 | The Aviator (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Dante Ferretti won his first Oscar as Art Director (shared with set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo) for his sixth collaboration with director Martin Scorsese.
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 | Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $1.89 Ferretti made locations in Virginia, South Carolina, and Romania all look like the war-torn mid-19th century South in his production design for director Anthony Minghella.
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 | Gangs of New York (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.25 Ferretti was nominated for an Oscar in making Rome's famed Cinetta Studio backlot look like New York City, circa 1863, but "Chicago" won the award.
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 | Titus
Buy used from: $4.52 Ferretti's collaboration with director Julie Taymor resulted in a wildly inventive adaptation of one of Shakespeare's lesser-known works.
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 | Bringing Out the Dead
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $1.22 Even the present-day New York of a not-so-noteworthy Scorsese movie needs to have a "look," and Ferretti created one for his friend and frequent collaborator.
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 | Meet Joe Black
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $1.95 This long, existential romantic drama was a bit of a head-scratcher for critics and audiences alike, but Ferretti gave it an impressive sheen in the production design department.
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 | Kundun
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.79 Working closely to bring Scorsese's personal vision to the screen, Ferretti received an Oscar nomination, but 1997 was the year of "Titanic."
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 | Casino
Buy used from: $1.99 Scorsese clearly gave Ferretti wide berth in recreating '70s and '80-era Las Vegas for what many consider one of the best films of the '90s.
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 | Interview with the Vampire
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.95 Ferretti's Oscar nomination was one of only two given to Neil Jordan's adaptation of the Anne Rice novel (the other was for best original score), but the award went to "The Madness of King George."
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 | The Age of Innocence
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.68 This period literary adaptation was a stretch for director Martin Scorsese and gained Ferretti and Oscar nomination, but the award went to "Schindler's List" that year.
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 | Hamlet
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $4.41 In creating the dreary atmosphere for Mel Gibson's turn as the Melancholy Dane, Dante Ferretti was nominated for an Oscar, but the award went to "Dick Tracy."
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 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Buy used from: $2.91 Ferretti earned his first Oscar nomination for Terry Gilliam's film that remains notable for it flamboyance, absurd wit, and out-of-control budget. He lost to Tim Burton's "Batman."
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 | The Name of the Rose
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $3.79 This 14th-century murder mystery began Ferretti's segue from working as an art director and production designer in his native Italy to a career based in Hollywood.
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 | And the Ship Sails On - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $12.49 Before Hollywood (and Martin Scorsese) there was Federico Fellini, who relied on Dante Ferretti as a frequent collaborator.
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 | City of Women
Buy used from: $42.95 One of Fellini's most peculiar outings in a career peppered with peculiarities got its distinctive look courtesy of Dante Ferretti.
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