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Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimercontinues to leave its mark on this awards season after an impressive box office run. The critically acclaimed film won five Golden Globe Awards and received 13 nominations at the 96th Academy Awards. The film recently also bagged the Art Directors Guild (ADG) Award for Best Period Feature Film.
The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards are awarded for exemplary work in the field of production design. SinceOppenheimerfollows the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and takes place in the 20th century, it was nominated in the Period Feature Film category. However, the category was stacked with impressive projects, which made a strong case of their own for the award. Here are the filmsOppenheimerbeat and whether the movie deserved the ADG’s Best Period Feature Film award.
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OppenheimerBeat Tough Competition For Art Directors Guild Award
Oppenheimerwas nominated for the Best Period Feature Film at this year’s Art Directors Guild Award. Directed byChristopher Nolan, the film was a major critical and commercial success. Its production design was handled by Ruth De Jong, who previously worked on films such asNopeandUs.
De Jong was awarded the ADG’s Best Period Feature Film award for her work onOppenheimer. However, she faced stiff competition from veterans such as Adam Stockhausen, Arthur Max, and Jack Fisk, who have previously won the award.
Stockhausen, who first won the award in 2014, was nominated forAsteroid City. Jack Fisk, who has won the award twice, was nominated forKillers of the Flower Moon. Arthur Max had won the award in 2000 and was nominated forNapoleon. Kevin Thompson ofMaestroand De Jong were the only two nominees to not have won in the Period Feature Film category before.
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DidOppenheimerDeserve the Best Period Feature Film Award?
Oppenheimerand Ruth De Jong certainly edged out tough competition to earn the award but some of the nominees in the category were also equally deserving if not more. Firstly, Adam Stockhausen did an excellent job in creating the retro-futuristic version of the 1950s, which is the primary setting ofAsteroid City.
On the other hand, Arthur Max had the challenge of recreating France in the 16th century. The film was also nominated for Best Production Design at the upcoming Academy Awards, despite being otherwise critically panned. Thus, Max’s work onNapoleonspeaks volumes for itself.
Jack Fisk’s production design nailed the aesthetics of the 1920s Osage Nation inKillers of the Flower Moon. Meanwhile, Kevin Thompson brilliantly complemented Bradley Cooper’s passionate exploration of a musical genius in the mid-20th century.
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However, De Jong arguably faced the most complex challenge out of the group while working onOppenheimer. The production designer had to recreate Los Alamos of the 1940s from scratch for exterior shots. Meanwhile, the interior scenes were filmed inside real historical locations in the town.
De Jong’s production design not only successfully blends the interior and exterior sets of Los Alamos but also makes the town feel alive and lived in. Similarly, De Jong’s production design shines in other scenes set outside the town, making her truly deserving of the award for Best Period Feature Film.
Oppenheimeris available to rent on Amazon Prime Video and other PVOD platforms.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
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