Ben Van Os (1 December 1944 – 2 July 2012) was a Dutch production designer and art director. He received two

Academy Award for Best Art Direction The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in art director#In film, film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. Th ...

nominations for his works in ''

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'' (1993) and '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (2003). The latter of which also earned him a

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nomination.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1992) * '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (2003)

References

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* 1944 births 2012 deaths Dutch film people Production designers Mass media people from The Hague Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands Dutch designers Art directors {{artdirector-stub