Dennis Gassner

Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is an American-Canadian production designer. He is notable for his work on Bugsy, Big Fish, Into the Woods, and Blade Runner 2049, his collaborations with the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes, as well the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, the latter two directed by Mendes. He has been nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design, and has won once.^[1] Gassner was nominated for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film for his work on Quantum of Solace, and won for his work on Skyfall.

Dennis Gassner
Born	(1948-10-22) October 22, 1948 (age 76) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	University of Oregon
Occupation(s)	Art director, production designer
Years active	1979–present

Gassner attended the University of Oregon, where he played college football as a defensive end from 1967 to 1969.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director
1986	The Hitcher	Robert Harmon
	Wisdom	Emilio Estevez
1987	In the Mood	Phil Alden Robinson
	Like Father Like Son	Rod Daniel
1988	Earth Girls Are Easy	Julien Temple
1989	Field of Dreams	Phil Alden Robinson
1990	Miller's Crossing	Joel Coen
	The Grifters	Stephen Frears
1991	Barton Fink	Joel Coen
	Bugsy	Barry Levinson
1992	Hero	Stephen Frears
1994	The Hudsucker Proxy	Joel Coen
1995	Waterworld	Kevin Reynolds
1998	The Truman Show	Peter Weir
2000	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	Joel Coen
2001	The Man Who Wasn' There
2002	Road to Perdition	Sam Mendes
2003	Big Fish	Tim Burton
2004	The Ladykillers	Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2005	Jarhead	Sam Mendes
2006	Ask the Dust	Robert Towne
2007	The Golden Compass	Chris Weitz
2008	Quantum of Solace	Marc Forster
2012	Skyfall	Sam Mendes
2014	Into the Woods	Rob Marshall
2015	Spectre	Sam Mendes
2017	Blade Runner 2049	Denis Villeneuve
2019	1917	Sam Mendes
2022	The Gray Man	Anthony and Joe Russo

Awards

Academy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1991	Barton Fink	Best Production Design	Nominated
1991	Bugsy		Won
2002	Road to Perdition		Nominated
2007	The Golden Compass		Nominated
2014	Into the Woods		Nominated
2017	Blade Runner 2049		Nominated
2019	1917		Nominated

British Academy Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1998	The Truman Show	Best Production Design	Won
2000	O Brother, Where Art Thou?		Nominated
2002	Road to Perdition		Won
2003	Big Fish		Nominated
2012	Skyfall		Nominated
2017	Blade Runner 2049		Nominated
2019	1917		Won