See the 2026 Oscar Winners for Hair, Makeup, Costume, and Production Design

2025 was a standout year for auteur filmmaking, with significant buzz surrounding Ryan Coogler's original screenplay "Sinners" and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Thomas Pynchon adaptation, “One Battle After Another.” “Hamnet,” Chloé Zhao’s meditation on grief, was also a notable release thanks to leading lady, Jessie Buckley's standout performance, while “Sentimental Value” became a worthy winner of the international film category. Alongside these high-profile winners, The Set Set turns its focus to the creative forces behind 2025’s most striking and celebrated on-screen sets and looks.

The Academy Award for Best Costume was a close race between Deborah L. Scott of “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” Malgosia Turzanska of “Hamnet,” Kate Hawley of “Frankenstein,” Miyako Bellizzi of “Marty Supreme,” and Ruth E. Carter of “Sinners.” On the fashion front, Paul Tazewell—who won his first Oscar last year for “Wicked”—was left out of the race for the film’s second installment, “Wicked: For Good.” For makeup and hairstyling, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey of “Frankenstein” won in a stacked category alongside Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffen, and Bojoern Rehbein of “The Smashing Machine," as well as other artists for Japanese historical drama, “Kokuho,” and a Norwegian body horror film “The Ugly Stepsister." And as for production design, drawing directly from the Best Picture nominees we had “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “One Battle After Another,” and “Sinners” neck-in-neck.

Check out the film list of creative winners below:

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• "Frankenstein" - Mike Hill, opens in new tab, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey
• “Kokuho” - Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino, and Tadashi Nishimatsu
• "Sinners" - Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry
• "The Smashing Machine" - Kazu Hiro, opens in new tab, Glen Griffen, and Bojoern Rehbein
• “The Ugly Stepsister” - Thomas Foldberg and Anna Cathrine Saurberg

Best Costume Design

• “Avatar: Fire and Ash” - Deborah L. Scott, opens in new tab
• “Frankenstein” - Kate Hawley, opens in new tab
• “Hamnet’ - Malgosia Turzanska
• “Marty Supreme” - Miyako Bellizzi, opens in new tab
• “Sinners” - Ruth E. Carter

Best Production Design

• “Frankenstein” – Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau
• “Hamnet” – Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton 
• “Marty Supreme” – Jack Fisk and Adam Willis
• “One Battle After Another” – Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino
• “Sinners” – Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne

2025 Winners

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• “The Substance” - Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli

Best Costume Design

• “Wicked” - Paul Tazewell 

Best Production Design

•  “Wicked” - Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales