Oscar Winners in the MCU

by aemelnick | created - 12 Apr 2021 | updated - 7 months ago | Public

1. Jeff Bridges

Actor | The Big Lebowski

Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (née Simpson). He grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. Both boys popped up, without ...

2. Gwyneth Paltrow

Actress | Shakespeare in Love

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted producer and director Bruce Paltrow and Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner. Her father was from a Jewish family, while her mother is of mostly German descent. When Gwyneth was eleven, the family moved to Massachusetts, where ...

3. William Hurt

Actor | A History of Violence

William McChord Hurt was born in Washington, D.C., to Claire Isabel (McGill) and Alfred McChord Hurt, who worked at the State Department. He was trained at Tufts University and The Juilliard School and has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including the most recent nomination for his ...

4. Miyoshi Umeki

Actress | Sayonara

Miyoshi Umeki was born as the youngest of 9 children. The daughter of a prominent Japanese iron factory owner, she developed an early passion for music, learning to play the mandolin, harmonica & piano. She also enjoyed singing American-styled tunes, much to the chagrin of her parents. This ...

5. Kenneth Branagh

Actor | Henry V

Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family ...

6. Sam Rockwell

Actor | Moon

Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which ...

7. Natalie Portman

Actress | Black Swan

Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).

Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an ...

8. Anthony Hopkins

Actor | The Silence of the Lambs

Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, ...

9. Tommy Lee Jones

Actor | The Fugitive

Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. He attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school ...

10. Ben Kingsley

Actor | Sexy Beast

Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during ...

11. Benicio Del Toro

Actor | Sicario

Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican policeman in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000).

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12. Robert Redford

Actor | The Natural

Born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, and Martha Redford, Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was a scrappy kid who stole hubcaps in high school and lost his college baseball scholarship at the University of Colorado because of ...

13. Michael Douglas

Actor | Wall Street

A legendary actor with 50 celebrated years of film, television and producing experience, Michael Douglas is known for his era-defining roles and enduring cultural impact.

In addition to his career accomplishments, Douglas has remained a steadfast public servant, activist and philanthropist dedicated...

14. Marisa Tomei

Actress | My Cousin Vinny

Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, to Patricia "Addie" (Bianchi), a teacher of English, and Gary Tomei, a lawyer, both of Italian descent. Marisa has a brother, actor Adam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy ...

15. Taika Waititi

Producer | What We Do in the Shadows

Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish...

16. Tilda Swinton

Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin

The iconoclastic gifts of the highly striking and ferociously talented actress Tilda Swinton have been appreciated by art house crowds and international audiences alike. After her stunning Oscar-winning turn as a high-powered corporate attorney in the George Clooney starring and critically-lauded ...

17. Michelle Yeoh

Actress | Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. She's the daughter of Janet Yeoh & Kian Teik Yeoh. She's of Hokkien descent, speaking English and Malay before Chinese. A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen. After a brief dance career, she won the Miss ...

18. Jennifer Connelly

Actress | A Beautiful Mind

Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across ...

19. Matt Damon

Actor | Good Will Hunting

Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Kent Damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Matt has an older brother, Kyle, a sculptor. His father was of English and ...

20. Cate Blanchett

Actress | Carol

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...

21. Daniel Kaluuya

Actor | Get Out

Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor and writer. He is best known for Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018) and for portraying Fred Hampton in Judas & The Black Messiah (2021).

He had a supporting role in Sicario (2015).

He also starred in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits".

For his work in...

22. Forest Whitaker

Actor | The Last King of Scotland

Forest Steven Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6' 2", 220 lb. frame. He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. He is the fourth African-American male to...

23. Lupita Nyong'o

Actress | 12 Years a Slave

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. She was raised in Kenya. At age 16, her parents sent her back to Mexico for seven months to...

24. Brie Larson

Actress | Room

Brie Larson has built an impressive career as an acclaimed television actress, rising feature film star and emerging recording artist. A native of Sacramento, Brie started studying drama at the early age of 6, as the youngest student ever to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco...

25. J.K. Simmons

Actor | Whiplash

J.K. Simmons is an American actor.

He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).

He had ...

26. Rachel Weisz

Actress | The Constant Gardener

Rachel Hannah Weisz was born on 7 March, 1970, in London, U.K., to Edith Ruth (Teich), a psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, an inventor. Her parents both came to England around 1938. Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. ...

27. Angelina Jolie

Actress | Maleficent

Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...

28. Mahershala Ali

Actor | Leave the World Behind

Mahershala Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater.

He can be seen in the independent feature film, Moonlight, as well as reprising his role in The Hunger ...

29. Jamie Foxx

Actor | Collateral

Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy...

30. Russell Crowe

Actor | Les Misérables

Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham),...

31. Christian Bale

Actor | The Dark Knight

Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer "Jenny" (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries ...

32. Jaime Ray Newman

Actress | Catch Me If You Can

Jaime Ray Newman will next be seen in a recurring role on the new Apple TV series created by Don Cheadle, THE BIG CIGAR, as well as guest starring in BEL AIR on Peacock. She recently appeared as a recurring character on the critically-acclaimed Hulu series DOPESICK, opposite Michael Keaton, as well...

33. F. Murray Abraham

Actor | Amadeus

Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham was born on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in El Paso, Texas. His father, Fred Abraham, was a Syrian (Antiochian Orthodox Christian) immigrant. His mother, Josephine (Stello) Abraham, was the daughter of Italian immigrants. Born...

34. Riz Ahmed

Actor | Sound of Metal

Riz Ahmed (born 1 December 1982), also known by his stage name Riz MC and birth name Rizwan Ahmed, is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, and activist. As an actor, he has won one Emmy Award, out of two Emmy nominations, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and three...

35. Olivia Colman

Actress | The Favourite

Olivia Colman was born on January 30, 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for The Favourite (2018), Tyrannosaur (2011) and The Lost Daughter (2021). She has been married to Ed Sinclair since August 2001. They have three children.

36. Jim Rash

Actor | The Way Way Back

Jim Rash was born on July 15, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Way Way Back (2013), Community (2009) and The Descendants (2011).

37. Hans Zimmer

Composer | Gladiator

German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...

38. Stan Winston

Make_up_department | Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Stan Winston was born on April 7, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Jurassic Park (1993) and Aliens (1986). He was married to Karen Winston. He died on June 15, 2008 in Malibu, California, USA.

39. Mark Ulano

Sound_department | Titanic

Father was iconic percussionist and author, Sam Ulano. Studied percussion with father 4years Sight reading percussionist As teenager, winner of Kodak Young Filmmakers Award, NJ Public Television Filmmakers Award BFA school of Visual Arts NYC Director/Producer 14 documentaries. Author of over 50 ...

40. Christopher Boyes

Sound_department | Avatar

Christopher Boyes is known for Avatar (2009), King Kong (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

41. John Nelson

Visual_effects | Blade Runner 2049

John Nelson graduated with high distinction from the University of Michigan in 1976 with a Bachelors in General Studies. After college, he made several films that won awards at film festivals and moved to California in 1979 to work for Robert Abel and Associates, first as a cameraman, then as a ...

42. Hal T. Hickel

Visual_effects | Rogue One

Hal Hickel joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1996 as an animator for The Lost World: Jurassic Park. His special interest in animation lies in the challenge of integrating fantastic characters and creatures into live-action films. He was promoted to Lead Animator on his second film and was ...

43. Lora Hirschberg

Sound_department | Inception

Lora Hirschberg is known for Inception (2010), The Dark Knight (2008) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).

44. Brian Connor

Visual_effects | Dune

Brian Connor is a Production VFX Supervisor with over 22 years of experience in high-end feature film and episodic visual effects. He recently wrapped post on 'Devotion' for director J.D. Dillard as the overall Production VFX Supervisor. He recently won a VES, BAFTA and OSCAR for the visual effects...

45. Kate Biscoe

Make_up_department | Vice

Kate Morgan Biscoe was born in 1970 in New York, went to high school in the French Alps and has a degree in French Language & Literature from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She has been married to Production Designer Max Biscoe since 1995 and their twin sons were born in Port-au-Prince, ...

46. Michael Silvers

Sound_department | The Incredibles

Michael Silvers is known for The Incredibles (2004), Up (2009) and Iron Man (2008).

47. Douglas Smythe

Visual_effects | Death Becomes Her

Douglas Smythe is known for Death Becomes Her (1992), Star Trek: Generations (1994) and Battleship (2012).

48. Ian Hunter

Visual_effects | Interstellar

Director/VFX Supervisor and co-founder of New Deal Studios, Ian is multi-disciplined artist who has established himself as a visionary storyteller in the field of motion picture visual effects and production for over 25 years. Bringing his unique style and creative vision to each of his projects, ...

49. Jeffrey A. Melvin

Set_decorator | The Shape of Water

Jeffrey A. Melvin is known for The Shape of Water (2017), Crimson Peak (2015) and Total Recall (2012).

50. Erik Messerschmidt

Cinematographer | Mank

Erik Messerschmidt was born on October 23, 1980 in Portland, Maine, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Mank (2020), The Killer (2023) and Ferrari (2023).

51. Richard M. Sherman

Music_department | Mary Poppins

Richard Morton Sherman was born in the spring of 1928 in New York City to Rosa and Al Sherman. Together with his older brother, Robert B. Sherman, the Sherman brothers would follow in their songwriting father's footsteps to form one of the most prolific, lauded and long lasting songwriting ...

52. Shawn Murphy

Music_department | Jurassic Park

Shawn Murphy, attended San Francisco State College (B.A., 1968, History) and Stanford University (M.F.A., 1972, Technical Theater Production and Lighting Design). Beginning in Theatrical Lighting and Sound and has worked extensively as a Technical Director and Theatrical Sound Designer (American ...

53. Janek Sirrs

Visual_effects | The Matrix

Janek Sirrs was born on October 20, 1965. He is an assistant director, known for The Matrix (1999), The Avengers (2012) and I Am Legend (2007).

54. Gary Summers

Sound_department | Jurassic Park

Gary Summers has worked as a Motion Picture Re-recording Mixer for the past forty years. His career in sound began in 1979 when he was employed by Lucas Film Ltd. as a sound recordist to work on "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back". His abilities as a Re-recording Mixer were first used in 1983 on "...

55. David Parker

Sound_department | The Bourne Ultimatum

David Parker was born in 1951. He is known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) and The English Patient (1996).

56. Richard King

Sound_department | Inception

Richard King was born in Tampa, Florida and attended the University of South Florida graduating with a BFA in painting and film.

Since 1985 he has worked in film sound design. Richard has been fortunate to work with such directors as Nicolas Roeg, M. Night Shyamalan, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas ...

58. Alexandra Byrne

Costume_designer | Emma.

Alexandra Byrne was born in 1962. She is a costume designer, known for Emma. (2020), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Doctor Strange (2016). She has been married to Simon Shepherd since 1980. They have four children.

59. Andy Nelson

Sound_department | Avatar

Andy Nelson is known for Avatar (2009), La La Land (2016) and The Batman (2022).

60. Joe Johnston

Director | Captain America: The First Avenger

Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director from Texas who is known for directing the cult classic film The Rocketeer, Jumanji, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Wolfman, October Sky, The Pagemaster, Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger. He was an art director for ...

61. Alan Menken

Soundtrack | Beauty and the Beast

Alan Menken is an American composer, songwriter, music conductor, director and record producer.

Menken is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and ...

62. Scott Millan

Sound_department | 1917

Scott Millan Scott is a four-time Oscar® winning Re-recording mixer and has served as the Sound Director for Technicolor at Paramount. In this capacity he has overseen creative development of the company's recent venture into theatrical sound services and earned his ninth Academy Award nomination ...

63. Rick Heinrichs

Production_designer | Sleepy Hollow

Rick Heinrichs is known for Sleepy Hollow (1999), Glass Onion (2022) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

64. Michael McCusker

Editor | Ford v Ferrari

Michael McCusker is known for Ford v Ferrari (2019), Logan (2017) and Walk the Line (2005).

65. Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound_department | Speed

Stephen Hunter Flick is known for Speed (1994), RoboCop (1987) and Spider-Man (2002).

66. Andrew Lockley

Visual_effects | Inception

Andrew Lockley was born on May 5, 1971 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Inception (2010), Tenet (2020) and Interstellar (2014).

67. Pete Bebb

Visual_effects | Inception

Pete Bebb is known for Inception (2010), The Dark Knight (2008) and Batman Begins (2005).

69. Julie Dartnell

Make_up_department | Les Misérables

Julie Dartnell is known for Les Misérables (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

70. Dominic Tuohy

Special_effects | 1917

Dominic Tuohy is known for 1917 (2019), Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) and The Batman (2022).

71. Craig Barron

Visual_effects | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Craig Barron is an Academy-Award winning visual effects supervisor, entrepreneur, lecturer and film historian. For more than two decades, Barron has been innovating techniques to create cinematic illusions, contributing to the visual effects on more than one hundred films. Barron has served nine ...

72. Lisa Westcott

Make_up_department | Les Misérables

Lisa Westcott is known for Les Misérables (2012), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

73. Jon Johnson

Sound_department | U-571

Jon Johnson was born on October 16, 1954 in Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. He is known for U-571 (2000), 42 (2013) and The Rookie (2002).

74. Joe Letteri

Visual_effects | Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Joe Letteri's pioneering work in visual effects has earned him four Academy® Awards for Best Visual Effects - for Avatar, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and King Kong. He has a long-standing interest in creating compelling, realistic creatures ...

76. John Toll

Cinematographer | Braveheart

John Toll is an American cinematographer. His filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively.

He has ...

77. Bruce Nicholson

Visual_effects | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Bruce Nicholson (born 1948) is a visual effects artist who has won 2 Academy Awards for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and also nominated for Poltergeist (1982). Nicholson was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and entered the film business in 1974 after ...

78. Kevin Haney

Make_up_department | Driving Miss Daisy

Kevin Haney is known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Addams Family Values (1993) and The Road (2009).

79. Alexandre Espigares

Visual_effects | Riddick

Alexandre Espigares is known for Riddick (2013), Mr Hublot (2013) and White Fang (2018).

80. Christopher Allen Nelson

Make_up_department | Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Academy Award winner and 2 time Emmy winner Christopher Allen Nelson moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. He has established himself as one of the top Special FX Make-up Artists and designers in the industry, after having worked for Rick Baker, Steve Johnson, KNB, Stan Winston, and many more over...

81. Gary A. Rizzo

Sound_department | Inception

Gary A. Rizzo was born on January 31, 1972 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) and The Dark Knight (2008).

82. Paul Norris

Visual_effects | Ex Machina

Paul Norris is known for Ex Machina (2014), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

83. Tristan Myles

Visual_effects | Dune

Tristan Myles is known for Dune (2021), First Man (2018) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

84. Sammy Cahn

Soundtrack | Die Hard

Award-winning songwriter ("All the Way" [Academy Award, 1957], "Three Coins in the Fountain" [Academy Award, 1954], "Love and Marriage" [Emmy Award, 1955], "High Hopes" [Academy Award, 1959], "Call Me Irresponsible" [Academy Award, 1963]), composer, author and publisher, educated at Seward Park ...

85. Jule Styne

Soundtrack | Funny Girl

Jule Styne was born on December 31, 1905 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and producer, known for Funny Girl (1968), Die Hard (1988) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). He was married to Margaret Ann Bissett Brown and Ethel Rubenstein. He died on September 20, 1994 in New York City, New ...

86. Al Nelson

Sound_department | Top Gun: Maverick

Al Nelson is known for Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Jurassic World (2015) and Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013).

87. Richard Hymns

Sound_department | Jurassic Park

Richard Hymns has journeyed from film studio tea-boy to Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor. He got his start as a 16-year-old at Elstree Studios in London running tea service to film editing crew members on their breaks, becoming an apprentice editor soon after.

He rose through the ranks...

88. Tom Johnson

Sound_department | Ad Astra

Tom Johnson is known for Ad Astra (2019), Children of Men (2006) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

89. Simon Hayes

Sound_department | Les Misérables

Simon Hayes was awarded an Oscar for Sound Mixing on Tom Hooper's Les Miserables. He was also awarded the BAFTA for Sound and the CAS award for Achievement in Sound Mixing for his work on Les Miserables.

Recent feature credits include Jon M. Chu's Wicked, Rob Marshall's The Little Mermaid, Cary ...

90. Hughes Winborne

Editor | Crash

Hughes Winborne is known for Crash (2004), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Ghost in the Shell (2017).

91. Hayao Miyazaki

Writer | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking visuals in his films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan.

Miyazaki started his career in 1963 as an animator at the ...

92. Leigh Harline

Composer | Pinocchio

Academy Award-winning composer (score, Pinocchio (1940), conductor, songwriter ("When You Wish Upon a Star" [Academy award, Best Song, 1940) and arranger Leigh Harine was educated at the University of Utah. He was a music student of J. Spencer Cornwall. He arranged the first transcontinental ...

93. Giorgio Gregorini

Make_up_department | Suicide Squad

Giorgio Gregorini is known for Suicide Squad (2016), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Apocalypto (2006). He has been married to Antonella Boetani since February 13, 1993. They have three children.

94. Ned Washington

Music_department | Pinocchio

Prolific American lyricist and songwriter, one of the giants of Tin Pan Alley. He contributed numerous popular standards to jazz and to the big band scene. His catalogue includes such titles as "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (theme song for bandleader Tommy Dorsey), the ballad "I Don't Stand a ...

95. Erik De Boer

Visual_effects | Life of Pi

Erik De Boer is known for Life of Pi (2012), Okja (2017) and The Maze Runner (2014).

96. Adam McKay

Producer | Don't Look Up

Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, comedian, and actor. McKay has a comedy partnership with Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay also founded their comedy website Funny or Die through ...

97. Russell Carpenter

Cinematographer | Avatar: The Way of Water

Russell Carpenter was born on December 9, 1950 in Van Nuys, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Titanic (1997) and Ant-Man (2015).

98. Robert B. Sherman

Soundtrack | The Jungle Book

Robert B. Sherman was born just before Christmas in 1925 in New York City. Parents, Rosa & Al Sherman didn't know how they would pay the doctor and delivery costs. Fortunately, upon their arrival home from the hospital, Al discovered a large royalty check in the mail. Ironically, it was Al's song, ...

99. Stephan Dupuis

Make_up_department | RoboCop

Stephan Dupuis is known for RoboCop (1987), The Fly (1986) and Eastern Promises (2007).

100. Mark Williams Ardington

Visual_effects | Ex Machina

Mark Williams Ardington is known for Ex Machina (2014), Ant-Man (2015) and Meg 2: The Trench (2023).



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