2026 Oscar Best Production Design Predictions

Tracking my evolving predictions for Production Design throughout Awards Season.
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Production Design

*Updated 01.16.2025

In the Spotlight

1

Frankenstein (Shane Vieau, Tamara Deverell)

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2

Sinners (Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne)

▲ 1🔒

3

Wicked: For Good (Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales)

▼ 1 🔒

4

Hamnet (Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton)

5

One Battle After Another (Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino)

▲ 1

On the Fringe

6

Marty Supreme (Adam Willis, Jack Fisk)

▼ 1

7

Avatar: Fire and Ash (Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole)

▼ 2

In the Mix

8

The Testament of Ann Lee (Sam Bader, Mercédesz Nagyváradi, Lauren Doss, Layla Stover)

9

The Phoenician Scheme (Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock)

10

Sentimental Value (Jørgen Stangebye Larsen, Catrine Gormsen)

Long Shots

11

Bugonia (James Price, Prue Howard, Sarah Carter)

12

Mickey 17 (Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton)

13

The Secret Agent (Thales Junqueira)

14

Kiss of the Spider Woman (Scott Chambliss, Andrew Baseman)

15

The Fantastic 4: First Steps (Kasra Farahani, Jille Azis)

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The table updates as the awards season shifts – my ADHD and OCD won’t let it sit still. The leaderboard below stays put; it’s the Top 7 I locked in at the start of the month.

Leaderboard graphic showing the top 7 Best Production Design contenders for the 2026 Oscars (Jan 2026)

Leaderboard graphic showing the top 7 Best Production Design contenders for the 2026 Oscars.