Paul Denham Austerberry

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Paul Austerberry
Born
Toronto
EducationBachelor of Architecture
Alma mater Carleton University 1989
OccupationFilm Production Designer
Years active 1992 - Present
OrganizationDirectors Guild of Ontario
Known for Shape of Water, XMen, Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Harriet the Spy
Notable work The Flash
Parents
  • Peter Austerberry (father)
  • Deanna Austerberry (mother)
Awards Academy Award Best Production Design, The Shape of Water

Paul Austerberry is a Canadian film and television production designer. For his set design in the 2017 film The Shape of Water he won an Academy Award [1] [2] and a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design [3] with set decorators Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin. [4] [5] In the 2013 film Pompeii , he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 with Nigel Churcher. [6]

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Early life

Paul Austerberry was born in 1966 to parents Peter and Deanna Austerberry. [7] Though the City of Toronto is his birthplace, Northern Ontario's Sault Ste. Marie waterfront city is the place where Paul Austerberry, an only child, was raised by his British-born father and Filipina mother. [8]

Filmography

Films Austerberry has worked on include: [9]

Art Director

Production Designer

Awards and nominations

Works of Honorary Recognition
YearTitleAwardRole
2017The Shape of Water [13] 90th Academy Award for Best Production Design [14] Production Designer [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul D. Austerberry received or was part of 4 major nominations in 2018, winning 3 awards". LA Times .
  2. ↑ DURKAN, DEIRDRE (March 1, 2018). "Oscars: 10 Things to Know About Best Picture Nominee 'The Shape of Water'". The Hollywood Reporter .
  3. ↑ McNary, Dave (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety .
  4. ↑ "2018 Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Nominations". New York Times. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Oscars 2018: Shape of Water leads the way with bumper 13 nominations". Guardian. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Matt Brennan, "‘Mommy,’ ‘Orphan Black,’ John Cusack Win 2015 Canadian Screen Awards". IndieWire , March 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "18-180 Ingenious Engineering newsletter fall 2018.indd" (PDF). Ingenious (Fall 2018): Page 9. Fall 2018.
  8. ↑ "'Shape of Water' Oscars wins called a 'watershed moment' for Canadian film". CiityNews. March 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Paul Austerberry Filmography". Turner Classic Movies .
  10. ↑ Growbar, Matt (January 10, 2018). "'The Shape Of Water' Production Designer On Crafting Satisfying Visual Experience For Ultimate Visual Storyteller". Deadline Hollywood .
  11. ↑ Weaver, Jackson (April 29, 2023). "The Canadian behind The Flash explains what it takes to design a blockbuster". CBC .
  12. ↑ Sharma, Atish (2023-11-22). "Talking Oscar, AI, and Color Purple With Paul D Austerberry". Homecrux.
  13. ↑ "Browser Unsupported - Academy Awards Search | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  14. ↑ "90TH OSCAR WINNER PORTRAITS | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  15. ↑ "90TH OSCAR WINNER PORTRAITS | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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