OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION

Production Design by Judy Becker; Set Design by Heather Loeffler for American Hustle

Production Design by K.K. Barrett; Set Design by Gene Serdena for Her

Production Design by Philip Messina; Set Design by Larry Dias for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Production Design by Thérèse DePrez; Set Design by Leslie Morales for Stoker

Production Design by Adam Stockhausen; Set Design by Alice Baker for 12 Years a Slave

AND THE WINNER IS:

PRODUCTION DESIGN BY K.K. BARRETT; SET DESIGN BY GENE SEDENA FOR HER

This is the second win and nomination for Gene Serdena having previously won for Being John Malkovich (1999). K.K. Barrett also won for art directing in 1999 with previous nominations for Marie Antoinette (2006) and Where the Wild Things Are (2009).

While not the flashiest art direction to ever portray the distant future what was designed for this film never tries to go for anything over the top. When looking past the drama of the film you can see that the sets work quite well. From the dazzling bright place where Theodore works to simply the apartment where most of the relationship is set we see how inside he lives in this small apartment. This work done by K.K. Barrett should be studied for how the future can look close to how the present looks but improved on.