2015 Past Honorees
LOCATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Chris Baugh
“Steve Jobs” – Universal Pictures
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – STUDIO FEATURE FILM
WINNER
“Straight Outta Compton” – Universal Pictures
Alison Taylor – Supervising Location Manager
Craig Van Gundy – Co-Location Manager
Kokayi Ampah – Additional Location Manager
Elisa Ann Conant – Key Assistant Location Manager
Scott Fitzgerald – Key Assistant Location Manager
Karen Gilbert – Key Assistant Location Manager
Tisha Jefferson – Key Assistant Location Manager
Pedro Mata – Key Assistant Location Manager
Larry Ring – Key Assistant Location Manager
Kirk Worley – Key Assistant Location Manager
George Carrera – Assistant Location Manager
Hektor Larios – Assistant Location Manager
Sam Gomez – Location Scout
Jeff Shepherd – Location Scout
Dorion Thomas – Location Scout
LOCATION MANAGER – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Dan Cooley
“Sweet Life” – Mockingbird Pictures
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILMS
WINNER
“Neon Demon” – Space Rocket Nation
Fermin Davalos – Location Manager
Will Ruvalcaba – Key Assistant Location Manager
Nathan Polatin – Assistant Location Manager
Mike Brewer – Location Scout
Ellen Gessert – Location Scout
Marie Healy – Location Scout
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – ONE HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
Duffy Taylor
“State of Affairs” – Universal Television
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – ONE HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
“True Detective” – Season 2 – Neon Black Productions
Michael Chickey – Location Manager
Caleb Duffy – Location Manager
Chris Baugh, Additional Location Manager
for pre-production scouting and development
Allison Cox – Key Assistant Location Manager
Darrin Cummings – Key Assistant Location Manager
Martin J. Cummins – Key Assistant Location Manager
Justin Duncan – Key Assistant Location Manager
Taylor Erickson – Key Assistant Location Manager
S. Dylan Kirkland – Key Assistant Location Manager
Jordan Schmidt – Key Assistant Location Manager
Clay Valenti – Key Assistant Location Manager
Sophia Ochoa – Assistant Location Manager
Jenn Kennedy – Assistant Location Manager
Aurora Quinones – Assistant Location Manager
Leeann Emmert – Location Scout
Nancy Wong – Location Scout
Kendra Liedle – Locations Office Coordinator
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – HALF HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
Jason Kaplon
“The Brink” – Muffin Magic/HBO
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – HALF HOUR TELEVISION
WINNER
“Fresh Off The Boat” – 20th Century Fox Television & ABC-TV
Kim Crabb – Location Manager
Stevie Nelson – Key Assistant Location Manager
Carole Segal – Key Assistant Location Manager
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER
Justin Bessemer
Gymkhana 7 “Wild In The Streets of Los Angeles” – Logan Media
LOCATION TEAM OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIALS
WINNER
“Ford F-150”
Donna Gross – Location Manager
Ross Day – Location Manager
Wendy Donovan – Location Manager
Alex Hamilton – Location Manager
Matt Prisk – Location Manager
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – PRINT ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
WINNER
Brenda Ferrell
Details Magazine (Brad Pitt)
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Chris Gutierrez
Run the Jewels “Close Your Eyes”
LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – REALITY TELEVISION
WINNER
Robin Kincade
“Gold Mountain” – Partisan Pictures
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – FEATURE FILMS
WINNER
Hektor Larios
“Straight Outta Compton” – Universal Pictures
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGER OF THE YEAR – TELEVISION
WINNER
Dorion Thomas
“NCIS LA” – CBS Television Studio
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – FEDERAL
WINNER
Melinda Moses – National Parks Service
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – STATE
WINNER
Miguel Luevano – California Highway Patrol
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – COUNTY
WINNER
Robert Malek – Imperial County Fire Department
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – CITY
WINNER
Eva Bitar – City of Los Angeles