Nothing much to report this month in the battle for Best Production Design. Frankenstein is leading with the critics groups who award a prize in this category. It landed a nomination at the Critics Choice Awards where it’s joined by The Fantastic Four – First Steps, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Sinners, and Wicked: For Good. Does that mean they’re our top six? I’m throwing Avatar: Fire and Ash into my top five, purely due to the fact the previous two films both landed a nod.
Nominations in early January from groups like the Decorators Society of America Awards and the Art Directors Guild might help clear things up.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN PREDICTIONS:
1. Frankenstein (Netflix) – CCA
Tamara Deverell (production design), set decoration: Shane Vieau (set decoration)
2. Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures) – CCA
Nathan Crowley (production design), Lee Sandales (set decoration)
3. Hamnet (Focus Features) – CCA
Fiona Crombie (production design), Alice Felton (set decoration)
4. Sinners (Warner Bros.) – CCA
Hannah Beachler (production design), Monique Champagne (set decoration)
5. Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
Dylan Cole and Ben Procter (production design), Vanessa Cole (set decoration)
IN CONTENTION
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) – CCA
Kasra Farahani (production design), Jille Azis (set decoration)
Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
Cara Bower (production design), Stella Fox (set decoration)
Marty Supreme (A24) – CCA
Jack Fisk (production design), Adam Willis (set decoration)
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
Florencia Martin (production design), Anthony Carlino (set decoration)
The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)
Adam Stockhausen (production design), Anna Pinnock (set decoration)
Train Dreams (Netflix)
Alexandra Schaller (production design), Melissa Jusufi (set decoration)
