Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design

Last updated September 11, 2025

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design (previously known as the Critics' Choice Award for Best Art Direction) is one of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards given to people working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association. It was first given out as a juried award in 2001 and then competitively in 2010 onward.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Film	Production designer(s)	Ref.
2000	Gladiator	Arthur Max	^[1]
2009	Avatar	Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg	^[2]
	Inglourious Basterds	David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
	The Lovely Bones	George DeTitta Jr. and Naomi Shohan
	Nine	John Myhre and Gordon Sim
	A Single Man	Dan Bishop

2010s

Year	Film	Production designer(s)	Ref.
2010	Inception	Larry Dias, Guy Hendrix Dyas, and Doug Mowat	^[3]
	Alice in Wonderland	Karen O'Hara and Robert Stromberg
	Black Swan	Thérèse DePrez and Tora Peterson
	The King's Speech	Judy Farr and Eve Stewart
	True Grit	Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh
2011	Hugo	Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo	^[4]
	The Artist	Laurence Bennett and Gregory S. Hooper
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan
	The Tree of Life	David Crank and Jack Fisk
	War Horse	Rick Carter and Lee Sandales
2012	Anna Karenina	Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer	^[5]
	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Simon Bright, Dan Hennah, and Ra Vincent
	Les Misérables	Anna Lynch-Robinson and Eve Stewart
	Life of Pi	David Gropman and Anna Pinnock
	Lincoln	Rick Carter and Jim Erickson
2013	The Great Gatsby	Beverley Dunn and Catherine Martin	^[6]
	12 Years a Slave	Alice Baker and Adam Stockhausen
	Gravity	Rosie Goodwin and Andy Nicholson
	Her	K. K. Barrett and Gene Serdena
	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	Dan Hennah and Ra Vincent
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Anna Pinnock and Adam Stockhausen	^[7]
	Birdman	George DeTitta Jr. and Kevin Thompson
	Inherent Vice	David Crank and Amy Wells
	Interstellar	Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
	Into the Woods	Dennis Gassner and Anna Pinnock
	Snowpiercer	Beatrice Brentnerová and Ondřej Nekvasil
2015	Mad Max: Fury Road	Colin Gibson	^[8]
	Bridge of Spies	Rena DeAngelo and Adam Stockhausen
	Brooklyn	Jenny Oman, François Séguin, and Louise Tremblay
	Carol	Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler
	The Danish Girl	Michael Standish and Eve Stewart
	The Martian	Celia Bobak and Arthur Max
2016	La La Land	David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco	^[9]
	Arrival	Paul Hotte, André Valade, and Patrice Vermette
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Stuart Craig, James Hambidge, and Anna Pinnock
	Jackie	Véronique Melery and Jean Rabasse
	Live by Night	Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh
2017	The Shape of Water	Paul Denham Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, and Shane Vieau	^[10]
	Beauty and the Beast	Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer
	Blade Runner 2049	Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola
	Dunkirk	Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
	Murder on the Orient Express	Rebecca Alleway and Jim Clay
	Phantom Thread	Véronique Melery and Mark Tildesley
2018	Black Panther	Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart	^[11]
	Crazy Rich Asians	Andrew Baseman and Nelson Coates
	The Favourite	Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton
	First Man	Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
	Mary Poppins Returns	John Myhre and Gordon Sim
	Roma	Eugenio Caballero and Bárbara Enríquez
2019	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nancy Haigh and Barbara Ling	^[12]
	1917	Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales
	Downton Abbey	Gina Cromwell and Donal Woods
	The Irishman	Regina Graves and Bob Shaw
	Joker	Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran
	Little Women	Jess Gonchor and Claire Kaufman
	Parasite	Lee Ha-jun

2020s

Year	Film	Production designer(s)	Ref.
2020	Mank	Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale	^[13]
	Emma	Stella Fox and Kave Quinn
	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	Karen O'Hara, Mark Ricker, and Diana Stoughton
	News of the World	David Crank and Elizabeth Keenan
	The Personal History of David Copperfield	Cristina Casali and Charlotte Dirickx
	Tenet	Nathan Crowley and Kathy Lucas
2021	Dune	Zsuzsanna Sipos and Patrice Vermette	^[14]
	Belfast	Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards
	The French Dispatch	Rena DeAngelo and Adam Stockhausen
	Nightmare Alley	Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
	West Side Story	Rena DeAngelo and Adam Stockhausen
2022	Babylon	Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino	^[15]
	Avatar: The Way of Water	Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, and Vanessa Cole
	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	Hannah Beachler and Lisa K. Sessions
	Elvis	Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, and Bev Dunn
	Everything Everywhere All at Once	Jason Kisvarday and Kelsi Ephraim
	The Fabelmans	Rick Carter and Karen O'Hara
2023	Barbie	Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer	^[16]
	Asteroid City	Adam Stockhausen and Kris Moran
	Killers of the Flower Moon	Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
	Oppenheimer	Ruth De Jong and Claire Kaufman
	Poor Things	James Price, Shona Heath, and Zsuzsa Mihalek
	Saltburn	Suzie Davies and Charlotte Dirickx
2024	Wicked	Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales	^[17]
	The Brutalist	Judy Becker and Patricia Cuccia
	Conclave	Suzie Davies
	Dune: Part Two	Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau
	Gladiator II	Arthur Max, Jille Azis, and Elli Griff
	Nosferatu	Craig Lathrop

References

↑ Armstrong, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe". E! Online . Retrieved November 6, 2021.
↑ Finke, Nikki (January 16, 2010). "Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 16, 2010.
↑ The Deadline Team (January 14, 2011). "Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 14, 2011.
↑ The Deadline Team (January 12, 2012). "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 12, 2012.
↑ The Deadline Team (January 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 10, 2013.
↑ The Deadline Team (January 16, 2014). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 15, 2015.
↑ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 17, 2016.
↑ Lincoln, Ross A.; Grobar, Matt (December 11, 2016). "2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ Hayes, Dade; Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑ de Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 12, 2020.
↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
↑ Pedersen, Erik; Cordero, Rosy; Topel, Fred (March 13, 2022). "Critics Choice Awards: 'The Power Of The Dog' Wins Best Picture & Jane Campion Is Best Director; 'Ted Lasso' & 'Succession' Top TV – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
↑ Panaligan, EJ; Earl, William (January 15, 2023). "Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors". Variety . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
↑ Ray, Siladitya (January 15, 2024). "'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Dominate Critics Choice Awards". Forbes . Retrieved January 15, 2024.
↑ Nordyke, Kimberly; Lewis, Hilary (2025-02-08). "Critics Choice: 'Anora' Wins Best Picture; 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Wicked' and 'The Substance' Take 3 Awards Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-10.

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[1] Armstrong, Mark (December 19, 2000). "Broadcast Critics Eat Crowe". E! Online . Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[2] Finke, Nikki (January 16, 2010). "Broadcast Film Critics Award 'Hurt Locker'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 16, 2010.

[3] The Deadline Team (January 14, 2011). "Critics' Choice Awards Spread The Gold: 'Social Network', Fincher, Firth, Portman". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 14, 2011.

[4] The Deadline Team (January 12, 2012). "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[5] The Deadline Team (January 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 'Argo' Best Picture, Director; Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain Take Acting Honors". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 10, 2013.

[6] The Deadline Team (January 16, 2014). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards: '12 Years A Slave' Named Best Picture; 'Gravity' Leads Field With 7 Wins". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 16, 2014.

[7] Pedersen, Erik (January 15, 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Boyhood' Wins Best Picture; 'Birdman' Leads With 7 Nods". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[8] Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[9] Lincoln, Ross A.; Grobar, Matt (December 11, 2016). "2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[10] Hayes, Dade; Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2018). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape Of Water' Wins Best Picture, 'Big Little Lies' Dominates – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 11, 2018.

[11] Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[12] Ramos, Dino-Ray; Boucher, Geoff (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[13] Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[14] Pedersen, Erik; Cordero, Rosy; Topel, Fred (March 13, 2022). "Critics Choice Awards: 'The Power Of The Dog' Wins Best Picture & Jane Campion Is Best Director; 'Ted Lasso' & 'Succession' Top TV – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[15] Panaligan, EJ; Earl, William (January 15, 2023). "Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors". Variety . Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[16] Ray, Siladitya (January 15, 2024). "'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Dominate Critics Choice Awards". Forbes . Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[17] Nordyke, Kimberly; Lewis, Hilary (2025-02-08). "Critics Choice: 'Anora' Wins Best Picture; 'Emilia Pérez,' 'Wicked' and 'The Substance' Take 3 Awards Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-10.

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Critics Choice Association (CCA)
Awards	Acting Ensemble Actor Actress Adapted Screenplay Animated Feature Cinematography Comedy Costume Design Director Editing Foreign Language Film Hair and Makeup Original Screenplay Picture Production Design Score Song Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects Young Performer
Retired	Action Movie (2008–2019) Actor in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actress in an Action Movie (2012–2016) Actor in a Comedy (2012–2018) Actress in a Comedy (2012–2018) Documentary Feature (1995–2015) Family Film (1995–2007) Sci-Fi/Horror Movie (2012–2019) Sound (2009–2011)
Ceremonies	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)