Joseph C. Wright

American art director

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Joseph C. Wright

Born| (1892-08-19)August 19, 1892

Chicago, Illinois

Died| February 24, 1985(1985-02-24) (aged 92)

Oceanside, California

Occupation| Art director
Years active| 1923-1969

Joseph C. Wright (August 19, 1892 - February 24, 1985) was an American art director. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for ten more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 86 films between 1923 and 1969. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Oceanside, California.

## Academy Awards

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Wright won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated a further ten times:

Wins

* This Above All (1942)
* My Gal Sal (1942)

Nominated

* Down Argentine Way (1940)
* Lillian Russell (1940)
* Blood and Sand (1941)
* The Gang's All Here (1943)
* Come to the Stable (1949)
* On the Riviera (1951)
* Guys and Dolls (1955)
* The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
* Flower Drum Song (1961)
* Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

## References

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## External links

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* Joseph C. Wright at IMDb
* Joseph C. Wright at AllMovie

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Academy Award for Best Production Design

1927–1939
Interior Decoration|

* 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies
* 1929/1929: 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)

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