Award-Winning Faculty
Wilbur T. Blume's 1955 Oscar for The Face of Lincoln.
Faculty members at the School of Cinematic Arts have achieved a remarkable level of worldwide acclaim, winning a variety of prestigious awards, including the Oscar, Emmy, Peabody and Golden Globe. Many have had their work recognized at major film festivals, including Cannes, Sundance, and Venice. In addition, many play prominent roles in professional organizations, such as the American Society of Cinematographers and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Dates reflect the faculty member's time at the School of Cinematic Arts.
Note: In some cases, (e.g. Executive Producers) listings reflect the faculty member's work on a winning project and not the award itself.
Tom Abrams, Writer-Director
Associate Professor (1989 - present)
- Emmy Award - 1992
Rugrats
Best Children's Television Series
- Montreal World Film Festival - 1987
Shoeshine
First prize
- Cannes International Film Festival - 1990
Performance Pieces
Special Award
Kate Amend, Editor
Adjunct Professor (1992-present)
- Eddie Award - 2001
Into the Arms of Strangers
Best Edited Documentary
- International Documentary Association - 2005
Outstanding Documentary Editing Award
Mitchell Block, Producer, Director-Writer
Adjunct Faculty (1979 - present)
- Academy Award - 2006
Big Mama
Best Documentary Short
- Emmy Award - 1978
No Lies - A Woman's Special
Best Community Service Program
- Emmy Award - 2008
Carrier
Best Cinematography
- Library of Congress National Film Registry - 2008
No Lies
Selected
- Broadcast Film Critics Award - 2008
Stealing America
Best Documentary
- University Film & Video Association - 1996
Elected Life Member
- International Documentary Association - 1992
Elected Life Member
Ted Braun, Writer-Director
Assistant Professor (1995-present)
- International Documentary Association - 2007
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
- National Board of Review - 2007
Darfur Now
Top Five Documentaries of The Year
- NAACP Image Award - 2008
Darfur Now
Outstanding Documentary
Wilbur T. Blume, Producer
Lecturer (1948-1959)
- Academy Award - 1955
The Face of Lincoln
Best Short Subject (2 Reel)
Frank Capra, Director
Lecturer (1934-1935)
- Academy Award - 1934
It Happened One Night
Best Director
- Academy Award - 1935
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Best Director
- Academy Award - 1938
You Can’t Take It With You
Best Director
Patricia Cardoso, Director, Writer, Producer
Adjunct Professor (2006-present)
- Sundance Film Festival - 2002
Real Women Have Curves
Audience Award
- National Board of Review - 2002
Real Women Have Curves
Excellence in Filmmaking
- Humanitas Award - 2002
Real Women Have Curves
- Smithsonian Institute - 2006
Latino Recognition Award
P. David Ebersole, Producer
Staff (dates unknown)
- American Film Institute’s Franklin J. Schaffner Award - 1993
Ding Dong
Best Film, Best Director
Howard Estabrook, Writer
Lecturer (1936-38)
- Academy Award - 1931
Cimarron
Best Writing, Adaptation
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Actor-Producer
Guest Lecturer on February 6, 1929
- Academy Award - 1940
Honorary Award (posthumously)
Sheridan Gibney, Writer
Adjunct Professor (1974-79)
- Academy Award - 1937
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Best Original Screenplay
Don Hall, Sound & Post-Production
(1996-present)
- Emmy Award - 1967
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing
- Emmy Award - 1970
Tribes - Movie of the Week
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing
- BAFTA - 1970
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The Best Sound Track
- Cinema Audio Society -1970
Patton
Outstanding Achievement in World of Sound
- Cinema Audio Society - 1971
The French Connection
Outstanding Achievement in World of Sound
- Cinema Audio Society - 1974
The Towering Inferno
Outstanding Achievement in World of Sound
- Cinema Audio Society - 1975
Young Frankenstein
Outstanding Achievement in World of Sound
- Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award - 1971
Patton
Best Sound Editing
- Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award - 1972
The French Connection
Best Sound Editing
- Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award - 1973
The Poseidon Adventure
Best Sound Editing
- Peabody Award - 1976
M*A*S*H Television Series
Outstanding Contribution to Production
- BHS Hall of Fame - 2002
Outstanding Graduate
Inductee for Career Achievement
- Motion Picture Sound Editors [MPSE] - 2004
Career Achievement Award
- Academy Award - 2006
John Bonner Award
Dedication & Service to AMPAS
Mark Jonathan Harris, Producer, Director, Writer
Professor (1978-present)
- Academy Award - 1967
The Redwoods
- Academy Award - 1997
The Long Way Home
- Academy Award - 2000
Into the Arms of Strangers: Kindertransport
Best Documentary-Feature
Tomlinson Holman, Sound
Professor (1987-present)
- Academy Award - 2001
Scientific & Technical Award
Technical Achievement Award
- Audio Engineering Society - 1981
Fellowship
- Audio Engineering Society - 2006
Silver Medal
- British Kinematograph Sound & Television Society - 1991
Fellowship
- Cinema Audio Society - 1997
Career Achievement Award & Honorary Membership
- IEEE, Institute of Electrical& Electronics Engineers - 2007
Masaru Ibuka Award
- IEEE, Institute of Electrical& Electronics Engineers - 2008
Fellowship
- Motion Picture Sound Editors - 2000
Honorary Membership
- Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers - 1987
Samuel L. Warner Medal
- Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers - 1988
Fellowship
- Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers - 1990
Eastman Kodak Gold Medal
- World Technology Network - 1999
Fellowship & Finalist, World Technology Award
Ross Hunter, Producer
Adjunct Professor (1975-77)
- Emmy Award - 1977
Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers
- Producers Guild of America - 1959
Imitation of Life
Golden Laurel Award
- Producers Guild of America - 1968
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Dramatic Award
Judy Irola, Cinematographer, Director, Producer
Professor (1992-present)
- Cannes Film Festival - 1979
Northern Lights
Camera d’Or Award
- Sundance Film Festival - 1994
An Ambush of Ghosts
Cinematography Award
- Fargo Film Festival - 2007
Cine Manifest
Ruth Lanfield Award
- American Society of Cinematographers - 1995
Membership
- Montana Independent Film - 2007
Festival Documentary Award Best Feature
David James
Professor (1992-present)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - 2007
Film Scholar
Richard Jewell
Professor (1976 -present)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - 2008
Film Scholar
Sol Lesser, Producer
Adjunct Professor (1967-79)
- Academy Award - 1960
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Lifetime Achievement
Jerry Lewis, Actor, Director, Producer, Composer, Writer
Adjunct Professor (1967-77)
- Emmy Award - 2005
Governor’s Award
- French Legion of Honor - 1984
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association - 2004
Career Achievement Award
- Venice Film Festival - 1999
Career Golden Lion
Jeremy Kagan, Producer, Director
- D.C. Independent Film Festival - 2006
ACLU Freedom Files
- Humanitas Award - 2004
Crown Heights
- Directors Guild Nomination
Outstanding Children's Programming
- NAACP Image Award
Best TV Movie
- Parents Choice Award
- GLADD Nomination - 2002
Bobbie's Girl
Best TV Movie
Emmy Award - 1996
Chicago Hope
Outstanding Directing in a Television Series
- Golden Globe - 1994
Roswell
Leonard Maltin, Director, Co-Producer
Adjunct Professor/Lecturer (Unknown-present)
- Caucus For Television Producers - 2007
Journalism Award
Mardik Martin, Writer
Senior Lecturer (1990-present)
- Writer's Guild of America - 2006
Raging Bull
101 Best Screenplay List
- ARPA Foundation - 2007
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Melendez, Producer-Director
Lecturer (1961-1970s)
- Emmy & Peabody Award - 1967
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Outstanding Children’s Program
- Peabody Award - 1984
What Have We Learned Charlie Brown
Outstanding Animated Program
Nina Menkes, Director
Adjunct Professor/Sr. Lecturer/Visiting Professor/Artist-in-Residence (1991-2001)
- American Film Institute - 1986
Magdalena Viraga
Independent Filmmaker Award
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association - 1986
Independent/Experimental Film & Video Award
William Cameron Menzies, Art Director
Lecturer (1951-53)
- Academy Award - 1928
Tempest
Best Art Direction
- Academy Award - 1929
The Dove
Best Art Direction
- Academy Award - 1941
Gone With the Wind
Special Award, Production Design
Ben Shedd, Director, Co-Producer
Adjunct Professor/Lecturer (1979-1989)
- Academy Award - 1978
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Mary Sweeney, Writer, Editor, Producer
Associate Professor (2007-present)
- Wisconsin Film Festival - 2010
Baraboo
Best Feature
Best Director
- Galway Film Festival - 2009
Baraboo
Best First Feature
- British Independent Film Awards - 2000
The Straight Story
Best Foreign Film-English Language
- European Film Awards - 1999
The Straight Story
Screen International Award
- BAFTA - 2001
Mulholland Drive
Best Editing
- César Award - 2002
Mulholland Drive
Best Foreign Film
- NY Film Critics Circle Awards - 2001
Mulholland Drive
Best Film
Norman Taurog, Director
Adjunct Professor (1967-81)
- Academy Award - 1930
Skippy
Best Director
Lawrence Turman, Producer
Professor (1991-present)
- Producers Guild of America - 1999
Golden Laurel Award
Hall of Fame, Motion Pictures
King Vidor, Director
Adjunct Professor (1966-77)
- Academy Award - 1979
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - 1977
Career Achievement Award
- Venice Film Festival - 1982
Career Golden Lion
Jennifer Warren, Co-Executive Producer
Senior Lecturer (1991-Present)
- Seattle & Boston Film Festivals - 1994
The Beans of Egypt Maine
Best Pick
- Academy Award - 1989
You Don't Have To Die
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Cable Ace - 1988
You Don't Have To Die
Short Form Documentary
- Cine Golden Eagle - 1983
Point of Departure
- Film World Award - 1975
Night Moves
- Theatre World Award - 1970
6 Rms. Riv. Vu
Darryl F. Zanuck, Producer
Guest Lecturer on March 30, 1938
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - 1937
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - 1944
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - 1950
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Golden Globe - 1954
Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Directors Guild of America - 1966
Honorary Life Member Award
Robert Zemeckis, Director
USC Widney Professor (2008 - Present)
- Academy Award - 1994
Forrest Gump
Best Director
- Directors Guild of America - 1994
Forrest Gump
Best Director
- Golden Globe - 1994
Forrest Gump
Best Director