‘The Morning Show’s Mimi Leder to Be Honored by Art Directors Guild

Director and producer Mimi Leder will receive the Art Director Guild (IATSE Local 800) Cinematic Imagery Award at its 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, Feb. 10, 2024 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.

The two-time Emmy winner and 10-time nominee is currently executive producer and director of the Apple TV+ series, The Morning Show, starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup.

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The Morning Show, whose third season was released in 2023, is the most-watched series globally on the streamer and has earned multiple SAG, Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice and Emmy award nominations, and was selected as one of AFI’s 10 best television programs of 2023.

Leder’s additional work includes ER, for which she earned her two Emmys and three DGA nominations. She has directed and produced films including On the Basis of Sex, Deep Impact, The Peacemaker and TV series such as The Leftovers, Luck, Shameless and The West Wing.

“I’m honored, humbled and excited to be recognized by the Art Director’s Guild,” said Leder. “The creative relationship with our production designers is not only to create the setting but to convey emotion, character and storytelling, which is the magic that builds these immersive worlds we can dream in, and bring to life.”

“Mimi Leder is a visionary director and producer, whose collaboration with her art departments demonstrates the heights that we can achieve in filmmaking,” said award show producers Michael Allen Glover and Megan Elizabeth Bell in a joint statement.

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