Hugh Hunt

American set decorator

Hugh Hunt

Born| (1902-03-08)March 8, 1902

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died| September 1, 1988(1988-09-01) (aged 86)
Occupation| Set decorator
Years active| 1935–1970

Hugh Hunt (March 8, 1902 - September 1, 1988)[1] was an American set decorator. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for eleven more in the category Best Art Direction.[2]

## Selected filmography

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Hunt won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for eleven more:

Won

* Ben-Hur (1959)
* Julius Caesar (1953)

Nominated

* Mister Buddwing (1966)
* The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
* Twilight of Honor (1963)
* Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
* Cimarron (1960)
* Raintree County (1957)
* I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
* Quo Vadis (1951)
* The Red Danube (1949)
* The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
* Madame Curie (1943)

## References

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1. ^ "The Swedish Film Database". sfi.se. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
2. ^ "IMDb.com: Hugh Hunt - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2008.

## External links

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* Hugh Hunt at IMDb

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Academy Award for Best Production Design

1927–1939
Interior Decoration|

* 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies
* 1928/1929: Cedric Gibbons
* 1929/1930: Herman Rosse
* 1930/1931: Max Rée
* 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles
* 1932/1933: William S. Darling
* 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope
* 1935: Richard Day
* 1936: Richard Day
* 1937: Stephen Goosson
* 1938: Carl Jules Weyl
* 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler

1940–1946
Black & White
/ Color separate|

* 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda
* 1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan Juran, Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis
* 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little
* 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb
* 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen, Thomas Little
* 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen, A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, Samuel M. Comer
* 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis

1947–1956 renamed
Art Direction
\- Set Decoration
Black & White
/ Color separate|

* 1947 (bw): John Bryan, Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge
* 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse, Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth, Arthur Lawson
* 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore
* 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer
* 1951 (bw): Richard Day, George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason
* 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff, Marcel Vertès
* 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
* 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan, Emile Kuri
* 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, Robert Priestley
* 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox

1957–1958|

* 1957: Ted Haworth, Robert Priestley
* 1958: William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, F. Keogh Gleason

1959–1966
Black & White
/ Color separate|

* 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, Hugh Hunt
* 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner, Edward G. Boyle /(c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron
* 1961 (bw): Harry Horner, Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin
* 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, Dario Simoni
* 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, Ray Moyer
* 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos /(c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George James Hopkins
* 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, Dario Simoni
* 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert, George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss

1967–1980|

* 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown
* 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston
* 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, Raphaël Bretton
* 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thévenet
* 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon
* 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, Herbert Strabel
* 1973: Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne
* 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson
* 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, Vernon Dixon
* 1976: George C. Jenkins, George Gaines
* 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian
* 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, George Gaines
* 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Gary J. Brink
* 1980: Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens

1981–2000|

* 1981: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Michael D. Ford (set)
* 1982: Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing; Michael Seirton (set)
* 1983: Anna Asp
* 1984: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Karel Černý (set)
* 1985: Stephen B. Grimes; Josie MacAvin (set)
* 1986: Gianni Quaranta, Brian Ackland-Snow; Brian Savegar, Elio Altramura (set)
* 1987: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri (set)
* 1988: Stuart Craig; Gérard James (set)
* 1989: Anton Furst; Peter Young (set)
* 1990: Richard Sylbert (art); Rick Simpson (set)
* 1991: Dennis Gassner (art); Nancy Haigh (set)
* 1992: Luciana Arrighi (art); Ian Whittaker (set)
* 1993: Allan Starski (art); Ewa Braun (set)
* 1994: Ken Adam (art); Carolyn Scott (set)
* 1995: Eugenio Zanetti (art)
* 1996: Stuart Craig (art); Stephenie McMillan (set)
* 1997: Peter Lamont (art); Michael D. Ford (set)
* 1998: Martin Childs (art); Jill Quertier (set)
* 1999: Rick Heinrichs (art); Peter Young (set)
* 2000: Timmy Yip (art)

2001–present|

* 2001: Catherine Martin (art); Brigitte Broch (set)
* 2002: John Myhre (art); Gordon Sim (set)
* 2003: Grant Major (art); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (set)
* 2004: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set)
* 2005: John Myhre (art); Gretchen Rau (set)
* 2006: Eugenio Caballero (art); Pilar Revuelta (set)
* 2007: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set)
* 2008: Donald Graham Burt (art); Victor J. Zolfo (set)
* 2009: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (art); Kim Sinclair (set)
* 2010: Robert Stromberg (art); Karen O'Hara (set)
* 2011: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set)
* 2012: Rick Carter (art); Jim Erickson (set)
* 2013: Catherine Martin (art); Beverley Dunn (set)
* 2014: Adam Stockhausen (art); Anna Pinnock (set)
* 2015: Colin Gibson (art); Lisa Thompson (set)
* 2016: David Wasco (art); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set)
* 2017: Paul Denham Austerberry (art); Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (set)
* 2018: Hannah Beachler (art); Jay Hart (set)
* 2019: Barbara Ling (art); Nancy Haigh (set)
* 2020: Donald Graham Burt (art); Jan Pascale (set)
* 2021: Patrice Vermette (art) and Zsuzsanna Sipos (set)
* 2022: Christian M. Goldbeck (art) and Ernestine Hipper (set)
* 2023: James Price and Shona Heath (art); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set)
* 2024: Nathan Crowley (art); Lee Sandales (set)

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