Live Design's 2020 Design Achievement Awards is a new awards program that honors design excellence in the fields of lighting design, projection/video design, and production design in the areas of Theatre (including dance and opera), Live For Broadcast, and Concerts and Events.
Work created from August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020 was nominated over the summer, and the judging panels for each category have narrowed the nominees to three projects per award. Live Design readers can vote for the most outstanding projects to determine the winners.
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The judges of the Concert Touring & Events panel, chaired by lighting/production designer Cory FitzGerald, have revealed the CT&E shortlist:
Arena Lighting
- Michael Brown for Bon Iver Autumn Tour
- Tony Caporale for Billie Eilish's Where Do We Go? World Tour
- Paul Guthrie for Halsey: Manic World Tour Europe
MA Lighting Award for Club Lighting
- Martin Castañon and Victor G. Ortiz for Super Duper Kyle at Concerts in Your Car
- Pierre Claude for Gesaffelstein's Requiem Tour
- Matthew Guminski for MisterWives' No Place Like Home Tour
Stage Lighting
- Shen Chia Ying for Tizzy Bac's 20th Anniversary Concert
- Marc Janowitz for My Morning Jacket's Summer 2019 Tour
- Matthew Smith for RÜFÜS DU SOL's Solace Tour
Festival Headliner
- Darrius Medina for A$AP Rocky at Rolling Loud Festival New York 2019
- Felipe Serey for Maroon 5 at Festival de Viña del Mar 2020
- Kley Tarcitano for Jennifer Lopez at iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina 2019
Concert Production Design
- Florian Wieder and Roland Greil for Rammstein's Europe Stadium Tour 2019
- STUFISH for Queen + Adam Lambert's The Rhapsody Tour
- Heather Shaw & Vita Motus Design Studio for Hunan TV's NYE 2020 Concert
Event Lighting Design
- Ken Billington & Christopher Ash for Northern Lights at Philadelphia Zoo's LumiNature
- John Featherstone for the Opening Ceremony at the Royal Inauguration of Diriyah
- Chris Werner for NightGarden Miami 2019
Event Production Design
- Bruce Rodgers for the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show
- Tom Sutherland for Tesla's Cybertruck Launch
Digital & Video Content
- Lorenzo De Pascalis for DJ Snake at Paris La Défense Arena
- Danny Tull for Madonna's Madame X Tour
- Janicke Morissette for Through the Echoes
Check out the Theatre shortlist and Live for Broadcast shortlist, and vote for the most outstanding projects now!