The members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are the organization's greatest asset, an assemblage of the finest artists and craftspersons of the art form.
On this page the Academy pays homage to those members who have passed away this year. Academy Awards and nominations are noted (a win is indicated by an asterisk) as well as service on the Academy's Board of Governors. To see the full gallery from the 2018 Oscars click here.
Edward M. Abroms – Film Editors Branch
1983 (56th) Film Editing – “Blue Thunder”
Michael Anderson – Directors Branch
1956 (29th) Directing – ”Around the World in 80 Days”
Gerald Ayres – Writers Branch
Suzanne Barton – Public Relations Branch
Merritt Blake – Associates
Milton C. Burrow – Sound Branch
1989 (62nd) Sound Effects Editing – “Black Rain”
Anne V. Coates – Film Editors Branch
Board of Governors, August 2010-July 2013
1962 (35th) *Film Editing – “Lawrence of Arabia”
1964 (37th) Film Editing – “Becket”
1980 (53rd) Film Editing – “The Elephant Man”
1993 (66th) Film Editing – “In the Line of Fire”
1998 (71st) Film Editing – “Out of Sight”
2016 (89th) *Honorary Award
Philip D’Antoni – Producers Branch
1971 (44th) *Best Picture – “The French Connection”
Bradford Dillman – Actors Branch
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – Directors Branch
Milos Forman – Directors Branch
1975 (48th) *Directing – “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
1984 (57th) *Directing – “Amadeus”
1996 (69th) Directing – “The People vs. Larry Flynt”
Joel Freeman – Producers Branch
John Gavin – Actors Branch
Lewis Gilbert – Directors Branch
1966 (39th) Best Picture – “Alfie”
Richard B. Glickman – Members-at-Large
1964 (37th) *Scientific or Technical Award
2002 (75th) *John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation
Lyman S. Gronemeyer – Executives Branch
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Music Branch
2014 (87th) Music (Original Score) – “The Theory of Everything”
2015 (88th) Music (Original Score) – “Sicario”
Edward Kalish – Public Relations Branch
Louise Latham – Actors Branch
Dolores Rubin Levin – Members-at-Large
Bud Luckey – Short Films and Feature Animation
2003 (76th) Animated Short Film – “Boundin’”
John Mahoney – Actors Branch
Terence Marsh – Designers Branch
1965 (38th) *Art Direction (Color) – “Doctor Zhivago”
1968 (41st) *Art Direction – “Oliver!”
1970 (43rd) Art Direction – “Scrooge”
1971 (44th) Art Direction – “Mary, Queen of Scots”
Chuck McCann – Actors Branch
Benjamin Melniker – Executives Branch
David G. Michener – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Virgil M. Mirano – Visual Effects Branch
Tim O’Connor – Actors Branch
Soon-Teck Oh – Actors Branch
William R. O’Hare – Public Relations Branch
Marsha Robertson – Public Relations Branch
Connie Sawyer – Actors Branch
Allison Shearmur – Producers Branch
Kirk Simon – Documentary Branch
1986 (59th) Documentary (Feature) – “Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer”
1990 (63rd) Documentary (Short Subject) – “Chimps: So Like Us”
2006 (79th) Documentary (Short Subject) – “Rehearsing a Dream”
2010 (83rd) *Documentary (Short Subject) – “Strangers No More”
Mark Tenser – Executives Branch
Harry Ufland – Producers Branch
Hugh H. Wilson – Directors Branch
Paul Junger Witt – Producers Branch
1989 (62nd) Best Picture – “Dead Poets Society”
Louis Zorich – Actors Branch