Each year, the stories we love are quietly anchored to real places — deserts, city blocks, foreign neighborhoods — by professionals whose craft rarely earns applause. The Location Managers Guild International held its annual ceremony to change that, honoring the teams behind films like Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' and Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme,' alongside television productions spanning continents and eras. In recognizing these artists, the guild reminds us that setting is never merely backdrop — it is the first decision that makes belief possible.