 Twenty years later, he became the assistant art director for the 50th Academy Awards, having spent time as an architectural designer, toy designer and musician.Universal Studios then appointed Snyder as Art Director for "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", "Battlestar Galactica" and "The Incredible Hulk".In 1982, Snyder worked with Ridley Scott on "Blade Runner", for which he shared an Academy Award nomination with production designer Lawrence G. Paull.