Ruth De Jong

Ruth De Jong is an American art director and production designer. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film Oppenheimer.^[1][2] She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) for her work on the television program Twin Peaks.^[3] She has worked frequently on films directed by Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jordan Peele, and Zackary Adler.

Ruth De Jong
Occupation(s)	Art director, production designer

Filmography

As production designer

• Swedish Auto (2006)
• Familiar Strangers (2008)
• Dead Man's Burden (2012)
• Manchester by the Sea (2016)
• Twin Peaks (2017, TV)
• Yellowstone (2018, TV)
• Us (2019)
• Nope (2022)
• Oppenheimer (2023)
• The Odyssey (2026)

As art director

• The Future (2011)
• Inherent Vice (2014)
• Knight of Cups (2015)
• Song to Song (2017)

As assistant art director

• Water for Elephants (2011)
• The Master (2012)
• To the Wonder (2012)

Various

• I'm Reed Fish (2006) — set dresser
• There Will Be Blood (2007) — production assistant
• The Tree of Life (2011) — art department coordinator

Selected awards and nominations

In 2024, Jong received the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film award at the 28th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards.^[4]