Saturn Award for Best Production Design

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Saturn Award for Best Production Design
Awarded forBest production design of the year for a genre film
Country United States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded 2009
Currently held by Sarah Greenwood for Barbie (2022/2023)
Website www.saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award for Best Production Design is one of the annual awards given by the American professional organization, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, awarded by the World Science Fiction Society who reward science fiction and fantasy in various media, is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the Best Production Design category for the first time for the 2009 film year.

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Winners and nominees

2000s

YearDirectorFilm
2009
(36th)
Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg Avatar
Scott Chambliss Star Trek
Stuart Craig Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Sarah Greenwood Sherlock Holmes
Philip Ivey District 9
Alex McDowell Watchmen

2010s

YearDirectorFilm
2010
(37th)
Darren Gilford Tron: Legacy
Kathy Altieri How to Train Your Dragon
Guy Hendrix Dyas Inception
Dante Ferretti Shutter Island
Rick Heinrichs The Wolfman
Robert Stromberg Alice in Wonderland
2011
(38th)
Dante Ferretti Hugo
Stuart Craig Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tom Foden Immortals
Rick Heinrichs Captain America: The First Avenger
Kim Sinclair The Adventures of Tintin
Bo Welch Thor
2012
(39th)
Dan Hennah The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch Cloud Atlas
Sarah Greenwood Anna Karenina
David Gropman Life of Pi
Rick Heinrichs Dark Shadows
Eve Stewart Les Misérables
2013
(40th)
Dan Hennah The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Philip Messina The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Andrew Neskoromny and Carol Spier Pacific Rim
Andy Nicholson Gravity
Jan Roelfs 47 Ronin
Robert Stromberg Oz the Great and Powerful
2014
(41st)
Nathan Crowley Interstellar
James Chinlund Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dennis Gassner Into the Woods
Adam Stockhausen The Grand Budapest Hotel
Peter Wenham Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Charles Wood Guardians of the Galaxy
2015
(42nd)
Thomas E. Sanders Crimson Peak
Rick Carter and Darren Gilford Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Scott Chambliss Tomorrowland
Sabu Cyril Baahubali: The Beginning
Colin Gibson Mad Max: Fury Road
Ed Verreaux Jurassic World
2016
(43rd)
Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg The BFG
Doug Chiang and Neil Lamont Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Stuart Craig Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Guy Hendrix Dyas Passengers
Owen Paterson Captain America: Civil War
Charles Wood Doctor Strange
2017
(44th)
Hannah Beachler Black Panther
Paul Denham Austerberry The Shape of Water
Dennis Gassner Blade Runner 2049
Sarah Greenwood Beauty and the Beast
Rick Heinrichs Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Hugues Tissandier Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2018/2019
(45th)
Charles Wood Avengers: Endgame
Bill Brzeski Aquaman
Ruth De Jong Us
Horace Ma Gwong-Wing Shadow
Rick Heinrichs Dumbo
Gemma Jackson Aladdin
John Myhre Mary Poppins Returns
2019/2020
(46th)
Barbara Ling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Nathan Crowley Tenet
Mark Friedberg Joker
Patrick Tatopoulos Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Ra Vincent Jojo Rabbit

2020s

YearDirectorFilm
2021/2022
(50th)
Tamara Deverell Nightmare Alley
Sue Chan Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
James Chinlund The Batman
Fiona Crombie Cruella
Jason Kisvarday Everything Everywhere All at Once
Marcus Rowland Last Night in Soho
Patrice Vermette Dune
2022/2023
(51st)
Sarah Greenwood Barbie
Dylan Cole and Ben Procter Avatar: The Way of Water
Beth Mickie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Kevin Kavanaugh John Wick: Chapter 4
Ruth De Jong Oppenheimer
Alec Hammond Renfield

Multiple nominations

5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
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Multiple wins

2 wins

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