The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film.
The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards.
[1] This change resulted from the Art Directors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) being renamed the Designers' branch.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees in alphabetical order.
Finalists for Best Production Design were selected by branch members, who voted for ten finalists which were screened to determine the five nominees.