SettingsAcademy Award winners
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.
Allah Rakha Rahman (born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.
Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations, Ltd., also known as Aardman Studios, or simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Aardman Animations, Ltd., also known as Aardman Studios, or simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Allan Starski
Allan Mieczysław Starski (born 1 January, 1943 in Warsaw) is a Polish Academy Award winning production designer and set decorator.
Allan Mieczysław Starski (born 1 January, 1943 in Warsaw) is a Polish Academy Award winning production designer and set decorator.
Ann Roth
Ann Roth is an American costume designer for films and Broadway theatre.
Ann Roth is an American costume designer for films and Broadway theatre.
Arthur Widmer
Arthur Widmer (July 25, 1914, Washington, D.C. – May 28, 2006, Los Angeles, California) was an American film special effects pioneer.
Arthur Widmer (July 25, 1914, Washington, D.C. – May 28, 2006, Los Angeles, California) was an American film special effects pioneer.
Bernhard Grzimek
Bernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek (; April 24, 1909 - March 13, 1987) was a renowned Silesian-German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West-Germany.
Bernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek (; April 24, 1909 - March 13, 1987) was a renowned Silesian-German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West-Germany.
Bill Kovacs
Bill Kovacs (25 October 1949 – 30 May 2006) was a pioneer of commercial computer animation technology.
Bill Kovacs (25 October 1949 – 30 May 2006) was a pioneer of commercial computer animation technology.
Bill Westenhofer
Bill Westenhofer is a VFX supervisor for Rhythm and Hues Studios.
Bill Westenhofer is a VFX supervisor for Rhythm and Hues Studios.
Bob Gardiner
James Robbins (Bob) Gardiner (1951-04-21 — 2005-04-21) was an animator who helped pioneer what would become known as Claymation.
James Robbins (Bob) Gardiner (1951-04-21 — 2005-04-21) was an animator who helped pioneer what would become known as Claymation.
Bob Murawski
Bob Murawski is an American film editor as well as a film distributor of cult horror and independent films under the "Box Office Spectaculars" and "Grindhouse Releasing" labels.
Bob Murawski is an American film editor as well as a film distributor of cult horror and independent films under the "Box Office Spectaculars" and "Grindhouse Releasing" labels.
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Charles Guggenheim
Charles Guggenheim (March 31, 1924 – October 9, 2002) was an American film director and producer.
Charles Guggenheim (March 31, 1924 – October 9, 2002) was an American film director and producer.
Chris Donahue
Chris Donahue (John Christopher Donahue) is an American film and television producer.
Chris Donahue (John Christopher Donahue) is an American film and television producer.
Chris Innis
Christina Jean "Chris" Innis is an American film editor and filmmaker.
Christina Jean "Chris" Innis is an American film editor and filmmaker.
Chris Tashima
Chris Tashima (born in 1960, in Cambridge, MA) is a Japanese American actor and director.
Chris Tashima (born in 1960, in Cambridge, MA) is a Japanese American actor and director.
Christopher Rouse (editor)
Christopher Russell Rouse (born November 28, 1958) is an American film and television editor who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits.
Christopher Russell Rouse (born November 28, 1958) is an American film and television editor who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits.
Clyde De Vinna
Clyde De Vinna (born July 13, 1890 in Sedalia, Missouri, died July 26, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television cinematographer and director of photography.
Clyde De Vinna (born July 13, 1890 in Sedalia, Missouri, died July 26, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television cinematographer and director of photography.
Co Hoedeman
Jacobus Willem (Co) Hoedeman (born August 1, 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his clo...
Jacobus Willem (Co) Hoedeman (born August 1, 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his clo...
Conrad A. Nervig
Conrad Albinus Nervig (born 24 June 1889, Grant County, South Dakota, USA, died 26 November 1980, San Diego, California, USA) was an American film editor with 81 film credits.
Conrad Albinus Nervig (born 24 June 1889, Grant County, South Dakota, USA, died 26 November 1980, San Diego, California, USA) was an American film editor with 81 film credits.
Earl W. Wallace
Earl W. Wallace is an award-winning American screen and television writer who began his career in the 1970s writing episodes of the hit CBS Western series Gunsmoke, one of which inspired him...
Earl W. Wallace is an award-winning American screen and television writer who began his career in the 1970s writing episodes of the hit CBS Western series Gunsmoke, one of which inspired him...
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was an American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history".
Elia Kazan was an American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history".
Elmo Williams
Elmo Williams (born April 30, 1913 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma) is an American film and television editor, director, producer, and executive.
Elmo Williams (born April 30, 1913 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma) is an American film and television editor, director, producer, and executive.
Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera.
Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera.
Exodus (soundtrack)
Exodus is a soundtrack album by Ernest Gold with the Sinfonia of London from the 1961 film Exodus directed by Otto Preminger.
Exodus is a soundtrack album by Ernest Gold with the Sinfonia of London from the 1961 film Exodus directed by Otto Preminger.
Ferdinand the Bull (film)
Ferdinand the Bull is a Walt Disney cartoon released on November 25, 1938 by R.K.O. Pictures, directed by Dick Rickard.
Ferdinand the Bull is a Walt Disney cartoon released on November 25, 1938 by R.K.O. Pictures, directed by Dick Rickard.
Florian Gallenberger
Florian Gallenberger (born 1972, Munich) is a German film director.
Florian Gallenberger (born 1972, Munich) is a German film director.
Fred Karlin
Fred Karlin (June 16, 1936 - March 26, 2004) was an American composer of more than one hundred scores for feature films and television movies.
Fred Karlin (June 16, 1936 - March 26, 2004) was an American composer of more than one hundred scores for feature films and television movies.
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997) was an Austrian-American film director.
Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997) was an Austrian-American film director.
Freida Lee Mock
Freida Lee Mock is a filmmaker, credited with producing films about a wide variety of historical and contemporary subjects.
Freida Lee Mock is a filmmaker, credited with producing films about a wide variety of historical and contemporary subjects.
Gary Summers
Gary Summers is an American sound re-recording mixer.
Gary Summers is an American sound re-recording mixer.
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra, known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and director.
Sampooran Singh Kalra, known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and director.
Harry Warner
Harry Morris Warner (December 12, 1881 – July 27, 1958) was an American studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry.
Harry Morris Warner (December 12, 1881 – July 27, 1958) was an American studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry.
Iain Canning
Iain Canning (born 23 July 1979) is a British film producer best known for producing The King's Speech (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture, and the BAFTA awards for Best ...
Iain Canning (born 23 July 1979) is a British film producer best known for producing The King's Speech (2010), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture, and the BAFTA awards for Best ...
James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe, A.S.C. was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films.
James Wong Howe, A.S.C. was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films.
Jan Domela
Jan Marinus Domela (22 August 1894, The Hague - 1 August 1973, Santa Monica, California) was a Dutch-born American artist and illustrator.
Jan Marinus Domela (22 August 1894, The Hague - 1 August 1973, Santa Monica, California) was a Dutch-born American artist and illustrator.
Jerry Bresler
Jerry Bresler (13 April 1908 - 23 August 1977) was a songwriter, with one of his most famous compositions being "Five Guys Named Moe".
Jerry Bresler (13 April 1908 - 23 August 1977) was a songwriter, with one of his most famous compositions being "Five Guys Named Moe".
John Farrow
John Villiers Farrow, CBE KGCHS was an Australian-born American film director, producer and screenwriter.
John Villiers Farrow, CBE KGCHS was an Australian-born American film director, producer and screenwriter.
John Longenecker
John Longenecker is an American film producer, Directors Guild of America member, screenwriter and cinematographer who produced the Academy Award winning live action short film, The Resurrecti...
John Longenecker is an American film producer, Directors Guild of America member, screenwriter and cinematographer who produced the Academy Award winning live action short film, The Resurrecti...
John M. Eargle
John Morgan Eargle was an Oscar and Grammy-winning audio engineer and a musician.
John Morgan Eargle was an Oscar and Grammy-winning audio engineer and a musician.
John P. Livadary
John Paul Livadary (born 20 May 1896, Istanbul, Turkey, died 7 April 1987, Newport Beach, California, USA ) was a sound designer.
John Paul Livadary (born 20 May 1896, Istanbul, Turkey, died 7 April 1987, Newport Beach, California, USA ) was a sound designer.
Jonathan Egstad
Jonathan D. Egstad is an Academy Award-winning special-effects designer and software developer.
Jonathan D. Egstad is an Academy Award-winning special-effects designer and software developer.
Julie Harris (costume designer)
Julie Harris (born 1921) is a British costume designer.
Julie Harris (born 1921) is a British costume designer.
Laurence Rosenthal
Laurence Rosenthal is an American composer, arranger, and conductor for theater, television, and film.
Laurence Rosenthal is an American composer, arranger, and conductor for theater, television, and film.
Lee Zavitz
Leland "Lee" Zavitz (August 20, 1904– June 2, 1977) was a special effects technician.
Leland "Lee" Zavitz (August 20, 1904– June 2, 1977) was a special effects technician.
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous s...
Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous s...
Lisa Blount
Lisa S. Blount (July 1, 1957, Fayetteville, Arkansas – c. October 25, 2010) was an American film and television actress and Oscar-winning producer.
Lisa S. Blount (July 1, 1957, Fayetteville, Arkansas – c. October 25, 2010) was an American film and television actress and Oscar-winning producer.
Luis Puenzo
Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born February 19, 1946) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer.
Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born February 19, 1946) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer.
Mark Roberts Motion Control
Mark Roberts Motion Control designs and manufactures motion control equipment (robotic camera rigs) for both the TV and Film industry.
Mark Roberts Motion Control designs and manufactures motion control equipment (robotic camera rigs) for both the TV and Film industry.
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian.
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian.
Marvin Hier
Rabbi Marvin Hier (b. 1939 in New York) is the dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, its Museum of Tolerance and of Moriah, the Center's film division.
Rabbi Marvin Hier (b. 1939 in New York) is the dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, its Museum of Tolerance and of Moriah, the Center's film division.
Michael Grzimek
Michael Grzimek (April 12 1934, Berlin - January 10 1959, Salei-Ebene, Serengeti in Tanganyika, now Tanzania) was a German zoologist, conservationalist and filmmaker.
Michael Grzimek (April 12 1934, Berlin - January 10 1959, Salei-Ebene, Serengeti in Tanganyika, now Tanzania) was a German zoologist, conservationalist and filmmaker.
Michael Kahn (film editor)
Michael Kahn (born in New York, December 8, 1935) is an American film editor.
Michael Kahn (born in New York, December 8, 1935) is an American film editor.
Michael Williams (film producer)
Michael Williams is a film producer.
Michael Williams is a film producer.
N. Paul Kenworthy
Norman Paul Kenworthy, Jr. (February 14, 1925 – October 15, 2010) was an American film director and cinematographer, mostly for Disney studio films.
Norman Paul Kenworthy, Jr. (February 14, 1925 – October 15, 2010) was an American film director and cinematographer, mostly for Disney studio films.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor.
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor.
Nick Allder
Nick Allder is a American film special effects supervisor and coordinator.
Nick Allder is a American film special effects supervisor and coordinator.
Oswald Morris
Oswald Norman Morris OBE, DFC, AFC, BSC (born 22 November 1915, Ruislip) is a British cinematographer.
Oswald Norman Morris OBE, DFC, AFC, BSC (born 22 November 1915, Ruislip) is a British cinematographer.
Paul Dehn
Paul Dehn (5 November 1912 – 30 September 1976) was a British screenwriter.
Paul Dehn (5 November 1912 – 30 September 1976) was a British screenwriter.
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges (29 August 1898 – 6 August 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated playwright, screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois.
Preston Sturges (29 August 1898 – 6 August 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated playwright, screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois.
Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 - February 26, 2004), born in Canada, was one of the industry's leading film editors.
Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 - February 26, 2004), born in Canada, was one of the industry's leading film editors.
Richard A. Harris
Richard A. Harris is a film editor with a career spanning nearly forty years.
Richard A. Harris is a film editor with a career spanning nearly forty years.
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.
Richard Starkey, MBE, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles.
Robert Lord
Robert Lord was an American screenwriter and film producer.
Robert Lord was an American screenwriter and film producer.
Robert N. Fried
Robert N. Fried (also known as Rob Fried) is an American film producer, screenwriter, studio executive and media entrepreneur.
Robert N. Fried (also known as Rob Fried) is an American film producer, screenwriter, studio executive and media entrepreneur.
Robert Youngson
Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter.
Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter.
Ron Ellis (filmmaker)
Ron Ellis is a filmmaker known for his work dealing with mental retardation.
Ron Ellis is a filmmaker known for his work dealing with mental retardation.
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali and its two sequels, known as the ...
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali and its two sequels, known as the ...
Scott Millan
Scott Millan is an American sound re-recording mixer, and Sound Director for Technicolor Creative Sound Services at Paramount Studios.
Scott Millan is an American sound re-recording mixer, and Sound Director for Technicolor Creative Sound Services at Paramount Studios.
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan (born 1974) is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival.
Shaun Tan (born 1974) is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival.
Sherman Brothers
The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman.
The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman.
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor.
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor.
Stanley Shapiro
Stanley Shapiro (July 16, 1925 - July 21, 1990) was an American screenwriter and producer responsible for three of Doris Day's most successful films.
Stanley Shapiro (July 16, 1925 - July 21, 1990) was an American screenwriter and producer responsible for three of Doris Day's most successful films.
Stefan Kudelski
Stefan Kudelski (Warsaw on February 27, 1929) is a Polish audio engineer, famous for creating the Nagra series of professional audio recorders.
Stefan Kudelski (Warsaw on February 27, 1929) is a Polish audio engineer, famous for creating the Nagra series of professional audio recorders.
Steven Wright (comedian)
Steven Alexander Wright is an American comedian, actor and writer.
Steven Alexander Wright is an American comedian, actor and writer.
Stu Linder
Stewart Bridgewater "Stu" Linder was an American film editor with 25 credits.
Stewart Bridgewater "Stu" Linder was an American film editor with 25 credits.
Tami Lane
Tami Lane is an American prosthetic makeup artist.
Tami Lane is an American prosthetic makeup artist.
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story is a 1954 American film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their first non-western collaboration.
The Glenn Miller Story is a 1954 American film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their first non-western collaboration.
Thomas Stellmach
Thomas Stellmach directed, animated and produced several independent films and received many international awards e.g. the Oscar© of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1997 granted ...
Thomas Stellmach directed, animated and produced several independent films and received many international awards e.g. the Oscar© of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1997 granted ...
Ub Iwerks
Ub Iwerks, A.S.C. was a two-time Academy Award winning American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who co-created Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney.
Ub Iwerks, A.S.C. was a two-time Academy Award winning American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who co-created Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney.
Verma Malik
Verma Malik (वर्मा मलिक ) (13 April 1925, Firozpur - 15 March 2009, Juhu) was a Bollywood lyricist.
Verma Malik (वर्मा मलिक ) (13 April 1925, Firozpur - 15 March 2009, Juhu) was a Bollywood lyricist.
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director who also worked as a director, prod...
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director who also worked as a director, prod...
William Wyler
William Wyler was a leading Alsatian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter who made his mark in Hollywood as one of film industry's icons.
William Wyler was a leading Alsatian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter who made his mark in Hollywood as one of film industry's icons.
Zbigniew Rybczyński
Zbigniew Rybczyński is a Polish filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United States and internationally.
Zbigniew Rybczyński is a Polish filmmaker who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United States and internationally.