Every Oscars Best Production Design winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 24 different winners.

Best Production Design was previously known as Best Art Direction.

The 2013 ceremony was the first to use the new name, and the winners listed here are the production designers and set decorators together.

Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo ×3

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by distributor; scroll sideways for the full run.

Rick Heinrichs & Peter Young'00

Timmy Yip'01

Catherine Martin & Brigitte Broch'02

John Myhre & Gordon Sim'03

Grant Major, Dan Hennah & Alan Lee'04

Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo'05

John Myhre & Gretchen Rau'06

Eugenio Caballero & Pilar Revuelta'07

Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo'08

Donald Graham Burt & Victor J. Zolfo'09

Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg & Kim Sinclair'10

Robert Stromberg & Karen O'Hara'11

Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo'12

Rick Carter & Jim Erickson'13

Catherine Martin & Beverley Dunn'14

Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock'15

Colin Gibson & Lisa Thompson'16

David Wasco & Sandy Reynolds-Wasco'17

Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau & Jeff Melvin'18

Hannah Beachler & Jay Hart'19

Barbara Ling & Nancy Haigh'20

Donald Graham Burt & Jan Pascale'21

Patrice Vermette & Zsuzsanna Sipos'22

Christian M. Goldbeck & Ernestine Hipper'23

James Price, Shona Heath & Zsuzsa Mihalek'24

Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales'25

Wins by distributor

Paramount415%
Warner Bros.415%
Disney312%
Searchlight312%
Sony312%
20th Century28%
Other727%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer7 noms
Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan4 noms
Dennis Gassner & Anna Pinnock2 noms
Jess Gonchor & Nancy Haigh2 noms
Nathan Crowley & Gary Fettis2 noms
Nathan Crowley & Kathy Lucas2 noms

Most losses

Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer7L · 0W
Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan4L · 0W
Dennis Gassner & Anna Pinnock2L · 0W
Jess Gonchor & Nancy Haigh2L · 0W
John Myhre & Gordon Sim2L · 1W
Nathan Crowley & Gary Fettis2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Distributor
2025	Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales (Wicked) beat 4 others Judy Becker & Patricia Cuccia (The Brutalist) Suzie Davies & Cynthia Sleiter (Conclave) Patrice Vermette & Shane Vieau (Dune: Part Two) Craig Lathrop & Beatrice Brentnerová (Nosferatu)	Universal Pictures
2024	James Price, Shona Heath & Zsuzsa Mihalek (Poor Things) beat 4 others Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Barbie) Jack Fisk & Adam Willis (Killers of the Flower Moon) Arthur Max & Elli Griff (Napoleon) Ruth De Jong & Claire Kaufman (Oppenheimer)	Searchlight Pictures
2023	Christian M. Goldbeck & Ernestine Hipper (All Quiet on the Western Front) beat 4 others Dylan Cole, Ben Procter & Vanessa Cole (Avatar: The Way of Water) Florencia Martin & Anthony Carlino (Babylon) Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy & Bev Dunn (Elvis) Rick Carter & Karen O'Hara (The Fabelmans)	Netflix
2022	Patrice Vermette & Zsuzsanna Sipos (Dune) beat 4 others Tamara Deverell & Shane Vieau (Nightmare Alley) Grant Major & Amber Richards (The Power of the Dog) Stefan Dechant & Nancy Haigh (The Tragedy of Macbeth) Adam Stockhausen & Rena DeAngelo (West Side Story)	Warner Bros.
2021	Donald Graham Burt & Jan Pascale (Mank) beat 4 others Peter Francis & Cathy Featherstone (The Father) Mark Ricker, Karen O'Hara & Diana Stoughton (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) David Crank & Elizabeth Keenan (News of the World) Nathan Crowley & Kathy Lucas (Tenet)	Netflix
2020	Barbara Ling & Nancy Haigh (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) beat 4 others Bob Shaw & Regina Graves (The Irishman) Ra Vincent & Nora Sopková (Jojo Rabbit) Dennis Gassner & Lee Sandales (1917) Lee Ha-jun & Cho Won-woo (Parasite)	Columbia Pictures
2019	Hannah Beachler & Jay Hart (Black Panther) beat 4 others Fiona Crombie & Alice Felton (The Favourite) Nathan Crowley & Kathy Lucas (First Man) John Myhre & Gordon Sim (Mary Poppins Returns) Eugenio Caballero & Bárbara Enrı́quez (Roma)	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2018	Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau & Jeff Melvin (The Shape of Water) beat 4 others Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Beauty and the Beast) Dennis Gassner & Alessandra Querzola (Blade Runner 2049) Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Darkest Hour) Nathan Crowley & Gary Fettis (Dunkirk)	Fox Searchlight Pictures
2017	David Wasco & Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (La La Land) beat 4 others Patrice Vermette & Paul Hotte (Arrival) Stuart Craig & Anna Pinnock (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) Jess Gonchor & Nancy Haigh (Hail, Caesar!) Guy Hendrix Dyas & Gene Serdena (Passengers)	Lionsgate
2016	Colin Gibson & Lisa Thompson (Mad Max: Fury Road) beat 4 others Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo & Bernhard Henrich (Bridge of Spies) Eve Stewart & Michael Standish (The Danish Girl) Arthur Max & Celia Bobak (The Martian) Jack Fisk & Hamish Purdy (The Revenant)	Warner Bros.
2015	Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel) beat 4 others Maria Djurkovic & Tatiana Macdonald (The Imitation Game) Nathan Crowley & Gary Fettis (Interstellar) Dennis Gassner & Anna Pinnock (Into the Woods) Suzie Davies & Charlotte Watts (Mr. Turner)	Fox Searchlight Pictures
2014	Catherine Martin & Beverley Dunn (The Great Gatsby) beat 4 others Judy Becker & Heather Loeffler (American Hustle) Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin & Joanne Woollard (Gravity) K. K. Barrett & Gene Serdena (Her) Adam Stockhausen & Alice Baker (12 Years a Slave)	Warner Bros.
2013	Rick Carter & Jim Erickson (Lincoln) beat 4 others Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Anna Karenina) Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent & Simon Bright (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) Eve Stewart & Anna Lynch-Robinson (Les Misérables) David Gropman & Anna Pinnock (Life of Pi)	Touchstone Pictures
2012	Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo (Hugo) beat 4 others Laurence Bennett & Robert Gould (The Artist) Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2) Anne Seibel & Hélène Dubreuil (Midnight in Paris) Rick Carter & Lee Sandales (War Horse)	Paramount Pictures
2011	Robert Stromberg & Karen O'Hara (Alice in Wonderland) beat 4 others Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1) Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias & Doug Mowat (Inception) Eve Stewart & Judy Farr (The King's Speech) Jess Gonchor & Nancy Haigh (True Grit)	Walt Disney Pictures
2010	Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg & Kim Sinclair (Avatar) beat 4 others Dave Warren, Anastasia Masaro & Caroline Smith (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) John Myhre & Gordon Sim (Nine) Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Sherlock Holmes) Patrice Vermette & Maggie Gray (The Young Victoria)	20th Century Fox
2009	Donald Graham Burt & Victor J. Zolfo (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) beat 4 others James J. Murakami & Gary Fettis (Changeling) Nathan Crowley & Peter Lando (The Dark Knight) Michael Carlin & Rebecca Alleway (The Duchess) Kristi Zea & Debra Schutt (Revolutionary Road)	Paramount Pictures
2008	Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) beat 4 others Arthur Max & Beth A. Rubino (American Gangster) Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Atonement) Dennis Gassner & Anna Pinnock (The Golden Compass) Jack Fisk & Jim Erickson (There Will Be Blood)	Paramount Pictures
2007	Eugenio Caballero & Pilar Revuelta (Pan's Labyrinth) beat 4 others John Myhre & Nancy Haigh (Dreamgirls) Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, Gretchen Rau & Leslie E. Rollins (The Good Shepherd) Rick Heinrichs & Cheryl Carasik (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) Nathan Crowley & Julie Ochipinti (The Prestige)	Picturehouse
2006	John Myhre & Gretchen Rau (Memoirs of a Geisha) beat 4 others Jim Bissell & Jan Pascale (Good Night, and Good Luck) Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) Grant Major, Dan Hennah & Simon Bright (King Kong) Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer (Pride & Prejudice)	Columbia Pictures
2005	Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo (The Aviator) beat 4 others Gemma Jackson & Trisha Edwards (Finding Neverland) Rick Heinrichs & Cheryl Carasik (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) Anthony Pratt & Celia Bobak (The Phantom of the Opera) Aline Bonetto (A Very Long Engagement)	Miramax
2004	Grant Major, Dan Hennah & Alan Lee (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) beat 4 others Ben Van Os & Cecile Heideman (Girl with a Pearl Earring) Lilly Kilvert & Gretchen Rau (The Last Samurai) William Sandell & Robert Gould (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) Jeannine Oppewall & Leslie Pope (Seabiscuit)	New Line Cinema
2003	John Myhre & Gordon Sim (Chicago) beat 4 others Felipe Fernández del Paso & Hania Robledo (Frida) Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo (Gangs of New York) Grant Major, Dan Hennah & Alan Lee (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Dennis Gassner & Nancy Haigh (Road to Perdition)	Miramax
2002	Catherine Martin & Brigitte Broch (Moulin Rouge!) beat 4 others Aline Bonetto & Marie-Laure Valla (Amélie) Stephen Altman & Anna Pinnock (Gosford Park) Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) Grant Major & Dan Hennah (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)	20th Century Fox
2001	Timmy Yip (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) beat 4 others Arthur Max & Crispian Sallis (Gladiator) Michael Corenblith & Merideth Boswell (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) Martin Childs & Jill Quertier (Quills) Jean Rabasse & Françoise Benoît-Fresco (Vatel)	Sony Pictures Classics
2000	Rick Heinrichs & Peter Young (Sleepy Hollow) beat 4 others Luciana Arrighi & Ian Whittaker (Anna and the King) David Gropman & Beth Rubino (The Cider House Rules) Roy Walker & Bruno Cesari (The Talented Mr. Ripley) Eve Stewart & John Bush (Topsy-Turvy)	Paramount Pictures

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