| Born | Norman Stuart Craig (1942-04-14)14 April 1942 (age 82) |
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| Education | Norwich University of the Arts |
| Occupation | Production designer |
| Years active | 1967 – present |
| Spouse | Patricia Stangroom (1965 – present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Best Art Direction 1982Gandhi 1988Dangerous Liaisons 1996The English Patient Best Production Design 1980The Elephant Man 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
Norman Stuart CraigOBE RDI (born 14 April 1942) is a notedBritishproduction designer. He has also designed the sets, together with his frequent collaborator set decorator, the lateStephenie McMillan, on all of theHarry Potter films to date.
AtPotter authorJ. K. Rowling's request, he worked withUniversal Creative team to design theWizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal'sIslands of Adventure theme park. Rowling said in a December 2007 interview on thePotter podcastPotterCast, "The key thing for me was that, if there was to be a theme park, that Stuart Craig … would be involved. … More than involved, that he would pretty much design it. Because I love the look of the films; they really mirror what’s been in my imagination for all these years".[1]
He has been nominated for elevenAcademy Awards, and has won three: in1982 forGandhi, in1988 forDangerous Liaisons, and in1996 forThe English Patient. He has been nominated for aBAFTA award sixteen times, including for the first six and lastPotter films, and has won three times: in1980 forThe Elephant Man, in2005 forHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and in2016 forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.[2]
Stuart Craig has been nominated for a BAFTA Award for six films in a row, namely the first sixHarry Potter films.
For his work onThe English Patient,Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, andHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 andPart 2, Craig was nominated for anArt Directors Guild award and won the same forThe English Patient andHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.[2] The Guild has also honored Craig with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards ceremony on 16 February 2008.[3]
As art director
As production designer
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1980 | Best Art Direction | The Elephant Man | Nominated | [4] |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Won | [5] | |
| 1986 | The Mission | Nominated | [6] | |
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Won | [7] | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Nominated | [8] | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Won | [9] | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Nominated | [10] | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Nominated | [11] | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2016 | Best Production Design | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Nominated | [14] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1980 | Best Production Design | The Elephant Man | Won | [15] |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Nominated | [16] | |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Nominated | [17] | |
| 1986 | The Mission | Nominated | [18] | |
| 1989 | Dangerous Liaisons | Nominated | [19] | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Nominated | [20] | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominated | [23] | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Nominated | [24] | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Won | [25] | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Nominated | [26] | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | [27] | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Nominated | [28] | |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Won | [29] | |
| 2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Nominated | [30] |
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