Hannah Beachler

Hannah Beachler made history when she became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Production Design in 2019 for her work on the Marvel Superhero film "Black Panther", directed by her long-time collaborator Ryan Coogler. Most recently, she designed "Kill Switch" with Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, and "Dark Waters", with Academy Award-nominated director Todd Haynes. Beachler designed Beyoncé’s stunning visual concept album "Lemonade" and earned a 2016 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Nonfiction, a 2017 Peabody for her work on the Visual Album, and took home the 2017 Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for Awards or Event Special. She joined the singer again in 2018 to design the interstitials for Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s mega tour OTRII. In 2019, Beachler was named one of Fast Company’s "100 Most Creative People in Business," Marie Claire Magazine’s "50 New Guard," Elle Magazine’s "2019 Women In Hollywood’s Power List," and InStyle’s "50 Badass Women List." For her work on "Black Panther", Beachler received the Critic’s Choice Award, Hollywood Film Awards, Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards, and Music City Film Critics’ Association Award.

In 2016, Beachler collaborated with director Barry Jenkins on the 2017 Best Picture Oscar-winning film, "Moonlight", a coming-of-age tale that transcends traditional genre boundaries. The film was named one of the top 25 movies of the 21st century by The New York Times. She also designed Don Cheadle’s directorial debut feature film "Miles Ahead", Sundance Film Festival Audience and Jury Award-winning film "Fruitvale Station", her first collaboration with director Ryan Coogler. In 2015, Beachler designed "Creed", Coogler’s sophomore feature film, the story of Apollo Creed’s legacy. She has been the keynote speaker at various prestigious venues around the world.

Collaborators include: Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, Academy Award-nominated directors Todd Haynes and Dee Rees, Grammy and Emmy-nominated directors Khalil Joseph and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Academy Award-nominated cinematographers Ed Lachman, Rodrigo Prieto, and prolific cinematographers Maryse Alberti and Malik Sayeed; and legendary Academy Award-winning costume designers Ruth Carter and Colleen Atwood. Additionally, Beachler was involved in curating Beyoncé's visual albums "Lemonade" and "Black is King". She curated and designed the exhibit "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, expanding her influence beyond film into significant cultural exhibits.