| 1. The Favourite (ADG, BAFTA, BFCA) |
| 2. First Man (ADG, BAFTA, BFCA) |
| 3. Mary Poppins Returns (ADG, BAFTA, BFCA) |
| 4. Black Panther (ADG, BFCA win) |
| 5. ROMA (ADG, BAFTA, BFCA) |
6. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (ADG, BAFTA) |
| 7. If Beale Street Could Talk |
| 8. Bohemian Rhapsody (ADG) |
| 9. Green Book |
| 10. Vice |
| OTHER CONTENDERS |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (ADG) |
| BlacKkKlansman |
| Crazy Rich Asians (ADG, BFCA) |
| Isle of Dogs |
| Ready Player One (ADG) |
| A Star is Born (ADG) |
| Welcome to Marwen (ADG) |
| ADG - Art Directors Guild |
| BAFTA - British Film Academy Awards |
BFCA - Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics Choice) |
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