BAFTA Award for Best Production Design facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BAFTA Award for Best Production Design |
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| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Currently held by | Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales for Wicked (2024) |
The BAFTA Award for Best Production Design is a special prize given out every year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). This award celebrates the amazing work of a designer who creates the look and feel of a movie. Think of it as recognizing the person who designs the sets, props, and overall visual world of a film.
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What is Production Design?
Production design is all about creating the visual world of a movie. This includes everything you see on screen, like the buildings, rooms, furniture, and even small details. A production designer works with the director to make sure the film's look matches the story. They help bring the movie's world to life, whether it's a futuristic city or a historical setting.
The Role of a Production Designer
A production designer is like the head artist for a film. They lead a team of people, including art directors and set decorators. Together, they plan and build all the physical spaces where the movie takes place. This job is super important because it helps tell the story and makes the audience feel like they are really in that world.
About the BAFTA Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a group in the United Kingdom that hosts big awards shows. These shows celebrate the best in film, television, children's shows, and video games. The BAFTA Film Awards are one of the most important film awards outside of the United States.
History of the Award
The award for Best Production Design has been given out since 1964. For a while, it was called Best Art Direction. Over the years, the name changed to better describe the wide range of work that production designers do. Each year, talented designers are honored at a special ceremony.
Award Winners Through the Years
The lists below show the films and designers who have won or been nominated for this award. The winners are shown in bold with a gold background. The year listed is when the movie was released, not when the award ceremony took place. The ceremony always happens the following year.
1960s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(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 | |
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(18th) |
Best British Art Direction – Colour | |
| Becket | John Bryan | |
| The Chalk Garden | Carmen Dillon | |
| Goldfinger | Ken Adam | |
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(22nd) |
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 | |
1970s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(24th) |
Waterloo | Mario Garbuglia |
| Anne of the Thousand Days | Maurice Carter | |
| Ryan's Daughter | Stephen B. Grimes | |
| Scrooge | Terence Marsh | |
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(29th) |
Rollerball | John Box |
| Barry Lyndon | Ken Adam | |
| The Day of the Locust | Richard Macdonald | |
| The Towering Inferno | William J. Creber | |
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(33rd) |
Alien | Michael Seymour |
| Apocalypse Now | Dean Tavoularis | |
| The Europeans | Jeremiah Rusconi | |
| Yanks | Brian Morris | |
1980s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(34th) |
The Elephant Man | Stuart Craig |
| All That Jazz | Philip Rosenberg | |
| The Empire Strikes Back | Norman Reynolds | |
| Flash Gordon | Danilo Donati | |
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(39th) |
Brazil | Norman Garwood |
| Amadeus | Patrizia von Brandenstein | |
| Back to the Future | Lawrence G. Paull | |
| A Passage to India | John Box |
1990s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(44th) |
Dick Tracy | Richard Sylbert |
| Cinema Paradiso | Andrea Crisanti | |
| The Hunt for Red October | Terence Marsh | |
| The Sheltering Sky | Gianni Silvestri | |
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(49th) |
Apollo 13 | Michael Corenblith |
| Braveheart | Thomas E. Sanders | |
| The Madness of King George | Ken Adam | |
| Sense and Sensibility | Luciana Arrighi |
2000s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(54th) |
Gladiator | Arthur Max |
| Chocolat | David Gropman | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Timmy Yip | |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Dennis Gassner | |
| Quills | Martin Childs | |
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(59th) |
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 |
2010s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(64th) |
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 | |
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(69th) |
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 |
2020s Winners
| Year | Film | Designer |
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(74th) |
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 | |
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(75th) |
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 | |
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(76th) |
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 | |
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(77th) |
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 | |
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(78th) |
Wicked | Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales |
| The Brutalist | Judy Becker and Patricia Cuccia | |
| Conclave | Suzie Davies and Cynthia Sleiter | |
| Dune: Part Two | Patrice Vermette and Shane Vieau | |
| Nosferatu | Craig Lathrop and Beatrice Brentnerová |
Designers with Multiple Awards and Nominations
Some production designers have been recognized many times for their amazing work. Here are some of the most nominated and winning designers.
Designers with Many Nominations
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Designers with Multiple Wins
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Related Awards
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:BAFTA al mejor diseño de producción para niños
