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.

James Lawrence Aicholtz – Sound Branch



Kelly Adam Asbury – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch



Julie Bennett – Actors Branch



Chadwick Boseman – Actors Branch



Paul C. Brandon – Associates



Wilford Brimley – Actors Branch



Edd Byrnes – Actors Branch



Colleen Callaghan – Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch

1995 (68th) Makeup – “Roommates”

2001 (74th) Makeup – “A Beautiful Mind”



Lewis John Carlino – Writers Branch

1955 (50th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”



Denny Clairmont – Members-at-Large

2010 (83rd) *John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation



Harry Clein – Marketing and Public Relations Branch



Martin Cohen – Members-at-Large



Linda Cristal – Actors Branch



Olivia de Havilland – Actors Branch

1939 (12th) Actress in a Supporting Role – “Gone with the Wind”

1941 (14th) Actress – “Hold Back the Dawn”

1946 (19th) *Actress – “To Each His Own”

1948 (21st) Actress – “The Snake Pit”

1949 (22nd) *Actress – “The Heiress”



Gene Deitch – Short Films and Feature Animation Branch



Brian Dennehy – Actors Branch



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



Marj Dusay – Actors Branch



Michael Economou – Film Editors Branch



John Ericson – Actors Branch



Andrew J. Fenady – 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”



Michael Franklin – Members-at-Large



William L. Goldenberg – Music Branch



Michael F. Goldman – Executives Branch



Jack Gordon – Executives Branch



Stuart Gordon – Directors Branch



Robert Harper – Actors Branch



Buck Henry – Writers Branch

1967 (40th) Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “The Graduate”

1978 (51st) Directing – “Heaven Can Wait”



Richard T. Herd – Actors Branch



Jim Houston – Members-at-Large

1991 (64th) *Scientific or Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award)

2006 (79th) *Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award)



Peter H. Hunt – Directors Branch



Jack Kehoe – Actors Branch



Irrfan Khan – Actors Branch



Shirley Knight – Actors Branch

1960 (33rd) Actress in a Supporting Role – “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs”

1962 (35th) Actress in a Supporting Role – “Sweet Bird of Youth”



Tom Kobayashi – Sound Branch



Moonyeenn Lee – Casting Directors Branch



Colin D. Leventhal – Executives Branch



Gerry Lewis – Marketing and Public Relations Branch



Kurt M. Luedtke – Writers Branch

1981 (54th) Writing (Screenplay written directly for the screen) – “Absence of Malice”

1985 (58th) *Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) – “Out of Africa”



Terrence McNally – Writers Branch



Loring Mandel – Writers Branch



Thomas L. Miller – Producers Branch



Ennio Morricone – Music Branch

1978 (51st) Music (Original Score) – “Days of Heaven”

1986 (59th) Music (Original Score) – “The Mission”

1987 (60th) Music (Original Score) – “The Untouchables”

1991 (64th) Music (Original Score) – “Bugsy”

2000 (73rd) Music (Original Score) – “Malèna”

2006 (79th) *Honorary Award

2015 (88th) *Music (Original Score) – “The Hateful Eight”



Lennie Niehaus – Music Branch



Alan Parker – Directors Branch

1978 (51st) Directing – “Midnight Express”

1988 (61st) Directing – “Mississippi Burning”



Edward Pisoni – Production Design Branch



Thomas Pollock – Executives Branch



Leslie Pope – Production Design Branch

2003 (76th) Art Direction – “Seabiscuit”



Kelly Preston – Actors Branch



Kevin Rafferty – Documentary Branch



Sumner Redstone – Executives Branch



Carl Reiner – Actors Branch



Gene Reynolds – Actors Branch



Allan Rich – Actors Branch

Reni Santoni – Actors Branch



John Saxon – Actors Branch



Joel Schumacher – Directors Branch



Gerard Schurmann – Music Branch



Ronald L. Schwary – Producers Branch

1980 (53rd) *Best Picture – “Ordinary People”

1984 (57th) Best Picture – “A Soldier's Story”



Lynn Shelton – Directors Branch



Geno Silva – Actors Branch

Fred Talmage – Members-at-Large

Max von Sydow – Actors Branch

1988 (61st) Actor in a Leading Role – “Pelle the Conqueror”

2011 (84th) Actor in a Supporting Role – “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”



Stuart Whitman – Actors Branch

1961 (34th) Actor – “The Mark”



Fred Willard – Actors Branch