Oscars 2015: 8 Biggest Mistakes The Academy Made

5. Best Production Design

What Won: Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Wes Anderson's visually lyrical movie had something of a monopoly on the technical categories, the director's typical aesthetic style getting gold for Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, as well as Production Design, even though the man himself was an also-ran in his own category. It feels like something of a career recognition move, given how many of these obsessive details have punctuated the director's overlooked previous work. Now, there's no denying that The Grand Budapest Hotel doesn't boast great set and prop design, but just doing it well doesn't guarantee you'll be the best. What Should Have Won: Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis (Interstellar) Interstellar did win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, but as so much of the film was built for real (as is wont from Christopher Nolan), that's only rewarding half of the film's visual splendour. The design of Interstellar's future was achingly real, not just because it was based on sound science fact, but because it was so faithfully realised. Ever the stickler for sweeping reality, Nolan's obsessiveness in feel is at its most prominent in Interstellar; no matter what you make of the film itself, there's no denying its craft.