Guy Hendrix Dyas (born 20 August 1968) is a British
American production designer
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. He collaborated with
Christopher Nolan
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on his science fiction thriller ''
Inception
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'' which earned him an
Academy Award
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nomination as well as a
BAFTA Award
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for Best Production Design. In 2017, Dyas was nominated for another Academy Award, this time for his work on
Passengers
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. In 2010, Dyas became the first British designer to win a
Goya Award
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The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
for Best Production Design for his work on
Alejandro Amenábar
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's historical epic ''
Agora'' which premiered at the 2009
Cannes Film Festival
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. Dyas previously received three consecutive
Art Directors Guild
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T ...
Award nominations for his production design work on
Steven Spielberg's ''
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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'',
Shekhar Kapur
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's ''
Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' and ''
Superman Returns
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'' for
Bryan Singer
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After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer ...
. He won an ADG award in 2011 for ''Inception''. He also earned a BAFTA Award nomination in 2007 for Best Production Design for ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' and for four years in a row Dyas has been named by ''
The Sunday Times
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'' as one of the top ten Brits working behind the camera in Hollywood.
Selected filmography
* ''
Robopocalypse'' (TBA) -
Steven Spielberg
* ''
Spencer'' (2021) -
Pablo Larraín
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* ''
Lisey's Story
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'' (2021) -
Pablo Larrain,
J.J. Abrams
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and
Stephen King
* ''
Gemini Man'' (2019) -
Ang Lee
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* ''
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'' (2018) -
Lasse Hallstrom
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and
Joe Johnston
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* ''
Passengers
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'' (2016) -
Morten Tyldum
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* ''
Steve Jobs'' (2015) -
Danny Boyle
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* ''
Blackhat'' (2015) -
Michael Mann
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* ''
Inception
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'' (2010) -
Christopher Nolan
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* ''
Agora'' (2009) -
Alejandro Amenabar
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* ''
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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'' (2008) -
Steven Spielberg
* ''
Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' (2007) -
Shekhar Kapur
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* ''
Superman Returns
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'' (2006) -
Bryan Singer
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After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer ...
* ''
The Brothers Grimm
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'' (2005) -
Terry Gilliam
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Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including '' Time Bandits'' (1981), '' ...
* ''
X2'' (2003) -
Bryan Singer
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Awards & Nominations
*2017: Nominated by the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
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for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Production Design for
Passengers
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*2011: Nominated by the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
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for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Art Direction for
Inception
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*2011: Winner of a
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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award for Best Production Design for
Inception
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*2008: Nominated for a
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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award for Best Production Design for
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
*2017: Winner of an
Art Directors Guild
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T ...
production design award for
Passengers
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*2011: Winner of an
Art Directors Guild
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T ...
production design award for
Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...
*2009: Nominated for an
Art Directors Guild
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production design award for
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is a 2008 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and the fourth installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Released and taking place 19 years after the previous ...
*2008: Nominated for an
Art Directors Guild
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T ...
production design award for
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
*2007: Nominated for an
Art Directors Guild
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T ...
production design award for
Superman Returns
''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the sixth and fina ...
*2001: Nominated for an
Art Directors Guild
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production design award for
The Cell as Art Director
*2011: Winner of a
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
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for Best Achievement in Production Design for
Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...
*2010: Winner of a
Goya Awards
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The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
for Best Achievement in Production Design for
Agora
*2011: Winner of a
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design for
Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...
*2010: Winner of an
American Film Institute Award for
Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...
External links
Guy Hendrix Dyas Official site*
*
ttp://www.ew.com/ew/allabout/0,9930,86751_11_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "it List"The Art of X2, Newmarket Press
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1968 births
Living people
Hendrix Dyas, Guy
Best Production Design BAFTA Award winners
British film designers
English industrial designers