Ruth De Jong

American art director and production designer

Ruth De Jong
Occupation(s)	Art director, production designer

Ruth De Jong is an American art director and production designer. She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film Oppenheimer.^[1]^[2] She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) for her work on the television program Twin Peaks.^[3] She has worked frequently on films directed by Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jordan Peele, and Zackary Adler.

Filmography

As production designer

Swedish Auto (2006)
Familiar Strangers (2008)
Dead Man's Burden (2012)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Twin Peaks (2017, TV)
Yellowstone (2018, TV)
Us (2019)
Nope (2022)
Oppenheimer (2023)

As art director

The Future (2011)
Inherent Vice (2014)
Knight of Cups (2015)
Song to Song (2017)

As assistant art director

Water for Elephants (2011)
The Master (2012)
To the Wonder (2012)

Various

I'm Reed Fish (2006) — set dresser
There Will Be Blood (2007) — production assistant
The Tree of Life (2011) — art department coordinator

Selected awards and nominations

In 2024, Jong received the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film award at the 28th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards.^[4]

References

^ "The 96th Academy Awards (2024) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category". ABC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More) - 2018". Television Academy. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^ Thompson, Jazz Tangcay,Jaden; Tangcay, Jazz; Thompson, Jaden (February 11, 2024). "'Oppenheimer,' 'Poor Things' Take Top Honors at Art Directors Guild Awards".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)