Good times at the 30th Annual ADG awards in Los Angeles last Saturday. It is always an honor to be nominated, and I am proud to be in the room with such esteemed colleagues. These prestigious awards cover all design categories of film, television, music videos, and commercials. Extraordinary accomplishments by all.
Congratulations to the following clients on their 2026 Art Directors Guild Nominations:
ADAM STOCKHAUSEN
Period Feature Film
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
BOB SHAW
One-Hour Period Single Camera Series
THE GILDED AGE (If You Want to Cook an Omelette)
PATRICK HOWE
Half-Hour Single Camera Series
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (The House Always…)
#adgs2026 #murthaskouras #adgawards #productiondesigners #adamstockhausen @b52shaw@designhowe@adg800
The 30th Art Directors Guild Award nominations were announced today, and I’m proud to be included for my production design work of Only Murders in the Building. Thank you to my wonderfully talented Art Department & Set Decorating team. Congratulations to all the nominees in my category and to all of this year’s nominees in all categories. Collectively it is an impressive body of work, with the recognition from our colleagues in the Art Directors Guild. @onlymurdershulu@adg800@productiondesignerscollective@mk18xo@caseysmithdesign@johnnyhoffman5
Just because it’s underground doesn’t mean a casino can’t be glamorous.🎲
Emmy-winning Only Murders in the Building production designer Patrick Howe created yet another glorious component to The Arconia for Season 5–complete with a fully realized backstory. Link in bio!
#MeetMeAtCrafty #OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding #ProductionDesign #productiondesigner
Thank you Michael Pickard at Drama Quarterly for discussing my season five design work. A link to the article is in my bio. #dramaquarterly #onlymurdersinthebuilding #productiondesign
Only Murders in the Building production design S4: EP407; “Valley of the Dolls”. Here is a tiny sampling of stills of the stage build of Doreen’s Long Island House. Only the driveway scene was shot on location (on Long Island of course.) The trio arrives unannounced for a sleepover, in an attempt to seek refuge. Set Dec @mk18xo Art Direction @caseysmithdesign #onlymurdersinthebuilding #onlymurdersonhulu #televisionacademy #productiondesign #emmys
OMITB S4 Production design. This is the penthouse apartment rented by the Brothers sisters to use a production office for the bio-pic film of the trio they are directing. Scripted as “Burning Man meets CB2”. I contrived the “conversation pit” for the directors to host their auditions in.
Emmy voting continues. Set Dec by @mk18xo , Art Direction by @caseysmithdesign #onlymurdersinthebuilding #onlymurdersonhulu #productiondesign
Another favorite from Season 4: Sazz’s LA apartment, designed & built in the spirit of a classic Spanish bungalow apartment building. The trio, desperate to learn of Sazz’s whereabouts, search her apartment.
I suddenly have an urge to post some work from S4! I’m concluding my Emmy judging in other categories of terrific work. Please consider my Only Murders design work in half-hour single camera category. Here is a built set of a basement incinerator so Charles can look for Sazz’s ashes.
For Your Consideration Emmy nominating colleagues: (voting ends Monday)
Some more of my favorite set designs from season four:
1, 2,3)This bathroom set for Charles apartment, was so pivotal for creating the very emotional scene of Charles respectfully and lovingly trying wash off Sazz’s ashes but save them.
4) Four different new apartment sets in the west tower introducing new characters for the season.
5 & 6) Our first time seeing the apartment Sazz kept in Los Angeles. Naturally she rented a 30’s era Spanish bungalow style apartment. #Emmy #omitb @televisionacad #productiondesigner #tvacademy
Hello dear colleagues, Emmy nomination voting is open for a few more days. Please consider our (really wonderful) body of work for Production Design for 1/2 hour Single Camera category. Here are a few set photos from one of my favorites in the season, “Doreen’s Long Island House”. #emmys @televisionacad@onlymurdershulu
