Brian Ackland-Snow
Brian Ackland-Snow (born March 31, 1940 in London - † March 30, 2013 ) was a British art director and production designer who won an Oscar and a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA Film Award) for best production design and an Emmy .
Life
Ackland-Snow began his career as art director and production designer in 1962 for the film The Road to Hong Kong (The Road to Hong Kong) and was involved in the staging of over forty films until 2002.
At the Academy Awards in 1987 , he and Gianni Quaranta , Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura won the Oscar for best production design in the film Zimmer mit Aussicht (1985) by James Ivory with Maggie Smith , Helena Bonham Carter and based on the EM Forster novel of the same name Denholm Elliott in the lead roles . In addition, he and Quaranta received the BAFTA Film Award in 1987 for best production design .
In 1995 he won an Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction with Rodger Maus, Josie MacAvin and Joseph Litsch in the first part of the television series Scarlett (1994) with Joanne Whalley , Timothy Dalton and Stephen Collins, produced by the CBS .
His children Andrew Ackland-Snow and Amanda Ackland-Snow followed in his professional footsteps and are also active as art and production designers.
Filmography (selection)
- 1962: The Road to Hong Kong ( The Road to Hong Kong )
- 1976: The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
- 1976: The Way of All Flesh ( The sailor who fell from grace with the sea )
- 1977: Steiner - The Iron Cross
- 1985: Room with a view
- 1987: Maurice
- 1992: ... and reached for the stars (TV movie)
- 1994: Scarlett (TV series)
- 1999: Animal Farm
- 2000: Tears of Memory (TV movie)
- 2002: The Magnificent Ambersons (TV movie)
Awards
- 1987 : Oscar for best production design
- 1987: BAFTA Film Award for best production design
- 1995: Emmy for outstanding art direction in a television series
Web links
- Brian Ackland-Snow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brian ACKLAND-SNOW - Obituary ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ackland-Snow, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 2013 |