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Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Birthday
October 22, 1948Deathday
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Dennis Gassner
Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is a Canadian production designer. He is notable for his work on Bugsy, Road to Perdition, Big Fish, Blade Runner 2049, and 1917, as well the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th movies in the James Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre. He has been nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and has won once. 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 awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Art Directors Guild | Winner Excellence in Production Design Award | Fantasy Film (Dennis Gassner, Paul Inglis, Rod McLean, David Doran, Bence Erdelyi, Tibor Lázár, Stefan Speth, Gergely Rieger, Zsolt Tarnok, Richard Révész, Annamária Orosz, László Szirmai, Orsolya Maza, Alina Papp, Petra Balogh, Zita Galántai, Bence Kalmár, Dominique Law, Levente Sulyok, Toldi Veronika, Sam Hudecki, Darryl Henley, Kamen Anev, Mike Hill, Carlos Huante, George Hull, Victor James Martinez, Jon McCoy, Peter Popken, Gabor Szabo, Scott Lukowski, Syd Mead, Dan Walker, Laura Dishington, Enci Bognar, Agnes Maza, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Winner GAFCA Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Hawaii Film Critics Society | Winner HFCS Award | Best Art Direction (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Winner ICS Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Winner INOCA | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Winner ALFS Award | Technical Achievement of the Year (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Online Film & Television Association | Winner OFTA Film Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Winner ACCA | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | British Film Designers Guild Awards | Winner BFDG Award | Best Production Design International Studio Feature Film - Fantasy (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola, Paul Inglis) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Capri, Hollywood | Winner Capri Set Designs and Decorations Award | (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner FFCC Award | Best Art Direction/Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Hollywood Film Awards | Winner Hollywood Film Award | Production Designer of the Year (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Winner Sierra Award | Best Art Direction (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Winner LAFCA Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | New Mexico Film Critics | Winner NMFC Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Winner WAFCA Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2013 | Art Directors Guild | Winner Excellence in Production Design Award | Contemporary Film (Dennis Gassner, Chris Lowe, Paul Inglis, James Foster, Neal Callow, Dean Clegg, Jason Knox-Johnston, Marc Homes, Mark Harris, Andrew Bennett, Mary Mackenzie, Alex Cameron, Kim Frederiksen, Phil Sims, Heather Pollington, Laura Grant, Anna Pinnock, Fergus Clegg) | Skyfall |
| 2008 | Art Directors Guild | Winner Excellence in Production Design Award | Fantasy Film (Dennis Gassner, Richard L. Johnson, Chris Lowe, Andy Nicholson, Tino Schaedler, James Foster, Gavin Fitch, Helen Xenopoulos) | The Golden Compass |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Production Design of the Decade (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Production Design (Alessandra Querzola, Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Faro Island Film Festival | Nominee Golden Carp Film Award - International | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2018 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee CIFCC Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee PFCS Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee SDFCS Award | Best Production Design (Alessandra Querzola, Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Nominee SFFCC Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2017 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Nominee SLFCA Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Blade Runner 2049 |
| 2016 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | Contemporary Film (Dennis Gassner, Chris Lowe, Andrew Bennett, Neal Callow, Ben Collins, Mark Harris, Dean Clegg, Peter James, Oli van der Vijver, Roxana Alexandru, Lydia Fry, Liam Georgensen, Charlotte Leatherland, Hugh McClelland, Gregory Fangeaux, Daniel Swingler, Hazel Keane, Teri Fairhurst, Archie Campbell-Baldwin, Temple Clark, Jim Cornish, Nick Pelham, Tony Chance, Chris Baker, Tim Browning, Chris Rosewarne, Kim Frederiksen, Rob Jose, Lisa Royle, Laura Grant, Chris Kitisakkul, Anna Pinnock) | Spectre |
| 2016 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Satellite Award | Best Art Direction & Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Spectre |
| 2015 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | Into the Woods |
| 2015 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Into the Woods |
| 2015 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | Fantasy Film (Dennis Gassner, Chris Lowe, Andrew Bennett, Ben Collins, Mary Mackenzie, Oliver Roberts, Roxana Alexandru, Lauren Rosenbloom, Thomas Goodwin, Archie Campbell-Baldwin, Rob Jose, Lily Mathiszig-Lee, Dan Chater, Kim Frederiksen, Darek Gogol, Nick Pelham, Heather Pollington, James Hunt, Greg Winter, Anna Pinnock) | Into the Woods |
| 2015 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Art Direction (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | Into the Woods |
| 2015 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Into the Woods |
| 2015 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Into the Woods |
| 2014 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | Into the Woods |
| 2014 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee SDFCS Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | Into the Woods |
| 2014 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee WAFCA Award | Best Art Direction (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | Into the Woods |
| 2013 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | Skyfall |
| 2012 | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Nominee IOFCP Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Skyfall |
| 2009 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | Contemporary Film (Dennis Gassner, Chris Lowe, Paul Inglis, John King, James Foster, Marco Rubeo, Mike Stallion, Peter James, Neal Callow, Matt Robinson, Dean Clegg, Gavin Fitch, Sandra Phillips, Chris Baker, Heather Pollington, Laura Grant, Anna Pinnock) | Quantum of Solace |
| 2008 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Art Direction (Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock) | The Golden Compass |
| 2004 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) | Big Fish |
| 2004 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Art Direction (Dennis Gassner, Nancy Haigh) | Big Fish |
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