To honor contributions of legendary Production Designers and Art Directors of the past, the Art Directors Guild (ADG) established a Hall of Fame in 2005 that annually inducts new members into its ranks. The first group was formally inducted in a special segment at the Ninth Annual Art Directors Guild Awards on February 12, 2005.

Once inducted, the ADG Hall of Famers will be the subject of seminars, events and screenings and their at-work images will be permanently displayed at ADG offices on a Hall of Fame wall. In making the initial announcement about its Hall of Fame, ADG Council President Thomas A.Walsh said:
"This is a proud moment for our Guild as we look to our past so we may build the bridges to our future. The ADG Hall of Fame will recognize the many contributions and achievements of those artists who created and evolved our unique art and craft of design and art direction for the moving image. Their creative legacy continues to inspire and challenge all of those who have chosen the art of Production Design as their profession and it is appropriate that we honor their memory through their induction into the ADG Hall of Fame."

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