Stuart Craig | |
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| Born | (1942-04-14)14 April 1942 |
| Died | 7 September 2025(2025-09-07) (aged 83) Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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| Occupation | Production designer |
| Years active | 1967–2022 |
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| 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 |
Stuart Norman CraigOBE RDI (14 April 1942 – 7 September 2025) was a Britishproduction designer. In a career spanning a half-century, he won three Academy Awards and three BAFTAs. He was particularly known for his work withStephenie McMillan on theHarry Potter films, and withAnna Pinnock on theFantastic Beasts films.[1]
Stuart Norman Craig was born inNorwich on 14 April 1942.[2][3] His film career started upon his graduation from theRoyal College of Art in 1966.[2][3]
In 1966, Craig married Patricia Stangroom, with whom he had two children.[2][3] He died fromParkinson's disease at his home inWindsor, Berkshire, on 7 September 2025, at the age of 83.[2][3][4]
Craig was nominated for elevenAcademy Awards, and won three: in1982 forGandhi, in1988 forDangerous Liaisons, and in1996 forThe English Patient. He was nominated for aBAFTA award sixteen times, including for the first six and lastPotter films, and 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]
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.[citation needed] The Guild has also honoured Craig with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards ceremony on 16 February 2008.[5]
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".[6]
Craig was nominated for a BAFTA Award for six films in a row, namely the first sixHarry Potter films.
As art director
As production designer
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1980 | Best Art Direction | The Elephant Man | Nominated | [7] |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Won | [8] | |
| 1986 | The Mission | Nominated | [9] | |
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Won | [10] | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Nominated | [11] | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Won | [12] | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Nominated | [15] | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2016 | Best Production Design | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Nominated | [17] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1980 | Best Production Design | The Elephant Man | Won | [18] |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Nominated | [19] | |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Nominated | [20] | |
| 1986 | The Mission | Nominated | [21] | |
| 1989 | Dangerous Liaisons | Nominated | [22] | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Nominated | [23] | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Nominated | [24] | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nominated | [26] | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Nominated | [27] | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Won | [28] | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Nominated | [29] | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Nominated | [30] | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Nominated | [31] | |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Won | [32] | |
| 2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Nominated | [33] |
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