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)

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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)

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9

The Phoenician Scheme (Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock)

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10

Sentimental Value (Jørgen Stangebye Larsen, Catrine Gormsen)

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Long Shots

11

Bugonia (James Price, Prue Howard, Sarah Carter)

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12

Mickey 17 (Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton)

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13

The Secret Agent (Thales Junqueira)

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14

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

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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.