William Sandell (born August 9, 1950) is an art director who was nominated at the

76th Academy Awards The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 ...

for his work on the film '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' in the category of Best Art Direction. He shared his nomination with

Robert Gould Robert Gould (1660? – 1708/1709) was a significant voice in Restoration poetry in England. He was born in the lower classes and orphaned when he was thirteen. It is possible that he had a sister, but her name and fate are unknown. Gou ...

. He got his start on B-Movies such as ''

Invasion of the Bee Girls ''Invasion of the Bee Girls'' (UK video title: ''Graveyard Tramps'') is a 1973 American science fiction film. The first film venture for writer Nicholas Meyer, it was directed by Denis Sanders and stars William Smith, Anitra Ford and Victori ...

''. In 2020 after regular appearances on Combat Radio, William launched his own radio show and podcast on Brigade-Radio-One called Art Scenic with Ethan Dettenmaier

Selected filmography

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'' (1973) *''

Mean Streets ''Mean Streets'' is a 1973 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and co-written by Scorsese and Mardik Martin. The film stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. It was released by Warner Bros. on October 2, 1973. De Niro won the National ...

'' (1973) *'' Big Bad Mama'' (1974) *''

Truck Turner ''Truck Turner'', also known as ''Black Bullet'', is a 1974 blaxploitation film, starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto, and directed by Jonathan Kaplan. The screenplay was written by Michael Allin, Leigh Chapman (under a pseudonym, Jerry Wilke ...

'' (1974) *'' Checkered Flag or Crash'' (1977) *'' Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider'' (1979) *'' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982) *'' RoboCop'' (1987) *'' Total Recall'' (1990) *'' Newsies'' (1992) *'' Hocus Pocus'' (1993) *''

The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighb ...

'' (1994) *'' Air Force One'' (1997) *'' The Perfect Storm'' (2000) *'' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003) *''

Poseidon Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a ...

'' (2006) *''

Hotel for Dogs ''Hotel for Dogs'' (1971) is a children's novel by Lois Duncan. It was adapted into a film of the same name by Nickelodeon Movies for DreamWorks Pictures, released on January 16, 2009. When the book was originally released in 1971, Andi's name ...

'' (2009)

References

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William's appearances on Combat Radio
1950 births Living people American art directors Best Production Design BAFTA Award winners {{artdirector-stub