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 In Memoriam from the 2023 Oscars click here.
Jonathan Axelrod – Executives Branch
Richard E. Baker – Executives Branch
Peter Berkos – Sound Branch
1975 (48th) *Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects) – “The Hindenburg”
Mitchell W. Block – Short Films Branch
2010 (83rd) Documentary Short Subject – “Poster Girl”
Tom Bower – Actors Branch
Sandy Bresler – Artist Representatives
Edgar Burcksen – Film Editors Branch
Terry Carter – Actors Branch
Jenne Casarotto – Artist Representatives
Roger Corman – Directors Branch
2009 (82nd) *Honorary Award
Mark Damon – Executives Branch
Leonard Engelman – Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
John Fenner – Production Design Branch
April Ferry – Costume Designers Branch
1994 (67th) Costume Design – “Maverick”
Richard E. Foronjy – Actors Branch
KC Fox – Production Design Branch
Mickey Gilbert – Production and Technology Branch
Trevor Griffiths – Writers Branch
1981 (54th) Writing (Screenplay written directly for the screen) – “Reds”
Mark L. Gustafson – Short Films and Feature Animation
2022 (95th) *Animated Feature Film – “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Ted Hatfield – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Alan Haufrect – Actors Branch
Norman Jewison – Directors Branch
Board of Governors, July 1988-July 1997
1966 (39th) Best Picture – “The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming”
1967 (40th) Directing – “In the Heat of the Night”
1971 (44th) Directing – “Fiddler on the Roof”
1971 (44th) Best Picture – “Fiddler on the Roof”
1984 (57th) Best Picture – “A Soldier’s Story”
1987 (60th) Directing – “Moonstruck”
1987 (60th) Best Picture – “Moonstruck”
1998 (71st) *Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
James Earl Jones – Actors Branch
Board of Governors, June 1975-May 1977
1970 (43rd) Actor – “The Great White Hope”
2011 (84th) *Honorary Award
Jay Kanter – Executives Branch
Jon Landau – Producers Branch
1997 (70th) *Best Picture – “Titanic”
2009 (82nd) Best Picture – “Avatar”
2022 (95th) Best Picture – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Michael I. Levy – Producers Branch
Tony Lo Bianco – Actors Branch
Tim McGovern – Visual Effects Branch
1990 (63rd) *Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) – “Total Recall”
Sergio Mendes – Music Branch
2011 (84th) Music (Original Song) – “Real In Rio” from “Rio”
Sam Mercer – Production and Technology Branch
Bob Newhart – Actors Branch
Janis Paige – Actors Branch
Conrad E. Palmisano – Production and Technology Branch
Gena Rowlands – Actors Branch
1974 (47th) Actress – “A Woman under the Influence”
1980 (53rd) Actress in a leading role – “Gloria”
2015 (88th) *Honorary Award
Albert S. Ruddy – Producers Branch
1974 (45th) *Best Picture – “The Godfather”
2004 (77th) *Best Picture – “Million Dollar Baby”
David Seidler – Writers Branch
2010 (83rd) *Writing (Original Screenplay) – “The King’s Speech”
Julian Senior – Marketing and Public Relations Branch
Richard M. Sherman – Music Branch
1964 (37th) *Music (Music Score–substantially original) – “Mary Poppins”
1964 (37th) *Music (Song) – “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins”
1968 (41st) Music (Song–original for the picture) – “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
1971 (44th) Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score) – “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”
1971 (44th) Music (Song–original for the picture) – “The Age Of Not Believing” from “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”
1973 (46th) Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) – “Tom Sawyer”
1977 (50th) Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) – “The Slipper and the Rose”
1977 (50th) Music (Original Song) – “The Slipper And The Rose Waltz (He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me)” from “The Slipper and the Rose”
1978 (51st) Music (Original Song) – “When You’re Loved” from “The Magic of Lassie”
James B. Sikking – Actors Branch
Bud Smith – Film Editors Branch
1973 (46th) Film Editing – “The Exorcist”
1983 (56th) Film Editing – “Flashdance”
Martin Starger – Executives Branch
Donald Sutherland – Actors Branch
2017 (90th) *Honorary Award
Matthew A. Sweeney – Visual Effects Branch
1986 (59th) *Scientific or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
1995 (68th) Visual Effects – “Apollo 13”
1997 (70th) *Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
2001 (74th) *Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
Robert Towne – Writers Branch
1973 (46th) Screenplay based on material from another medium – “The Last Detail”
1974 (47th) *Original Screenplay – “Chinatown”
1975 (48th) Original Screenplay – “Shampoo”
1984 (57th) Screenplay based on material from another medium – “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes” (under pseudonym P.H. Vazak)
M. Emmet Walsh – Actors Branch
Carl Weathers – Actors Branch
Paula Weinstein – Producers Branch
Robert M. Young – Directors Branch