FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN
With its total domination in both Costume Design and Production Design precursors, the sheer volume and size of the work by Paul Tazewell, Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales for Wicked should be able to conclude its sweep with easy wins here. If/when he wins, Tazewell will be the first African American male to win for costume design.
While there is small window for Conclave to spoil – it also earned Art Directors Guild and Set Decorators Society wins, albeit in different categories than Wicked – it’s really more of a crack offering a gentle breeze. It’s still wild to think that The Brutalist, a film about architecture and design, feels like a distant contender here but here we are. Just as with the PD precursors, Conclave and Nosferatu also won Costume Designers Guild awards, again in different categories from each other and Wicked.
Here are my final Oscar winner predictions in Costume Design and Production Design for the the 97th Academy Awards.
COSTUME DESIGN
| 1. Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures) Paul Tazewell | BAFTA, CCA, CDG |
| 2. Conclave (Focus Features) Lisy Christi | BAFTA, CCA, CDG |
| 3. Nosferatu (Focus Features) Linda Muir | BAFTA, CCA, CDG |
| 4. A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures) Arianne Phillips | BAFTA |
| 5. Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures) Janty Yates and Dave Crossman | CCA, CDG |
PRODUCTION DESIGN
| 1. Wicked Part I (Universal Pictures) Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales | ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA |
| 2. Conclave (Focus Features) Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter | ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA |
| 3. The Brutalist (A24) Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia | ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA |
| 4. Nosferatu (Focus Features) Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová | ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA |
| 5. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros) Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau | ADG, BAFTA, CCA, SDSA |
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