# Patrice Vermette

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Canadian art director (born 1970)

Patrice Vermette Born 1970 (age 55–56) Montreal, Canada Years active 1996–recent

**Patrice Vermette** (born 1970) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadian) [production designer](/source/Production_designer)/[art director](/source/Art_director).[1] He is most noted for his work on the films *[C.R.A.Z.Y.](/source/C.R.A.Z.Y.)*, for which he won both the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) for [Best Art Direction/Production Design](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Art_Direction%2FProduction_Design) at the [26th Genie Awards](/source/26th_Genie_Awards)[2] and the [Jutra Award](/source/Jutra_Award) for [Best Art Direction](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Art_Direction) at the [8th Jutra Awards](/source/8th_Jutra_Awards),[3] and *[Dune](/source/Dune_(2021_film))*, for which he won the [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) for [Best Production Design](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) at the [94th Academy Awards](/source/94th_Academy_Awards).[4]

He was also a Jutra winner for *[Café de Flore](/source/Caf%C3%A9_de_Flore_(film))* at the [14th Jutra Awards](/source/14th_Jutra_Awards) and for *[1987](/source/1987_(film))* at the [17th Jutra Awards](/source/17th_Jutra_Awards),[3] and was nominated at the [13th Jutra Awards](/source/13th_Jutra_Awards) for *[City of Shadows](/source/City_of_Shadows_(2010_film)) (La Cité)*[5] and at the 17th Jutra Awards for *[Enemy](/source/Enemy_(2013_film))*. He was a Genie and [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee at the [30th Genie Awards](/source/30th_Genie_Awards) for *[1981](/source/1981_(film))*, at the [32nd Genie Awards](/source/32nd_Genie_Awards) for *Café de Flore*[6] and at the [2nd Canadian Screen Awards](/source/2nd_Canadian_Screen_Awards) for *Enemy*,[7] and an Academy Award nominee at the [82nd Academy Awards](/source/82nd_Academy_Awards) for *[The Young Victoria](/source/The_Young_Victoria)*[8] and at the [89th Academy Awards](/source/89th_Academy_Awards) for *[Arrival](/source/Arrival_(film))*.[1]

His other credits include the short film *[Magical Words](/source/Magical_Words) (Les Mots magiques)*.

## Early life and education

Patrice Vermette was born in [Montreal, Quebec](/source/Montreal).[9] He studied communications at [Concordia University](/source/Concordia_University), specializing in sound.[10] In 1977, at the age of seven, he watched the first film in the [Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars) series, a moment he said sparked his desire to dedicate his life to helping tell stories like the one he had seen.[11] Vermette has also stated that as a music enthusiast, his "dream" was to produce albums.[10]

After graduating university, Vermette was involved in the visual design of music videos. He also worked in advertising.[11]

## Filmography

Year Title Director 2001 Hidden Agenda Marc S. Grenier 2005 C.R.A.Z.Y. Jean-Marc Vallée 2009 1981 Ricardo Trogi The Young Victoria Jean-Marc Vallée 2010 City of Shadows Kim Nguyen 2011 Café de Flore Jean-Marc Vallée 2012 La Banda Picasso Fernando Colomo 2013 Prisoners Denis Villeneuve Enemy 2014 1987 Ricardo Trogi 2015 Sicario Denis Villeneuve 2016 Arrival 2017 The Mountain Between Us Hany Abu-Assad 2018 Gringo Nash Edgerton Vice Adam McKay 2021 Dune Denis Villeneuve 2023 Foe Garth Davis 2024 Dune: Part Two Denis Villeneuve

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dunlevy_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dunlevy_1-1) T'cha Dunlevy, "Arrival crew basks in Oscar love". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, February 25, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [J. Kelly Nestruck](/source/J._Kelly_Nestruck), "Genies go C.R.A.Z.Y.". *[National Post](/source/National_Post)*, March 14, 2006.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-northernstars_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-northernstars_3-1) ["Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards"](https://www.northernstars.ca/les-prix-jutras/). *Northern Stars*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sadaf Ahsan, ["Oscars a 'dream' come true for Montreal production designer who wins for 'Dune'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220328035314/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/oscars-a-dream-come-true-for-montreal-production-designer-who-wins-for-dune-1.5837047). [CTV News](/source/CTV_News), March 27, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Charles-Henri Ramond, ["Nominations aux Jutra 2011: tous derrière et lui devant"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/nominations-aux-jutra-2011-tous-derriere-et-lui-devant/). *Films du Québec*, February 10, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, January 17, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Kay, Jeremy (January 13, 2014). ["Canadian Academy unveils nominees"](https://www.screendaily.com/awards/canadian-academy-unveils-nominees-/5065309.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Jim Holt, "Canadian success no 'one trick pony'". *[Regina Leader-Post](/source/Regina_Leader-Post)*, March 5, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Oscars : Patrice Vermette, lauréat de l'ombre, critique l'Académie"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1872441/patrice-vermette-dune-oscar-direction-artistique-denis-villeneuve-jean-marc-vallee). *Radio-Canada* (in Canadian French). 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_10-1) ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. ["Il a créé l'univers de Dune dans son salon à Longueuil"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numerique/3115/univers-dune-patrice-vermette-denis-villeneuve-cinema-concepteur-visuel). *Radio-Canada.ca* (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-08.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_11-1) Ouimet-Lamothe, Sophie (2010-02-16). ["Patrice Vermette"](https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/regional/personnalites-la-presse/201002/16/01-950206-patrice-vermette.php). *La Presse* (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-03-08.

## External links

- [Patrice Vermette](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894411/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

Awards for Patrice Vermette 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 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design 1964–1967 Black and White Ken Adam (1964) Ray Simm (1965) Tambi Larsen (1966) No Award (1967) Colour John Bryan (1964) Ken Adam (1965) Wilfred Shingleton (1966) John Box (1967) 1968–present Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, and Anthony Masters (1968) Donald M. Ashton (1969) Mario Garbuglia (1970) Ferdinando Scarfiotti (1971) Rolf Zehetbauer (1972) Natasha Kroll (1973) John Box (1974) John Box (1975) Geoffrey Kirkland (1976) Danilo Donati and Federico Fellini (1977) Joe Alves (1978) Michael Seymour (1979) Stuart Craig (1980) Norman Reynolds (1981) Lawrence G. Paull (1982) Gianni Quaranta and Franco Zeffirelli (1983) Roy Walker (1984) Norman Garwood (1985) Brian Ackland-Snow and Gianni Quaranta (1986) Santo Loquasto (1987) Dean Tavoularis (1988) Dante Ferretti (1989) Richard Sylbert (1990) Bo Welch (1991) Catherine Martin (1992) Andrew McAlpine (1993) Dante Ferretti (1994) Michael Corenblith (1995) Tony Burrough (1996) Catherine Martin (1997) Dennis Gassner (1998) Rick Heinrichs (1999) Arthur Max (2000) Aline Bonetto (2001) Dennis Gassner (2002) William Sandell (2003) Dante Ferretti (2004) Stuart Craig (2005) Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, and Jennifer Williams (2006) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2007) Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo (2008) Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat (2010) Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (2011) Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson (2012) Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn (2013) Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (2014) Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (2015) Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock (2016) Paul D. Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, and Shane Vieau (2017) Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton (2018) Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales (2019) Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (2020) Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (2021) Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino (2022) Shona Heath, James Price, and Zsuzsa Mihalek (2023) Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (2024) Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (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 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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