Adam Stockhausen is an American production designer known for his collaborations with Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, and Steve McQueen. He's received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Production Design, winning for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
Stockhausen grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and graduated with a Theater Arts degree from Marquette University's Diederich College of Communication in 1995, [1] and a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama in 1999. [2]
Stockhausen, along with set decorator Anna Pinnock won the Academy Award for Best Production Design for the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel . [3] Previously he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave together with set decorator Alice Baker. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for the 2015 film Bridge of Spies along with set decorators Bernhard Henrich and Rena DeAngelo.
As production designer
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2008 | 8 | Mira Nair | Segment: "How Can It Be?" |
2010 | Every Day | Richard Levine | |
The Switch | Will Speck Josh Gordon | ||
My Soul to Take | Wes Craven | ||
2011 | Scream 4 | ||
2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Wes Anderson | |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen | |
2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Wes Anderson | |
While We're Young | Noah Baumbach | ||
2015 | Bridge of Spies | Steven Spielberg | |
2018 | Ready Player One | ||
Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson | Animated film with Paul Harrod | |
American Dharma | Errol Morris | Documentary | |
Widows | Steve McQueen | ||
2021 | The French Dispatch | Wes Anderson | |
West Side Story | Steven Spielberg | ||
2023 | Asteroid City | Wes Anderson | |
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | James Mangold | ||
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Wes Anderson | Short film | |
2024 | Blitz | Steve McQueen |
As art director
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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2003 | Ash Tuesday | Jim Hershleder | |
2004 | Alfie | Charles Shyer | assistant art director |
2005 | The Producers | Susan Stroman | |
2007 | Across the Universe | Julie Taymor | |
The Darjeeling Limited | Wes Anderson | supervising art director | |
Margot at the Wedding | Noah Baumbach | ||
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Charlie Kaufman | |
2009 | State of Play | Kevin MacDonald |
Year | Award | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Academy Award | Best Production Design | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Won | |||
2015 | Bridge of Spies | Nominated | |||
2021 | West Side Story | Nominated | |||
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