As the Oscar mania continues to grip the media and public alike, Architectural Digest decided to pay a tribute to the nominees of the "Best Production Design" of 2014 and gave us a peek into the movies' sets.
We picked three of our favorite sets from the AD feature.
The Great Gatsby
Each movie nominated in the "Best Film" category has bagged a "Best Production" nomination - except "The Great Gatsby." However, the movie's sets - Jay Gatsby's castle, his brilliant parties, Daisy and Tom Buchanan's palatial residence and even the little cottage of Nick Carraway - was done up in such style that it could not be ignored.
Catherine Martin and director Baz Luhrmann teamed up to recreate scenes from the Scott Fitzgerald novel. Take a look at the trailer below:
Gravity
The space drama flick starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney earned a well deserved nomination for production and set design. Designers Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Wollard reportedly dug into NASA websites and Hubble documentaries to observe the nitty-gritties of outerspace. The graphics in the movie would not have had the same effect if not for the wonderfully designed sets, with several props used in the movie found on eBay.
American Hustle
Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler, set designers for the star-studded movie, derived inspiration from vintage magazines.
"It was very clear that the era of American Hustle was stylish and glamorous, the world of the '70s, Studio 54, a bit hedonistic, and a time of enormous freedom and the ability to re-create oneself," Becker told the publication.
It must have been more like time travel, conjuring up Sydney's Manhattan apartment and Irving's family home. The designers ditched the usual "green and gold," instead using tones of brilliant red and yellow to portray the glamorous era.
"Her" and "12 Years a Slave" have also been nominated for the category.
The 86th Academy Awards is slated to be held March 2. Check out the nominees here. You can also take a peek at the event's backstage greenroom here.
