# Barbara Ling

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American production designer

**Barbara Ling** is an American production designer. In 2020, she and set decorator [Nancy Haigh](/source/Nancy_Haigh) won the [Academy Award for Best Production Design](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) for their work on *[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Hollywood)*.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Biography

She grew up in Los Angeles and worked on numerous films, including *[Batman Forever](/source/Batman_Forever)*, and *[Batman & Robin](/source/Batman_%26_Robin_(film))*.[6]

## Filmography

Year Film Director Notes 1986 True Stories David Byrne 1987 Making Mr. Right Susan Seidelman Heaven Diane Keaton Documentary Less than Zero Marek Kanievska 1989 Checking Out David Leland 1990 Men Don't Leave Paul Brickman 1991 The Doors Oliver Stone V.I. Warshawski Jeff Kanew Fried Green Tomatoes Jon Avnet 1993 Falling Down Joel Schumacher 1994 With Honors Alek Keshishian 1995 Batman Forever Joel Schumacher 1997 Batman & Robin 2001 Hearts in Atlantis Scott Hicks 2007 No Reservations 2012 The Lucky One 2016 Fallen 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino Academy Award for Best Production Design Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Production Design Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design 2022 A Man Called Otto Marc Forster 2026 Michael Antoine Fuqua

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Oscars: 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Collects Production Design Honors"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/oscars-once-a-time-hollywood-collects-production-design-honors-1277412). *The Hollywood Reporter*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210110020934/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/oscars-once-a-time-hollywood-collects-production-design-honors-1277412) from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** The Academy (2020-02-09). ["It's official! #Oscarspic.twitter.com/4nHjCBw4Jj"](https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/1226686389204340739). *@TheAcademy*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200210022745/https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/1226686389204340739) from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Oscar-winning production designer Barbara Ling on putting the Once Upon A Time… into Tarantino's latest"](https://www.avclub.com/oscar-nominated-production-designer-barbara-ling-on-put-1841393603). *Film*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200205163641/https://film.avclub.com/oscar-nominated-production-designer-barbara-ling-on-put-1841393603) from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mulcahey, Matt. ["Memory Play: Producer Designer Barbara Ling on Conjuring Quentin Tarantino's Period LA in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood"](https://filmmakermagazine.com/108694-memory-play/). *Filmmaker Magazine*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200425051326/https://filmmakermagazine.com/108694-memory-play/) from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hunt, Aaron. [""It's a Movie About LA and Driving in LA — When You Could Actually Drive in LA": Production Designer Barbara Ling Recreates the Open Streets of 1969 LA for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood"](https://filmmakermagazine.com/107912-its-a-movie-about-la-and-driving-in-la-when-you-could-actually-drive-in-la-production-designer-barbara-ling-recreates-the-open-streets-of-1967-la-for-once-upon-a-time/). *Filmmaker Magazine*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190803213444/https://filmmakermagazine.com/107912-its-a-movie-about-la-and-driving-in-la-when-you-could-actually-drive-in-la-production-designer-barbara-ling-recreates-the-open-streets-of-1967-la-for-once-upon-a-time/) from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Grobar, Matt (2019-11-07). ["How 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Production Designer Barbara Ling Brought Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Restaurants Back Into The '60s — Production Value Video Series"](https://deadline.com/video/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-production-designer-barbara-ling-quentin-tarantino-production-value-news/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210110021035/https://deadline.com/video/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-production-designer-barbara-ling-quentin-tarantino-production-value-news/) from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

## External links

- [Barbara Ling](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512686/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

Awards for Barbara Ling v t e Academy Award for Best Production Design Interior Decoration (1927–1939) 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies 1928/1929: Cedric Gibbons 1929/1930: Herman Rosse 1930/1931: Max Rée 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles 1932/1933: William S. Darling 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope 1935: Richard Day 1936: Richard Day 1937: Stephen Goosson 1938: Carl Jules Weyl 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler Black & White / Color (1940–1946) 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan Juran, and Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, and Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, and Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, and Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen and Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen and A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, and Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, and Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, and Edwin B. Willis Art Direction–Set Decoration Black & White / Color (1947–1956) 1947 (bw): John Bryan and Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse and Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, and Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, and Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day and George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff and Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan and Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, and Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, and Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1957–1958 1957: Ted Haworth and Robert Priestley 1958: William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, and F. Keogh Gleason Black & White / Color (1959–1966) 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, and Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle / (c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, and Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner and Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, and Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, and Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, and Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos / (c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, and George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy and Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, and Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert and George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss 1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, and John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, and Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, and Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, and Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, and Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, and Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead and James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, and George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, and Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins and George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, and George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, and Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens 1981–2000 1981: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1982: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing (art); Michael Seirton (set) 1983: Anna Asp (art) 1984: Patrizia von Brandenstein (art); Karel Černý (set) 1985: Stephen B. Grimes (art); Josie MacAvin (set) 1986: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow (art); Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (set) 1987: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (art); Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (set) 1988: Stuart Craig (art); Gérard James (set) 1989: Anton Furst (art); Peter Young (set) 1990: Richard Sylbert (art); Rick Simpson (set) 1991: Dennis Gassner (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 1992: Luciana Arrighi (art); Ian Whittaker (set) 1993: Allan Starski (art); Ewa Braun (set) 1994: Ken Adam (art); Carolyn Scott (set) 1995: Eugenio Zanetti (art) 1996: Stuart Craig (art); Stephenie McMillan (set) 1997: Peter Lamont (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1998: Martin Childs (art); Jill Quertier (set) 1999: Rick Heinrichs (art); Peter Young (set) 2000: Timmy Yip (art) 2001–present 2001: Catherine Martin (art); Brigitte Broch (set) 2002: John Myhre (art); Gordon Sim (set) 2003: Grant Major (art); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (set) 2004: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2005: John Myhre (art); Gretchen Rau (set) 2006: Eugenio Caballero (art); Pilar Revuelta (set) 2007: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2008: Donald Graham Burt (art); Victor J. Zolfo (set) 2009: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (art); Kim Sinclair (set) 2010: Robert Stromberg (art); Karen O'Hara (set) 2011: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2012: Rick Carter (art); Jim Erickson (set) 2013: Catherine Martin (art); Beverley Dunn (set) 2014: Adam Stockhausen (art); Anna Pinnock (set) 2015: Colin Gibson (art); Lisa Thompson (set) 2016: David Wasco (art); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set) 2017: Paul Denham Austerberry (art); Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (set) 2018: Hannah Beachler (art); Jay Hart (set) 2019: Barbara Ling (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 2020: Donald Graham Burt (art); Jan Pascale (set) 2021: Patrice Vermette (art) and Zsuzsanna Sipos (set) 2022: Christian M. Goldbeck (art) and Ernestine Hipper (set) 2023: James Price and Shona Heath (art); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set) 2024: Nathan Crowley (art); Lee Sandales (set) 2025: Tamara Deverell (art); Shane Vieau (set) v t e Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film Feature Film (1996–1999) Stuart Craig (1996) Peter Lamont (1997) Eugenio Zanetti (1998) Rick Heinrichs (1999) Period or Fantasy (2000–2005) Arthur Max (2000) Catherine Martin (2001) Grant Major (2002) Grant Major (2003) Rick Heinrichs (2004) John Myhre (2005) Contemporary (2000–present) David Gropman (2000) Aline Bonetto (2001) Jeannine Oppewall (2002) Henry Bumstead (2003) Alex McDowell (2004) David J. Bomba (2005) Peter Lamont (2006) Jess Gonchor (2007) Mark Digby (2008) Karl Júlíusson (2009) Thérèse DePrez (2010) Donald Graham Burt (2011) Dennis Gassner (2012) K. K. Barrett (2013) Kevin Thompson (2014) Arthur Max (2015) David Wasco (2016) François Audouy (2017) Nelson Coates (2018) Lee Ha-jun (2019) Wynn Thomas (2020) Mark Tildesley (2021) Rick Heinrichs (2022) Suzie Davies (2023) Suzie Davies (2024) Florencia Martin (2025) Fantasy (2006–present) Eugenio Caballero (2006) Dennis Gassner (2007) Nathan Crowley (2008) Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas (2010) Stuart Craig (2011) David Gropman (2012) Andy Nicholson (2013) Charles Wood (2014) Colin Gibson (2015) Guy Hendrix Dyas (2016) Dennis Gassner (2017) Hannah Beachler (2018) Charles Wood (2019) Nathan Crowley (2020) Patrice Vermette (2021) Jason Kisvarday (2022) James Price and Shona Heath (2023) Nathan Crowley (2024) Kasra Farahani (2025) Period (2006–present) Tingxiao Huo (2006) Jack Fisk (2007) Donald Graham Burt (2008) Sarah Greenwood (2009) Eve Stewart (2010) Dante Ferretti (2011) Sarah Greenwood (2012) Catherine Martin (2013) Adam Stockhausen (2014) Jack Fisk (2015) Wynn Thomas (2016) Paul Denham Austerberry (2017) Fiona Crombie (2018) Barbara Ling (2019) Donald Graham Burt (2020) Tamara Deverell (2021) Florencia Martin (2022) Ruth De Jong (2023) Craig Lathrop (2024) Tamara Deverell (2025) Animated (2017–present) Harley Jessup (2017) Adam Stockhausen and Paul Harrod (2018) Bob Pauley (2019) Steve Pilcher (2020) Ian Gooding and Lorelay Bové (2021) Guy Davis and Curt Enderle (2022) Patrick O'Keefe (2023) Raymond Zibach (2024) Mingjue Helen Chen and Dave Bleich (2025) v t e Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Production Design Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat (2010) Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (2011) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2012) Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn (2013) Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (2014) Colin Gibson (2015) David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (2016) Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin (2017) Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart (2018) Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (2019) Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (2020) Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (2021) Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino (2022) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2023) Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (2024) Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (2025) v t e Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design Allan Starski (1993) Dennis Gassner (1994) Bo Welch (1995) Brian Morris / Janet Patterson (1996) Peter Lamont (1997) Jeannine Oppewall (1998) Rick Heinrichs (1999) Timmy Yip (2000) Catherine Martin (2001) Dante Ferretti (2002) Grant Major (2003) Dante Ferretti (2004) William Chang (2005) Eugenio Caballero (2006) Jack Fisk (2007) Mark Friedberg (2008) Philip Ivey (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas (2010) Dante Ferretti (2011) Jack Fisk and David Crank (2012) K. K. Barrett (2013) Adam Stockhausen (2014) Colin Gibson (2015) Ryu Seong-hie (2016) Dennis Gassner (2017) Hannah Beachler (2018) Barbara Ling (2019) Donald Graham Burt (2020) Steve Saklad (2021) Dylan Cole and Ben Procter (2022) Sarah Greenwood (2023) Judy Becker (2024) Hannah Beachler (2025) v t e Saturn Award for Best Production Design Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (2009) Darren Gilford (2010) Dante Ferretti (2011) Dan Hennah (2012) Dan Hennah (2013) Nathan Crowley (2014) Thomas E. Sanders (2015) Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (2016) Hannah Beachler (2017) Charles Wood (2018/19) Barbara Ling (2019/20) Tamara Deverell (2021/22) Sarah Greenwood (2022/23) Patrice Vermette (2023/24) Jille Azis and Kasra Farahani (2024/25) Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. v t e Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (2011) Uli Hanisch & Hugh Bateup and Rebecca Alleway, and Peter Walpole (2012) Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn (2013) Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (2014) Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (2015) David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (2016) Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola (2017) Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart (2018) Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh (2019) Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (2020) Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts, and Zsuzsanna Sipos (2021) Hannah Beachler and Lisa Sessions Morgan (2022) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2023) Nathan Crowley (2024) Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne (2025)

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