Deadline: Art Directors Guild To Honor Rep. Laura Friedman of California At 2026 ADG Awards
EXCLUSIVE: The Art Directors Guild will honor first-term Rep. Laura Friedman(D-CA) with its 2026 President’s Award for her advocacy of state and federal tax incentives and her “steadfast support of good union jobs” in the entertainment industry. She will be feted during the 30th anniversary ADG Awards on February 28 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
“We are deeply honored to present the Art Directors Guild, President’s Award to California Congresswoman Laura Friedman, in recognition of her steadfast support of good union jobs with healthcare and retirement protections for entertainment industry workers,” ADG President Dina Lipton said. “She is a champion of the industry and its importance to the culture and economy of the entire country.”
Friedman said: “I’m deeply honored to receive the ADG President’s Award in recognition of my work to support Hollywood’s film and television industry workers. I look forward to continuing to collaborate with the ADG and our union partners, as well as my colleagues in Congress, to pursue a national film tax credit that brings production and jobs back for every one of the below-the-line production workers that carry this industry on their backs.”
Lipton added: “Congresswoman Friedman’s advocacy has been resolute, securing California tax incentives and recently co-authoring a bill with Sen. Adam Schiff for a much-needed federal tax incentive. Her support of working artists and craftspeople reflects her unwavering commitment to protecting and strengthening our creative workforce, ensuring California and the United States remain the film capital of the world. This recognition reflects our gratitude for her partnership with union artists and craftspeople who shape the visual storytelling that defines film and television.”
Ron Funches is hosting this weekend’s pearl anniversary Art Directors Guild Awards, aka the Excellence in Production Design Awards, which celebrate outstanding work across 13 categories. See the nominees spanning film, TV, commercials, music videos and shorts here.