Location Managers Guild Awards
annual awards honoring outstanding contributions to location scouting in the film and television industries
The Location Managers Guild International Awards are awarded at an annual show honoring outstanding contributions to location scouting in the film and television industries. The Location Managers Guild held its inaugural show in March 2014 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, with honors going to Location Managers Robert Boake (Game of Thrones), Ilt Jones (Iron Man 3), David Doumeng & Charlie Love (Nike), and the Albuquerque Film Commission (Breaking Bad).
Following the success of its first year, the LMGI has since continued to honor the outstanding creative contributions of location professionals around the world annually, currently held in October, at the start of the Hollywood awards season in Los Angeles, CA.
Originally called the LMGA Awards, the name of the awards changed with the guild's name change to reflect the international nature of filmmaking to the LMGI Awards in 2016.
In addition to the awards given for the best location professional in film, television, commercials, and film commission, the LMGI presents honorary awards to a location professional for lifetime achievement, to a trailblazer who has been a leader in furthering the recognition of location professionals in motion picture and television, a humanitarian award, and the Eva Monley award for an entertainment industry professional that has demonstrated 'above and beyond' support of the work of location professionals.
LMGI Award winners and nominees
Winner in bold at the top of the list
2025
Date: August 23, 2025
Location: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
Host: Rachael Harris
Notable Guests: Claire Brooks, Ilt Jones, Don Pell, Actors Carmen Christopher, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Kate Linder, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, and Producer Ian Bryce
2024
Date: August 24, 2024
Location: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA
Host: Rachael Harris
Notable Guests: Actors Camilla Belle, Doug Jones, Kate Linder, Helena-Alexis Seymour; Olympian Gary Hall Jr.
2023
Date: August 26, 2023
Location: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
Host: (No host due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike)
Notable Guests: Actor Tim Daly (as president of the Creative Coalition); Directors Hanelle Culpepper & Taylor Hackford; Production Designers Rick Carter, Stefan Dechant, & Jeannine Oppewall.
2022
Date: August 27, 2022
Location: Los Angeles Center Studios
Host: Melissa Peterman
Notable Guests: James Cromwell, Alexis Floyd, Amy Hill, Kate Linder, and Paul Scheer
2021
Date: October 23, 2021
Location: (Held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Host: Isaiah Mustafa
Notable Guests: actors John Brotherton, Jim Cashman, Joel de la Fuente, Lesley Fera, Chris Geere, Aimee La Joie, Harry Lennix, Camryn Manheim, Jon Seda, and Nadine Velazquez
2020
Date: October 24, 2020
Location: (Held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Host: Isaiah Mustafa
Notable Guests: Director Edgar Wright, and actors Jim Cashman, Sylvia Hoeks, Damaris Lewis, Graham McTavish, Joe Mantegna, Blair Underwood, Tim Williams, Noah Wyle
2019
Date: September 21, 2019
Location: The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
Host: AJ Gibson
Notable Guests: Director Claire Scanlon, producer Duncan Henderson, actors Michael Ealy, Regina King, Joe Mantegna, Holland Taylor
2018
Date: April 7, 2018
Location: Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA
Host: Jonah Ray
Notable Guests: Writer Laeta Kalogridis, actors Kevin Daniels, Dennis Haysbert, Tracie Thoms
2017
Date: April 8, 2017
Location: Steven J Ross Theater, Warner Bros.
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