Celebrating 50 years of Production Design 

Bringing a whole world to life on screen is no mean feat. Something a film’s Production Design team, who create the visual environments that draw us into a character’s world, know all too well. So, as we prepare to give out the 50th award in this category at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards we wanted to stop to celebrate it in all its glory…

The first time the BAFTA for Production Design was awarded was 1977 and it went to Bugsy Malone. A musical comedy starring an all-child cast, including a 13-year-old Jodie Foster, Bugsy Malone saw a vision of a New York prohibition bar brought to fruition on the big screen.

More recently, 2025’s BAFTA for Production Design was awarded to Wicked. Another musical, but this time in a fantasy vein, Wicked saw a beloved stage set reimagined for cinemagoers.

Over the years that we’ve been giving out the BAFTA for Production Design winners have brought us everything from eerie dystopias and decadent eras from history to a wide range of unique visions of other worlds. For example, the likes of Blade Runner, Children of Men, Dune and Brazil gave glimpses of societies we can only hope do not come to fruition. While the glamourous sets of films like Babylon and  The Great Gatsby invited us to dream of a time of decadence that is long since past.

This year’s nominees run the gauntlet of gothic and modern horror, historical and sporting drama, and modern day action.

Meet this year’s nominees…

• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

What they have in common is that, as always, they offer a feast of visually arresting delights for film goers.

The 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards will be announced on 22 February. The awards are one of the most highly anticipated nights on the global film calendar.  You can see this year’s list of nominated films now.

Get ready ahead of time by exploring this year’s nominees and share which films you are most excited to see nominated on socials and make sure to tag @BAFTA.  You can also check out where to watch the action on our Public FAQs page.