# 2005 in film

2005 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts.

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2005 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2005 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $895,921,036 |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox | $868,352,530 |
| 3 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Buena Vista | $745,013,115 |
| 4 | War of the Worlds | Paramount / DreamWorks | $603,873,119 |
| 5 | King Kong | Universal | $562,363,449 |
| 6 | Madagascar | DreamWorks | $542,063,846 |
| 7 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 20th Century Fox | $487,287,646 |
| 8 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Warner Bros. | $474,968,763 |
| 9 | Batman Begins | Warner Bros. | $371,853,783 |
| 10 | Hitch | Sony Pictures / Columbia | $371,594,210 |

## Events

| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 6 | The Directors Guild of America nominates directors Martin Scorsese (The Aviator), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) and Alexander Payne (Sideways) for its Directors Guild Awards. |
| January | 8 | The National Society of Film Critics awards go to Million Dollar Baby (film), Zhang Yimou (director, for: House of Flying Daggers), Imelda Staunton and Hilary Swank (tied for best actress), Jamie Foxx (actor), Thomas Haden Church (supporting actor) and Virginia Madsen (supporting actress). |
| January | 9 | The People's Choice Awards go to Fahrenheit 9/11 (favorite motion picture), The Passion of the Christ for favorite drama, and Shrek 2 (favorite comedy, animated film, sequel, animated character: Eddie Murphy as "donkey", and movie villain: Jennifer Saunders as "Fairy Godmother"). |
| January | 16 | Golden Globes awards film winners included three for The Aviator (Picture-Drama, Actor and Score), two for Sideways (Picture-comedy and Screenplay), two for Million Dollar Baby (Director and Actress), and two for Closer (Supporting Actor and Supporting actress for Clive Owen and Natalie Portman). |
| January | 22 | The Producers Guild of America picks The Aviator as its choice for best picture of 2004. |
| January | 24 | The Golden Raspberry Awards picks for worst film achievement in 2004 had Catwoman leading with seven nominations, Alexander, Fahrenheit 9/11 and White Chicks each with five and four nominations for Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. |
| January | 25 | The Academy Awards picks for best film achievement in 2004 had The Aviator leading nominations with 11, followed by Million Dollar Baby and Finding Neverland with seven, Ray with six, and Sideways with five. |
| February | 2 | Pierce Brosnan officially announces that he will be resigning from the role of James Bond. Brosnan last appeared as Bond in Die Another Day (2002). |
| February | 12 | BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Imelda Staunton, Best Actress, Jamie Foxx, Best Actor and The Aviator, Best Film. |
| February | 26 | Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11 dominate the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards each, even though the latter wasn't nominated for worst picture. Four special awards were also handed out to commemorate the Razzies' 25th anniversary. Arnold Schwarzenegger was named the biggest loser of the previous 25 years, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, and From Justin to Kelly collected the worst film awards. |
| February | 27 | 77th Academy Awards: Million Dollar Baby wins the awards for Best Picture and Best Director. |
| March | 13 | 10th Empire Awards: The Bourne Supremacy wins the awards for Best Film and Best Actor for Matt Damon. |
| May | 19 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with US$50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging out Spider-Man 2's top opening day record of $40.4 million and Shrek 2's top single day record of $44.8 million. |
| May | 22 | The Golden Palm in the 58th Edition of the Cannes Film Festival is awarded to L'enfant, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The Grand Prix is awarded to Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, while the prize for best director is awarded to Michael Haneke for Caché. |
| June | 4 | The 2005 MTV Movie Awards winners were announced. |
| June | 15 | After an 8-year absence from cinema screens, the Batman films are rebooted with Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman. |
| June | 21 | The American Film Institute holds its 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The greatest film quote is "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from Gone with the Wind. |
| August | 11 | Roger Ebert publishes the list of his most hated films, distilled down from reviews he has written which date back to the 1960s. The list includes 2005 releases such as Constantine, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and A Lot like Love. |
| October | 14 | It is announced that Daniel Craig will be the new James Bond in the forthcoming Casino Royale. |
| December | 10 | The Los Angeles Film Critics Association gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Vera Farmiga for Down to the Bone. |
| December | 11 | The Boston Society of Film Critics gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line. |
| December | 11 | The American Film Institute gives its picks for the ten most outstanding motion pictures of 2005, which are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Good Night, and Good Luck, A History of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid and the Whale and Syriana. |
| December | 12 | The New York Film Critics Circle gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture, best director for Ang Lee and best actor for Heath Ledger. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line. |
| December | 13 | The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominations for the Golden Globe Awards included Brokeback Mountain, The Constant Gardener, Good Night, and Good Luck, A History of Violence and Match Point for best drama film. |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 11th Critics' Choice Awards January 9, 2006 | 63rd Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2006 | 63rd Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2006 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 59th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2006 | 78th Academy Awards March 5, 2006 |
| Category/Organization | 11th Critics' Choice Awards January 9, 2006 | Drama | Musical or Comedy | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 59th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2006 | 78th Academy Awards March 5, 2006 |
| Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Brokeback Mountain | Walk the Line | Brokeback Mountain | Brokeback Mountain | Crash |
| Best Director | Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain |
| Best Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote | Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote | Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line | Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote | Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote | Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote |
| Best Actress | Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line | Felicity Huffman Transamerica | Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line | Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line | Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line | Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man | George Clooney Syriana | George Clooney Syriana | Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man | Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain | George Clooney Syriana |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amy Adams Junebug Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain | Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener | Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener | Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener | Thandiwe Newton Crash | Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash | Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash |
| Best Animated Film | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | N/A | N/A | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | N/A | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
| Best Original Score | Memoirs of a Geisha John Williams | Memoirs of a Geisha John Williams | Memoirs of a Geisha John Williams | N/A | Memoirs of a Geisha John Williams | Brokeback Mountain Gustavo Santaolalla |
| Best Original Song | "Hustle & Flow (It Ain't Over)" Hustle & Flow | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" Brokeback Mountain | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" Brokeback Mountain | N/A | N/A | "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" Hustle & Flow |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Kung Fu Hustle | Paradise Now | Paradise Now | N/A | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Tsotsi |

## 2005 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2005
* List of Argentine films of 2005
* List of Australian films of 2005
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2005
* List of Brazilian films of 2005
* List of British films of 2005
* List of Chinese films of 2005
* List of Canadian films of 2005
* List of Dutch films of 2005
* List of French films of 2005
* List of German films of the 2000s
* List of Hong Kong films of 2005
* List of Indian films of 2005
** List of Bengali films of 2005
** List of Bollywood films of 2005
** List of Kannada films of 2005
** List of Malayalam films of 2005
** List of Tamil films of 2005
** List of Telugu films of 2005
* List of Italian films of 2005
* List of Japanese films of 2005
* List of Mexican films of 2005
* List of Pakistani films of 2005
* List of Russian films of 2005
* List of South Korean films of 2005
* List of Spanish films of 2005

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2005
* List of animated feature films of 2005
* List of avant-garde films of 2005
* List of crime films of 2005
* List of comedy films of 2005
* List of drama films of 2005
* List of horror films of 2005
* List of science fiction films of 2005
* List of thriller films of 2005
* List of western films of 2005

## Births

* January 4 – Dafne Keen, Spanish-English actress
* January 25 – Avantika Vandanapu, American actress
* February 23 – Arica Himmel, American actress
* February 25 – Noah Jupe, English actor
* April 13 – Brandon Severs, American actor
* April 29 – Shahadi Wright Joseph, American actress, singer and dancer
* May 3 – Maxwell Jenkins, American actor
* May 13 – Tristan Pravong, American actor
* June 6 – Soma Santoki, Japanese actor
* July 20 – Alison Fernandez, American actress
* July 25 – Pierce Gagnon, American actor
* August 10 – Sunny Suljic, American actor
* August 18 – Brady Hepner, American actor
* August 30 – Sophia Valverde, Brazilian actress
* September 20 – Jason Drucker, American actor
* October 1 – Rosalie Chiang, American actress
* October 7 – Lulu Wilson, American actress
* October 31 - Dixie Egerickx, English actress
* November 18 – Lia McHugh, American actress
* December 16 – Owen Vaccaro, American actor
* December 30 – Brady Noon, American actor

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 2 | C. M. Pennington-Richards | 93 | UK | Producer | A Challenge for Robin HoodDentist on the Job |
| January | 5 | Gabrielle Daye | 93 | UK | Actress | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang10 Rillington Place |
| January | 8 | Badja Djola | 56 | US | Actor | Mississippi BurningWho's the Man? |
| January | 9 | Gonzalo Gavira | 79 | Mexico | Sound Engineer | The ExorcistThe Towering Inferno |
| January | 10 | Erwin Hillier | 93 | Germany | Cinematographer | The Dam BustersEye of the Devil |
| January | 11 | Thelma White | 94 | US | Actress | Reefer MadnessThe Moon's Our Home |
| January | 12 | Amrish Puri | 72 | India | Actor | Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomGandhi |
| January | 15 | Dan Lee | 35 | Canada | Animator | Finding NemoA Bug's Life |
| January | 15 | Ruth Warrick | 88 | US | Actress | Citizen KaneChina Sky |
| January | 17 | Virginia Mayo | 84 | US | Actress | White HeatThe Best Years of Our Lives |
| January | 21 | Steve Susskind | 62 | US | Actor | Monsters, Inc.Star Trek V: The Final Frontier |
| January | 22 | Patsy Rowlands | 74 | UK | Actress | Tom JonesA Stitch in Time |
| January | 26 | Josie MacAvin | 85-86 | Ireland | Set Decorator | Out of AfricaFar and Away |
| February | 1 | John Vernon | 72 | Canada | Actor | Dirty HarryAnimal House |
| February | 2 | Goffredo Lombardo | 84 | Italy | Producer | The LeopardRocco and His Brothers |
| February | 4 | Ossie Davis | 87 | US | Actor, Director | Do the Right ThingI'm Not Rappaport |
| February | 10 | Arthur Miller | 89 | US | Screenwriter | The CrucibleThe Misfits |
| February | 10 | Leonard Trolley | 87 | UK | Actor | The MessageOne of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing |
| February | 12 | Brian Kelly | 73 | US | Actor, Producer | Around the World Under the SeaBlade Runner |
| February | 13 | Harry Baird | 73 | Guyana | Actor | The Italian JobThe Count of Monte Cristo |
| February | 14 | Otto Plaschkes | 75 | Austria | Producer | Georgy GirlHopscotch |
| February | 16 | Nicole DeHuff | 30 | US | Actress | Meet the ParentsSuspect Zero |
| February | 17 | Peter Foy | 79 | UK | Special Effects Artist | The WizFantastic Voyage |
| February | 17 | Dan O'Herlihy | 85 | Ireland | Actor | RoboCopFail Safe |
| February | 20 | Sandra Dee | 62 | US | Actress | GidgetImitation of Life |
| February | 22 | Simone Simon | 94 | France | Actress | Seventh HeavenCat People |
| March | 3 | Guylaine St-Onge | 39 | Canada | Actress | Angel EyesHighwaymen |
| March | 5 | Morris Engel | 84 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer | Little FugitiveWeddings and Babies |
| March | 6 | Teresa Wright | 86 | US | Actress | The Pride of the YankeesMrs. Miniver |
| March | 7 | John Box | 85 | UK | Production Designer, Art Director | Lawrence of ArabiaDoctor Zhivago |
| March | 7 | Debra Hill | 54 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | HalloweenThe Fog |
| March | 9 | Sheila Gish | 62 | UK | Actress | HighlanderMansfield Par |
| March | 13 | Jason Evers | 83 | US | Actor | The Brain That Wouldn't DieEscape from the Planet of the Apes |
| March | 21 | Gemini Ganesan | 84 | India | Actor | DevtaRudraveena |
| March | 21 | Barney Martin | 82 | US | Actor | ArthurThe Producers |
| March | 25 | Paul Henning | 93 | US | Screenwriter | Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLover Come Back |
| March | 29 | Mitch Hedberg | 37 | US | Actor, Comedian | Almost FamousLords of Dogtown |
| April | 5 | Debralee Scott | 52 | US | Actress | American GraffitiPolice Academy |
| April | 8 | Onna White | 83 | Canada | Choreographer | The Music ManOliver! |
| April | 11 | John Bennett | 76 | UK | Actor | Minority ReportThe Pianist |
| April | 15 | Margaretta Scott | 93 | UK | Actress | The Man from MoroccoCalling Paul Temple |
| April | 16 | Kay Walsh | 94 | UK | Actress | The Horse's MouthOliver Twist |
| April | 19 | George P. Cosmatos | 64 | Italy | Director | TombstoneRambo: First Blood Part II |
| April | 19 | Ruth Hussey | 90 | US | Actress | The Philadelphia StoryThe Great Gatsby |
| April | 22 | Norman Bird | 80 | UK | Actor | The League of GentlemenOmen III: The Final Conflict |
| April | 23 | Robert Farnon | 87 | Canada | Composer | Captain Horatio HornblowerThe Road to Hong Kong |
| April | 23 | John Mills | 97 | UK | Actor | Ryan's DaughterGreat Expectations |
| April | 26 | Mason Adams | 86 | US | Actor | Toy SoldiersF/X |
| April | 26 | Michael Coles | 68 | UK | Actor | Dr. Who and the DaleksSweeney! |
| April | 26 | Maria Schell | 79 | Austria | Actress | SupermanCimarron |
| April | 26 | Robert Schiffer | 88 | US | Makeup Artist | The Wizard of OzSplash |
| May | 4 | Edward McAvoy | 55 | US | Production Designer | Office SpaceWild Things |
| May | 5 | Elisabeth Fraser | 85 | US | Actress | A Patch of BlueAll My Sons |
| May | 5 | June MacCloy | 95 | US | Actress | June MoonGo West |
| May | 16 | Joe Grant | 96 | US | Animator, Screenwriter | MulanDumbo |
| May | 16 | June Lang | 88 | US | Actress | Bonnie ScotlandInternational Settlement |
| May | 17 | Frank Gorshin | 72 | US | Actor | Batman12 Monkeys |
| May | 19 | Henry Corden | 85 | Canada | Actor | Modern ProblemsHook, Line & Sinker |
| May | 20 | J. D. Cannon | 83 | US | Actor | Cool Hand LukeDeath Wish II |
| May | 21 | Stephen Elliott | 86 | US | Actor | Beverly Hills CopArthur |
| May | 21 | Howard Morris | 85 | US | Actor, Director | High AnxietyBoys' Night Out |
| May | 22 | Thurl Ravenscroft | 91 | US | Singer, Voice Actor | The AristocatsThe Brave Little Toaster |
| May | 25 | Graham Kennedy | 71 | Australia | Actor | The Odd Angry ShotThe Club |
| May | 25 | Ismail Merchant | 68 | India | Producer | A Room with a ViewHowards End |
| May | 26 | Eddie Albert | 99 | US | Actor | The Heartbreak KidThe Longest Yard |
| June | 1 | Fernando Ghia | 69 | Italy | Producer | The MissionLady Caroline Lamb |
| June | 1 | Geoffrey Toone | 94 | Ireland | Actor | The King and IZero Hour! |
| June | 2 | Vittorio Duse | 89 | Italy | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | The Godfather Part IIIThe Leopard |
| June | 3 | Leon Askin | 97 | Austria | Actor | One, Two, ThreeRoad to Bali |
| June | 3 | Michael Billington | 63 | UK | Actor | The Spy Who Loved MeAlfred the Great |
| June | 3 | Harrison Young | 75 | US | Actor | Saving Private RyanThe Game |
| June | 4 | Lorna Thayer | 86 | US | Actor | Five Easy PiecesFrankie and Johnny |
| June | 6 | Anne Bancroft | 73 | US | Actress | The GraduateThe Miracle Worker |
| June | 6 | Dana Elcar | 77 | US | Actor | The StingBuddy Buddy |
| June | 8 | Ed Bishop | 72 | US | Actor | 2001: A Space OdysseyThe Mouse on the Moon |
| June | 11 | Lon McCallister | 82 | US | Actor | That Other WomanThe Story of Seabiscuit |
| June | 11 | Ron Randell | 86 | Australia | Actor | The Longest DayKing of Kings |
| June | 13 | Jonathan Adams | 69 | UK | Actor | The Rocky Horror Picture ShowEskimo Nell |
| June | 13 | Lane Smith | 69 | US | Actor | My Cousin VinnyNetwork |
| June | 15 | Suzanne Flon | 87 | France | Actress | Moulin RougeThe Train |
| June | 24 | Paul Winchell | 82 | US | Actor | The Fox and the HoundWhich Way to the Front? |
| June | 25 | John Fiedler | 80 | US | Actor | 12 Angry MenThe Odd Couple |
| June | 29 | Bruce Malmuth | 71 | US | Director, Actor | NighthawksHard to Kill |
| July | 2 | Ernest Lehman | 89 | US | Screenwriter | North by NorthwestThe Sound of Music |
| July | 3 | Alberto Lattuada | 90 | Italy | Director | Stay as You AreThe Mandrake |
| July | 3 | Charles Okun | 80 | US | Producer | The Accidental TouristSilverado |
| July | 4 | June Haver | 79 | US | Actress, Singer | The Dolly SistersThe Daughter of Rosie O'Grady |
| July | 7 | Jocelyn Rickards | 80 | Australia | Costume Designer | BlowupFrom Russia with Love |
| July | 10 | Freddy Soto | 35 | US | Actor, Comedian | SpanglishPauly Shore Is Dead |
| July | 11 | Frances Langford | 92 | US | Singer, Actress | Yankee Doodle DandyThe Glenn Miller Story |
| July | 17 | Geraldine Fitzgerald | 91 | Ireland | Actress | Wuthering HeightsArthur |
| July | 17 | Gavin Lambert | 80 | UK | Screenwriter | Inside Daisy CloverI Never Promised You a Rose Garden |
| July | 19 | Edward Bunker | 71 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | Reservoir DogsTango & Cash |
| July | 20 | James Doohan | 85 | Canada | Actor | Star TrekMan in the Wilderness |
| July | 22 | George D. Wallace | 88 | US | Actor | Forbidden PlanetBicentennial Man |
| July | 25 | Alf Joint | 77 | UK | Stuntman, Actor | Return of the JediGoldfinger |
| July | 25 | Ford Rainey | 96 | US | Actor | White HeatThe Sand Pebbles |
| July | 25 | David Jackson | 71 | UK | Actor | 10 Rillington PlaceKiller's Moon |
| July | 26 | Alexander Golitzen | 87 | Russia | Art Director, Production Designer | To Kill a MockingbirdSpartacus |
| July | 29 | Pat McCormick | 78 | US | Actor | Smokey and the BanditA Wedding |
| August | 1 | Donald Brooks | 77 | US | Costume Designer | The CardinalStar! |
| August | 4 | Ileen Getz | 43 | US | Actress | Changing LanesCelebrity |
| August | 8 | Barbara Bel Geddes | 82 | US | Actress | VertigoPanic in the Streets |
| August | 9 | Dorris Bowdon | 90 | US | Actress | The Grapes of WrathDrums Along the Mohawk |
| August | 9 | Stanley DeSantis | 51 | US | Actor | The AviatorI Am Sam |
| August | 9 | Matthew McGrory | 32 | US | Actor | Big FishThe Devil's Rejects |
| August | 11 | James Booth | 77 | UK | Actor | ZuluThe Secret of My Success |
| August | 15 | Herta Ware | 88 | US | Actress | CocoonCruel Intentions |
| August | 16 | Tonino Delli Colli | 81 | Italy | Cinematographer | Life Is BeautifulOnce Upon a Time in America |
| August | 16 | Joe Ranft | 45 | US | Animator, Voice Actor, Screenwriter | Toy StoryA Bug's Life |
| August | 16 | Eva Renzi | 60 | Germany | Actress | Funeral in BerlinThe Pink Jungle |
| August | 19 | Mel Welles | 81 | US | Actor | The Little Shop of HorrorsDr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype |
| August | 23 | Brock Peters | 78 | US | Actor | To Kill a MockingbirdStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
| August | 25 | Terence Morgan | 83 | UK | Actor | HamletCaptain Horatio Hornblower |
| August | 31 | Michael Sheard | 67 | UK | Actor | The Empire Strikes BackIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
| September | 2 | Bob Denver | 70 | US | Actor | Take Her, She's MineWho's Minding the Mint? |
| September | 12 | Ronald Leigh-Hunt | 84 | UK | Actor | The OmenWhere the Bullets Fly |
| September | 14 | Robert Wise | 91 | US | Director, Film Editor | The Sound of MusicWest Side Story |
| September | 15 | Guy Green | 91 | UK | Director, Cinematographer | A Patch of BlueGreat Expectations |
| September | 15 | Josephine Griffin | 76 | UK | Actress | The Man Who Never WasThe Spanish Gardener |
| September | 15 | Sidney Luft | 89 | US | Producer | A Star is BornKilroy Was Here |
| September | 16 | Constance Moore | 84 | US | Actress | Atlantic CityBuck Rogers |
| September | 17 | Joel Hirschhorn | 67 | US | Songwriter | The Poseidon AdventurePete's Dragon |
| September | 19 | John Bromfield | 83 | US | Actor | Revenge of the CreatureHot Cars |
| September | 20 | Gordon Carroll | 77 | US | Producer | AlienRed Heat |
| September | 22 | Joseph Wolf | 78 | US | Producer | A Nightmare on Elm StreetHalloween II |
| September | 23 | John Brabourne | 80 | UK | Producer | Romeo and JulietA Passage to India |
| September | 23 | Roger Brierley | 70 | UK | Actor | About a BoyA Fish Called Wanda |
| September | 25 | Don Adams | 82 | US | Actor | The Nude BombBack to the Beach |
| September | 25 | Jerry Juhl | 67 | US | Screenwriter | The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Christmas Carol |
| October | 2 | Hamilton Camp | 70 | UK | Actor | Heaven Can WaitJoe Dirt |
| October | 2 | Nipsey Russell | 87 | US | Actor | The WizCar 54, Where Are You? |
| October | 3 | Ronnie Barker | 76 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | Robin and MarianThe Gathering Storm |
| October | 3 | Louis A. Garfinkle | 77 | US | Screenwriter | The Deer HunterI Bury the Living |
| October | 7 | Charles Rocket | 56 | US | Actor | Dumb and DumberDances with Wolves |
| October | 9 | Louis Nye | 92 | US | Actor | The Facts of LifeGood Neighbor Sam |
| October | 11 | Sergio Citti | 72 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Beach HouseWe Free Kings |
| October | 15 | Mildred Shay | 94 | US | Actress | CandleshoeDeath Wish 3 |
| October | 16 | Ursula Howells | 83 | UK | Actress | Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsTorture Garden |
| October | 16 | John Larch | 91 | US | Actor | Dirty HarryPlay Misty for Me |
| October | 18 | John Hollis | 77 | UK | Actor | The Empire Strikes BackSuperman |
| October | 19 | Wolf Rilla | 85 | Germany | Director, Screenwriter | Village of the DamnedThe Scamp |
| October | 22 | Tony Adams | 52 | Ireland | Producer | 10Victor/Victoria |
| October | 23 | William Hootkins | 57 | US | Actor | Star WarsBatman |
| October | 28 | Barbara Keogh | 76 | UK | Actress | The Abominable Dr. PhibesPaperhouse |
| October | 29 | Lloyd Bochner | 81 | Canada | Actor | Point BlankThe Detective |
| November | 2 | Jean Carson | 82 | US | Actress | I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceThe Party |
| November | 3 | Geoffrey Keen | 89 | UK | Actor | Doctor ZhivagoThe Spy Who Loved Me |
| November | 4 | Sheree North | 85 | US | Actress | How to Be Very, Very PopularCharley Varrick |
| November | 6 | Stevan Larner | 75 | US | Cinematographer | BadlandsCaddyshack |
| November | 11 | Moustapha Akkad | 75 | Syria | Producer, Director | The MessageHalloween |
| November | 11 | Keith Andes | 89 | US | Actor | A Life at StakeTora! Tora! Tora! |
| November | 11 | Pamela Duncan | 80 | US | Actress | My Gun Is QuickAttack of the Crab Monsters |
| November | 15 | Agenore Incrocci | 86 | Italy | Screenwriter | The Good, the Bad and the UglyCasanova 70 |
| November | 18 | Harold J. Stone | 94 | US | Actor | The Harder They FallThe Wrong Man |
| November | 20 | Nora Denney | 78 | US | Actress | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactorySplash |
| November | 23 | Constance Cummings | 95 | US | Actress | Blithe SpiritGlamour |
| November | 23 | Beverly Tyler | 78 | US | Actress | The Green YearsChicago Confidential |
| November | 24 | Pat Morita | 73 | US | Actor | The Karate KidMulan |
| November | 27 | Jocelyn Brando | 86 | US | Actress | China VentureTen Wanted Men |
| November | 27 | Marc Lawrence | 95 | US | Actor | The Asphalt JungleKey Largo |
| November | 29 | Joseph Fürst | 89 | Austria | Actor | Diamonds Are ForeverExodus |
| November | 29 | Macon McCalman | 72 | US | Actor | Smokey and the BanditThe Client |
| November | 29 | Wendie Jo Sperber | 47 | US | Actress | Back to the FutureI Wanna Hold Your Hand |
| November | 30 | Jean Parker | 90 | US | Actress | The GunfighterBlack Tuesday |
| November | 30 | Herbert L. Strock | 87 | US | Director | I Was a Teenage FrankensteinThe Crawling Hand |
| December | 1 | Jack Colvin | 71 | US | Actor | Jeremiah JohnsonChild's Play |
| December | 4 | Gregg Hoffman | 42 | US | Producer | SawDead Silence |
| December | 7 | Adrian Biddle | 53 | UK | Cinematographer | AliensThelma & Louise |
| December | 10 | Mary Jackson | 95 | US | Actress | AirportThe Exorcist III |
| December | 10 | Richard Pryor | 65 | US | Actor, Comedian | The MackSilver Streak |
| December | 12 | Robert Newmyer | 49 | US | Producer | Training DayThe Santa Clause |
| December | 12 | Annette Stroyberg | 69 | Denmark | Actress | Les Liaisons dangereusesBlood and Roses |
| December | 15 | Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | 84 | Italy | Director | The Divine NymphThe Driver's Seat |
| December | 16 | John Spencer | 58 | US | Actor | Cop LandPresumed Innocent |
| December | 18 | Belita | 82 | UK | Actress | SuspenseNever Let Me Go |
| December | 19 | Don McKillop | 77 | UK | Actor | OtleyAn American Werewolf in London |
| December | 20 | Argentina Brunetti | 98 | Argentina | Actress | It's a Wonderful LifeThe Money Trap |
| December | 22 | Aurora Miranda | 90 | Brazil | Singer, Actress | Phantom LadyThe Three Caballeros |
| December | 25 | Roy Stuart | 78 | US | Actor | The Love God?Prime Risk |
| December | 26 | Vincent Schiavelli | 57 | US | Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestGhost |
| December | 28 | Patrick Cranshaw | 86 | US | Actor | Bonnie and ClydeOld School |

## Film debuts

* Eric Bauza – Surly Squirrel
* Molly Beucher – Constellation
* Javier Botet – Beneath Still Waters
* Jesús Carroza – 7 Virgins
* Michael Chernus – Winter Passing
* François Civil – Le Cactus
* Jan Cornet – The Night of the Brother
* Alexandra Daddario – The Squid and the Whale
* Déborah François – The Child
* Domhnall Gleeson – Boy Eats Girl
* Álex González – Round Two
* Tiffany Haddish – The Urban Demographic
* Ryan Hansen – Death by Engagement
* Jack Huston – Neighborhood Watch
* Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson – Get Rich or Die Tryin'
* Gillian Jacobs – Building Girl
* Olga Kurylenko – The Ring Finger
* Rooney Mara – Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
* Wendi McLendon-Covey – Bewitched
* Chloë Grace Moretz – The Amityville Horror
* Carey Mulligan – Pride & Prejudice
* Micaela Nevárez – Princesses
* Lee Pace – The White Countess
* Teresa Palmer – Wolf Creek
* Randall Park – Will Unplugged
* Robert Pattinson – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Tyler Perry – Diary of a Mad Black Woman
* Jackson Rathbone – River's End
* AnnaSophia Robb – Because of Winn-Dixie
* Elisabeth Röhm – Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
* Amy Seimetz – Black Dragon Canyon
* Miguel Ángel Silvestre – Life and Colour
* Brittany Snow – The Pacifier
* Paul Sparks – Headspace
* Corey Stoll – North Country
* Channing Tatum – Coach Carter
* Christa Théret – The Axe
* Michael Urie – WTC View
* Mary Elizabeth Winstead – The Ring Two
* Alex Wolff – The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
* Nat Wolff – The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie