Final Oscars Nominations Predictions – Best Production Design

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 five 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. Does that mean all five repeat with the Academy? It’s possible Gladiator II takes one of their spots. It only missed at BAFTA. Or maybe A Complete Unknown overperforms and sneaks in. It’s peaking at just the right time, so don’t be surprised.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN PREDICTIONS:
1. Wicked (Universal Pictures) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Nathan Crowley (production designer), Lee Sandales (set decorator)
2. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Patrice Vermette (production designer), Zsuzsanna Sipos (set decorator)
3. The Brutalist (A24) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Judy Becker (production designer), Patricia Cuccia (set decorator)
4. Nosferatu (Focus Features) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Craig Lathrop (production designer), Beatrice Brentnerova (set decorator)
5. Conclave (Focus Features) – ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA
Suzie Davies (production designer), Roberta Federico (set decorator)

Alternate: Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) – ADG, CCA, SDSA
Arthur Max (production designer), Elli Griff (set decorator)