John M. Dwyer (August 25, 1935 – September 15, 2018) was an American

set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the "set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Media ...

. He was nominated for an

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in the category

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

for the film '' Coal Miner's Daughter'', and won an

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in 1981 for ''The Gangster Chronicles''. He worked on nearly 70 films and television shows from 1966 to 2004.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1967-1969) (nominated for

with

Matt Jeffries Walter Matthew Jefferies (August 12, 1921 – July 21, 2003) was an American aviation and mechanical artist, set designer, and writer. He is best known for his work on the original ''Star Trek'' television series, where he designed many of the s ...

) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Coal Miner's Daughter'' (1980) (nominated for

with John W. Corso) * ''

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'' (1981) * '' The Thing'' (1982) * '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986) * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987-88) * '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'' (1989) * '' Black Rain'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996) * '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998) * '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002)

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