On January 9, the Art Directors Guild announced the nominees for its 27th annual awards, which will be handed out on February 18. These kudos have a stellar record at previewing the Academy Awards. Over the first 26 years of these prizes, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design has always numbered among the ADG nominees in the various categories.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. It reaped a bid in the fantasy film genre with the ADG as did its strongest Oscar rival, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The other three likeliest Oscar nominees — “Babylon,” “Elvis” and “The Fabelmans”– contend in the period picture category. That race is rounded out by “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “White Noise.”
The other fantasy film nominees are: “The Batman,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Nope.”
The contemporary contenders are: “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” “Bullet Train,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” “TAR” and “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Period Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck
Babylon
Production Designer: Florencia Martin
Elvis
Production Designers: Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy
The Fabelmans
Production Designer: Rick Carter
White Noise
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Fantasy Film
Avatar: The Way of Water
Production Designers: Dylan Cole, Ben Procter
The Batman
Production Designer: James Chinlund
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Production Designer: Hannah Beachler
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Production Designer: Jason Kisvarday
Nope
Production Designer: Ruth De Jong
Contemporary Film
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero
Bullet Train
Production Designer: David Scheunemann
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
Tár
Production Designer: Marco Bittner Rosser
Top Gun: Maverick
Production Designer: Jeremy Hindle
Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Production Designers: Guy Davis, Curt Enderle
Lightyear
Production Designer: Tim Evatt
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Production Designer: Liz Toonkel
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Production Designer: Nate Wragg
Turning Red
Production Designer: Rona Liu
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