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“Don’t Worry Darling,” “9-1-1” and the forthcoming comedy “80 for Brady” were among the winners at the 27th annual California on Location Awards Sunday night.

The ceremony, hosted by “Family Feud” announcer Rubin Ervin, recognized location managers, location teams and public employees who facilitated on-location productions across the state.

“Don’t Worry Darling” received location team of the year for a studio feature, beating category finalists “The Fabelmans” and “White Men Can’t Jump.” Chris Baugh, who was also nominated for his work on “Babylon,” scored location manager of the year for a studio feature for the psychological thriller.

“It was extremely difficult and challenging. So to pull that off — I can’t even remember it, but we got through it,” Baugh said, referring to his team for “Don’t Worry Darling.” “We were all in the trenches together and I couldn’t have done it without them. It was actually enjoyable,...

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Don’t Worry Darling, 9-1-1 and the upcoming film 80 for Brady all received multiple wins at the 27th annual California on Location Awards.

The honors, which were revealed Sunday, recognize location managers, public employees and other professionals who helped with on-location filming across the state.

Among the winners, Chris Baugh was named location manager of the year for a studio feature for Don’t Worry Darling. The film’s crew also won location team of the year for a studio feature. Don’t Worry Darling, which premiered in September, was mainly shot in the greater Palm Springs area. The thriller-mystery was directed by Olivia Wilde, who also played a role in the movie alongside a star-studded cast including Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Kiki Lane and Nick Kroll.

Fox’s 9-1-1 also took home two awards, including location manager of the...

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