga’s Joanne World Tour
Rob Sinclair
David Byrne’s American Utopia Tour
Tom Sutherland
Pitbull’s Time Of Our Lives – Las Vegas Residency
Robert Juliat Award for Events
Patrick Dierson
Ultra Music Festival, Miami
Cory FitzGerald
Beyoncé at Coachella
Jim Tetlow
CES2018 Opening Night Keynote Presentation
GLP Award for Arena
Bryan Hartley
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Winter Tour 2017
Sooner Routhier & Robert Long
The Weeknd’s Starboy: The Legend of the Fall Tour
Andi Watson
Radiohead’s W.A.S.T.E Tour 2018
John Featherstone, director of lighting and visual design practice, Lightswitch Inc, and chair of the CT&E judging panel commented, “Everyone is to be congratulated, what remarkable creativity and brilliance in every single case. The judging process has been full of passionate debate, lively discussion, and lengthy consideration. I’d like to thank judges John Huddleston, Angie Warner, Barry Lather, Marian Sandberg, and Yelena Filipchuck for all their time, hard work and commitment to recognizing excellence. We are all fortunate to work in a rewarding field full of talented and amazing people.”
The winner of each award will be announced at the ceremony and gala dinner, at The Foundry, SLS Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, October 20 to coincide with the LDI tradeshow.
Headline image: People, Places, and Things. Projection Design: Andrzej Goulding. ©Johan Persson
