{"id":14472,"date":"2012-02-21T14:19:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T14:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=14472"},"modified":"2012-02-21T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T14:19:08","slug":"84th-academy-awards-art-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2012\/02\/21\/84th-academy-awards-art-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"84th Academy Awards: Art Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Oscars2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14444\" title=\"84th Academy Awards\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Oscars2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOMINEES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"The Artist (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Artist_(film)\">The Artist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Laurence Bennett\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laurence_Bennett\">Laurence Bennett<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Robert Gould (art director)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Gould_(art_director)\">Robert Gould<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2013 Part 2\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_2\">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Stuart Craig\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stuart_Craig\">Stuart Craig<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Stephanie McMillan\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephanie_McMillan\">Stephanie McMillan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Hugo (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_(film)\">Hugo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Dante Ferretti\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dante_Ferretti\">Dante Ferretti<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Francesca Lo Schiavo\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesca_Lo_Schiavo\">Francesca Lo Schiavo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Midnight in Paris\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Midnight_in_Paris\">Midnight in Paris<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Anne Seibel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Seibel\">Anne Seibel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Dubreuil\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Dubreuil\">H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Dubreuil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"War Horse (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_Horse_(film)\">War Horse<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Rick Carter\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rick_Carter\">Rick Carter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Lee Sandales\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lee_Sandales\">Lee Sandales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite its title this award recognises the <strong>production design<\/strong> of a particular film and the two nominated candidates are often the production designer and art director.<\/p>\n<p>So, why isn&#8217;t the category called &#8216;Production Design&#8217; instead of &#8216;Art Direction&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>The Academy rules state:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Eligibility for this award shall be limited to the production designer and set decorator primarily responsible for the design of the production and\u00a0the execution of that concept, as verified by the producer. The Art Directors Branch shall have the\u00a0discretion to give more weight to design than to execution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The title of this award has its roots in history as &#8216;art director&#8217; was used to denote the head of the art department, which is the group of people in charge of the overall look of a film.<\/p>\n<p>But this role has evolved, as from 1927 until 1939 the award was called &#8216;Interior Decorator&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>This changed when producer\u00a0David O. Selznick felt that William Cameron Menzies played such a significant role in the look of <a title=\"Gone with the Wind (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)\">Gone with the Wind<\/a>\u00a0(1939), that he gave him the title of &#8216;Production Designer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, from 1940 until 1946 the award was still called &#8216;Interior Decoration&#8217; and was split between colour and black and white.<\/p>\n<p>Then from 1947, the award was given to the art director and set decorator and the colour\/black and white split was phased out in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>So, essentially the award keeps the old title, but rewards the <strong>production designer<\/strong> and <strong>set decorator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE ARTIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2kZYaqlWAEU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2012\/02\/oscars-production-designer-laurence-bennett-the-artist\/\">Lawrence Bennett talks to Deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviescopemag.com\/features\/portrait-of-the-artist-production-designer-laurence-bennett\/\">MovieScope magazine interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twcguilds.com\/film\/the-artist#categories\">Official Awards Season site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t93ZKWYY4pE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/online\/oscars\/2012\/02\/harry-potter-exclusive-art-direction-room-of-requirement-special-effects\">Vanity Fair speaks to Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan about how they created the world of Hogwarts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2012\/02\/oscars-production-designer-stuart-craig-harry-potter\/\">Stuart Craig talks to Deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/resources\/features\/2011\/07\/harry-potter-set-design-article\">Interview with Architectural Digest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HUGO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nxx5QwRE4nI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ijlhphDdbus\">Video interview with Dante Ferretti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2012\/02\/oscars-production-designer-dante-ferretti-hugo\/\">Deadline speak to Dante Ferretti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/thompsononhollywood\/catching-the-retro-vibe-with-the-hugo-craftspeople\">Indiewire feature on the look of Hugo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlnews.com\/awards\/contender-production-designer-dante-ferretti-hugo\/\">BTL interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MIDNIGHT IN PARIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAfR8omt-CY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/thompsononhollywood\/anne-seibel-interview#\">Indiewire interview with Anne Siebel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/race\/oscars-midnight-in-paris-anne-seibel-woody-allen-292475\">Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter interviews Anne Siebel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/online\/oscars\/2012\/01\/midnight-in-paris-art-direction-production-design-sketch-to-still#slide=1\">Vanity Fair on the look of Midnight in Paris<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WAR HORSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3X7NtBZ7rI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2012\/02\/oscars-production-designer-rick-carter-war-horse\/\">Rick Carter speaks to Deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6AXrR9nper0\">Scott Feinberg speaks to the key crew on War Horse<\/a> [45 mins]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YwzD5IxKz-Q&amp;feature=related\">DP\/30 interview with Rick Carter (production designer), Janusz Kaminski (DP),\u00a0Michael Kahn (editor) and Lois Burwell (makeup)<\/a> [36 mins]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscars.org\/\">Official Oscar site<\/a><br \/>\n&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction\">Explore previous winners of Art Direction at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominees include The Artist, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Midnight in Paris and War 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