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.
Julie Adams – Actors Branch
Danny Aiello – Actors Branch
1989 (62nd) Actor in a Supporting Role – “Do the Right Thing”
Carl Aldana – Production Design Branch
Jim R. Alexander – Sound Branch
1980 (53rd) Sound – “Coal Miner's Daughter”
1983 (56th) Sound – “Terms of Endearment”
Carmen Argenziano – Actors Branch
Rene M. Auberjonois – Actors Branch
R.W. Bachmayer – Associates
Kaye Ballard – Actors Branch
Kenneth E. Belville II – Sound Branch
Frank J. Biondi, Jr. – Executives Branch
Patricia Blau – Members-at-Large
Verna Bloom – Actors Branch
Paul C. Brandon – Associates
Zev Braun – Producers Branch
1984 (57th) Documentary (Feature) – “Marlene”
Alex Brewis – Associates
John Briley – Writers Branch
1982 (55th) *Writing (Screenplay written for the screen) – “Gandhi”
Neil Burrow – Sound Branch
Edd Byrnes – Actors Branch
Robert G. Carlisle – Film Editors Branch
Diahann Carroll – Actors Branch
1974 (47th) Actress – “Claudine”
Seymour Cassel – Actors Branch
1968 (41st) Actor in a Supporting Role – “Faces”
David Chasman – Executives Branch
Larry Cohen – Writers Branch
Tim Conway – Actors Branch
John W. Corso – Production Design Branch
1980 (53rd) Art Direction – “Coal Miner's Daughter”
William J. Creber – Production Design Branch
1965 (38th) Art Direction (Color) – “The Greatest Story Ever Told”
1972 (45th) Art Direction – “The Poseidon Adventure”
1974 (47th) Art Direction – “The Towering Inferno”
Stanley Donen – Directors Branch
1997 (70th) *Honorary Award
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
Billy Drago – Actors Branch
Marj Dusay – Actors Branch
Robert Evans – Producers Branch
1974 (47th) Best Picture – “Chinatown”
Deborah Fine – Production Design Branch
Wayne Fitzgerald – Members-at-Large
Peter Fonda – Actors Branch
1969 (42nd) Writing (Story and Screenplay based on material not previously produced or published) – “Easy Rider”
1997 (70th) Actor in a Leading Role – “Ulee’s Gold”
Michael Forman – Associates
Robert Forster – Actors Branch
1997 (70th) Actor in a Supporting Role – “Jackie Brown”
David Foster – 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”
James Frawley – Directors
Robert L. Friedman – Executives
Samuel W. Gelfman – Producers Branch
Jack L. Gilardi – Associates
Andrew P. Gilmore – Sound Branch
Leonard Goldberg – Producers Branch
Steve Golin – Producers Branch
2006 (79th) Best Picture – “Babel”
2015 (88th) Best Picture – “The Revenant”
2015 (88th) *Best Picture – “Spotlight”
Michael A. Gray – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Robert Harper – Actors Branch
Salah M. Hassanein – Associates
David Hedison – Actors Branch
Katherine Helmond – Actors Branch
Buck Henry – Writers Branch
1967 (40th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “The Graduate”
1978 (51st) Directing – “Heaven Can Wait”
Norman Hollyn – Music Branch
Petko D. Kadiev – Production Design Branch
Igo Kantor – Music Branch
Noah Keen – Actors Branch
Jack Kehoe – Actors Branch
Edith F. Keller – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Christopher Knopf – Writers Branch
Jeremy S. Koch – Sound Branch
Donald M. Kranze – Members-at-Large
Ann Lambert – Costume Designers Branch
Peter Larkin – Production Design Branch
John V. Leahy – Associates
Paul Le Blanc – Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
1984 (57th) *Makeup – “Amadeus”
Michael Legrand – Music Branch
1965 (38th) Music (Music Score--substantially original) – “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
1965 (38th) Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) – “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
1965 (38th) Music (Song) – “I Will Wait For You” from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
1968 (41st) Music (Original Score for a motion picture [not a musical]) – “The Thomas Crown Affair”
1968 (41st) Music (Score of a Musical Picture--original or adaptation) – “The Young Girls of Rochefort”
1968 (41st) *Music (Song--Original for the Picture) – “The Windmills Of Your Mind” from “The Thomas Crown Affair”
1969 (42nd) Music (Song--Original for the Picture) – “What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life?” from “The Happy Ending”
1970 (43rd) Music (Song--Original for the Picture) – “Pieces Of Dreams” from “Pieces of Dreams”
1971 (44th) *Music (Original Dramatic Score) – “Summer of ’42”
1982 (55th) Music (Original Song) – “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?” from “Best Friends”
1983 (56th) *Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) – “Yentl”
1983 (56th) Music (Original Song) – “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from “Yentl”
1983 (56th) Music (Original Song) – “The Way He Makes Me Feel” from “Yentl”
Gary LeMel – Members-at-Large
Edward Lewis – Producers Branch
1982 (55th) Best Picture – “Missing”
Gerry Lewis – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Mildred Lewis – Producers Branch
1982 (55th) Best Picture – “Missing”
George Litto – Executives Branch
Branko Lustig – Producers Branch
1993 (66th) *Best Picture – “Schindler's List”
2000 (73rd) *Best Picture – “Gladiator”
Michael Lynne – Executives Branch
Bill Macy – Actors Branch
Barry Malkin – Film Editors Branch
1984 (57th) Film Editing – “The Cotton Club”
1990 (63rd) Film Editing – “The Godfather, Part III”
William L. Manger – Sound Branch
1989 (62nd) Sound Effects Editing – “Black Rain”
Godfrey K. Marks – Sound Branch
Steven Marlo – Actors Branch
John McMahon – Executives Branch
Jim McMullan – Actors Branch
Mark Medoff – Writers Branch
1986 (59th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Children of a Lesser God”
Jonas Mekas – Documentary Branch
Lee Mendelson – Short Film and Feature Animation Branch
Richard Miller – Actors Branch
Toni Myers – Documentary Branch
Kurt Neumann – Members-at-Large
Lawrence G. Paull – Production Design Branch
1982 (55th) Art Direction – “Blade Runner”
D.A. Pennebaker – Documentary Branch
1993 (66th) Documentary (Feature) – “The War Room”
2012 (85th) *Honorary Award
Barbara Perry – Actors Branch
Ed Phillips – Associates
Jack L. Phillips – Associates
David V. Picker – Producers Branch
Suzan Pitt – Short Films and Feature Animation
Eric Pleskow – Executives Branch
Bernie Pollack – Costume Designers Branch
Stephen Potter – Production Design Branch
Nik Powell – Members-at-Large
Andre Previn – Music Branch
1950 (23rd) Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “Three Little Words”
1953 (26th) Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “Kiss Me Kate”
1955 (28th) Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “It’s Always Fair Weather”
1958 (31st) *Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “Gigi”
1959 (32nd) *Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “Porgy and Bess”
1960 (33rd) Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) – “Elmer Gantry”
1960 (33rd) Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “Bells Are Ringing”
1960 (33rd) Music (Song) – “Faraway Part Of Town” from “Pepe”
1962 (35th) Music (Song) – “Song From Two For The Seesaw (Second Chance)” from “Two for the Seesaw”
1963 (36th) *Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) – “Irma La Douce”
1964 (37th) *Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) – “My Fair Lady”
1967 (40th) Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) – “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
1973 (46th) Music (Scoring: Adaptation) – “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Sid Ramin – Music Branch
1961 (34th) *Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) – “West Side Story”
Terry Rawlings – Film Editors Branch
1981 (54th) Film Editing – “Chariots of Fire”
Gene Reynolds – Actors Branch
Gregg Rudloff – Sound Branch
1989 (62nd) *Sound – “Glory”
1999 (72nd) *Sound – “The Matrix”
2000 (73rd) Sound – “The Perfect Storm”
2006 (79th) Sound Mixing – “Flags of Our Fathers”
2012 (85th) Sound Mixing – “Argo”
2014 (87th) Sound Mixing – “American Sniper”
2015 (88th) *Sound Mixing – “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Alvin Sargent – Writers Branch
1973 (46th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Paper Moon”
1977 (50th) *Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Julia”
1980 (53rd) *Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Ordinary People”
Sidney J. Sheinberg – Executives Branch
Fred Sill – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
John Singleton – Directors Branch
1991 (64th) Directing – “Boyz N the Hood”
1991 (64th) Writing (Screenplay written directly for the screen) – “Boyz N the Hood”
Bernard Slade – Writers Branch
1978 (51st) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Same Time, Next Year”
Robert M. Smith – Associates
Dan Striepeke – Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
1994 (67th) Makeup – “Forrest Gump”
1998 (71st) Makeup – “Saving Private Ryan”
John Swallow – Visual Effects Branch
Dan Taylor – Visual Effects Branch
2011 (84th) Visual Effects – “Real Steel”
Rip Torn – Actors Branch
1983 (56th) Actor in a Supporting Role – “Cross Creek”
Natalie Trundy – Actors Branch
Anna Udvardy – Short Films and Feature Animation
2016 (89th) *Short Film (Live Action) – “Sing”
Mark A. Urman – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Zaza Urushadze – Directors Branch
Andrew G. Vajna – Executives Branch
Agnès Varda – Documentary Branch
2017 (90th) Documentary (Feature) -- "Faces Places"
2017 (90th) *Honorary Award
Stephen F. Verona – Directors Branch
1971 (44th) Short Subject (Live Action) – “The Rehearsal”
Kenneth Walker – Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
Gene Warren, Jr. – Visual Effects Branch
1991 (64th) *Visual Effects – “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
Martin West – Actors Branch
Joss Williams – Visual Effects Branch
2011 (84th) *Visual Effects – “Hugo”
Richard Williams – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
1972 (45th) *Short Subject (Animated) – “A Christmas Carol”
1988 (61st) *Visual Effects – “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
1988 (61st) *Special Achievement Award for the animation direction of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
2015 (88th) Short Film (Animated) – “Prologue”
William Wintersole – Actors Branch
William D. Wittliff – Writers Branch
Morgan Woodward – Actors Branch
Alan Zaslove – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Franco Zeffirelli – Directors Branch
1968 (41st) Directing – “Romeo and Juliet”
1982 (55th) Art Direction – “La Traviata”