Poland’s pioneering EnergaCamerimage Film Festival revealed Tuesday that industry veteran Nathan Crowley will receive a special award for achievement in production design at the event’s upcoming 32nd edition in Toruń. Crowley is best known for his long-running collaboration with Christopher Nolan, which earned him Oscar nominations for production design on , , , and (he also was nominated for Damien Chazelle’s ). On the small screen, he picked up an Emmy nomination for his work on the HBO series .
By no means slowing down, his recent work includes the adaptations of and , and he is next booked to design the new films for the Russo Brothers at Marvel Films. “Known for his practical approach to production design, Crowley excels at creating immersive, detailed worlds, blending traditional and modern techniques,” Camerimage organizers said in a statement. Crowley began his career in Islington, London after studying at the Brighton School of Art in the UK.
In the early 1990s, he moved to Hollywood, where he got his break as the second-unit art director on Francis Ford Coppola’s , utilizing practical techniques executed directly in front of the camera. Crowley’s career led him to Dublin, Ireland, where he worked on films directed by Barry Levinson and Joel Schumacher. His return to the United States proved pivotal, as he began his partnership with Nolan, starting with in 2002.
Outside of cinema, Crowley designed four exhibitions for the Costume Institute at the Metr.