Donald Graham Burt is an American

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. He has worked on multiple films including ''The Joy Luck Club'', ''

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'', and ''Donnie Brasco'', as well as with

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on ''

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'' in

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. In 2008, he designed the sets for ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' which won an

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for Best Art Direction in 2009, an

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Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction, and a BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design, along with receiving a nomination for a

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for Best Art Direction & Production Design. In 2020, Burt won an Academy Award for

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''. Burt is a 1976 graduate of Independence (Kansas) High School and studied art at the University of Arizona. 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.

Filmography

*'' The Killer'' (2023) *''

'' (2020) *''

Outlaw King ''Outlaw King'' is a 2018 historical action drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by David Mackenzie. Chris Pine stars as Scottish king Robert the Bruce during the Scottish Wars of Independence in 1304–07. The ensemble cast also fe ...

'' (2018) *'' Hostiles'' (2017) *'' Gone Girl'' (2014) *''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in ) is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in 2005, translated into English in 2008, and became an international bestseller. ''T ...

'' (2011) *''

The Social Network ''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book '' The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networkin ...

'' (2010) *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) *''

It Might Get Loud ''It Might Get Loud'' is a 2008 American documentary film by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim. It explores the careers and musical styles of prominent Rock music, rock guitarists Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White. The film premiered at the 2008 Toro ...

'' (2008) *''

'' (2007) *''In an Instant'' (2005) *''

Because of Winn-Dixie ''Because of Winn-Dixie'' is a 2000 children's novel written by American author Kate DiCamillo. It was adapted as a 2005 family film directed by Wayne Wang, produced by Walden Media and Twentieth Century Fox, and starring AnnaSophia Robb as Op ...

(2005)'' *'' White Oleander'' (2002) *''

The Center of the World ''The Center of the World'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and shot on digital video. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper (Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for three d ...

'' (2001) *'' Anywhere But Here'' (1999) *'' A Cool, Dry Place'' (1998) *''

Donnie Brasco Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939) is an American former FBI special agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family under the ...

'' (1997) *''

Kazaam ''Kazaam'' () is a 1996 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser, written by Christian Ford and Roger Soffer based on a story by Glaser, and starring Shaquille O'Neal as the title character, a 5,000-year-old genie w ...

'' (1996) *''

'' (1995) *'' The Joy Luck Club'' (1993)

Awards & nomination

* 2009

for Best Art Direction * 2009

Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction * 2009 BAFTA Film Award for Best Production Design * 2009

nomination for Best Art Direction & Production Design * 2021

for Best Production Design

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burt, Donald Graham Living people University of Arizona alumni American production designers Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Best Production Design BAFTA Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)