Winners Only by Category:
Production Design

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Production Design (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1927-28  (1st)

William Cameron Menzies, The Dove, Joseph M. Schenck Productions; United Artists; and Tempest, Art Cinema; United Artists.

1928-29  (2nd)

Cedric Gibbons, The Bridge of San Luis Rey and other pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1929-30  (3rd)

King of Jazz, Universal. Herman Rosse.

1930-31  (4th)

Cimarron, RKO Radio. Max Ree.

1931-32  (5th)

Transatlantic, Fox. Gordon Wiles.

1932-33  (6th)

Cavalcade, Fox. William S. Darling.

1934  (7th)

The Merry Widow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cedric Gibbons and Frederic Hope.

1935  (8th)

The Dark Angel, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Richard Day.

1936  (9th)

Dodsworth, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists. Richard Day.

1937  (10th)

Lost Horizon, Columbia. Stephen Goosson.

1938  (11th)

The Adventures of Robin Hood, Warner Bros.-First National. Carl J. Weyl.

1939  (12th)

Gone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lyle Wheeler.

1940  (13th)

(Black-and-White)

Pride and Prejudice, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse.

(Color)

The Thief of Bagdad, Alexander Korda; United Artists. (UK, USA) Vincent Korda.

1941  (14th)

(Black-and-White)

How Green Was My Valley, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Richard Day and Nathan Juran; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

(Color)

Blossoms in the Dust, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Urie McCleary; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis.

1942  (15th)

(Black-and-White)

This Above All, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Richard Day and Joseph Wright; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

(Color)

My Gal Sal, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Richard Day and Joseph Wright; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

1943  (16th)

(Black-and-White)

The Song of Bernadette, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by James Basevi and William Darling; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

(Color)

Phantom of the Opera, Universal. Art direction by John B. Goodman and Alexander Golitzen; interior decoration by Russell A. Gausman and Ira S. Webb.

1944  (17th)

(Black-and-White)

Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Paul Huldschinsky.

(Color)

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Wiard Ihnen; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

1945  (18th)

(Black-and-White)

Blood on the Sun, Cagney Productions; United Artists. Art direction by Wiard Ihnen; interior decoration by A. Roland Fields.

(Color)

Frenchman’s Creek, Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegte; interior decoration by Sam Comer.

1946  (19th)

(Black-and-White)

Anna and the King of Siam, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and William Darling; interior decoration by Thomas Little and Frank E. Hughes.

(Color)

The Yearling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis.

1947  (20th)

(Black-and-White)

Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International. (UK) Art direction by John Bryan; set decoration by Wilfred Shingleton.

(Color)

Black Narcissus, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Universal-International. (UK) Art direction by Alfred Junge; set decoration by Alfred Junge.

1948  (21st)

(Black-and-White)

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) Art direction by Roger K. Furse; set decoration by Carmen Dillon.

(Color)

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Art direction by Hein Heckroth; set decoration by Arthur Lawson.

1949  (22nd)

(Black-and-White)

The Heiress, Paramount. Art direction by Harry Horner and John Meehan; set decoration by Emile Kuri.

(Color)

Little Women, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Jack D. Moore.

1950  (23rd)

(Black-and-White)

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and John Meehan; set decoration by Sam Comer and Ray Moyer.

(Color)

Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Walter Tyler; set decoration by Sam Comer and Ray Moyer.

1951  (24th)

(Black-and-White)

A Streetcar Named Desire, Charles K. Feldman Group Productions; Warner Bros. Art direction by Richard Day; set decoration by George James Hopkins.

(Color)

An American in Paris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Preston Ames; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason.

1952  (25th)

(Black-and-White)

The Bad and the Beautiful, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Keogh Gleason.

(Color)

Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists. (UK) Art direction by Paul Sheriff; set decoration by Marcel Vertes.

1953  (26th)

(Black-and-White)

Julius Caesar, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Hugh Hunt.

(Color)

The Robe, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and George W. Davis; set decoration by Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox.

1954  (27th)

(Black-and-White)

On the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia. Richard Day.

(Color)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Art direction by John Meehan; set decoration by Emile Kuri.

1955  (28th)

(Black-and-White)

The Rose Tattoo, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Art direction by Hal Pereira and Tambi Larsen; set decoration by Sam Comer and Arthur Krams.

(Color)

Picnic, Columbia. Art direction by William Flannery and Jo Mielziner; set decoration by Robert Priestley.

1956  (29th)

(Black-and-White)

Somebody up There Likes Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm F. Brown; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason.

(Color)

The King and I, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; set decoration by Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox.

1957  (30th)

Sayonara, William Goetz Production; Warner Bros. Art direction by Ted Haworth; set decoration by Robert Priestley.

1958  (31st)

Gigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by William A. Horning and Preston Ames; set decoration by Henry Grace and Keogh Gleason.

1959  (32nd)

(Black-and-White)

The Diary of Anne Frank, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle R. Wheeler and George W. Davis; set decoration by Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss.

(Color)

Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno; set decoration by Hugh Hunt.

1960  (33rd)

(Black-and-White)

The Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists. Art direction by Alexander Trauner; set decoration by Edward G. Boyle.

(Color)

Spartacus, Bryna Productions, Inc.; Universal-International. Art direction by Alexander Golitzen and Eric Orbom; set decoration by Russell A. Gausman and Julia Heron.

1961  (34th)

(Black-and-White)

The Hustler, Robert Rossen Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Harry Horner; set decoration by Gene Callahan.

(Color)

West Side Story, Mirisch Pictures, Inc. and B and P Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists. Art direction by Boris Leven; set decoration by Victor A. Gangelin.

1962  (35th)

(Black-and-White)

To Kill a Mockingbird, Universal-International-Pakula-Mulligan-Brentwood Production; Universal-International. Art direction by Alexander Golitzen and Henry Bumstead; set decoration by Oliver Emert.

(Color)

Lawrence of Arabia, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.-Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia. (UK) Art direction by John Box and John Stoll; set decoration by Dario Simoni.

1963  (36th)

(Black-and-White)

America America, Athena Enterprises Production; Warner Bros. Gene Callahan.

(Color)

Cleopatra, 20th Century-Fox, Ltd.-MCL Films S.A.-WALWA Films S.A. Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Switzerland, UK, USA) Art direction by John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard Brown, Herman Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling and Boris Juraga; set decoration by Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox and Ray Moyer.

1964  (37th)

(Black-and-White)

Zorba the Greek, Rochley, Ltd. Production; International Classics. (Greece, USA) Vassilis Fotopoulos.

(Color)

My Fair Lady, Warner Bros. Art direction by Gene Allen and Cecil Beaton; set decoration by George James Hopkins.

1965  (38th)

(Black-and-White)

Ship of Fools, Columbia. Art direction by Robert Clatworthy; set decoration by Joseph Kish.

(Color)

Doctor Zhivago, Sostar S.A.-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, Italy, UK, Liechtenstein) Art direction by John Box and Terry Marsh; set decoration by Dario Simoni.

1966  (39th)

(Black-and-White)

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Chenault Productions; Warner Bros. Art direction by Richard Sylbert; set decoration by George James Hopkins.

(Color)

Fantastic Voyage, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Jack Martin Smith and Dale Hennesy; set decoration by Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss.

1967  (40th)

Camelot, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Art direction by John Truscott and Edward Carrere; set decoration by John W. Brown.

1968  (41st)

Oliver!, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK) Art direction by John Box and Terence Marsh; set decoration by Vernon Dixon and Ken Muggleston.

1969  (42nd)

Hello, Dolly!, Chenault Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith and Herman Blumenthal; set decoration by Walter M. Scott, George Hopkins and Raphael Bretton.

1970  (43rd)

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Urie McCleary and Gil Parrondo; set decoration by Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thevenet.

1971  (44th)

Nicholas and Alexandra, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (UK) Art direction by John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted and Gil Parrondo; set decoration by Vernon Dixon.

1972  (45th)

Cabaret, ABC Pictures Production; Allied Artists. Art direction by Rolf Zehetbauer and Jurgen Kiebach; set decoration by Herbert Strabel.

1973  (46th)

The Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal. Art direction by Henry Bumstead; set decoration by James Payne.

1974  (47th)

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Art direction by Dean Tavoularis and Angelo Graham; set decoration by George R. Nelson.

1975  (48th)

Barry Lyndon, Hawk Films, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Art direction by Ken Adam and Roy Walker; set decoration by Vernon Dixon.

1976  (49th)

All the President’s Men, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Warner Bros. Art direction by George Jenkins; set decoration by George Gaines.

1977  (50th)

Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by John Barry, Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; set decoration by Roger Christian.

1978  (51st)

Heaven Can Wait, Dogwood Productions; Paramount. Art direction by Paul Sylbert and Edwin O’Donovan; set decoration by George Gaines.

1979  (52nd)

All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Philip Rosenberg and Tony Walton; set decoration by Edward Stewart and Gary Brink.

1980  (53rd)

Tess, Renn-Burrill Co-production with the participation of the Societe Francaise de Production (S.F.P.); Columbia. (UK, France) Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens.

1981  (54th)

Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Art direction by Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; set decoration by Michael Ford.

1982  (55th)

Gandhi, Indo-British Film Production; Columbia. (UK, India) Art direction by Stuart Craig and Bob Laing; set decoration by Michael Seirton.

1983  (56th)

Fanny & Alexander, Cinematograph AB for the Swedish Film Institute/Swedish Television SVT 1 (Sweden)/Gaumont (France)/Personafilm and Tobis Filmkunst (BRD) Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Sweden, France, West Germany) Anna Asp.

1984  (57th)

Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company Production; Orion. (USA, France, Czechoslovakia) Art direction by Patrizia Von Brandenstein; set decoration by Karel Cerny.

1985  (58th)

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Art direction by Stephen Grimes; set decoration by Josie MacAvin.

1986  (59th)

A Room with a View, Merchant Ivory Production for Goldcrest and Cinecom; Cinecom Pictures. (UK) Art direction by Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow; set decoration by Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura.

1987  (60th)

The Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. (UK, Italy, China, France) Art direction by Ferdinando Scarfiotti; set decoration by Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri.

1988  (61st)

Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Art direction by Stuart Craig; set decoration by Gerard James.

1989  (62nd)

Batman, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Art direction by Anton Furst; set decoration by Peter Young.

1990  (63rd)

Dick Tracy, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Art direction by Richard Sylbert; set decoration by Rick Simpson.

1991  (64th)

Bugsy, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. Art direction by Dennis Gassner; set decoration by Nancy Haigh.

1992  (65th)

Howards End, Merchant Ivory Productions; Sony Pictures Classics. (UK, Japan, USA) Art direction by Luciana Arrighi; set decoration by Ian Whittaker.

1993  (66th)

Schindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Art direction by Allan Starski; set decoration by Ewa Braun.

1994  (67th)

The Madness of King George, Close Call Films Production; Samuel Goldwyn Company in association with Channel Four. (UK) Art direction by Ken Adam; set decoration by Carolyn Scott.

1995  (68th)

Restoration, Segue Productions/Avenue Pictures in association with Oxford Film Company Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Eugenio Zanetti.

1996  (69th)

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Art direction by Stuart Craig; set decoration by Stephenie McMillan.

1997  (70th)

Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. Art direction by Peter Lamont; set decoration by Michael Ford.

1998  (71st)

Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Art direction by Martin Childs; set decoration by Jill Quertier.

1999  (72nd)

Sleepy Hollow, Scott Rudin/American Zoetrope Production; Paramount and Mandalay. (USA, Germany) Art direction by Rick Heinrichs; set decoration by Peter Young.

2000  (73rd)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zoom Hunt International Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China) Tim Yip.

2001  (74th)

Moulin Rouge, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (Australia, USA) Art direction by Catherine Martin; set decoration by Brigitte Broch.

2002  (75th)

Chicago, Producer Circle Co., Zadan/Meron Production; Miramax. (USA, Germany, Canada) Art direction by John Myhre; set decoration by Gordon Sim.

2003  (76th)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Art direction by Grant Major; set decoration by Dan Hennah and Alan Lee.

2004  (77th)

The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (Germany, USA) Art direction by Dante Ferretti; set decoration by Francesca Lo Schiavo.

2005  (78th)

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Art direction by John Myhre; set decoration by Gretchen Rau.

2006  (79th)

Pan’s Labyrinth, Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production; Picturehouse. (Mexico, Spain) Art direction by Eugenio Caballero; set decoration by Pilar Revuelta.

2007  (80th)

Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Parkes/MacDonald and Zanuck Company Production; DreamWorks and Warner Bros., distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount. (USA, UK) Art direction by Dante Ferretti; set decoration by Francesca Lo Schiavo.

2008  (81st)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kennedy/Marshall Production; Paramount and Warner Bros. Art direction by Donald Graham Burt; set decoration by Victor J. Zolfo.

2009  (82nd)

Avatar, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) Art direction by Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; set decoration by Kim Sinclair.

2010  (83rd)

Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Production design by Robert Stromberg; set decoration by Karen O’Hara.

2011  (84th)

Hugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, France) Production design by Dante Ferretti; set decoration by Francesca Lo Schiavo.

2012  (85th)

Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures/20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney/20th Century Fox. (USA, India) Production design by Rick Carter; set decoration by Jim Erickson.

2013  (86th)

The Great Gatsby, Warner Bros. (Australia, USA) Production design by Catherine Martin; set decoration by Beverley Dunn.

2014  (87th)

The Grand Budapest Hotel, an American Empirical Production; Fox Searchlight. (Germany, USA) Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration).

2015  (88th)

Mad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros. (Australia, USA, South Africa) Production design by Colin Gibson; set decoration by Lisa Thompson.

2016  (89th)

La La Land, A Black Label Media/TIK Films Limited/Impostor Pictures/Gilbert Films/Marc Platt Productions production; Summit Entertainment. (USA, Hong Kong) Production design by David Wasco; set decoration by Sandy Reynolds-Wasco.

2017  (90th)

The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight. Production design by Paul Denham Austerberry; set decoration by Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin.

2018  (91st)

Black Panther, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Production design by Hannah Beachler; set decoration by Jay Hart.

2019  (92nd)

Once upon a Time . . . in Hollywood, A Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, UK, China) Production design by Barbara Ling; set decoration by Nancy Haigh.

2020  (93rd)

Mank, A Netflix International Pictures Production; Netflix. Production design by Donald Graham Burt; set decoration by Jan Pascale.

2021  (94th)

Dune, A Legendary Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Production design by Patrice Vermette; set decoration by Zsuzsanna Sipos.

2022  (95th)

All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix/Amusement Park Film in co-prod. with Gunpowder Films in assoc. with Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment/Anima Pictures Prod.; Netflix. (Germany, USA, UK) Production design by Christian M. Goldbeck; set decoration by Ernestine Hipper.

2023  (96th)

Poor Things, Element Pictures Production; Searchlight. (Ireland, UK, USA) Production design by James Price and Shona Heath; set decoration by Zsuzsa Mihalek.