
Biography
Nathan Crowley (born 28 February 1966) is an English production designer and a former art director, who is best known for his collaborations with Christopher Nolan. He was nominated six times for an Academy Award for Best Production Design for The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), First Man (2018), and Tenet (2020). For The Prestige, he was nominated with set decorator Julie Ochipinti; for The Dark Knight, he was nominated with set decorator Peter Lando; for Interstellar and Dunkirk, he was nominated with set decorator Gary Fettis; and for First Man and Tenet, he was nominated with set decorator Kathy Lucas. Crowley was also nominated five times for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), Dunkirk (2017), and First Man (2018). Crowley grew up in Islington, North London. His father and grandfather were both architects. Crowley attended Leighton Park School. After completing a foundation year at the Sir John Cass School of Art, he went on to graduate from Brighton Polytechnic (now the University of Brighton) with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Three-dimensional design. He initially worked odd jobs in architecture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathan Crowley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2025
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2021 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2019 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2015 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2007 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · nominated
Filmography30 titles

Interstellar

The Dark Knight

The Prestige

Westworld

Ron's Gone Wrong

The Greatest Showman

Braveheart

The Dark Knight Rises

Batman Begins

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Dunkirk

Tenet

Wonka

First Man

The Lake House

Insomnia

Wicked

Maverick

Public Enemies

Veronica Guerin

Wicked: For Good

Assassins

John Carter

Behind Enemy Lines

Mission: Impossible II

Sweety Barrett

An Everlasting Piece

Escape from L.A.

Monkey Trouble

Dangerous Game