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Alexander GolitzenAwards

Born:
February 28, 1907 in Moscow, Russia
Occupation:
Art Director
Biography:
Russian-born Alexander Golitzen was to Universal Pictures what Cedric Gibbons was to MGM and Van Nest Polglaise to RKO: the resident genius art director. In the U.S. since his teens, Golitzen attended the architecture school of the University of Wisconsin. Entering films in 1933, he first worked...Read More

  • Earthquake

    Best Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1974

  • Airport

    Best Art Direction

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1970

  • Sweet Charity

    Best Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1969

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie

    Best Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1967

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    Best Black and White Art Direction

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1962

  • That Touch of Mink

    Best Color Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1962

  • Flower Drum Song

    Best Color Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1961

  • Spartacus

    Best Color Art Direction

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1960

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    Best Color Art Direction

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1943

  • The Arabian Nights

    Best Color Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1942

  • Sundown

    Best Black and White Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1941

  • Foreign Correspondent

    Best Black and White Art Direction

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1940

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