Donald Graham Burt

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Donald Graham Burt
Occupation production designer
Years active1993-present

Donald Graham Burt is an American production designer. He has worked on multiple films including The Joy Luck Club, Dangerous Minds , and Donnie Brasco, as well as with David Fincher on Zodiac in 2007. [1] In 2008, he designed the sets for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 2009, [2] an Art Directors Guild Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction, [3] and a BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design, [4] along with receiving a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Art Direction & Production Design. [5] In 2020, Burt won an Academy Award for David Fincher's black-and-white biographical drama film Mank . [6]

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Burt is a 1976 graduate of Independence (Kansas) High School and studied art at the University of Arizona. [7] His father was a pastor and his mother was a homemaker. Before employment in the film industry, he worked as a night janitor in a small scene shop in Phoenix. [8]

Filmography

Awards & nomination

References

  1. ↑ Scott, A. O. (2010). "Donald Graham Burt filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. 1 2 Sciretta, Peter (February 22, 2009). "2009 Academy Awards Winners". Slash Film. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. 1 2 "Art Directors Guild Awards 2009". Art Directors Guild . Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. 1 2 "Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners". BBC News . February 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  5. 1 2 Ryan, Adams (November 30, 2008). "Satellite Award Nominees". Awards Daily. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  6. ↑ Davis, Clayton (2021-03-11). "2021 Oscars Predictions: All Awards Categories". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  7. ↑ Independence (Kansas) Daily Reporter, February 23, 2009, p 1
  8. ↑ Sharma, Atish (2023-12-09). "Indian Food, Univ Philosophy, and Donald Burt's Knack for Winning Oscars". Homecrux. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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