With the Academy’s nominations announcement drawing closer by the day, it’s time to lay it all on the line with my final Oscar nomination predictions. In the battle for Best Production Design, we’ve got four contenders who all nabbed nominations from all four major precursor awards; the Art Directors Guild, BAFTA, Critics Choice Awards, and the Set Decorators Society of America. Going off that stat, we should really consider Barbie, Poor Things, Oppenheimer, and Killers of the Flower Moon safely in the top four here. That leaves the door open for a number of contenders to take that final spot. I think the period designs of Napoleon are enough to get it over the line, but don’t be surprised to see four-time nominee Adam Stockhausen sneak in as Asteroid City‘s lone nomination.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN PREDICTIONS:
1. Barbie (Warner Bros.) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Katie Spencer (set decorator)
2. Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Shona Heath, James Price (production designer), Zsuzsa Mihalek (set decorator)
3. Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Ruth De Jong (production designer), Claire Kaufman (set decorator)
4. Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount Pictures / Apple Original Films) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Jack Fisk (production designer), Adam Willis (set decorator)
5. Napoleon (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures) – ADG, SDSA
Arthur Max (production designer), Celia Bobak (set decorator)
Alternate: Asteroid City (Focus Features) – ADG, CCA, SDSA
Adam Stockhausen (production designer)