---
name: "Jess Gonchor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jess-gonchor"
fi1m_id: "jess-gonchor"
imdb_id: "nm0327211"
tmdb_id: 10575
wikidata_id: "Q15820995"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "15 July 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:50.300495+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jess Gonchor

## Identity

Jess Gonchor

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jess-gonchor
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jess-gonchor
- **IMDb ID:** nm0327211
- **TMDB ID:** 10575
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15820995
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Gonchor, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15820995, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327211/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10575

Production designer. Born 15 July 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 15 July 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md), [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md), [Bennett Miller](https://film.one/person/bennett-miller.md), [Emily Blunt](https://film.one/person/emily-blunt.md), [Josh Brolin](https://film.one/person/josh-brolin.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Aline Brosh McKenna](https://film.one/person/aline-brosh-mckenna.md), [Anne Hathaway](https://film.one/person/anne-hathaway.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 62 (2), 2000s 80 (5), 2010s 78 (8), 2020s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Comedy 7, Western 4, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 35 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,199m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Gonchor, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15820995, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327211/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10575

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*No Country for Old Men*](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) (91), [*True Grit*](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) (84), [*A Quiet Place Part II*](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-part-ii.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*Moneyball*](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md) (83), [*The Devil Wears Prada*](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md) (70), [*The Devil Wears Prada 2*](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada-2.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Serious Man*](https://film.one/film/a-serious-man.md) (84), [*Foxcatcher*](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*The Ballad of Buster Scruggs*](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs.md) (79), [*IF*](https://film.one/film/if.md) (56)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Capote*](https://film.one/film/capote.md) (84)
- **Hulu:** [*Little Women*](https://film.one/film/little-women.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jess Gonchor is an American production designer and art director. He was born on 15 July 1962 in New York City.

Gonchor has worked extensively with the Coen brothers, beginning with *No Country for Old Men* (2007). His credits include production design on *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), *True Grit* (2010), *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs* (2018), *Little Women* (2019), *A Quiet Place Part II* (2021), *IF* (2024) and *The Devil Wears Prada 2* (2026). He received Academy Award nominations for best art direction for *True Grit* and *Hail, Caesar!*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, murthaskouras.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

- *The Devil Wears Prada 2* (2026), Fi1m 64, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada-2.md)
- *IF* (2024), Fi1m 56, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/if.md)
- *A Quiet Place Part II* (2021), Fi1m 76, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-part-ii.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Fi1m 83, Second Unit Director, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs* (2018), Fi1m 79, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs.md)
- *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), Fi1m 72, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md)
- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Fi1m 82, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), Fi1m 87, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-llewyn-davis.md)
- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), Fi1m 55, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *Moneyball* (2011), Fi1m 83, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md)
- *True Grit* (2010), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md)
- *A Serious Man* (2009), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-serious-man.md)
- *Burn After Reading* (2008), Fi1m 72, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading.md)
- *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Fi1m 91, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md)
- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Fi1m 70, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *Capote* (2005), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *City of Angels* (1998), Fi1m 55, Construction Foreman — [page](https://film.one/film/city-of-angels.md)
- *The Crucible* (1996), Fi1m 68, Construction Foreman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Devil Wears Prada 2* (2026), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada-2.md)
- *Saturday Night* (2024), Production Design
- *IF* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/if.md)
- *White Noise* (2022), Production Design
- *A Quiet Place Part II* (2021), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-part-ii.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Second Unit Director, Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs* (2018), Production Design — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs.md)
- *Live by Night* (2016), Production Design
- *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), Production Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md)
- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), Production Design — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-llewyn-davis.md)
- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), Production Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *Moneyball* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md)
- *True Grit* (2010), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md)
- *Fair Game* (2010), Production Design
- *A Serious Man* (2009), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-serious-man.md)
- *Away We Go* (2009), Production Design
- *Burn After Reading* (2008), Production Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading.md)
- *Baby Mama* (2008), Production Design
- *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md)
- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Production Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *Capote* (2005), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *The Last Samurai* (2003), as Art Direction — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-samurai.md)
- *Identity* (2003), as Art Direction
- *Kate & Leopold* (2001), as Art Direction
- *15 Minutes* (2001), as Art Direction
- *Autumn in New York* (2000), as Art Direction
- *The Story of Us* (1999), as Art Direction
- *The Siege* (1998), Assistant Art Director
- *City of Angels* (1998), as Construction Foreman — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/city-of-angels.md)
- *The Crucible* (1996), as Construction Foreman — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crucible.md)
- *The American President* (1995), as Construction Foreman
- *Love Bites* (1993), as Art Direction

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2017: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Hail, Caesar!*
- 2011: Best Production Design (nominated), for *True Grit*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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