Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film . The category 's original name was Best Art Direction , but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards . This change resulted from the Art Director 's branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) being renamed the Designer 's branch . Since 1947 , the award is shared with the set decorator ( s ) . It is awarded to the best interior design in a film
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Production Design