--- name: "Ruth De Jong" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ruth-de-jong" fi1m_id: "ruth-de-jong" imdb_id: "nm1968338" tmdb_id: 1299194 wikidata_id: "Q120926518" roles: ["Producer"] reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_as: "producer" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-03T21:15:46.756497+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." --- # Ruth De Jong ## Identity Ruth De Jong - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ruth-de-jong - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** ruth-de-jong - **IMDb ID:** nm1968338 - **TMDB ID:** 1299194 - **Wikidata ID:** Q120926518 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_De_Jong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120926518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1968338/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1299194 Producer. Born in San Bernadino, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Active:** 1990–present - **Also known as:** Ruth de Jong - **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 producing, 9 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Nolan](https://film.one/person/christopher-nolan.md), [Emma Thomas](https://film.one/person/emma-thomas.md), [Jordan Peele](https://film.one/person/jordan-peele.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 83 (5), 2020s 81 (3) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_De_Jong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120926518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1968338/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1299194 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Manchester by the Sea*](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) (89) - **Apple TV:** [*Twin Peaks*](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) (86) - **Peacock:** [*Oppenheimer*](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md) (84) - **HBO Max:** [*Us*](https://film.one/film/us.md) (78) - **Netflix:** [*Nope*](https://film.one/film/nope.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Ruth De Jong is an American production designer and art director. She was born in San Bernardino, California, and studied painting and photography at Texas Christian University, earning a BFA in 2004. She began her career in the art department, working frequently with production designer Jack Fisk on films including There Will Be Blood (2007), The Tree of Life (2011) and The Master (2012). De Jong made her debut as production designer on Manchester by the Sea (2016). Subsequent credits include Twin Peaks (2017), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, Yellowstone (2018), Us (2019), Nope (2022) and Oppenheimer (2023), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She also designed The Odyssey (2026). De Jong has collaborated with directors including Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick, Jordan Peele and Christopher Nolan. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) ### Produced (1) — the average rests on these - *There Will Be Blood* (2007), Fi1m 88, Production Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md) ### Crew (9) - *The Odyssey* (2026), Fi1m 83, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-odyssey.md) - *Oppenheimer* (2023), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md) - *Nope* (2022), Fi1m 77, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/nope.md) - *Us* (2019), Fi1m 78, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/us.md) - *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) - *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md) - *The Master* (2012), Fi1m 84, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) - *The Tree of Life* (2011), Fi1m 84, Art Department Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md) - *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) ## Complete filmography (22) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Odyssey* (2026), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-odyssey.md) - *Oppenheimer* (2023), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md) - *Nope* (2022), Production Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/nope.md) - *Us* (2019), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/us.md) - *Yellowstone* (2018), series, Production Design - *Song to Song* (2017), as Art Direction - *Voyage of Time: Life's Journey* (2017), as Art Direction - *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Production Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) - *Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience* (2016), as Art Direction - *Knight of Cups* (2015), as Art Direction - *Inherent Vice* (2014), as Art Direction — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md) - *This Must Be the Only Fantasy* (2013), Production Design - *To the Wonder* (2013), Assistant Art Director - *The Master* (2012), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) - *Dead Man's Burden* (2012), Production Design - *The Future* (2011), as Art Direction - *The Tree of Life* (2011), Art Department Coordinator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md) - *Water for Elephants* (2011), Assistant Art Director - *Familiar Strangers* (2008), Production Design - *There Will Be Blood* (2007), Production Assistant — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md) - *Swedish Auto* (2006), Production Design - *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, Production Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2024: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Oppenheimer* ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2018: Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (nominated), for *Twin Peaks* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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