Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is an American-Canadian production designer. He is notable for his work on Bugsy, Big Fish, Into the Woods, and Blade Runner 2049, his collaborations with the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes, as well the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, the latter two directed by Mendes. He has been nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design, and has won once. Gassner was nominated for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film for his work on Quantum of Solace, and won for his work on Skyfall.
Gassner attended the University of Oregon, where he played college football as a defensive end from 1967 to 1969.
Filmography Year Title Director1986 The Hitcher Robert Harmon Wisdom Emilio Estevez 1987 In the Mood Phil Alden Robinson Like Father Like Son Rod Daniel 1988 Earth Girls Are Easy Julien Temple 1989 Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson1990 Miller's Crossing Joel Coen The Grifters Stephen Frears 1991 Barton Fink Joel Coen Bugsy Barry Levinson 1992 Hero Stephen Frears 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Joel Coen 1995 Waterworld Kevin Reynolds 1998 The Truman Show Peter Weir 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?Joel Coen 2001 The Man Who Wasn' There 2002 Road to Perdition Sam Mendes 2003 Big Fish Tim Burton 2004 The Ladykillers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 2005 Jarhead Sam Mendes 2006 Ask the Dust Robert Towne 2007 The Golden Compass Chris Weitz 2008 Quantum of Solace Marc Forster 2012 Skyfall Sam Mendes 2014 Into the Woods Rob Marshall 2015 Spectre Sam Mendes 2017 Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve 2019 1917 Sam Mendes 2022 The Gray ManAnthony and Joe Russo 2025 The Electric State 2026 Digger Alejandro González Iñárritu
Awards
Academy Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result 1991 Barton FinkBest Production Design 1991 Bugsy 2002 Road to Perdition 2007 The Golden Compass 2014 Into the Woods 2017 Blade Runner 2049 2019 1917
British Academy Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result 1998 The Truman ShowBest Production Design 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2002 Road to Perdition 2003 Big Fish 2012 Skyfall 2017 Blade Runner 2049 2019 1917
Art Directors Guild
Year Nominated work Category Result 2001 The Man Who Wasn't ThereExcellence in Production Design for a Period or Fantasy Film 2002 Road to Perdition 2005 Jarhead Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film 2007 The Golden Compass Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film 2008 Quantum of SolaceExcellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film 2012 Skyfall 2014 Into the Woods Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film 2015 Spectre Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film 2017 Blade Runner 2049 Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film 2019 1917 Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film
References
External links Information on Golden Compass Nomination