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Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Born	November 17, 1927; Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	February 12, 2021 (aged 93); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	MA, UCLA TFT 1952
Occupation	Casting director
Years active	1950–2006
Spouse(s)	Gloria McGough (m. 1956, divorced); Shirley A. Alexander (m. 1962; div. 1972)
Children	2
Awards	AMPAS Honorary 2016

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Lynn Arlen Stalmaster (November 17, 1927 – February 12, 2021) was an American casting director. He was noted as the first casting director to be conferred an Academy Award, having received an Honorary Oscar in 2016.

Early life

Stalmaster was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on November 17, 1927.^[2] He was the son of Estelle (Lapidus) and Irvin A. Stalmaster, a lawyer who became a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.^[3]^[4] Irvin was the first Jewish person, as well as the youngest person, to be appointed to the federal District Court of Nebraska.^[5] He was also active in the local Jewish community, serving as president of the Omaha B'nai B'rith.^[6] Lynn Stalmaster's younger brother is actor Hal Stalmaster (born 1940), best-known for his starring role in the Disney film Johnny Tremain.^[7]

Lynn Stalmaster initially attended Dundee Elementary School in Omaha's Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District.^[3] In order to ameliorate his severe asthma, his family later relocated to Beverly Hills, California, where he attended Beverly Hills High School.^[2]^[8] There he overcame his shyness by immersing himself in theatre and radio.^[3] After serving in the U.S. Army, he studied theater arts at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, obtaining a Master of Arts in 1952.^[1]^[8]^[4]

Career

Stalmaster got his first job in show business as an actor, appearing in the war movies The Steel Helmet (1951), The Flying Leathernecks (1951),^[9] and the TV series Big Town.^[10] As a fail-safe plan, he was employed by Grosse-Krasne as a production assistant.^[8]^[10] He subsequently became casting director after the incumbent retired,^[2]^[11] and went on to cast five on-air series.^[8]

After several years in that capacity, Stalmaster became an independent casting director.^[10]^[11] He established himself quickly as a solid casting director, finding steady work in both television and motion pictures. He was credited with casting more than 60 movies of the decade, among them; Fiddler on the Roof, Harold and Maude, The Cowboys, Deliverance, Rollerball, Silver Streak, Black Sunday, Coming Home, Convoy, The Rose, Superman and Being There.^[9]

Stalmaster was responsible for casting TV shows such as Gunsmoke,^[8] The Untouchables, and My Favorite Martian.^[10]^[11] He was also a part of Academy Award winning movies such as In the Heat of the Night, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Right Stuff,^[9] and Brian De Palma's The Untouchables.^[12]

Stalmaster was the first casting director to receive credit on a separate card in the main titles of a feature film, starting with The Thomas Crown Affair in 1968.^[8]^[11] His name has since appeared in the main titles of over 180 films,^[8] credited as "Casting by Lynn Stalmaster."^[13]

Later life

Stalmaster was conferred the Career Achievement Award by the Casting Society of America (CSA) in 2003.^[8] Thirteen years later, in November 2016,^[2] he received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[14]^[15] He was the first casting director to receive an Academy Award.^[16] Two years later, the Casting Society of America began honoring entertainment professionals with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement. Recipients include Annette Bening,^[17] Laura Dern,^[18] and Geena Davis.^[19]

Stalmaster died on the morning of February 12, 2021, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93.^[2]^[11]

Partial filmography

I Want to Live!, 1958^[9]
Judgment at Nuremberg,1961^[20]^[21]
A Child Is Waiting, 1963^[12]
Toys in the Attic, 1963^[22]
Lady in a Cage, 1964^[12]
Kiss Me, Stupid, 1964^[23]
The Greatest Story Ever Told, 1965^[9]^[12]
The Hallelujah Trail, 1965^[9]^[23]
A Rage to Live, 1965^[9]
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, 1966^[9]^[23]
The Fortune Cookie, 1966^[9]^[23]
Return of the Seven, 1966^[23]
In the Heat of the Night, 1967^[9]^[12]
Hour of the Gun, 1967^[23]
Fitzwilly, 1967^[9]
The Scalphunters, 1968^[12]
The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968^[9]^[12]
The Killing of Sister George, 1968^[12]^[23]
The Stalking Moon, 1968^[9]^[23]
The Bridge at Remagen, 1969^[12]^[23]
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?, 1969^[9]
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, 1969^[9]^[23]
Viva Max, 1969^[9]
Too Late the Hero, 1970^[9]^[12]
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, 1970^[9]
Monte Walsh, 1970^[9]^[23]
Lawman, 1971^[9]
Valdez Is Coming, 1971^[9]^[12]
The Grissom Gang, 1971^[9]^[23]
Fiddler on the Roof, 1971
Harold and Maude, 1971^[9]^[12]
The Cowboys, 1972^[9]^[12]
Pocket Money, 1972^[9]
The Wrath of God, 1972^[9]
Deliverance, 1972^[9]^[12]
Junior Bonner, 1972^[9]^[23]
Jeremiah Johnson, 1972^[9]^[12]
The New Centurions, 1972^[9]
The Mechanic, 1972^[9]^[12]
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, 1972^[9]^[23]
Lolly-Madonna XXX, 1973^[9]
Scorpio, 1973^[9]^[12]
The Iceman Cometh, 1973^[9]^[12]
The Last Detail, 1973^[9]^[12]
Sleeper, 1973^[9]^[12]
Cinderella Liberty, 1973^[9]
Rhinoceros, 1974^[9]
Billy Two Hats, 1974^[9]
Conrack, 1974^[9]
Mandingo, 1975^[9]
Rollerball, 1975^[9]^[12]
Silver Streak, 1976^[9]^[12]
Bound for Glory, 1976^[9]^[12]
Black Sunday, 1977^[9]
New York, New York, 1977^[9]
The Other Side of Midnight, 1977^[9]
Coming Home, 1978^[9]^[12]
The Fury, 1978^[9]^[12]
Foul Play, 1978^[9]^[23]
Go Tell the Spartans, 1978^[9]
Convoy, 1978^[9]^[12]
Superman, 1978^[9]^[12]
Being There, 1979^[9]^[23]
Stir Crazy, 1980^[24]
Caveman, 1981^[25]
Airplane II: The Sequel, 1982^[9]^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b Green, Noah (December 2, 2016). "Lynn Stalmaster Accepts First Oscar for Casting". UCLA TFT. Retrieved December 16, 2019. Congratulations to TFT alumnus Lynn Stalmaster (MA '52), ...
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Haring, Bruce (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster Dies: Academy Award-Winning Casting Director Was 93". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Jewish Press (Omaha): "Hollywood insiders return Home for Jewish Reunion" by Sherrie Saag July 30, 2014
^ ^a ^b "Lynn Stalmaster". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska" April 27, 1928 – Page 17
^ Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court", April 17, 1928
^ Interview with Hal Stalmaster
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Oscar Biographies: "Lynn Stalmaster" retrieved July 22, 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd "Lynn Stalmaster". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Littleton, Cynthia (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barnes, Mike (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "Lynn Stalmaster". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Lynn Stalmaster, Pioneering Casting Director, Now in Spotlight at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Academy Announces Jackie Chan, Anne Coates, Lynn Stalmaster, and Frederick Wiseman will receive 2016 Governors Awards". oscar.go.com. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Lynn Stalmaster to accept first Academy Award for casting". The Seattle Times. November 10, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ O'Falt, Chris (November 9, 2016). "Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster's Honorary Oscar Matters". IndieWire. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Hipes, Patrick (November 30, 2016). "Annette Bening To Receive Career Achievement Artios Award". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Pedersen, Erik (December 3, 2018). "Artios Awards Career Honors To Laura Dern, Tina Fey & Others". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Hipes, Patrick (December 12, 2019). "Artios Awards To Honor Geena Davis, Audra McDonald & More". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)". British Film Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Horton, Andrew (August 31, 2010). The Films of George Roy Hill, rev. ed. McFarland. p. 191. ISBN 9780786446841.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Lynn Stalmaster". British Film Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Stir Crazy (1980) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "Caveman (1981) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

External links

[UCLA-1] Green, Noah (December 2, 2016). "Lynn Stalmaster Accepts First Oscar for Casting". UCLA TFT. Retrieved December 16, 2019. Congratulations to TFT alumnus Lynn Stalmaster (MA '52), ...

[Haring-2] Haring, Bruce (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster Dies: Academy Award-Winning Casting Director Was 93". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[OmahaJewPress-3] The Jewish Press (Omaha): "Hollywood insiders return Home for Jewish Reunion" by Sherrie Saag July 30, 2014

[:0-4] "Lynn Stalmaster". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[5] The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska" April 27, 1928 – Page 17

[6] Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court", April 17, 1928

[7] Interview with Hal Stalmaster

[Oscars-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Oscar Biographies: "Lynn Stalmaster" retrieved July 22, 2017

[AFI-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd "Lynn Stalmaster". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[Littleton-10] Littleton, Cynthia (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[Barnes-11] Barnes, Mike (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "Lynn Stalmaster". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[13] "Lynn Stalmaster, Pioneering Casting Director, Now in Spotlight at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[14] "Academy Announces Jackie Chan, Anne Coates, Lynn Stalmaster, and Frederick Wiseman will receive 2016 Governors Awards". oscar.go.com. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[15] "Lynn Stalmaster to accept first Academy Award for casting". The Seattle Times. November 10, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[16] O'Falt, Chris (November 9, 2016). "Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster's Honorary Oscar Matters". IndieWire. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[17] Hipes, Patrick (November 30, 2016). "Annette Bening To Receive Career Achievement Artios Award". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[18] Pedersen, Erik (December 3, 2018). "Artios Awards Career Honors To Laura Dern, Tina Fey & Others". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[19] Hipes, Patrick (December 12, 2019). "Artios Awards To Honor Geena Davis, Audra McDonald & More". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[20] "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)". British Film Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[21] "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[22] Horton, Andrew (August 31, 2010). The Films of George Roy Hill, rev. ed. McFarland. p. 191. ISBN 9780786446841.

[BFI-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Lynn Stalmaster". British Film Institute. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[24] "Stir Crazy (1980) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[25] "Caveman (1981) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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 ==Early life==
-Stalmaster was born in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], on November 17, 1927.<ref name=Haring>{{cite news|title=Lynn Stalmaster Dies: Academy Award-Winning Casting Director Was 93|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/lynn-stalmaster-dies-academy-award-winning-casting-director-was-93-1234693453/|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=February 12, 2021|accessdate=February 13, 2021|magazine=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> He was the son of Estelle (Lapidus) and Irvin A. Stalmaster, a lawyer who became a justice of the [[Nebraska Supreme Court]].<ref name=OmahaJewPress>[http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2014/07/hollywood-insiders-return-home-for-jewish-reunion/ The Jewish Press (Omaha): "Hollywood insiders return Home for Jewish Reunion" by Sherrie Saag] July 30, 2014</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lynn Stalmaster|url=https://www.oscars.org/governors-awards/2016/lynn-stalmaster|date=November 3, 2016|website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>  Irvin was the first Jewish person, as well as the youngest person, to be appointed to the [[United States District Court for the District of Nebraska|federal District Court of Nebraska]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49944979/ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska"] April 27, 1928 – Page 17</ref>  He was also active in the local Jewish community, serving as president of the Omaha [[B'nai B'rith]].<ref>[http://www.jta.org/1928/04/17/archive/stalmaster-is-appointed-judge-in-nebraska-court Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court"], April 17, 1928</ref>  Lynn Stalmasters younger brother is actor Hal Stalmaster (born 1940), best-known for his starring role in the Disney film ''[[Johnny Tremain (film)|Johnny Tremain]]''.<ref>[https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/02/10-questions-with-hal-stalmaster-johnny-tremain/ Interview with Hal Stalmaster]</ref>
+Stalmaster was born in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], on November 17, 1927.<ref name=Haring>{{cite news|title=Lynn Stalmaster Dies: Academy Award-Winning Casting Director Was 93|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/lynn-stalmaster-dies-academy-award-winning-casting-director-was-93-1234693453/|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=February 12, 2021|accessdate=February 13, 2021|magazine=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> He was the son of Estelle (Lapidus) and Irvin A. Stalmaster, a lawyer who became a justice of the [[Nebraska Supreme Court]].<ref name=OmahaJewPress>[http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2014/07/hollywood-insiders-return-home-for-jewish-reunion/ The Jewish Press (Omaha): "Hollywood insiders return Home for Jewish Reunion" by Sherrie Saag] July 30, 2014</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lynn Stalmaster|url=https://www.oscars.org/governors-awards/2016/lynn-stalmaster|date=November 3, 2016|website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>  Irvin was the first Jewish person, as well as the youngest person, to be appointed to the [[United States District Court for the District of Nebraska|federal District Court of Nebraska]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49944979/ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska"] April 27, 1928 – Page 17</ref>  He was also active in the local Jewish community, serving as president of the Omaha [[B'nai B'rith]].<ref>[http://www.jta.org/1928/04/17/archive/stalmaster-is-appointed-judge-in-nebraska-court Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court"], April 17, 1928</ref>  Lynn Stalmaster's younger brother is actor Hal Stalmaster (born 1940), best-known for his starring role in the Disney film ''[[Johnny Tremain (film)|Johnny Tremain]]''.<ref>[https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/02/10-questions-with-hal-stalmaster-johnny-tremain/ Interview with Hal Stalmaster]</ref>
 Lynn Stalmaster initially attended Dundee Elementary School in Omaha's [[Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District]].<ref name=OmahaJewPress />  In order to ameliorate his severe [[asthma]], his family later relocated to [[Beverly Hills, California]], where he attended [[Beverly Hills High School]].<ref name=Haring/><ref name=Oscars/>  There he overcame his shyness by immersing himself in theatre and radio.<ref name=OmahaJewPress />  After serving in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], he studied theater arts at the [[UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television]], obtaining a [[Master of Arts]] in 1952.<ref name="UCLA" /><ref name=Oscars>[https://oscars.org/governors-awards/2016/lynn-stalmaster Oscar Biographies: "Lynn Stalmaster"] retrieved July 22, 2017</ref><ref name=":0" />

v t e Academy Honorary Award
1928–1950	Warner Bros. / Charlie Chaplin (1928) Walt Disney (1932) Shirley Temple (1934) D. W. Griffith (1935) The March of Time / W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson (1936) Edgar Bergen / W. Howard Greene / Museum of Modern Art Film Library / Mack Sennett (1937) J. Arthur Ball / Walt Disney / Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney / Gordon Jennings, Jan Domela, Devereaux Jennings, Irmin Roberts, Art Smith, Farciot Edouart, Loyal Griggs, Loren L. Ryder, Harry D. Mills, Louis Mesenkop, Walter Oberst / Oliver T. Marsh and Allen Davey / Harry Warner (1938) Douglas Fairbanks / Judy Garland / William Cameron Menzies / Motion Picture Relief Fund (Jean Hersholt, Ralph Morgan, Ralph Block, Conrad Nagel)/ Technicolor SA (1939) Bob Hope / Nathan Levinson (1940) Walt Disney, William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins, and the RCA Manufacturing Company / Leopold Stokowski and his associates / Rey Scott / British Ministry of Information (1941) Charles Boyer / Noël Coward / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1942) George Pal (1943) Bob Hope / Margaret O'Brien (1944) Republic Studio, Daniel J. Bloomberg, and the Republic Studio Sound Department / Walter Wanger / The House I Live In / Peggy Ann Garner (1945) Harold Russell / Laurence Olivier / Ernst Lubitsch / Claude Jarman Jr. (1946) James Baskett / Thomas Armat, William Nicholas Selig, Albert E. Smith, and George Kirke Spoor / Bill and Coo / Shoeshine (1947) Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948) Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle Thief (1949) Louis B. Mayer / George Murphy / The Walls of Malapaga (1950)
1951–1975	Gene Kelly / Rashomon (1951) Merian C. Cooper / Bob Hope / Harold Lloyd / George Mitchell / Joseph M. Schenck / Forbidden Games (1952) 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation / Bell & Howell Company / Joseph Breen / Pete Smith (1953) Bausch & Lomb Optical Company / Danny Kaye / Kemp Niver / Greta Garbo / Jon Whiteley / Vincent Winter / Gate of Hell (1954) Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1955) Eddie Cantor (1956) Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers / Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson / Charles Brackett / B. B. Kahane (1957) Maurice Chevalier (1958) Buster Keaton / Lee de Forest (1959) Gary Cooper / Stan Laurel / Hayley Mills (1960) William L. Hendricks / Fred L. Metzler / Jerome Robbins (1961) William J. Tuttle (1964) Bob Hope (1965) Yakima Canutt / Y. Frank Freeman (1966) Arthur Freed (1967) John Chambers / Onna White (1968) Cary Grant (1969) Lillian Gish / Orson Welles (1970) Charlie Chaplin (1971) Charles S. Boren / Edward G. Robinson (1972) Henri Langlois / Groucho Marx (1973) Howard Hawks / Jean Renoir (1974) Mary Pickford (1975)
1976–2000	Margaret Booth (1977) Walter Lantz / Laurence Olivier / King Vidor / Museum of Modern Art Department of Film (1978) Hal Elias / Alec Guinness (1979) Henry Fonda (1980) Barbara Stanwyck (1981) Mickey Rooney (1982) Hal Roach (1983) James Stewart / National Endowment for the Arts (1984) Paul Newman / Alex North (1985) Ralph Bellamy (1986) Eastman Kodak Company / National Film Board of Canada (1988) Akira Kurosawa (1989) Sophia Loren / Myrna Loy (1990) Satyajit Ray (1991) Federico Fellini (1992) Deborah Kerr (1993) Michelangelo Antonioni (1994) Kirk Douglas / Chuck Jones (1995) Michael Kidd (1996) Stanley Donen (1997) Elia Kazan (1998) Andrzej Wajda (1999) Jack Cardiff / Ernest Lehman (2000)
2001–present	Sidney Poitier / Robert Redford (2001) Peter O'Toole (2002) Blake Edwards (2003) Sidney Lumet (2004) Robert Altman (2005) Ennio Morricone (2006) Robert F. Boyle (2007) Lauren Bacall / Roger Corman / Gordon Willis (2009) Kevin Brownlow / Jean-Luc Godard / Eli Wallach (2010) James Earl Jones / Dick Smith (2011) D. A. Pennebaker / Hal Needham / George Stevens Jr. (2012) Angela Lansbury / Steve Martin / Piero Tosi (2013) Jean-Claude Carrière / Hayao Miyazaki / Maureen O'Hara (2014) Spike Lee / Gena Rowlands (2015) Jackie Chan / Lynn Stalmaster / Anne V. Coates / Frederick Wiseman (2016) Charles Burnett / Owen Roizman / Donald Sutherland / Agnès Varda (2017) Marvin Levy / Lalo Schifrin / Cicely Tyson (2018) David Lynch / Wes Studi / Lina Wertmüller (2019) Samuel L. Jackson / Elaine May / Liv Ullmann (2021) Euzhan Palcy / Diane Warren / Peter Weir (2022) Angela Bassett / Mel Brooks / Carol Littleton (2023)