From Variety · Isabelle Farina · · 1m 10s
Prop masters get their own awards night
The MacGuffin Awards handed out third-annual honors for the objects that build movie worlds.
In brief
The MacGuffin Awards handed out third-annual honors for the objects that build movie worlds. Props are not set dressing, they are storytelling, and the Property Masters Guild built an awards show to prove it. Originally reported by Variety.
A third annual night
The Property Masters Guild handed out its MacGuffin Awards on Saturday, honoring the people who source, build and place every object on screen.
Three big winners
"One Battle After Another," "Frankenstein" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash" were among the films recognized for standout props.
Why the guild exists
The PMG's stated job is raising awareness of the property master craft and the weight design carries on a production.
Props drive the story
Co-chairs Corvino Elliott and Lauren Shell argued that property masters create character and build the worlds a story plays out in.
“Property masters create character, build the worlds in which our stories play out and oftentimes our props drive the narrative itself”
A message to the industry
The co-chairs framed the wins as a reminder to Hollywood that the property department's voice matters.
“The work you have done serves to remind the industry of just how much our voice matters”
Craft awards are a claim
A guild giving itself a trophy show is a bid for recognition in a business where below-the-line work rarely gets a spotlight.
The main idea
Props are not set dressing, they are storytelling, and the Property Masters Guild built an awards show to prove it.
