Colin Gibson (production designer)

Colin Gibson is an Australian production designer. He is known for his collaborations with George Miller, including Babe, Babe 2: Pig in the City, Happy Feet, Happy Feet Two, and Mad Max: Fury Road, the latter of which resulted in winning the Academy Award for Best Production Design and an AACTA Award. Gibson's other work includes The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, for which he shared a BAFTA award nomination with Owen Paterson.

Career

Colin Gibson designed the bus for the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert[1] and all the vehicles in Mad Max: Fury Road.[2] He joined the production of the latter film in 2000, and first began building cars in 2003. The film soon entered development hell and did not resume production until 2011.[3] Director George Miller insisted that all the vehicles and props be fully functional, including a flame-throwing guitar that was played live.[4]

Awards

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Title	Ref
1995	British Academy Film Awards	BAFTA Award for Best Production Design	Nominated	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	[5]
2015	Hollywood Film Awards	Hollywood Production Design Award	Won	Mad Max: Fury Road	[6]
2015	AACTA Awards	AACTA Award for Best Production Design	Won		[7]
2015	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Art Direction	Won	Mad Max: Fury Road	[8]
2016	Academy Awards	Academy Award for Best Production Design	Won	Mad Max: Fury Road	[9]
2020	AACTA Awards	AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television	Nominated	Operation Buffalo

References

1. Buckmaster, Luke (17 June 2015). "The Adventures of Priscilla – five things you didn't know about the Aussie hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
2. Buckmaster, Luke (3 June 2015). "Mad Max: Fury Road: meet the Aussies behind the wheel of Furiosa's War Rig". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
3. Guerrasio, Jason (13 May 2015). "Here's how the insane vehicles were created in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
4. Zalben, Alex (15 May 2015). "That Insane 'Mad Max' Flame-Throwing Guitar Is No CGI Trick — Here's How They Actually Made It". MTV. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
5. "Film in 1995". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
6. Feinberg, Scott (5 October 2015). "Hollywood Film Awards: Honors Going to 'Furious 7,' 'Amy,' More (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
7. Maddox, Gary (30 November 2015). "AACTA Awards 2015: first round goes to Mad Max: Fury Road". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
8. "Colin Gibson". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
9. "Oscars: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson Win Best Production Design for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

External links

• Colin Gibson at IMDb