2012 New Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Members
by dan_dassow | created - 01 Jul 2012 | updated - 04 Aug 2013 | PublicThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 176 filmmakers, artists and executives to become members.
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Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Terrence Malick Get Academy Invites
Published: June 29, 2012 @ 12:48 pm
By Steve Pond
Academy Invites 176 to Membership
Beverly Hills, CA (June 29, 2012)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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1. Simon Baker
Actor | Margin Call
Simon Baker was first recognized in 1992, when he received Australia's prestigious Logie award for Most Popular New Talent. Upon relocating to Los Angeles with his family, Baker was immediately cast in the Academy Award winning film L.A. Confidential (1997).
Actors: Simon Baker – “Margin Call,” “L.A. Confidential”
2. Sean Bean
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a ...
Actors: Sean Bean – “Flightplan,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
3. Bérénice Bejo
Actress | The Artist
Actress Bérénice Bejo was born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of Silvia De Paoli, a lawyer, and Miguel Bejo, a filmmaker. When she was three, Bejo's family relocated to Paris, France. She embarked on a successful acting career in the 1990s, with various roles in French television and film ...
Actors: Bérénice Bejo – “The Artist,” “OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies”
4. Tom Berenger
Actor | Platoon
Born in Chicago, Oscar nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Tom Berenger was born Thomas Michael Moore and raised in a working class Roman Catholic family of Irish descent. His father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Tom attended the University of Missouri to study journalism. ...
Actors: Tom Berenger – “Inception,” “Platoon”
5. Demián Bichir
Actor | The Hateful Eight
Demián Bichir Nájera was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Maricruz Nájera (María de la Cruz Najera Botello), an actress, and Alejandro Bichir (Alejandro Bichir Batres), a theatre director. His parents met in the theatre. He has two brothers who are also actors, Bruno Bichir and Odiseo Bichir. His ...
Actors: Demián Bichir – “A Better Life,” “Che”
6. Jessica Chastain
Actress | Zero Dark Thirty
Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. She discovered dance at the age of nine and ...
Actors: Jessica Chastain – “The Help,” “The Tree of Life”
7. Clifton Collins Jr.
Actor | Star Trek
An acting chameleon who can easily lose himself in the life of his film and television characters, Clifton Collins Jr. is a native Angeleno who grew up destined to become a part of the Latino entertainment industry. His great-grandparents on his mother's side were a Mexican trumpet player and ...
Actors: Clifton Collins, Jr. – “Star Trek,” “Traffic”
8. Bryan Cranston
Actor | Breaking Bad
Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
Actors: Bryan Cranston – “Contagion,” “Little Miss Sunshine”
9. Jean Dujardin
Actor | The Artist
In 1995 he began his first one man show, the same year he met Bruno Salomone, Eric Collado, Emmanuel Joucla and Eric Massot with whom he created the "Nous Ç Nous". In 1999, he became "Loulou" in Un gars, une fille (1999). This part permitted him to show his talent to a larger public. Since the end ...
Actors: Jean Dujardin – “Les infidèls, “The Artist”
10. Richard E. Grant
Actor | Gosford Park
Richard E. Grant is an actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit ...
Actors: Richard E. Grant – “The Iron Lady,” “Withnail & I”
11. Jonah Hill
Actor | 21 Jump Street
Jonah Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of Sharon Feldstein (née Chalkin), a fashion designer and costume stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. He is the brother of music manager Jordan Feldstein and actress Beanie Feldstein. He graduated from ...
Actors: Jonah Hill – “Moneyball,” “Superbad”
12. Ken Howard
Actor | Rambo
Ken Howard was elected the National President of The Screen Actors Guild on September 24, 2009. He was a working member of SAG for over forty years. The Tony and two-time Emmy Award-winning actor, most recently received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie ...
Actors: Ken Howard – “J. Edgar,” “In Her Shoes”
13. Diego Luna
Actor | Rogue One
Diego Luna Alexander was born on December 29, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Alejandro Luna and Fiona Alexander, who worked as a costume designer. His father is Mexican and his mother was British, of Scottish and English descent. His mother died in a car accident when Diego was only two. He soon ...
Actors: Diego Luna – “Milk,” “Y Tu Mamá También”
14. Margo Martindale
Actress | August: Osage County
Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas, to Margaret (Pruitt) and William Everett Martindale, a lumber company owner and dog handler. She is the youngest of three children, and the only daughter. Margo attended Lon Marris College, and later transferred to University of ...
Actors: Margo Martindale – “Secretariat,” “Million Dollar Baby”
15. Melissa McCarthy
Actress | The Heat
Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her ...
Actors: Melissa McCarthy – “Bridesmaids,” “The Back-Up Plan”
16. Matthew McConaughey
Actor | Interstellar
American actor and producer Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas. His mother, Mary Kathleen (McCabe), is a substitute school teacher originally from New Jersey. His father, James Donald McConaughey, was a Mississippi-born gas station owner who ran an oil pipe supply business. He is ...
Actors: Matthew McConaughey – “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “A Time to Kill”
17. Janet McTeer
Actress | Albert Nobbs
Janet McTeer was born on August 5, 1961 in Newcastle, England, UK to parents Jean and Allan McTeer. She was raised in York from the age of 6. She attended Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls, where there was not much opportunity for drama. She became interested in acting at age 16, when she saw "...
Actors: Janet McTeer – “Albert Nobbs,” “Tumbleweeds”
18. S. Epatha Merkerson
Actress | Law & Order
A native of Michigan, S. Epatha Merkerson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University. In 1978, she moved to New York City to apply her craft on stage. Although best known since 1993 as the smart and shrewd Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the long-running TV crime drama Law &...
Actors: S. Epatha Merkerson – “Mother and Child,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
19. 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 ...
Actors: Sam Rockwell – “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Moon”
20. Andy Serkis
Actor | War for the Planet of the Apes
English film actor, director and author Andy Serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), ...
Actors: Andy Serkis – “The Prestige,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
21. Octavia Spencer
Actress | Hidden Figures
Spencer is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, which she claims is the proverbial buckle of the Bible belt. She's the sixth of seven siblings and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. A "closet" lover of acting, this practical Alabamian knew that she'd someday work in the film industry, ...
Actors: Octavia Spencer – “The Help,” “The Soloist”
22. Lili Taylor
Actress | American Crime
Lili Taylor is a well-known and successful American actress. She acts in film, TV and stage. She was born in Glencoe, Illinois, to Marie (Lecour) and George Park Taylor, an artist and hardware store operator. Lili graduated from New Trier High School in 1985. Then, she attended the Theatre School ...
Actors: Lili Taylor – “Being Flynn,” “High Fidelity”
23. Nia Vardalos
Actress | My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Nia Vardalos was born on September 24, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) and I Hate Valentine's Day (2009). She was previously married to Ian Gomez.
Actors: Nia Vardalos – “For a Good Time, Call…,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
24. Kerry Washington
Actress | Scandal
Kerry Washington is an African-American actress, television show producer and film director who is known for her roles in Scandal, Ray, the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Confirmation, Django Unchained, Little Fires Everywhere, Cars 3 and The Last King of Scotland. She ...
Actors: Kerry Washington – “Django Unchained,” “Ray”
25. 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 ...
Actors: Michelle Yeoh – “The Lady,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
26. Laurence Bennett
Production_designer | The Artist
Laurence Bennett is known for The Artist (2011), Crash (2004) and The Next Three Days (2010).
Designers: Laurence Bennett – “The Artist,” “Crash”
27. David Brisbin
Production_designer | Race
David Brisbin is known for Race (2016), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) and Nice Hat! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia (2006).
Designers: David Brisbin – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” “Dead Presidents”
28. Scott Chambliss
Production_designer | Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Scott Chambliss is known for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Star Trek (2009).
Designers: Scott Chambliss – “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Mission: Impossible III”
29. Wendy Chuck
Costume_designer | About Schmidt
Wendy Chuck is known for About Schmidt (2002), Nebraska (2013) and The Descendants (2011).
Designers: Wendy Chuck – “The Descendants,” “Sideways”
30. Maria Djurkovic
Production_designer | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Maria Djurkovic is known for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), The Imitation Game (2014) and The Hours (2002).
Designers: Maria Djurkovic – “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” “The Hours”
31. Sanja Milkovic Hays
Costume_designer | Captain Marvel
Sanja Milkovic Hays was born on September 19, 1958 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is a costume designer and producer, known for Captain Marvel (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
Designers: Sanja Milkovic Hays – “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Mission to Mars”
32. Mayes C. Rubeo
Costume_designer | Apocalypto
Mayes C. Rubeo is a costume Designer known for her work on Apocalypto (2006), Avatar (2009), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Warcraft: The Beginning (2016), World War Z (2013) and John Carter (2012). She was born in Mexico City and went on to train in Fashion and Costume at the Los Angeles Trade-Tech ...
Designers: Mayes Rubeo – “Avatar,” “Apocalypto”
33. Anne Seibel
Art_director | Marie Antoinette
Anne Seibel is known for Marie Antoinette (2006), Midnight in Paris (2011) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009).
Designers: Anne Seibel – “Midnight in Paris,” “The Devil Wears Prada”
34. Sharon Seymour
Production_designer | Argo
Sharon Seymour is known for Argo (2012), The Town (2010) and Oldboy (2013).
Designers: Sharon Seymour – “The Ides of March,” “Friday Night Lights”
35. Sammy Sheldon
Costume_designer | Ant-Man
Sammy Sheldon is known for Ant-Man (2015), Ex Machina (2014) and X: First Class (2011). She has been married to Ian Differ since August 14, 2010.
Designers: Sammy Sheldon – “X-Men: First Class,” “V for Vendetta”
36. Florian Ballhaus
Camera_department | Men in Black
Florian Ballhaus was born in 1965 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Men in Black (1997), Allegiant (2016) and Godzilla (1998).
Cinematographers: Florian Ballhaus – “Mr. Popper’s Penguins,” “The Devil Wears Prada”
37. Oliver Bokelberg
Cinematographer | The Station Agent
Oliver Bokelberg was born on December 21, 1964 in Hamburg, West Germany. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Station Agent (2003), Scandal (2012) and Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (2020).
Cinematographers: Oliver Bokelberg – “Win Win,” “The Station Agent”
38. Anna Foerster
Director | Underworld: Blood Wars
Anna Foerster is known for Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Outlander (2014) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).
Cinematographers: Anna J. Foerster – “Anonymous”
39. Larry Fong
Cinematographer | Damsel
Larry Fong is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Linguistics, and from Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) with a film degree. After graduation he started shooting music videos, including REM's 'Losing My Religion', winner of MTV's Music ...
Cinematographers: Larry Fong – “Super 8,” “300”
40. Alwin H. Küchler
Cinematographer | Sunshine
Alwin H. Küchler was born in 1965 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Sunshine (2007), The Mauritanian (2021) and Divergent (2014). He has been married to Ngozi Onwurah since November 28, 1998.
Cinematographers: Alwin Kuchler – “Hanna,” “Proof”
41. Toyomichi Kurita
Cinematographer | Sukiyaki uesutan Jango
Toyomichi Kurita was born in 1950 in Japan. He is a cinematographer, known for Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), First Daughter (2004) and Trouble in Mind (1985).
Cinematographers: Toyomichi Kurita – “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family,” “Waiting to Exhale”
42. George Mooradian
Camera_department | Escape from New York
George Mooradian is known for Escape from New York (1981), The Blues Brothers (1980) and Cyborg (1989).
Cinematographers: George Mooradian – “Crazy as Hell,” “Nemesis”
43. Guillaume Schiffman
Cinematographer | The Artist
Guillaume Schiffman is known for The Artist (2011), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) and Populaire (2012).
Cinematographers: Guillaume Schiffman – “The Artist,” “OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies”
44. Terry Stacey
Cinematographer | The Angel
Terry Stacey was born on July 24, 1962 in Sussex, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Angel (2018), Den of Thieves (2018) and Dexter (2006).
Cinematographers: Terry Stacey – “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” “Friends with Money”
45. Joseph Cedar
Writer | Hearat Shulayim
Joseph Cedar was born on August 31, 1968 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Footnote (2011), Our Boys (2019) and Campfire (2004). He is married to Vered Kelner.
Directors: Joseph Cedar – “Footnote (Hearat Shulayim),” “Beaufort”
46. Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Producer | Deux jours, une nuit
After studying drama in the arts institute, Jean Pierre Dardenne and his brother Luc made some videos about the rough life in blue-collar small towns in the Wallonie. After their meeting with filmmaker Armad Gatti and cinematographer Ned Burgess, they decided to enter in the movie business.
In 1978 ...
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne – “The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo),” “The Child (L’enfant)”
47. Luc Dardenne
Producer | Deux jours, une nuit
Luc Dardenne was born on March 10, 1954 in Awirs, Wallonia, Belgium. He is a producer and director, known for Two Days, One Night (2014), The Kid with a Bike (2011) and The Child (2005).
Directors: Luc Dardenne – “Lorna’s Silence (Le silence de Lorna),” “The Son (Le fils)”
48. Philippe Falardeau
Director | The Good Lie
After studying Canadian politics and international relations, Philippe Falardeau was chosen in 1993 as a contestant for the popular TV series La course destination monde (1988) (a contest were the participants tour the world making short films). There, he shot 20 films and ended up winning the race...
Directors: Philippe Falardeau – “Monsieur Lazhar,” “It’s Not Me, I Swear! (C’est pas moi, je le jure!)”
49. Asghar Farhadi
Writer | Forooshande
Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of...
Directors: Asghar Farhadi* – “A Separation (Jodaieye Nadar az Simin),” “About Elly (Darbareye Elly) (also invited to the Writers Branch)
50. Rodrigo García
Writer | Nine Lives
Rodrigo García was born on August 24, 1959 in Bogotá, Colombia. He is a producer and writer, known for Nine Lives (2005), Mother and Child (2009) and In Treatment (2008).
Directors: Rodrigo Garcia – “Albert Nobbs,” “Mother and Child”
51. Michel Hazanavicius
Writer | The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius was born and raised in Paris, France. His grandparents were originally from Lithuania, but relocated to France in the 1920s. Hazanavicius attended art school, and moved on to work as a director for commercials and television projects. In 1999, he wrote and directed his first ...
Directors: Michel Hazanavicius* – “Les infidèles (The Players),” “The Artist” (also invited to the Writers Branch)
52. Kasi Lemmons
Actress | The Silence of the Lambs
Kasi Lemmons was born on February 24, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Harriet (2019) and Candyman (1992). She has been married to Vondie Curtis-Hall since August 19, 1995. They have two children.
Directors: Kasi Lemmons – “Talk to Me,” “Eve’s Bayou”
53. Terrence Malick
Writer | Days of Heaven
Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965.
A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen ...
Directors: Terrence Malick – “The Tree of Life,” “The Thin Red Line”
54. Michaël R. Roskam
Director | The Drop
Michaël R. Roskam was born on October 9, 1972 in Sint-Truiden, Flanders, Belgium. He is a producer and director, known for The Drop (2014), Bullhead (2011) and Racer and the Jailbird (2017). He has been married to Eline De Munck since January 9, 2021.
Directors: Michaël R. Roskam – “Bullhead (Rundskop)”
55. Kar-Wai Wong
Director | Yi dai zong shi
Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1956) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylised, emotionally resonant work, including Ah fei zing zyun (1990), Dung che sai duk (1994), Chung Hing sam lam (1994), Do lok tin si (1995), Chun gwong ...
Directors: Wong Kar Wai – “My Blueberry Nights,” “In the Mood for Love”
56. John Battsek
Producer | Listen to Me Marlon
John Battsek is known for Listen to Me Marlon (2015), Searching for Sugar Man (2012) and One Day in September (1999).
Documentary: John Battsek – “The Tillman Story,” “One Day in September”
57. Amy Berg
Producer | Deliver Us from Evil
Amy Berg was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for Deliver Us from Evil (2006), West of Memphis (2012) and Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015).
Documentary: Amy Berg – “Bhutto,” “Deliver Us from Evil”
58. Simon Chinn
Producer | Man on Wire
Simon Chinn is known for Man on Wire (2008), Searching for Sugar Man (2012) and Black Sheep (2018).
Documentary: Simon Chinn – “Project Nim,” “Man on Wire”
59. Marshall Curry
Producer | The Neighbors' Window
Marshall Curry was born in 1970 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Neighbors' Window (2019), Street Fight (2005) and Racing Dreams (2009). He is married to Elizabeth Martin.
Documentary: Marshall Curry – “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,” “Street Fight”
60. Johanna Demetrakas
Director | Some Nudity Required
Johanna Demetrakas is known for Some Nudity Required (1998), Addicted to Love (1997) and Out of Line (2001).
Documentary: Johanna Demetrakas – “Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche,” “Bus Riders Union”
61. Daniel Junge
Producer | Being Evel
Daniel Junge is known for Being Evel (2015), Saving Face (2012) and A Lego Brickumentary (2014).
Documentary: Daniel Junge – “Saving Face,” “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”
62. Mary Lampson
Editor | American Playhouse
Mary Lampson is known for American Playhouse (1980), Underground (1976) and Searchdog (2016).
Documentary: Mary Lampson – “Kimjongilia,” “Harlan County, USA”
63. Sam Pollard
Director | Mr. Soul!
Sam Pollard is known for Mr. Soul! (2018), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017) and MLK/FBI (2020).
Documentary: Sam Pollard – “Gerrymandering,” “4 Little Girls”
64. Glenn Silber
Producer | El Salvador: Another Vietnam
Glenn Silber is known for El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981), Frontline (1983) and The War at Home (1979).
Documentary: Glenn Silber – “El Salvador: Another Vietnam,” “The War at Home”
65. Lucy Walker
Director | The Crash Reel
Lucy Walker was born in London, England, UK. She is known for The Crash Reel (2013), Waste Land (2010) and Blindsight (2006).
Documentary: Lucy Walker – “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” “Waste Land”
66. Jim Amos
A noted personality in film distribution and sales, Jim Amos served Sony Pictures for nearly 30 years. He began as a trainee in the studio's Boston branch, and company executives quickly took note of his talent. A year after joining the studio, Jim Amos relocated to San Francisco where he became a ...
Executives: James Amos
67. Michael Bostick
Producer | Dragonfly
As a producer and executive, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Michael Bostick has worked on films that have grossed more than $2.6 billion worldwide during his career in the entertainment business. His deep industry experience includes top executive posts at Adam F. Goldberg Productions based at...
Executives: Michael Bostick
68. Richard Brener
Producer | The Butterfly Effect
Richard Brener is President & Chief Creative Officer of New Line Cinema. In this role, he oversees all aspects of development and production for New Line's film slate.
During his tenure, Brener has supervised and served as Executive Producer on many of the company's most successful films, including ...
Executives: Richard Brener
Executives: Howard Mark Cohen
70. David Glasser
Producer | Yellowstone
David Glasser is the CEO of 101 Studios Co., the hugely successful production company behind Yellowstone, the #1 series of 2021, and the most-watched season premiere on cable with 14.7 million viewers across all platforms. An ever-increasing slate for television includes the P+ hit Mayor of ...
Executives: David C. Glasser
71. Jeffrey P. Goldstein
Producer | Dawn of the Dragonslayer
Jeffrey P. Goldstein is known for Dawn of the Dragonslayer (2011).
Executives: Jeffrey B. Goldstein
72. Jon Jashni
Producer | Godzilla vs. Kong
Jon Jashni is a media investor and content producer who operates through his company Raintree Ventures. Prior to founding Raintree, Jashni was President and Chief Creative Officer of Legendary Entertainment where, as an aspect of his duties, he oversaw the development and production of content such...
Executives: Jon Jashni
75. Greg M. Silverman
Visual_effects | Europa Report
Greg M. Silverman is known for Europa Report (2013), End of Watch (2012) and Gamer (2009).
Executives: Gregory Silverman
76. Nigel Sinclair
Producer | The Way Back
Nigel Sinclair is known for The Way Back (2010), End of Watch (2012) and Snitch (2013).
Executives: Nigel Sinclair
77. Kirk Baxter
Editor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Kirk Baxter was born in 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an editor and producer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Social Network (2010) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
Film Editors: Kirk Baxter – “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Social Network”
78. Nicolas De Toth
Editor | Obi-Wan Kenobi
Nicolas De Toth is known for Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Stoker (2013) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
Film Editors: Nicolas De Toth – “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “The Sum of All Fears”
79. Scott Hill
Editorial_department | The Nutty Professor
Scott Hill is known for The Nutty Professor (1996), Dragonfly (2002) and Here Comes the Boom (2012).
Film Editors: Scott Hill – “Zookeeper,” “Bruce Almighty”
80. Dan Lebental
Editor | Iron Man
Dan Lebental is known for Iron Man (2008), Ant-Man (2015) and 11:14 (2003).
Film Editors: Dan Lebental – “Iron Man 2,” “Elf”
81. Glen Scantlebury
Editor | Transformers
Glen Scantlebury was born on July 11, 1955 in Annandale, Virginia, USA. He is an editor and writer, known for Transformers (2007), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and Con Air (1997). He is married to Lucy Phillips.
Film Editors: Glen Scantlebury – “Transformers,” “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”
82. Mark Coulier
Make_up_department | Poor Things
Mark Coulier was born on March 31, 1963 in Amounderness, Lancashire, England, UK. He is known for Poor Things (2023), Suspiria (2018) and Elvis (2022).
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: Mark Coulier – “The Iron Lady,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
83. Linda D. Flowers
Make_up_department | Spider-Man: No Way Home
Linda D. Flowers is known for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), There Will Be Blood (2007) and The Social Network (2010).
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: Linda Flowers – “The Hunger Games,” “The Social Network”
84. Toni G
Make_up_department | Planet of the Apes
Toni G is known for Planet of the Apes (2001), The General's Daughter (1999) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: Toni G – “Salt,” “Monster”
85. Amanda Knight
Make_up_department | Le Cinquième Élément
Amanda Knight was born on March 13, 1966 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, UK. She is known for The Fifth Element (1997), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019). She has been married to Rob Monger since 1998. They have three children.
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: Amanda Knight – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” “Mission: Impossible”
86. Tami Lane
Make_up_department | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tami Lane was born on June 16, 1974 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists: Tami Lane – “Superman Returns” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
87. Wendy Aylsworth
Producer | The Mission
Wendy Aylsworth is known for The Mission (2022) and The Mission: The Making of the ASC MITC StEM2.
Members-at-Large: Wendy Aylsworth
88. Kyle Cooper
Kyle Cooper has produced and directed hundreds of main title and visual effects sequences across a wide spectrum of film and broadcast mediums. Cooper received his MFA from Yale School of Art, where he studied independently with renowned American modernist Paul Rand. In his third year at Yale, ...
Members-at-Large: Kyle Cooper
89. Patrick Crowley
Producer | The Bourne Ultimatum
Patrick Crowley is known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022). He is married to Cathleen Summers.
Members-at-Large: Patrick Crowley
90. Bud Davis
Stunts | Star Trek: Generations
Stuntman, stunt coordinator, and occasional actor Bud Davis was born George H. Davis on December 23, 1936. Davis raced cars and rode motorcycles in his youth. Moreover, Bud worked for six months at a finance company before getting a job as a bartender at a bar located across the street from the ...
Members-at-Large: Bud Davis
91. Christopher DeFaria
Producer | Gravity
Chris deFaria is a Hollywood-based producer whose credits span some of the most successful and innovative films of the past decade including Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg, Mad Max: Fury Road, by George Miller, Gravity, by Alfonso Cuarón, 300, by Zack Snyder along with animated ...
Members-at-Large: Chris deFaria
92. Sarah Katzman
Casting_director | Wedding Crashers
Sarah Katzman is known for Wedding Crashers (2005), About Schmidt (2002) and Walk the Line (2005).
Members-at-Large: Sarah Katzman
93. John Kilkenny
Visual_effects | I, Robot
John Kilkenny is a President at Twentieth Century Fox, heading the studio's visual effects department. His division budgets, produces and oversees all the visual effects on feature films made by the studio's production units, TCF, Fox 2000 Pictures and Fox Searchlight Pictures. Mr. Kilkenny oversaw...
Members-at-Large: John Kilkenny
94. Heidi Levitt
Casting_director | The Artist
As a graduate of Barnard College and the AFI Producers Program, Heidi has cast such successful films as JFK (1991), Nixon (1995), Natural Born Killers (1994), Nurse Betty (2000), The Rock (1996), The Joy Luck Club (1993), Smoke (1995) and Benny & Joon (1993).
In addition to casting Lakeview ...
Members-at-Large: Heidi Levitt
95. Kerry Lyn McKissick
Script_department | Avengers: Endgame
Kerry Lyn McKissick was born in 1959. She is an actress, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and Captain Marvel (2019).
Members-at-Large: Kerry Lyn McKissick
96. Elizabeth Sayre
Producer | Enemies: A Love Story
Elizabeth Sayre is known for Enemies, A Love Story (1989), Moscow on the Hudson (1984) and Taking Care of Business (1990).
Members-at-Large: Elizabeth Sayre
97. Michael Tadross
Producer | I Am Legend
Michael Tadross, has played a pivotal role as a leading figure in the film industry for the last thirty years. He has most recently produced Ocean's 8, the Warner Bros. film starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna. Other Warner Bros. films Tadross has produced include ...
Members-at-Large: Michael Tadross
98. Mary Vernieu
Casting_director | Knives Out
Mary Vernieu was born on July 9, 1963 in California, USA. She is a casting director and producer, known for Knives Out (2019), Glass Onion (2022) and Promising Young Woman (2020).
Members-at-Large: Mary Vernieu
99. Ludovic Bource
Composer | The Artist
Ludovic Bource is known for The Artist (2011), Escape from Planet Earth (2012) and OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006).
Music: Ludovic Bource – “The Artist,” “OSS 117: Lost In Rio”
100. Alberto Iglesias
Composer | La piel que habito
Alberto Iglesias was born in 1955 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He is a composer and actor, known for The Skin I Live In (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The Constant Gardener (2005).
Music: Alberto Iglesias – “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” “The Constant Gardener”
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