{{Short description|Canadian production designer}} {{Infobox person | name = Paul Austerberry | image = | image_size = | birth_name = | birth_place = [[Toronto]], Canada | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} | education = | alma_mater = [[Carleton University]] ([[Bachelor of Architecture|BArch]]) | occupation = Film production designer | years_active = 1992-present | organization = Directors Guild of Ontario | known_for = {{ubl|''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' (2010)|''[[The Shape of Water]]'' (2017)|''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'' (2023)}} | notable_works = | parents = | mother = | father = | awards = [[Academy Award for Best Production Design]], ''[[The Shape of Water]]'' ([[90th Academy Awards|2018]]) }}
'''Paul Austerberry''' (born 1966) is a Canadian film and television [[production designer]]. For his set design in the 2017 film ''[[The Shape of Water]]'' he won an [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Academy Award]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Paul D. Austerberry received or was part of 4 major nominations in 2018, winning 3 awards. |newspaper=[[LA Times]] |url=https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/people/paul-d-austerberry/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=DURKAN |first=DEIRDRE |date=March 1, 2018 |title=Oscars: 10 Things to Know About Best Picture Nominee 'The Shape of Water' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/10-things-know-shape-water-1074774/}}</ref> and a [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=March 15, 2018 |title='Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> with set decorators [[Shane Vieau]] and [[Jeff Melvin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/movies/oscar-nominations.html |title=2018 Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Nominations|date=January 23, 2018|work=New York Times|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/23/oscars-2018-shape-of-water-leads-the-way-with-bumper-13-nominations|title=Oscars 2018: Shape of Water leads the way with bumper 13 nominations|date=January 23, 2018|work=Guardian|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> In the 2013 film ''[[Pompeii (film)|Pompeii]]'', he won the [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design]] at the [[3rd Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2015 with [[Nigel Churcher]].<ref>Matt Brennan, [https://www.indiewire.com/2015/03/mommy-orphan-black-john-cusack-win-2015-canadian-screen-awards-188613/ "‘Mommy,’ ‘Orphan Black,’ John Cusack Win 2015 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''[[IndieWire]]'', March 2, 2015.</ref>
== Early life == Paul Austerberry was born in 1966 to parents Peter and Deanna Austerberry.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=Fall 2018 |title=18-180 Ingenious Engineering newsletter fall 2018.indd |url=https://carleton.ca/engineering-design/wp-content/uploads/Ingenious-Fall-2018-Web.pdf |journal=[[Ingenious (newsletter)|Ingenious]] |issue=Fall 2018 |pages=Page 9}}</ref> Though the City of Toronto is his birthplace, Northern Ontario's [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]] waterfront city is the place where Paul Austerberry, an only child, was raised by his British-born father and Filipina mother.<ref>{{Cite news |first= |date=March 5, 2018 |title='Shape of Water' Oscars wins called a 'watershed moment' for Canadian film |work=CiityNews |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/03/04/canadian-trio-wins-an-oscar-for-production-design-on-the-shape-of-water/}}</ref>
== Filmography == Films Austerberry has worked on include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Austerberry Filmography |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/703449%7C0/paul-austerberry#overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221130158/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/703449%7C0/Paul-Austerberry/#overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |website=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>
=== Art Director === * ''[[Extreme Measures]]'' (1996) * ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy]]'' (1996) * ''[[Harriet the Spy (film)|Harriet the Spy]]'' (1996) * ''[[The Real Blonde]]'' (1997) * ''[[Half Baked]]'' (1998) * ''[[The Mighty]]'' (1998) * ''[[The Corruptor]]'' (1999) * ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000)
=== Production Designer === * ''Six Gestures'' (1997) * ''[[Mercy (2000 film)|Mercy]]'' (2000) * ''[[Exit Wounds]]'' (2001) * ''[[Men With Brooms]]'' (2002) * ''[[The Tuxedo]]'' (2002) * ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' (2004) * ''[[Highwaymen (film)|Highwaymen]]'' (2004) * ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]'' (2005) * ''[[Take the Lead]]'' (2006) * ''[[30 Days of Night (film)|30 Days of Night]]'' (2007) * ''[[Death Race (2008 film)|Death Race]]'' (2008) * ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' (2010) * ''[[The Three Musketeers (2011 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (2011) * ''[[Deadfall (2012 film)|Deadfall]]'' (2012) * ''[[Pompeii (film)|Pompeii]]'' (2014) * ''[[Len and Company]]'' (2015) * ''[[Shut In (2016 film)|Shut In]]'' (2016) * ''[[The Shape of Water]]'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Growbar |first=Matt |date=January 10, 2018 |title='The Shape Of Water' Production Designer On Crafting Satisfying Visual Experience For Ultimate Visual Storyteller |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/the-shape-of-water-paul-d-austerberry-production-designer-interview-news-1202230180/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> * ''[[It Chapter Two]]'' (2019) * ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weaver |first=Jackson |date=April 29, 2023 |title=The Canadian behind The Flash explains what it takes to design a blockbuster |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/paul-austerberry-the-flash-movie-1.6826721}}</ref> * ''[[The Color Purple (2023 film)|The Color Purple]]'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Atish|date=2023-11-22|title=Talking Oscar, AI, and Color Purple With Paul D Austerberry|language=en-US|work=Homecrux|url=https://www.homecrux.com/interview-with-paul-denham-austerberry/222385/}}</ref> <!-- {| class="wikitable" |+Filmography !Year !Title !Distributor !Role |- |2023 |The Flash |Warner Bros. |Production Designer |} -->
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+Works of Honorary Recognition !Year !Title !Award !Role |- |[[90th Academy Awards|2017]] |''[[The Shape of Water]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Browser Unsupported - Academy Awards Search {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences |url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Error/NotFound?aspxerrorpath=/Search/Nominations |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=awardsdatabase.oscars.org}}</ref> |[[Academy Award for Best Production Design]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-15 |title=90TH OSCAR WINNER PORTRAITS {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/90th-oscar-winner-portraits |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref> |Production Designer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-15 |title=90TH OSCAR WINNER PORTRAITS {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/90th-oscar-winner-portraits |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref> |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0042306|Paul Austerberry}}
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