Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English film director. Frears has directed British films since the 1980s including "My Beautiful Laundrette", "Dangerous Liaisons", "High Fidelity", "The Queen", "Philomena" and "Florence Foster Jenkins". He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director for "The Grifters" and "The Queen". In 2008 "The Telegraph" named him among the most influential people in British culture. Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli (] ; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was a six times-Oscar nominated Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the "Commedia all'Italiana" (Comedy Italian style).
Sidney Skolsky Sidney Skolsky (2 May 1905 – 3 May 1983) was an American writer best known as a Hollywood gossip columnist. He ranked with Hedda Hopper (with whom he shared a birthday) and Louella Parsons as the premier Hollywood gossip columnists of the first three decades of the sound picture era. A radio personality in addition to having his own syndicated newspaper column, Skolsky also was a screenwriter and movie producer who occasionally acted in the radio and in the movies. Skolsky claimed to be the person who gave the nickname "Oscar" to the Academy Award and was credited for the introduction of the use of the word beefcake. Oscar Andriani Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969. Allen Daviau Allen Daviau, A.S.C. (born June 14, 1942) is an American cinematographer. He has been nominated and won numerous awards, including 5 Oscar nominations and 2 BAFTA nominations, winning 1 BAFTA award. Academy Award for Best Original Musical The Academy Award for Best Original Musical (formerly known as "Scoring of a Musical Picture", "Best Original Song Score and Adaptation Score" and "Best Original Song Score") is a category still in the Academy rulebooks, but cannot be awarded unless "the field of eligible submissions is determined to be of sufficient quantity and quality to justify award competition." Tullio Pinelli Tullio Pinelli (24 June 1908 – 7 March 2009) was an Italian screenwriter best known for his work on the Federico Fellini classics "I Vitelloni", "La Strada", "La Dolce Vita" and "8½". Charles Rice (sound engineer) Charles Rice was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Sound Recording. Dave Gould Dave Gould (March 11, 1899 - June 3, 1969) was a Hungarian-American choreographer and dance director. He is notable as one of the three people to win the short-lived Academy Award for Best Dance Direction. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created for 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. In 2002, the name of the award was changed from Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) to Writing (Original Screenplay). Toto Looks For a House Toto Looks For a House (Italian: Totò cerca casa ) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. The film is stylistically related to Italian neorealism, though it can be seen as a parody. It was a commercial success, being the second most popular film at the box office that year. Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Italian born Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter of the classic era. Mario Ferrari Mario Ferrari (1894–1974) was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the villainous Graiano d'Asti in the historical film "Ettore Fieramosca" (1938). Ferrari continued to work regularly in the post-Second World War years. Jean Umansky Jean Umansky is a French sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film "Amélie". He has worked on over 50 films since 1980. Carlo Rambaldi Carlo Rambaldi (September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was an Italian special effects artist, winner of three Oscars: one Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1977 for the 1976 version of "King Kong" and two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in 1980 and 1983 for, respectively, "Alien" (1979) and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982). He is most famous for his work in those two last mentioned films, that is for the mechanical head-effects for the creature in "Alien" and the design of the title character of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". Marius de Vries Marius de Vries (born 1961) is an English music producer and composer. He has won five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award. Edith Evans Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE (8 February 1888 - 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards. Anna Pinnock Anna Pinnock is a set decorator. She has been nominated six times for an Academy Award: Frank A. Montaño Frank A. Montaño is an American re-recording mixer. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards for Best Sound. He has worked on nearly 145 films since 1987. Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing The Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. Compare this award to the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Elvio Porta Elvio Porta (22 May 1945 – 26 December 2016) was an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He won three Silver Ribbons over the course of his career. In 1980, his "Café Express" won for . Four years later, Porta and Nanni Loy shared the Silver Ribbon for Best Screenplay for "Where's Picone?" In 1986, Porta was named the for his appearance in "Camorra". Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, "42nd Street", choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films.