Orient Express: Artisan of Travel (Belmond) received the award for Outstanding Commercial, and the New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission was recognized with the Outstanding Film Commission Award for A Complete Unknown.
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The awards ceremony and reception took place at the Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica before an audience of 400, including LMGI members, industry executives, and press. Actress and producer Rachael Harris (Suits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Hangover) hosted the evening. The LMGI Awards spotlight international features, television, and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations sets the tone, enriches character, and enhances storytelling.
Kevin Costner, the two-time Academy Award®–winning actor, producer, director, and writer, was honored with the esteemed Eva Monley Award. Costner was recognized for his dedication to storytelling through location, prominently featured in films such as Dances with Wolves, The Bodyguard, Field of Dreams, Yellowstone, and most recently Horizon: An American Saga.
Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles received the LMGI Humanitarian Award. Their mission reflects the core values of compassion, creativity, and resilience—principles that resonate profoundly within the entertainment industry, where many have seen firsthand the life-changing effects of a fulfilled wish. Aparna Pande, CEO of Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles, accepted the honor, presented by Don Pell, Make-A-Wish representative.
Producer Ian Bryce (6 Underground) presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Location Manager Ilt Jones, whose career spans more than 30 years. Recognized for his seamless integration of real-life locations into superhero and large-scale action films, Jones’ work can be seen in The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Iron Man 3, Kong: Skull Island, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Captain Marvel, and the Transformers franchise.
Additional presenters included Keyla Monterrosa Mejia (The Studio), Carmen Christopher (The Bear), Maxwell Acee Donovan (That ’90s Show), Kate Linder (The Young and the Restless), and Claire Brooks (Executive Director, AFCI), among others.
2025 LMGI Awards Honorees
Kevin Costner – Eva Monley Award
Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles – Humanitarian Award
Ilt Jones, LMGI – Lifetime Achievement Award
2025 LMGI Awards Winners
Outstanding Locations in a Period Television Series
1923 – Season 2 (Paramount+)
David Zachary Heine / LMGI, James Crowley, Hayden Yancer / LMGI
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series
The Studio (Apple TV+)
Stacey Brashear / LMGI, Martin J. Cummins / LMGI
Outstanding Locations in a TV Serial Program, Anthology, MOW, or Limited Series
The Penguin (HBO Max)
Keith Adams / LMGI
Outstanding Locations in a Period Feature Film
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Anthony Pisani / LMGI
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Feature Film
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Ben Firminger / LMGI, Jonas Christiansen, Morten Nelson, Niall O’Shea, Jason Roberts, Peter Bardsley, Jasmine Burridge / LMGI, Clara Butler, Sam Millner
Outstanding Film Commission
New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Locations in a Commercial
Orient Express: Artisan of Travel (Belmond)
Cagdas Altun, Ozgur Oz, Bugra Baydar, Gokhan Seven
Chairing the LMGI Awards Committee are John Rakich, LMGI President, and Nancy Haecker, LMGI. Returning as producers of this year’s LMGI Awards are IngleDodd Media and Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative, joined by writer Shelly Goldstein.
