
Person · Production Designer
Dennis Gassner
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- Art Department
In short · Working since 1986, 5 decades active, 32 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Biography
Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is an American-Canadian production designer known for his work on films such as Bugsy, Big Fish, Into the Woods, and Blade Runner 2049. He has collaborated with directors including the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes, as well as on the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, the latter two of which were directed by Mendes. Gassner has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design seven times, winning once. He was also 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.
Gassner attended the University of Oregon, where he played college football as a defensive end from 1967 to 1969.
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31 credits
Digger(2026)
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The Electric State(2025)
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The Gray Man(2022)
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1917(2019)
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Blade Runner 2049(2017)
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Spectre(2015)
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Into the Woods(2014)
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Skyfall(2012)
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Quantum of Solace(2008)
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The Golden Compass(2007)
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Ask the Dust(2006)
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Jarhead(2005)
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The Ladykillers(2004)
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Big Fish(2003)
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Road to Perdition(2002)
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The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)
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The Truman Show(1998)
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Waterworld(1995)
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The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)
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Hero(1992)
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Barton Fink(1991)
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Bugsy(1991)
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Miller's Crossing(1990)
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The Grifters(1990)
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Field of Dreams(1989)
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Earth Girls Are Easy(1988)
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In the Mood(1987)
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Like Father Like Son(1987)
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Wisdom(1986)
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Awards & Nominations
1 win · 6 nominationsAcademy Award
- Nom2020Best Production Design — Dennis Gassner
More awards & festivals (6) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Academy Awards
- Nom2019Oscar — Art Direction
- Nom2017Oscar — Art Direction
- Nom2014Oscar — Art Direction
- Nom2007Oscar — Art Direction
- Nom2002Oscar — Art Direction
- Won1991Oscar — Art Direction
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Gersh Agency· Updated Jun 10, 2026
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- Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld'Self - Production Designer · 2018
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