'A Wrinkle in Time,' 'Bright' Win California on Location Awards
'Snowfall,' 'Veep,' and 'Brookyn Nine-Nine' also nabbed prizes at the ceremony recognizing top location professionals.
Disney's A Wrinkle in Time and Netflix's Bright have yet to debut, but they've already each won an award. The films nabbed prizes Sunday at the annual California on Location Awards (COLA), which were held at the Beverly Hilton.
Each year, the COLAs recognize outstanding location work on projects shot in the state, doling out honors to top location professionals who facilitate film and TV production. Other winners during the evening included Veep, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Suburbicon and Snowfall, the latter of which scored two trophies.
Wrinkle in Time's Alison Taylor received the Location Manager of the Year award for Ava DuVernay's upcoming feature starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kailing. Meanwhile, supervising location manager Michael Haro led a win for the team behind Bright, David Ayer's soon-to-be-released sci-fi pic starring Will Smith.
Also in film, Suburbicon's Michael Burmeister took home the trophy for Location Manager of the Year in the independent feature category, and supervising location manager Rob Frank and his team were named Location Team of the Year also in the indie category for Netflix’s Sandy Wexler starring Adam Sandler.
On the TV side, Snowfall's Brian O’Neill helped the FX series win both the Location Manager of the Year and the Location Team of the Year awards for one-hour productions. In the half-hour category, Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Kyle Alexander was tapped as Location Manager of the Year, while Veep's Caleb Duffy and his team took home the Team prize.
See the full list of winners below.
STUDIO FEATURE FILM
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Alison Taylor
A Wrinkle In Time, Walt Disney Pictures
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Michael Haro, Becky Brake, Earl West, Nancy Bruno, Rich Heichel, Ben McCrea, J.P. O’Connor, David Park, Daniel Alvarez, Chris Beal, Anthony Carrillo, Mario Rene Hernandez, Phillip Oglesby, Peter Martorano, Dale Dreher, Jorge Luis Alvarez and William Jorgenson
Bright, Netflix
INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Michael Burmeister
Suburbicon, Smokehouse Productions
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Rob Frank, Gregory Alpert, Peter Costelli, Jeffrey Hunter, Harry Middleton, Eric Mills, Jason Stowell, Bryan Shaw, Jason Neudecker, Tom Lackey and Shelly Armstrong
Sandy Wexler, Netflix
TELEVISION, ONE-HOUR
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Brian O’Neill
Snowfall, FX
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Brian O’Neill, Justin Hill, Dylan Kirkland, Tisha Jefferson, David Marmolejo, Caitlyn McCarty, Eric Mills, Alex Moreno, Jason Sallee, Eddie Santillan, Josh Vignery, Will O’Brien, Tommy Woodard
Snowfall, FX
TELEVISION, HALF-HOUR
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Alexander
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NBC Universal
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
Caleb Duffy, Clay Valenti, Taylor Erickson, Jennifer Kennedy and John Jamieson
Veep, HBO
COMMERCIALS
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Wilson Wu
“Visit California Tourism” commercials
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR
John Rizzi, Errol Reichow, Carrie L.A., Barbara Miller, Stuart Barter, Pat Riley, Thomas Holaday, Brian Deming
Jeep Compass “Recalculating” commercials
MUSIC VIDEO
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Mark Zekanis
The Weeknd, “False Alarm”
REALITY TELEVISION
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Alexandra Gibson
The Voice, Mark Burnett Productions
PRINT ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Timothy White
Casio Watch Company
TEAMSTERS
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
J.P. O’Connor
Sharp Objects, HBO
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Pedro Mata
A Wrinkle in Time, Walt Disney Pictures
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Develyn Watson
Deputy Director, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Entertainment Liaison Office Federal
Ramiro Rodriguez
California State Fire Marshal State
Sheriff Lieutenant James C. Byers El Dorado County
Janice Lopez
Film Permit Officer, City of Palm Springs
