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American set decorator

This article is about the American set decorator. For the British Anglican priest, see [Rick Simpson (priest)](/source/Rick_Simpson_(priest)). For the record producer, see [Rik Simpson](/source/Rik_Simpson). For the oil, see [Rick Simpson Oil](/source/Rick_Simpson_Oil). For other people, see [Richard Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Richard_Simpson_(disambiguation)).

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Rick Simpson Occupation Set decorator Years active 1971–2006

**Rick Simpson** is an American [set decorator](/source/Set_decorator). He won an [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Awards) and was nominated for another one in the category [Best Art Direction](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design).

## Awards

Simpson won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another:

**Won**

- *[Dick Tracy](/source/Dick_Tracy_(1990_film))* (1990)[1]

**Nominated**

- *[2010](/source/2010_(film))* (1984)[2]

## Selected filmography

- *[Silent Movie](/source/Silent_Movie)* (1976)

- *[Capricorn One](/source/Capricorn_One)* (1977)

- *[Coma](/source/Coma_(1978_film))* (1978)

- *[The Champ](/source/The_Champ_(1979_film))* (1979)

- *[Personal Best](/source/Personal_Best_(film))* (1982)

- *[Something Wicked This Way Comes](/source/Something_Wicked_This_Way_Comes_(film))* (1983)

- *[The Star Chamber](/source/The_Star_Chamber)* (1983)

- *[2010: The Year We Make Contact](/source/2010%3A_The_Year_We_Make_Contact)* (1984)

- *[Johnny Dangerously](/source/Johnny_Dangerously)* (1984)

- *[Project X](/source/Project_X_(1987_film))* (1987)

- *[Tequila Sunrise](/source/Tequila_Sunrise_(film))* (1988)

- *[Dick Tracy](/source/Dick_Tracy_(1990_film))* (1990)

- *[Predator 2](/source/Predator_2)* (1990)

- *[City Slickers](/source/City_Slickers)* (1991)

- *[Born Yesterday](/source/Born_Yesterday_(1993_film))* (1993)

- *[What's Love Got to Do with It](/source/What's_Love_Got_to_Do_with_It_(1993_film))* (1993)

- *[The Pelican Brief](/source/The_Pelican_Brief_(film))* (1993)

- *[Boys on the Side](/source/Boys_on_the_Side)* (1995)

- *[Casino](/source/Casino_(1995_film))* (1995)

- *[Sgt. Bilko](/source/Sgt._Bilko_(film))* (1996)

- *[Bulworth](/source/Bulworth)* (1998)

- *[Armageddon](/source/Armageddon_(1998_film))* (1998)

- *[Little Nicky](/source/Little_Nicky)* (2000)

- *[Rush Hour 2](/source/Rush_Hour_2)* (2001)

- *[The Hunted](/source/The_Hunted_(2003_film))* (2003)

- *[2 Fast 2 Furious](/source/2_Fast_2_Furious)* (2003)

- *[Rules of Engagement](/source/Rules_of_Engagement_(film))* (2000)

- *[The Black Dahlia](/source/The_Black_Dahlia_(film))* (2006)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oscars1991_1-0)** ["The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners"](http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991). *oscars.org*. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oscars1985_2-0)** ["The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners"](http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985). *oscars.org*. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

## External links

- [Rick Simpson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801173/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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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