‘Wicked’ Films Helmer Jon M. Chu Set For Career Honor From Art Directors Guild

The Art Directors Guild said today that Wicked and Wicked: For Good filmmaker Jon M. Chu will receive its 2026 Cinematic Imagery Award at its 30th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 28 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

The honor is presented to those whose body of work in the film and television industry has richly enhanced the visual aspects of the viewer’s experience.

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“Between imagination and the screen, there is an entire world built by artists,” Chu said in a statement. “On Wicked and Wicked: For Good, I witnessed firsthand how production designers, art directors, set decorators and extraordinary crews created Oz not just as a setting but as a living, breathing emotional landscape. I share this honor with the countless craftspeople who poured their hearts into those worlds, and I am deeply…