The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards.[1] This change resulted from the Art Directors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) being renamed the Designers' branch. Since 1947, the award is shared with the set decorators. It is awarded to the best interior design in a film.[2]
The films below are listed with their production year (for example, the 2000 Academy Award for Best Art Direction is given to a film from 1999). In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees in alphabetical order.
Superlatives
| Category | Name | Superlative | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Cedric Gibbons | 11 awards | Awards resulted from 39 nominations.[3][4] |
| Most Nominations | 39 nominations | Nominations resulted in 11 awards. | |
| Most Nominations (without ever winning) |
Roland Anderson | 15 nominations | Nominations resulted in no awards.[4] |
Winners and nominees
indicates the winner
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Notes
- ^ The 2nd Academy Awards is unique in being the only occasion where there were no official nominees. Subsequent research by AMPAS has resulted in a list of unofficial or de facto nominees, based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges.
- ^ Prior to 1941, only credited art directors and assistant art directors were eligible for nomination.
- ^ Republic Pictures submitted Sis Hopkins and it was initially named as a nominee. However, the studio later withdrew the film from consideration and it is not considered an official nominee.
- ^ United Artists submitted Song of the Open Road and it was initially named as a nominee. However, the studio later withdrew the film from consideration and it is not considered an official nominee.
- ^ a b In 1957 and 1958, black-and-white and color films competed in a combined Best Art Direction category.
Shortlisted finalists
Finalists for Best Production Design were selected by branch members, who voted for ten finalists which were screened to determine the five nominees.[31]
Individuals with multiple wins
See also
- BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design
- ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
- List of Academy Award–nominated films
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