Colin Gibson (production designer)

Colin Gibson is an Australian production designer. He is known for his collaborations with George Miller, including on Mad Max: Fury Road 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 collaborated with George Miller on films, including Babe, Babe 2: Pig in the City, Happy Feet, Happy Feet Two,{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} and Mad Max: Fury Road. He also worked on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Owen Paterson.

Gibson designed the bus for the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/17/the-adventures-of-priscilla-five-things-you-didnt-know|title=The Adventures of Priscilla – five things you didn’t know about the Aussie hit|last=Buckmaster|first=Luke|work=The Guardian|date=2015-06-17|access-date=2015-11-14}} and all the vehicles in Mad Max: Fury Road.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/03/mad-max-fury-road-meet-the-aussies-behind-the-wheel-of-furiosas-war-rig|title=Mad Max: Fury Road: meet the Aussies behind the wheel of Furiosa's War Rig|last=Buckmaster|first=Luke|work=The Guardian|date=2015-06-03|access-date=2015-11-14}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/mad-max-fury-road-how-cars-were-made-2015-5|title=Here's how the insane vehicles were created in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'|last=Guerrasio|first=Jason|work=Business Insider|date=2015-05-13|access-date=2015-11-14}} Director George Miller insisted that all the vehicles and props be fully functional, including a flame-throwing guitar that was played live.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2161513/mad-max-fury-road-guitar-player-doof-warrior-colin-gibson/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151225204847/http://www.mtv.com/news/2161513/mad-max-fury-road-guitar-player-doof-warrior-colin-gibson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 December 2015|title=That Insane 'Mad Max' Flame-Throwing Guitar Is No CGI Trick — Here's How They Actually Made It|last=Zalben|first=Alex|work=MTV|date=2015-05-15|access-date=2015-11-14}}

Awards

class="wikitable" ! Year !! Award !! Result !! Title !! Ref
1995	BAFTA Award for Best Production Design	{{nom}}	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	{{cite web \|title=Film in 1995 \|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/film \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2015-11-14 \|work=British Academy of Film and Television Arts \|archive-date=2 February 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092919/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/film }}
rowspan=3\| 2015	Hollywood Production Design Award	{{won}}	rowspan=4\|Mad Max: Fury Road	{{cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/hollywood-film-awards-honors-going-829267\|title=Hollywood Film Awards: Honors Going to 'Furious 7,' 'Amy,' More (Exclusive)\|last=Feinberg\|first=Scott\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=2015-10-05\|access-date=2015-11-14}}
AACTA Award for Best Production Design	{{won}}	{{cite news\|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/aacta-awards-2015-first-round-goes-to-mad-max-fury-road-20151130-glbbvl.html\|title=AACTA Awards 2015: first round goes to Mad Max: Fury Road\|last=Maddox\|first=Gary\|work=The Sydney Morning Herald\|date=2015-11-30\|access-date=2015-12-01}}
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design	{{won}}	{{cite news\|url=http://graphics.latimes.com/awards-2016/?id=Colin%20Gibson\|title=Colin Gibson\|work=Los Angeles Times\|access-date=2016-01-20}}
2016	Academy Award for Best Production Design	{{won}}	{{cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/oscars-colin-gibson-lisa-thompson-870955\|title=Oscars: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson Win Best Production Design for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=February 28, 2016\|access-date=February 29, 2016}}
2020	AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television	{{nom}}	Operation Buffalo	{{Citation needed\|date=April 2025}}

References

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