# Pilar Revuelta

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Spanish film set director

**Pilar Revuelta** is a [Spanish](/source/Spanish_people) [Production designer](/source/Production_designer), [Art director](/source/Art_director) and [Set decorator](/source/Set_decorator) based in [Madrid](/source/Madrid). Along with production designer [Eugenio Caballero](/source/Eugenio_Caballero), she won an [Oscar](/source/Academy_Awards) for [Best Achievement in Art Direction](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) in 2007 for [Film director](/source/Film_director) [Guillermo del Toro](/source/Guillermo_del_Toro)'s movie [Pan's Labyrinth](/source/Pan's_Labyrinth). Revuelta and Caballero also received a BAFTA nomination for Production Design for Pan's Labyrinth.[1]

Revuelta received a grant to study at the American Film Institute in Hollywood, CA.[2] She is a member of the class of 1991 with a focus on Production Design.[3]

She worked with Guillermo del Toro previously on The Devil's Backbone.[4] She has worked with [Pedro Almodóvar](/source/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var) helping to achieve his trademark vivid color schemes in [Bad Education](/source/Bad_Education_(2004_film)) (2004) and also worked with [Juan Carlos Fresnadillo](/source/Juan_Carlos_Fresnadillo) on his acclaimed first feature [Intacto](/source/Intacto) (2001).[5]

## Filmography

### Set Decorator

- [Black Tears](/source/Black_Tears_(1998_film)) (1998)

- [The Devil's Backbone](/source/The_Devil's_Backbone) (2001)

- [Intacto](/source/Intacto) (2001)

- [The Shanghai Spell](/source/The_Shanghai_Spell) (2002)

- [Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure](/source/Mortadelo_%26_Filemon%3A_The_Big_Adventure) (2003)

- [Bad Education](/source/Bad_Education_(2004_film)) (2004)

- [Pan's Labyrinth](/source/Pan's_Labyrinth) (2006)

- [Che: Part One](/source/Che_(2008_film)) (2008)

- [Che: Part Two](/source/Che_(2008_film)) (2008)

- [Broken Embraces](/source/Broken_Embraces) (2009)

- [The Limits of Control](/source/The_Limits_of_Control) (2009)

- [The Impossible](/source/The_Impossible_(2012_film)) (2012)

- [Exodus: Gods and Kings](/source/Exodus%3A_Gods_and_Kings) (2014)

- [The Promise](/source/The_Promise_(2016_American_film)) (2016)

- [A Monster Calls](/source/A_Monster_Calls_(film)) (2016)

### Art Department

- [Two-Bits & Pepper](/source/Two_Bits_%26_Pepper) (1995)

- El angel de la guarda (1996)

- Pon un hombre en tu vida (1996)

- [La Buena Estrella](/source/La_Buena_Estrella) (1997)

- Grandes Ocasiones (1998)

- [El Bola](/source/El_Bola) (2000)

- [Pan's Labyrinth](/source/Pan's_Labyrinth) (2006)

- [Exodus: Gods and Kings](/source/Exodus%3A_Gods_and_Kings) (2014)

### Art Director

- Two Over Easy ( 1994)

- Los lobos de Washington (1999)

- Kasbah (2000)

- [The Weakness of the Bolshevik](/source/The_Weakness_of_the_Bolshevik) (2003)

- [Ausentes](/source/Ausente_(film)) (2005)

### Production Designer

- Hotel Oasis (1995)[6]

- Ausentes (2005)

- Shiver (2008)

- The Artist and the Model (2012)

- [Living is Easy with Eyes Closed](/source/Living_Is_Easy_with_Eyes_Closed) (2013)

## Awards

Year Organization Award Result Title Ref 2006 Academy Awards Best Achievement in Art Direction Won Pan's Labyrinth [7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards"](http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=pilar+revuelta). Retrieved 4 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Pilar Revuelta"](https://variety.com/2007/biz/markets-festivals/pilar-revuelta-1117969222/). 31 July 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["AFI Conservatory"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110628052326/http://www.afi.com/Conservatory/alumni/alumni.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.afi.com/Conservatory/alumni/alumni.aspx) on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Pilar Revuelta"](https://variety.com/2007/biz/markets-festivals/pilar-revuelta-1117969222/). 31 July 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-variety_5-0)** Swart, Sharon (30 July 2007). ["Pilar Revuelta - Entertainment News, Women's Impact Report, Media"](https://variety.com/2007/biz/markets-festivals/pilar-revuelta-1117969222/). Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pilar Revuelta"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720950/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Session Timeout - Academy Awards® Database - AMPAS"](http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=950346261598). *awardsdatabase.oscars.org*. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

## External links

- [Pilar Revuelta](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720950/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Official Web](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132050/http://pilarevuelta.com/)

v t e Academy Award for Best Production Design Interior Decoration (1927–1939) 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies 1928/1929: Cedric Gibbons 1929/1930: Herman Rosse 1930/1931: Max Rée 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles 1932/1933: William S. Darling 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope 1935: Richard Day 1936: Richard Day 1937: Stephen Goosson 1938: Carl Jules Weyl 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler Black & White / Color (1940–1946) 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan Juran, and Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, and Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, and Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, and Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen and Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen and A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, and Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, and Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, and Edwin B. Willis Art Direction–Set Decoration Black & White / Color (1947–1956) 1947 (bw): John Bryan and Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse and Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, and Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, and Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day and George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff and Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan and Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, and Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, and Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1957–1958 1957: Ted Haworth and Robert Priestley 1958: William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, and F. Keogh Gleason Black & White / Color (1959–1966) 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, and Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle / (c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, and Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner and Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, and Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, and Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, and Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos / (c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, and George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy and Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, and Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert and George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss 1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, and John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, and Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, and Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, and Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, and Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, and Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead and James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, and George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, and Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins and George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, and George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, and Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens 1981–2000 1981: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1982: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing (art); Michael Seirton (set) 1983: Anna Asp (art) 1984: Patrizia von Brandenstein (art); Karel Černý (set) 1985: Stephen B. Grimes (art); Josie MacAvin (set) 1986: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow (art); Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (set) 1987: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (art); Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (set) 1988: Stuart Craig (art); Gérard James (set) 1989: Anton Furst (art); Peter Young (set) 1990: Richard Sylbert (art); Rick Simpson (set) 1991: Dennis Gassner (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 1992: Luciana Arrighi (art); Ian Whittaker (set) 1993: Allan Starski (art); Ewa Braun (set) 1994: Ken Adam (art); Carolyn Scott (set) 1995: Eugenio Zanetti (art) 1996: Stuart Craig (art); Stephenie McMillan (set) 1997: Peter Lamont (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1998: Martin Childs (art); Jill Quertier (set) 1999: Rick Heinrichs (art); Peter Young (set) 2000: Timmy Yip (art) 2001–present 2001: Catherine Martin (art); Brigitte Broch (set) 2002: John Myhre (art); Gordon Sim (set) 2003: Grant Major (art); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (set) 2004: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2005: John Myhre (art); Gretchen Rau (set) 2006: Eugenio Caballero (art); Pilar Revuelta (set) 2007: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2008: Donald Graham Burt (art); Victor J. Zolfo (set) 2009: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (art); Kim Sinclair (set) 2010: Robert Stromberg (art); Karen O'Hara (set) 2011: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2012: Rick Carter (art); Jim Erickson (set) 2013: Catherine Martin (art); Beverley Dunn (set) 2014: Adam Stockhausen (art); Anna Pinnock (set) 2015: Colin Gibson (art); Lisa Thompson (set) 2016: David Wasco (art); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set) 2017: Paul Denham Austerberry (art); Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (set) 2018: Hannah Beachler (art); Jay Hart (set) 2019: Barbara Ling (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 2020: Donald Graham Burt (art); Jan Pascale (set) 2021: Patrice Vermette (art) and Zsuzsanna Sipos (set) 2022: Christian M. Goldbeck (art) and Ernestine Hipper (set) 2023: James Price and Shona Heath (art); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set) 2024: Nathan Crowley (art); Lee Sandales (set) 2025: Tamara Deverell (art); Shane Vieau (set)

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