BAFTA Award for Best Production Design

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BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
Awarded forBest Production Design
Location United Kingdom
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held by Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa Mihalek for Poor Things (2023)
Website https://www.bafta.org/

Best Production Design is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize a designer who has delivered outstanding production design in a film.

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. Since 1964, selected production designers (or art directors or set decorators) have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Production Design at an annual ceremony. The award was formerly known as Best Art Direction (1964–1975).

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

1960s

YearFilmDesigner
1964
(18th)
Best British Art Direction – Black and White
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Ken Adam
Guns at Batasi Maurice Carter
King and Country Richard MacDonald
The Pumpkin Eater Edward Marshall
Best British Art Direction – Colour
Becket John Bryan
The Chalk Garden Carmen Dillon
Goldfinger Ken Adam
Zulu Ernest Archer
1965
(19th)
Best British Art Direction – Black and White
Darling Ray Simm
The Bedford Incident Arthur Lawson
The Hill Herbert Smith
Rotten to the Core Alex Vetchinsky
Best British Art Direction – Colour
The Ipcress File Ken Adam
Lord Jim Geoffrey Drake
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Thomas N. Morahan
Thunderball Ken Adam
1966
(20th)
Best British Art Direction – Black and White
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Tambi Larsen
Bunny Lake Is Missing Donald M. Ashton
Georgy Girl Tony Woollard
Life at the Top Edward Marshall
Best British Art Direction – Colour
The Blue Max Wilfred Shingleton
Khartoum John Howell
The Quiller Memorandum Maurice Carter
The Wrong Box Ray Simm
1967
(21st)
Best British Art Direction – Black and White
Not awarded
Best British Art Direction – Colour
A Man for All Seasons John Box
Accident Carmen Dillon
Blow-up Assheton Gorton
You Only Live Twice Ken Adam
Best Art Direction
1968
(22nd)
[1]
2001: A Space Odyssey Ernest Archer, Harry Lange and Anthony Masters
The Charge of the Light Brigade Edward Marshall
Oliver! John Box
Romeo and Juliet Renzo Mongiardino
1969
(23rd)
[2]
Oh! What a Lovely War Donald M. Ashton
Hello, Dolly! John DeCuir
War and Peace Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Myasnikov
Women in Love Luciana Arrighi

1970s

YearFilmDesigner
1970
(24th)
Waterloo Mario Garbuglia
Anne of the Thousand Days Maurice Carter
Ryan's Daughter Stephen B. Grimes
Scrooge Terence Marsh
1971
(25th)
Death in Venice Ferdinando Scarfiotti
The Go-Between Carmen Dillon
Nicholas and Alexandra John Box
The Tales of Beatrix Potter Christine Edzard
1972
(26th)
Cabaret Rolf Zehetbauer
A Clockwork Orange John Barry
Lady Caroline Lamb Carmen Dillon
Young Winston Donald M. Ashton and Geoffrey Drake
1973
(27th)
The Hireling Natasha Kroll
England Made Me Tony Woollard
Roma Danilo Donati
Sleuth Ken Adam
1974
(28th)
The Great Gatsby John Box
Chinatown Richard Sylbert
Murder on the Orient Express Tony Walton
The Three Musketeers Brian Eatwell
1975
(29th)
Rollerball John Box
Barry Lyndon Ken Adam
The Day of the Locust Richard MacDonald
The Towering Inferno William J. Creber
Best Production Design
1976
(30th)
Bugsy Malone Geoffrey Kirkland
All the President's Men George Jenkins
King Kong Mario Chiari and Dale Hennesy
The Slipper and the Rose Ray Simm
1977
(31st)
Fellini's Casanova Danilo Donati and Federico Fellini
A Bridge Too Far Terence Marsh
The Spy Who Loved Me Ken Adam
Valentino Philip Harrison
1978
(32nd)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Joe Alves
Julia Gene Callahan, Carmen Dillon and Willy Holt
Star Wars John Barry
Superman
1979
(33rd)
Alien Michael Seymour
Apocalypse Now Dean Tavoularis
The Europeans Jeremiah Rusconi
Yanks Brian Morris

1980s

YearFilmDesigner
1980
(34th)
The Elephant Man Stuart Craig
All That Jazz Philip Rosenberg
The Empire Strikes Back Norman Reynolds
Flash Gordon Danilo Donati
1981
(35th)
Raiders of the Lost Ark Norman Reynolds
Chariots of Fire Roger Hall
The French Lieutenant's Woman Assheton Gorton
Tess Pierre Guffroy
1982
(36th)
Blade Runner Lawrence G. Paull
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial James D. Bissell
Gandhi Stuart Craig
Reds Richard Sylbert
1983
(37th)
La Traviata Gianni Quaranta and Franco Zeffirelli
Heat and Dust Wilfred Shingleton
Return of the Jedi Norman Reynolds
WarGames Angelo P. Graham
1984
(38th)
The Killing Fields Roy Walker
1984 Allan Cameron
The Company of Wolves Anton Furst
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Stuart Craig
1985
(39th)
Brazil Norman Garwood
Amadeus Patrizia von Brandenstein
Back to the Future Lawrence G. Paull
A Passage to India John Box
1986
(40th)
A Room with a View Brian Ackland-Snow and Gianni Quaranta
Aliens Peter Lamont
The Mission Stuart Craig
Ran Shinobu and Yoshirō Muraki
1987
(41st)
Radio Days Santo Loquasto
Hope and Glory Anthony Pratt
Jean de Florette Bernard Vézat
The Untouchables William A. Elliott
1988
(42nd)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Dean Tavoularis
Empire of the Sun Norman Reynolds
The Last Emperor Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Elliot Scott
1989
(43rd)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Dante Ferretti
Batman Anton Furst
Dangerous Liaisons Stuart Craig
Henry V Tim Harvey

1990s

YearFilmDesigner
1990
(44th)
Dick Tracy Richard Sylbert
Cinema Paradiso Andrea Crisanti
The Hunt for Red October Terence Marsh
The Sheltering Sky Gianni Silvestri
1991
(45th)
Edward Scissorhands Bo Welch
The Addams Family Richard MacDonald
Cyrano de Bergerac Ezio Frigerio
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Joseph C. Nemec III
1992
(46th)
Strictly Ballroom Catherine Martin
Chaplin Stuart Craig
Howards End Luciana Arrighi
The Last of the Mohicans Wolf Kroeger
1993
(47th)
The Piano Andrew McAlpine
The Age of Innocence Dante Ferretti
Bram Stoker's Dracula Thomas E. Sanders
Schindler's List Allan Starski
1994
(48th)
Interview with the Vampire Dante Ferretti
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Colin Gibson and Owen Paterson
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Tim Harvey
The Mask Craig Stearns
1995
(49th)
Apollo 13 Michael Corenblith
Braveheart Thomas E. Sanders
The Madness of King George Ken Adam
Sense and Sensibility Luciana Arrighi
1996
(50th)
Richard III Tony Burrough
The English Patient Stuart Craig
Evita Brian Morris
Hamlet Tim Harvey
1997
(51st)
Romeo + Juliet Catherine Martin
L.A. Confidential Jeannine Oppewall
Mrs Brown Martin Childs
Titanic Peter Lamont
1998
(52nd)
The Truman Show Dennis Gassner
Elizabeth John Myhre
Saving Private Ryan Thomas E. Sanders
Shakespeare in Love Martin Childs
1999
(53rd)
[3]
Sleepy Hollow Rick Heinrichs
American Beauty Naomi Shohan
Angela's Ashes Geoffrey Kirkland
The End of the Affair Anthony Pratt
The Matrix Owen Paterson

2000s

YearFilmDesigner
2000
(54th)
[4]
Gladiator Arthur Max
Chocolat David Gropman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Timmy Yip
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Dennis Gassner
Quills Martin Childs
2001
(55th)
[5]
Amélie Aline Bonetto
Gosford Park Stephen Altman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Stuart Craig
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Grant Major
Moulin Rouge! Catherine Martin
2002
(56th)
[6]
Road to Perdition Dennis Gassner
Chicago John Myhre
Gangs of New York Dante Ferretti
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Stuart Craig
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Grant Major
2003
(57th)
[7]
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World William Sandell
Big Fish Dennis Gassner
Cold Mountain Dante Ferretti
Girl with a Pearl Earring Ben Van Os
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Grant Major
2004
(58th)
[8]
The Aviator Dante Ferretti
Finding Neverland Gemma Jackson
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Stuart Craig
House of Flying Daggers Huo Tingxiao
Vera Drake Eve Stewart
2005
(59th)
[9]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Stuart Craig
Batman Begins Nathan Crowley
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Alex McDowell
King Kong Grant Major
Memoirs of a Geisha John Myhre
2006
(60th)
[10]
Children of Men Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland and Jennifer Williams
Casino Royale Peter Lamont, Lee Sandales and Simon Wakefield
Marie Antoinette K. K. Barrett and Véronique Melery
Pan's Labyrinth Eugenio Caballero and Pilar Revuelta
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Cheryl Carasik and Rick Heinrichs
2007
(61st)
[11]
Atonement Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Guy Hendrix Dyas and Richard Roberts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan
La Vie en Rose Olivier Raoux
There Will Be Blood Jim Erickson and Jack Fisk
2008
(62nd)
[12]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo
Changeling Gary Fettis and James J. Murakami
The Dark Knight Nathan Crowley and Peter Lando
Revolutionary Road Debra Schutt and Kristi Zea
Slumdog Millionaire Michelle Day and Mark Digby
2009
(63rd)
[13]
Avatar Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg and Kim Sinclair
District 9 Philip Ivey and Guy Potgieter
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Dave Warren, Anastasia Masaro and Caroline Smith
Inglourious Basterds David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds Wasco

2010s

YearFilmDesigner
2010
(64th)
[14]
Inception Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
Alice in Wonderland Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara
Black Swan Thérèse DePrez and Tora Peterson
The King's Speech Eve Stewart and Judy Farr
True Grit Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh
2011
(65th)
[15]
Hugo Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
The Artist Laurence Bennett and Robert Gould
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Maria Djurkovic and Tatiana Macdonald
War Horse Rick Carter and Lee Sandales
2012
(66th)
[16]
Les Misérables Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson
Anna Karenina Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Life of Pi David Gropman and Anna Pinnock
Lincoln Rick Carter and Jim Erickson
Skyfall Dennis Gassner and Anna Pinnock
2013
(67th)
[17]
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn
12 Years a Slave Adam Stockhausen and Alice Baker
American Hustle Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler
Behind the Candelabra Howard Cummings and Barbara Munch-Cameron
Gravity Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
2014
(68th)
[18]
The Grand Budapest Hotel Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock
Big Eyes Rick Heinrichs and Shane Vieau
The Imitation Game Maria Djurkovic and Tatiana Macdonald
Interstellar Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
Mr. Turner Suzie Davies and Charlotte Watts
2015
(69th)
[19]
Mad Max: Fury Road Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson
Bridge of Spies Rena DeAngelo, Adam Stockhausen and Bernhard Henrich
Carol Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler
The Martian Celia Bobak and Arthur Max
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rick Carter, Darren Gilford and Lee Sandales
2016
(70th)
[20]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock
Doctor Strange John Bush and Charles Wood
Hail, Caesar! Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh
La La Land David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Nocturnal Animals Shane Valentino and Meg Everist
2017
(71st)
[21]
The Shape of Water Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin and Shane Vieau
Beauty and the Beast Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Blade Runner 2049 Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola
Darkest Hour Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Dunkirk Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
2018
(72nd)
[22]
The Favourite Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock
First Man Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
Mary Poppins Returns John Myhre and Gordon Sim
Roma Eugenio Caballero and Bárbara Enríquez
2019
(73rd)
[23]
1917 Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales
The Irishman Bob Shaw and Regina Graves
Jojo Rabbit Ra Vincent and Nora Sopková
Joker Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh

2020s

YearFilmDesigner
2020
(74th)
[24]
Mank Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale
The Dig Maria Djurkovic and Tatiana Macdonald
The Father Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone
News of the World David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan
Rebecca Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
2021
(75th)
[25]
Dune Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos
Cyrano Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
The French Dispatch Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo
Nightmare Alley Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
West Side Story Adam Stockhausen and Rena DeAngelo
2022
(76th)
[26]
Babylon Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino
All Quiet on the Western Front Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper
The Batman James Chinlund and Lee Sandales
Elvis Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy and Bev Dunn
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Curt Enderle and Guy Davis
2023
(77th)
[27]
Poor Things Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa Mihalek
Barbie Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
Killers of the Flower Moon Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
Oppenheimer Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman
The Zone of Interest Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś and Katarzyna Sikora

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

See also

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