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'''Donald Graham Burt''' is an American [[production designer]]. He has worked on multiple films including [[The Joy Luck Club (film)|''The Joy Luck Club'']], ''[[Dangerous Minds]]'', and [[Donnie Brasco (film)|''Donnie Brasco'']], as well as with [[David Fincher]] on ''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]'' in [[2007 in film|2007]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/267158/Donald-Graham-Burt/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131205330/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/267158/Donald-Graham-Burt/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-01-31|title=Donald Graham Burt filmography|access-date=2009-02-27 | first=A. O. |department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author-link=A. O. Scott|date=2010| last=Scott}}</ref> In 2008, he designed the sets for [[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'']] which won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] in 2009,<ref name="SF">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/22/2009-academy-awards-winners/|title=2009 Academy Awards Winners|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|date=February 22, 2009|publisher=Slash Film|access-date=2009-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017012946/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/22/2009-academy-awards-winners/|archive-date=October 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> an [[ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards|Art Directors Guild]] Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction,<ref name="ADG">{{cite web|url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/art-directors-guild-awards-2009/|title=Art Directors Guild Awards 2009|publisher=[[Art Directors Guild]]|access-date=2009-02-27}}</ref> and a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA Film Award]] for Best Production Design,<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7830076.stm|title=Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners |date=February 8, 2009|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=2009-02-27}}</ref> along with receiving a nomination for a [[Satellite Award]] for Best Art Direction & Production Design.<ref name="SA">{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=4414|title=Satellite Award Nominees|last=Ryan|first=Adams|date=November 30, 2008|publisher=Awards Daily|access-date=2009-02-27}}</ref> In 2020, Burt won an Academy Award for [[David Fincher]]'s [[black-and-white]] biographical drama film ''[[Mank]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Clayton|date=2021-03-11|title=2021 Oscars Predictions: All Awards Categories|url=https://variety.com/feature/2021-oscars-predictions-academy-awards-nominations-1234764774/|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

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'''Donald Graham Burt''' is a film [[production designer]]. He has worked on multiple films including [[The Joy Luck Club (film)|The Joy Luck Club]], [[Dangerous Minds]], and [[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]], as well as with [[David Fincher]] on [[Zodiac]] in [[2007 in film|2007]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/267158/Donald-Graham-Burt|title=Donald Graham Burt filmography|publisher=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=2009-02-27 | first=A. O. | last=Scott}}</ref> In 2008 he designed the sets for [[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]] which won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] in 2009,<ref name="SF">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/22/2009-academy-awards-winners/|title=2009 Academy Awards Winners|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|date=February 22, 2009|publisher=Slash Film|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> an [[ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards|Art Directors Guild]] Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction,<ref name="ADG">{{cite web|url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/art-directors-guild-awards-2009/|title=Art Directors Guild Awards 2009|publisher=[[Art Directors Guild]]|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> and a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA Film Award]] for Best Production Design,<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7830076.stm|title=Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners |date=February 8, 2009|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref> along with a nomination for a [[Satellite Award]] for Best Art Direction & Production Design.<ref name="SA">{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=4414|title=Satellite Award Nominees|last=Ryan|first=Adams|date=November 30, 2008|publisher=Awards Daily|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref>


Burt is a 1976 graduate of Independence (Kansas) High School and studied art at the University of Arizona.<ref>''Independence'' (Kansas) ''Daily Reporter'', February 23, 2009, p 1</ref>
Burt is a 1976 graduate of Independence (Kansas) High School and studied art at the University of Arizona.<ref>''Independence'' (Kansas) ''Daily Reporter'', February 23, 2009, p 1</ref>
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,_Arizona|Phoenix]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Atish|date=2023-12-09|title=Indian Food, Univ Philosophy, and Donald Burt’s Knack for Winning Oscars|language=en-US|work=Homecrux|url=https://www.homecrux.com/interview-with-donald-graham-burt/219931/|access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Mank]]'' (2020)
*''[[Outlaw King]]'' (2018)
*''[[Hostiles (film)|Hostiles]]'' (2017)
*''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014)
*''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011)
*''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011)
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*''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008)
*''[[It Might Get Loud]]'' (2008)
*''[[It Might Get Loud]]'' (2008)
*''[[Zodiac]]'' (2007)
*''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]'' (2007)
*''In an Instant'' (2005)
*''In an Instant'' (2005)
*''[[Because of Winn-Dixie]] (2005)
*''[[Because of Winn-Dixie (film)|Because of Winn-Dixie]] (2005)''
*''[[White Oleander (film)|White Oleander]]'' (2002)
*''[[White Oleander (film)|White Oleander]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Center of the World]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Center of the World]]'' (2001)
*''[[Anywhere but Here (film)|Anywhere But Here]]'' (1999)
*''[[Anywhere but Here (film)|Anywhere But Here]]'' (1999)
*''[[A Cool, Dry Place]]'' (1998)
*''[[A Cool, Dry Place]]'' (1998)
*''[[Donnie Brasco]]'' (1997)
*''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'' (1997)
*''[[Kazaam]]'' (1996)
*''[[Kazaam]]'' (1996)
*''[[Dangerous Minds]]'' (1995)
*''[[Dangerous Minds]]'' (1995)
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* 2009 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA Film Award]] for Best Production Design<ref name="BAFTA"/>
* 2009 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA Film Award]] for Best Production Design<ref name="BAFTA"/>
* 2009 [[Satellite Award]] nomination for Best Art Direction & Production Design<ref name="SA"/>
* 2009 [[Satellite Award]] nomination for Best Art Direction & Production Design<ref name="SA"/>
* 2021 [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]


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Latest revision as of 04:19, 24 May 2024

Donald Graham Burt
Occupationproduction 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]

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

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Awards & nomination

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References

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  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. ^ a b Sciretta, Peter (February 22, 2009). "2009 Academy Awards Winners". Slash Film. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^ a b "Art Directors Guild Awards 2009". Art Directors Guild. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  4. ^ a b "Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners". BBC News. February 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  5. ^ a b 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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