AACTA Award for Best Production Design

The AACTA Award for Best Production Design is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards, which rewards achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. From 1976 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). When the AFI launched the academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Production Design.

Best Production Design was first presented as Best Art Direction in 1977. The name changed to its current one in 1983. The award is presented to the production designer of a film that is Australian-made, or with a significant amount of Australian content.

Winners and nominees In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the same year. The films and production designers in bold and in yellow background have won are the winners. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning film first and then the other nominees. Note: User must select years listed on page to view winners of that decade/year.Additional winners and nominees references:

AFI Awards (1977-2010)AACTA Awards (2011–present)1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Year Film Production designer(s) AFI Awards1977The Picture Show ManDavid CoppingBreak of DayWendy DicksonOzRobbie PerkinsStorm BoyDavid Copping1978NewsfrontLissa CooteThe Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithWendy DicksonThe Getting of WisdomJohn Stoddart and Richard D. KentThe Mango TreeLeslie Binns1979My Brilliant CareerLuciana ArrighiThe Last Of The KnucklemenLeslie BinnsMad MaxJon DowdingMoney MoversDavid Copping 1980s1980Breaker MorantDavid CoppingThe Chain ReactionGraham 'Grace' WalkerHarlequinBernard HidesStirLee Whitmore1981GallipoliHerbert Pinter and Wendy StitesFatty FinnLissa CooteGrendel Grendel GrendelAlex StittThe SurvivorBernard HidesWinter of Our DreamsLee Whitmore1982Mad Max 2Graham 'Grace' WalkerThe Return of Captain InvincibleDavid CoppingSquizzy TaylorLogan BrewerStarstruckBrian Thomson1983Careful, He Might Hear YouJohn StoddartUndercoverHerbert PinterThe Wild DuckDarrell LassThe Year of Living DangerouslyHerbert Pinter and Wendy Stites1984StrikeboundTracy Watt, Harry Zettel, MacGregor Knox and Neil AngwinRazorbackBryce WalmsleySilver CityIgor NayStreet HeroBrian Thomson1985RebelBrian ThomsonBlissOwen Paterson and Wendy DicksonThe Coca-Cola KidGraham 'Grace' WalkerFrog DreamingJon Dowding1986Playing Beatie BowGeorge LiddleDead End Drive-InLawrence EastwoodFor Love AloneJohn StoddartThe Right-Hand ManNeil Angwin1987Ground ZeroBrian ThomsonBullseyeGeorge LiddleThe Place at the CoastOwen PatersonTo Market To MarketVirginia Rouse1988The Navigator: A Medieval OdysseySally CampbellDangerous GameIgor NayIncident at Raven's GateJudith RussellSpirits of the Air, Gremlins of the CloudsSean Callinan1989Ghosts... of the Civil DeadChris KennedyDead CalmGraham 'Grace' WalkerGeorgiaJon DowdingIslandNeil Angwin 1990s1990FlirtingRoger FordThe Big StealPaddy ReardonBlood OathBernard HidesWeekend with KateLawrence Eastwood1991SpotswoodChris KennedyAyaJennie TateDeadlyPeta LawsonIsabelle EberhardtBryce Perrin and Geoffroy Larcher1992Strictly BallroomCatherine MartinThe Last Days of Chez NousJanet PattersonLove in LimboDavid McKayRomper StomperSteven Jones-Evans1993The PianoAndrew McAlpineBroken HighwayLesley CrawfordResistanceMacGregor KnoxSay a Little PrayerChris Kennedy1994The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertOwen PatersonGinoChris KennedyMuriel's WeddingPaddy ReardonTrapsMichael Philips1995Metal SkinSteven Jones-EvansAll Men Are LiarsMurray PopeMushroomsGeorge LiddleThat Eye, the SkyChris Kennedy1996Children of the RevolutionRoger FordLove SerenadeSteven Jones-EvansShineVicki NiehusTo Have & to HoldChris Kennedy1997The WellMichael PhilipsDoing Time for Patsy ClineRoger FordIdiot BoxKerith HolmesThank God He Met LizzieClarissa Patterson1998Oscar and LucindaLuciana ArrighiDead Letter OfficeChris KennedyThe InterviewRichard BellRadianceSarah Stollman1999PassionMurray PicknettIn a Savage LandNicholas McCallumPraiseMichael PhilipsSiam SunsetSteven Jones-Evans 2000s2000BootmenMurray PicknettBetter Than SexTara KamathChopperPaddy ReardonLooking for AlibrandiStephen Curtis2001Moulin Rouge!Catherine MartinThe BankLuigi PittorinoLantanaKim BuddeeLa SpagnolaDee Molineaux2002Dirty DeedsChris KennedyGarage DaysMichael PhilipsRabbit-Proof FenceRoger FordSwimming Upstream2003Ned KellySteven Jones-EvansGettin' SquareNicholas McCallumJapanese StoryPaddy ReardonThe Night We Called It a DayMichael Philips2004SomersaultMelinda DoringLove's BrotherPaul HeathOne Perfect DayMacGregor Knox, Patrick Bennet and Joseph KeilyTom WhiteDan Potra2005The PropositionChris KennedyLittle FishLuigi PittorinoLook Both WaysRita ZanchettaThree DollarsLuigi Pittorino2006MacbethDavid McKayCandyRobert CousinsSuburban MayhemNell HansonTen CanoesBeverley Freeman2007The Home Song StoriesMelinda DoringClublandNell HansonNoisePaddy ReardonRomulus, My FatherRobert Cousins2008Death Defying ActsGemma JacksonThe Children of Huang ShiSteven Jones-EvansThe Tender HookPete BaxterUnfinished SkyLaurie Faen2009AustraliaCatherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy and Beverley DunnBaliboRobert CousinsMao's Last DancerHerbert PinterMary and MaxAdam Elliot 2010s2010Bright StarJanet PattersonAnimal KingdomJosephine FordBeneath Hill 60Clayton JaunceyTomorrow, When the War BeganRobert Webb, Michelle McGahey, Damien Drew and Beverley Dunn AACTA Awards2011(1st)The Eye of the StormMelinda DoringThe HunterSteven Jones-EvansRed DogIan GracieSleeping BeautyAnnie Beauchamp2012(2nd)The SapphiresMelinda DoringBurning ManSteven Jones-EvansKiller EliteMichelle McGaheyLoreSilke Fischer2013(3rd)The Great GatsbyCatherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy and Beverley DunnAdorationAnnie BeauchampGoddessThe RocketPete Baxter2014(4th)PredestinationMatthew PutlandThe BabadookAlex HolmesThe RoverJosephine FordThe Water DivinerChris Kennedy2015(5th)Mad Max: Fury RoadColin GibsonCut SnakeJosephine FordThe DressmakerRoger FordPartisanSteven Jones-Evans and Sarah Cyngler2016(6th)Hacksaw RidgeBarry RobisonThe DaughterSteven Jones-EvansGirl AsleepJonathon OxladeGoldstoneMatt Putland2017(7th)LionChris KennedyBerlin SyndromeMelinda DoringThe Death and Life of Otto BloomBen MoriesonJasper JonesHerbert Pinter2018(8th)Peter RabbitRoger Ford and Lisa ThompsonCargoJo FordUpgradeFelicity Abbott and Katie SharrockWinchesterVanessa Cerne and Matthew Putland2019(9th)The KingFiona Crombie and Alice FeltonHotel MumbaiSteven Jones-EvansJudy and PunchJo FordThe NightingaleAlex Holmes 2020s2020(10th)True History of the Kelly GangKaren Murphy and Rebecca CohenBabyteethSherree PhilipsI Am WomanMichael Turner and Richie DehneThe Invisible ManAlex Holmes and Katie SharrockMiss Fisher and the Crypt of TearsRobert Perkins2021(11th)Mortal KombatNaaman Marshall2067Jacinta LeongNitramAlice BabidgePenguin BloomAnnie BeauchampPeter Rabbit 2: The RunawayRoger Ford2022(12th)ElvisCatherine Martin, Karen Murphy and Beverley DunnThe Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonSam HobbsInterceptorGeorge LiddleThe StrangerLeah PoppleThree Thousand Years of LongingRoger Ford2023(13th)The New BoyAmy BakerCarmenSteven Jones-EvansThe Portable DoorMatthew PutlandScarygirlNathan JureviciusTrue SpiritMichelle McGahey, Bill Booth and Gillian Butler2024(14th)Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaColin Gibson and Katie SharrockBetter ManJoel Chang and Lisa BrennanHow to Make GravyBenjamin Fountain and Peter KodicekLate Night with the DevilOtello StolfoMemoir of a SnailAdam Elliot

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Notes

A: From 1958-2010, the awards were held during the year of the films release. However, from 2012, onwards, awards are handed out for films of the previous year.

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