2026 Oscar Best Production Design Predictions
Tracking my evolving predictions for Production Design throughout Awards Season.

Production Design
*Updated 01.16.2025
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In the Spotlight |
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1 |
Frankenstein (Shane Vieau, Tamara Deverell) |
— 👑 |
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2 |
Sinners (Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne) |
▲ 1🔒 |
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3 |
Wicked: For Good (Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales) |
▼ 1 🔒 |
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4 |
Hamnet (Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton) |
— |
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5 |
One Battle After Another (Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino) |
▲ 1 |
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On the Fringe |
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6 |
Marty Supreme (Adam Willis, Jack Fisk) |
▼ 1 |
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7 |
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole) |
▼ 2 |
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In the Mix |
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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 |
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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) |
— |

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.


