European Film Award for Best Production Designer

European Film Award for Best Production Designer
European Film Award for Best Production Designer
Country	Europe
Presented by	European Film Academy
First awarded	1990
Currently held by	Jagna Dobesz – The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Website	europeanfilmawards.eu

European Film Award for Best Production Designer is an award category in the European Film Awards. The category was first presented in 1990 being award to both art directors and costume designers. At the 1st European Film Awards in 1988, two art directors were nominated Special Aspect Award with Sergej Paradshanow winning the award for Ashik Kerib.

Though the category was not presented from 2006 to 2009, four production designers received nominations for special awards with Pierre Pell and Stéphane Rozenbaum winning the Award for an Artistic Contribution for The Science of Sleep in 2006 and Uli Hanisch receiving the Prix d'Excellence for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer in 2007. A set of nominees was presented in 2005 and from 2010 to 2012, since 2013 only a winner is presented without nominees.

Winners and nominees

The winners are in a yellow background and in bold.

1980s

Year	Production designer(s)	English title	Original title
1988 (1st)	Special Aspect Award
	Sergei Parajanov	Ashik Kerib	აშიკ-ქერიბი
	Félix Murcia	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios

1990s

Year	Production designer(s)	English title	Original title	Ref.
1990 (3rd)	Ezio Frigerio Franca Squarciapino	Cyrano de Bergerac		^[1]
	Yuri Pashigoryev	Don't Move, Die and Rise Again	Zamri, umri, voskresni!
	Ben Van Os Jan Roelfs Jean Paul Gaultier	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1991 (4th)	Miljen Kljaković Valerie Pozzo Di Borgo	Delicatessen		^[2]
1992 (5th)	Rikke Jelier	The Northerners	De Noorderlingen	^[3]

2000s

Year	Production designer(s)	English title	Original title	Ref.
2000 - 2004	No awards given
2005 (18th)	Aline Bonetto	A Very Long Engagement	Un long dimanche de fiançailles	^[4] ^[5]
	Peter Grant	Manderlay
	Jana Karen	Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage
2006 (19th)	No award given
	European Film Academy Award For An Artistic Contribution
	Pierre Pell Stéphane Rozenbaum	The Science of Sleep	La science des rêves
2007 (20th)	No award given
	Prix d'Excellence
	Uli Hanisch	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2008 (21st)	No award given
	Nomination for Prix d'Excellence
	Márton Ágh	Delta
2009 (22nd)	No award given

2010s

Year	Production designer(s)	English title	Original title	Ref.
2010 (23rd)	Albrecht Konrad	The Ghost Writer		^[6] ^[7]
	Paola Bizzarri Luis Ramirez	I, Don Giovanni	Io, Don Giovanni
	Markku Pätilä Jaagup Roomet	The Temptation of St. Tony	Püha Tõnu kiusamine
2011 (24th)	Jette Lehmann	Melancholia		^[8] ^[9]
	Paola Bizzarri	We Have a Pope	Habemus Papam
	Antxón Gómez	The Skin I Live In	La piel que habito
2012 (25th)	Maria Djurkovic	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy		^[10] ^[11]
	Niels Sejer	A Royal Affair	En kongelig affære
	Elena Zhukova	Faust	Фауст
2013 (26th)	Sarah Greenwood	Anna Karenina		^[12]
2014 (27th)	Claus-Rudolf Amler	The Dark Valley	Das finstere Tal	^[13]
2015 (28th)	Sylvie Olivé	The Brand New Testament	Le Tout Nouveau Testament	^[14]
2016 (29th)	Alice Normington	Suffragette		^[15]
2017 (30th)	Josefin Åsberg	The Square		^[16]
2018 (31st)	Andrey Ponkratov	Summer	Лето Leto	^[17]
2019 (32nd)	Antxon Gómez	Pain and Glory	Dolor y gloria	^[18]

2020s

Year	Production designer(s)	English title	Original title	Ref.
2020 (33rd)	Cristina Casali	The Personal History of David Copperfield		^[19]
2021 (34th)	Márton Ágh	Natural Light	Természetes fény	^[20]
2022 (35th)	Jim Clay	Belfast
2023 (36th)	Emita Frigato	La chimera
2024 (37th)	Jagna Dobesz	The Girl with the Needle	Pigen med nålen	^[21]

References

^ "The 3rd European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "The 4rt European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "The 5th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "The 18th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ Hernandez, Eugene (December 4, 2005). ""Cache" and "Sophie Scholl" Top European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "The 23rd European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^ Lyttelton, Oliver (December 6, 2010). "'The Ghost Writer' Inexplicably Wins Six At 2010 European Film Academy Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "The 24th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^ Roxborough, Scott (December 3, 2011). "Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' Wins Best Film at European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "The 25th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^ Knegt, Peter (December 1, 2012). "'Amour' Sweeps European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Barraclough, Leo (December 7, 2013). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty' Wins Top Prize at European Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "'Ida,' 'Leviathan' Top European Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^ Heath, Paul (December 14, 2015). "European Film Awards winners: Youth, Amy, The Lobster lead field". The Hollywood News. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Roxborough, Scott (December 10, 2016). "'Toni Erdmann' Wins European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Roxborough, Scott (14 November 2017). "Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Loveless' Wins Two European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ Nordine, Michael (December 15, 2018). "'Cold War' Is the Big Winner at the European Film Awards, Picking Up Oscar Momentum". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Roxborough, Scott (December 7, 2019). "'The Favourite' Wins Big at European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Roxborough, Scott (December 12, 2020). "'Another Round' Wins 2020 European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ Blaney, Martin (11 December 2021). "'Quo Vadis, Aida?' wins top prize at 2021 European Film Awards". ScreenDaily.
^ Dams, Tim (13 November 2024). "'The Substance', 'The Girl With The Needle' lead craft winners at European Film Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

External links

[1] "The 3rd European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[2] "The 4rt European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[3] "The 5th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[4] "The 18th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[5] Hernandez, Eugene (December 4, 2005). ""Cache" and "Sophie Scholl" Top European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[6] "The 23rd European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

[7] Lyttelton, Oliver (December 6, 2010). "'The Ghost Writer' Inexplicably Wins Six At 2010 European Film Academy Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[8] "The 24th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

[9] Roxborough, Scott (December 3, 2011). "Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' Wins Best Film at European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[10] "The 25th European Film Awards". European Film Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

[11] Knegt, Peter (December 1, 2012). "'Amour' Sweeps European Film Awards". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[12] Barraclough, Leo (December 7, 2013). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty' Wins Top Prize at European Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[13] "'Ida,' 'Leviathan' Top European Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

[14] Heath, Paul (December 14, 2015). "European Film Awards winners: Youth, Amy, The Lobster lead field". The Hollywood News. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[15] Roxborough, Scott (December 10, 2016). "'Toni Erdmann' Wins European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[16] Roxborough, Scott (14 November 2017). "Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Loveless' Wins Two European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[17] Nordine, Michael (December 15, 2018). "'Cold War' Is the Big Winner at the European Film Awards, Picking Up Oscar Momentum". Indiewire. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[18] Roxborough, Scott (December 7, 2019). "'The Favourite' Wins Big at European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[19] Roxborough, Scott (December 12, 2020). "'Another Round' Wins 2020 European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[screendaily-20] Blaney, Martin (11 December 2021). "'Quo Vadis, Aida?' wins top prize at 2021 European Film Awards". ScreenDaily.

[21] Dams, Tim (13 November 2024). "'The Substance', 'The Girl With The Needle' lead craft winners at European Film Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

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Merit awards	Film Director Actor Actress Screenplay Animated Feature Film Documentary Film Short Film Discovery of the Year Achievement in Fiction Series Comedy Cinematography Costume Design Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Production Design Sound Visual Effects
Special awards	Achievement in World Cinema Award Eurimages Award Lifetime Achievement Award Lux Award Young Audience Award University Film Award
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