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 2020 Oscars click here.
James Lawrence Aicholtz – Sound Branch
Kelly Adam Asbury – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Julie Bennett – Actors Branch
Chadwick Boseman – Actors Branch
Paul C. Brandon – Associates
Wilford Brimley – Actors Branch
Edd Byrnes – Actors Branch
Colleen Callaghan – Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
1995 (68th) Makeup – “Roommates”
2001 (74th) Makeup – “A Beautiful Mind”
Lewis John Carlino – Writers Branch
1955 (50th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”
Denny Clairmont – Members-at-Large
2010 (83rd) *John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation
Harry Clein – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Martin Cohen – Members-at-Large
Linda Cristal – Actors Branch
Olivia de Havilland – Actors Branch
1939 (12th) Actress in a Supporting Role – “Gone with the Wind”
1941 (14th) Actress – “Hold Back the Dawn”
1946 (19th) *Actress – “To Each His Own”
1948 (21st) Actress – “The Snake Pit”
1949 (22nd) *Actress – “The Heiress”
Gene Deitch – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Brian Dennehy – Actors Branch
Kirk Douglas – Actors Branch
1949 (22nd) Actor – “Champion”
1952 (25th) Actor – “The Bad and the Beautiful”
1956 (29th) Actor – “Lust for Life”
1995 (68th) *Honorary Award
Marj Dusay – Actors Branch
Michael Economou – Film Editors Branch
John Ericson – Actors Branch
Andrew J. Fenady – Producers Branch
Harriet Frank, Jr. – Writers Branch
1963 (36th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Hud”
1979 (52nd) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Norma Rae”
Michael Franklin – Members-at-Large
William L. Goldenberg – Music Branch
Michael F. Goldman – Executives Branch
Jack Gordon – Executives Branch
Stuart Gordon – Directors Branch
Robert Harper – Actors Branch
Buck Henry – Writers Branch
1967 (40th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “The Graduate”
1978 (51st) Directing – “Heaven Can Wait”
Richard T. Herd – Actors Branch
Jim Houston – Members-at-Large
1991 (64th) *Scientific or Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award)
2006 (79th) *Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Peter H. Hunt – Directors Branch
Jack Kehoe – Actors Branch
Irrfan Khan – Actors Branch
Shirley Knight – Actors Branch
1960 (33rd) Actress in a Supporting Role – “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs”
1962 (35th) Actress in a Supporting Role – “Sweet Bird of Youth”
Tom Kobayashi – Sound Branch
Moonyeenn Lee – Casting Directors Branch
Colin D. Leventhal – Executives Branch
Gerry Lewis – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Kurt M. Luedtke – Writers Branch
1981 (54th) Writing (Screenplay written directly for the screen) – “Absence of Malice”
1985 (58th) *Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Out of Africa”
Terrence McNally – Writers Branch
Loring Mandel – Writers Branch
Thomas L. Miller – Producers Branch
Ennio Morricone – Music Branch
1978 (51st) Music (Original Score) – “Days of Heaven”
1986 (59th) Music (Original Score) – “The Mission”
1987 (60th) Music (Original Score) – “The Untouchables”
1991 (64th) Music (Original Score) – “Bugsy”
2000 (73rd) Music (Original Score) – “Malèna”
2006 (79th) *Honorary Award
2015 (88th) *Music (Original Score) – “The Hateful Eight”
Lennie Niehaus – Music Branch
Alan Parker – Directors Branch
1978 (51st) Directing – “Midnight Express”
1988 (61st) Directing – “Mississippi Burning”
Edward Pisoni – Production Design Branch
Thomas Pollock – Executives Branch
Leslie Pope – Production Design Branch
2003 (76th) Art Direction – “Seabiscuit”
Kelly Preston – Actors Branch
Kevin Rafferty – Documentary Branch
Sumner Redstone – Executives Branch
Carl Reiner – Actors Branch
Gene Reynolds – Actors Branch
Allan Rich – Actors Branch
Reni Santoni – Actors Branch
John Saxon – Actors Branch
Joel Schumacher – Directors Branch
Gerard Schurmann – Music Branch
Ronald L. Schwary – Producers Branch
1980 (53rd) *Best Picture – “Ordinary People”
1984 (57th) Best Picture – “A Soldier's Story”
Lynn Shelton – Directors Branch
Geno Silva – Actors Branch
Fred Talmage – Members-at-Large
Max von Sydow – Actors Branch
1988 (61st) Actor in a Leading Role – “Pelle the Conqueror”
2011 (84th) Actor in a Supporting Role – “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Stuart Whitman – Actors Branch
1961 (34th) Actor – “The Mark”
Fred Willard – Actors Branch