# 2015 in film

2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths.
Fox Film (now 20th Century Fox), Universal City, California and Universal Studios Lot celebrated their 100th anniversaries; The Sound of Music and Dolby celebrated their 50th anniversaries.

## Evaluation of the year

Richard Brody of The New Yorker described 2015 as, "one of Hollywood's worst years" but also stated that it was also "a terrific year for movies over all". He emphasized that, "The anticipated Oscarizables have mainly ranged from the blandly enjoyable to the droningly disastrous. Partly, the problem is merely one of scheduling: most of Hollywood's inspired directors, the ones whose images have a natural musical sublimity and complexity, weren't on call this year. My list reflects the unfortunate accident of a calendar year with no release by many of the best American directors working in or out of the Hollywood system, such as Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Miranda July, Terrence Malick, James Gray, David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Thomas Anderson."

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2015 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2015 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Disney | $2,068,223,624 |
| 2 | Jurassic World | Universal | $1,670,400,637 |
| 3 | Furious 7 | Universal | $1,515,047,671 |
| 4 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Disney | $1,402,809,540 |
| 5 | Minions | Universal | $1,159,398,397 |
| 6 | Spectre | Sony | $880,674,609 |
| 7 | Inside Out | Disney | $858,811,174 |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Paramount | $682,714,267 |
| 9 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Lionsgate | $653,428,261 |
| 10 | The Martian | 20th Century Fox | $630,161,890 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed over $2 billion, becoming the third film to surpass that milestone, and the third highest-grossing film of all time. Jurassic World, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Minions have each grossed over $1 billion, making them among the highest-grossing films of all time. Spectre and Inside Out grossed more than $850 million.
Minions became the first non-Disney animated film and the third animated film overall after Toy Story 3 (2010) and Frozen (2013) to gross over $1 billion, and is currently the sixth highest-grossing animated film of all time.

### 2015 notable box office records
#### Studio records

2015 is the first year that a single studio (Universal Pictures) released three films that each grossed over $1 billion, the first year that a single studio released two films that both grossed over $1.5 billion, and the first year that a single studio released two films that both grossed over $1 billion outside of North America.
* Universal also generated $2 billion and $3 billion in a single year at the international box office faster than any studio before, doing so on June 10, June 14, and July 17, 2015, respectively. The previous records was held by 20th Century Fox when it reached $2 and $3 billion on June 15 and July 30, 2010, respectively. Universal previously grossed $2 billion in 2013, reaching the milestone on September 17 of that year. Furthermore, the studio also broke the record for fastest studio to generate $1 billion in the United States and Canada (on June 14, 2015), beating the previous record ascendance achieved by Paramount Pictures on June 22, 2008, and $2 billion (on August 16, 2015), beating the previous speed record of December 25, 2009, held by Warner Bros., and the fastest to $3, $4, and $5 billion worldwide (It achieved the $5 billion milestone on July 17, 2015, breaking the record previously held by Fox near the end of November 2014). Universal is also the first studio to achieve $6 billion at the global box office in one year.
* Walt Disney Studios became the first studio to release three films within a single franchise – the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – that each grossed over $1 billion, with Avengers: Age of Ultron joining 2012's The Avengers and 2013's Iron Man 3. The MCU also became the highest-grossing film franchise with the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, surpassing the Harry Potter film franchise ($7.723 billion, 2001–2011), and becoming the first franchise to gross over $8 billion. With the subsequent release of Ant-Man, the MCU also became the first franchise to gross over $9 billion.
* Furious 7 became the highest-grossing film ever distributed by Universal, surpassing the 22-year-old record set by Jurassic Park in 1993. However it shortly lost the record to Jurassic World in June, just two months later. It was also the first film distributed by Universal to gross $1 billion in its initial release, since Jurassic Park did so after it was re-released in 2013.

#### Film records

* Furious 7 became the fastest film to reach $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide, doing so in 17 days; this record was later surpassed by Universal's own Jurassic World two months later, accruing the same amount in 13 days; this record was in turn surpassed six months later by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which accrued $1 billion in 12 days. Furious 7 also became the first American film ever to gross over ¥2 billion (amassing ¥2.426 billion) at the Chinese box office.
* Jurassic World grossed $524.4 million worldwide in its opening weekend, making it the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time, surpassing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($483.2 million in 2011). Jurassic World also grossed $208.8 million in North America in its opening weekend, beating the previous record held by The Avengers ($207.4 million in 2012). Both records were later surpassed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the same year. It also became the highest-grossing film that was not the highest-grossing film of its year, surpassing Iron Man 3.
* Terminator Genisys became the first American film to earn $400 million worldwide without also grossing $100 million in North America. The only other production to hit that threshold before was the French film The Intouchables (2012).
* Minions became the fastest animated film to $1 billion in 49 days, surpassing Toy Story 3 (75 days). It also becomes the first Non-Disney animated film to gross over $1 billion, and is the highest-grossing spinoff film, as well as the highest-grossing prequel.
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke all pre-sale ticket records and grossed $529 million in its opening weekend, making it the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time, surpassing Jurassic World ($524.4 million on 12–14 June 2015). The Force Awakens also grossed $248 million in North America in its opening weekend, beating the previous record held by Jurassic World ($208.8 million). The film subsequently became the first to exceed $800 million in the domestic box office on January 9 and $900 million on February 5. It also became Disney's first film to gross over $1 billion at the foreign box office, as well as the third film to ever gross over $2 billion worldwide. This makes it the third highest-grossing film of all time.
* 2015 is tied with 2018 for the greatest number of films to gross more than $1 billion with five, surpassing 2012's record of four, but later was surpassed in 2019 to have nine films with that milestone. It has also set the record for the greatest number of films crossing the $1.5 billion mark with three.

## Events
### Award ceremonies

| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 11 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California |
| January 15 | 20th Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California |
| January 24 | Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 | Producers Guild of America | Beverly Hills, California |
| January 25 | 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists | Los Angeles, California |
| January 26 | 50th Guldbagge Awards | Swedish Film Institute | Djurgården, Sweden |
| January 31 | 4th AACTA International Awards | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | Los Angeles, California |
| January 31 | 60th Filmfare Awards | Filmfare | Mumbai, India |
| February 2 | 20th Lumières Awards | Académie des Lumières | Paris, France |
| February 4 | African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2014 | African-American Film Critics Association | Hollywood, California |
| February 7 | 29th Goya Awards | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| February 7 | 5th Magritte Awards | Académie André Delvaux | Brussels, Belgium |
| February 7 | 67th Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 8 | 68th British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England |
| February 14 | 67th Writers Guild of America Awards | Writers Guild of America | Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 15 | 19th Satellite Awards | International Press Academy | Los Angeles, California |
| February 20 | 40th César Awards | Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques | Paris, France |
| February 21 | 30th Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | |
| February 21 | 35th Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Awards | Hollywood, California |
| February 22 | 87th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Hollywood, California |
| April 12 | 2015 MTV Movie Awards | MTV | Los Angeles, California |
| May 3 | 62nd National Film Awards | Directorate of Film Festivals | India |
| June 25 | 41st Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Burbank, California |
| September 20 | 2015 FAMAS Awards | Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards | Newport City, Metro Manila |
| December 12 | 28th European Film Awards | European Film Academy | Berlin, Germany |

### Festivals

| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 22 – February 1 | 2015 Sundance Film Festival | Sundance Institute | Park City, Utah |
| February 5–15 | 65th Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin, Germany |
| May 13–24 | 2015 Cannes Film Festival | Cannes Film Festival | Cannes, France |
| July 3–11 | 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary, Czechia |
| September 2–12 | 72nd Venice International Film Festival | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy |
| September 4–13 | 2015 Deauville American Film Festival | Deauville American Film Festival | Deauville, France |
| September 10–20 | 2015 Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario |
| September 25 – October 11 | 53rd New York Film Festival | New York Film Festival | New York, New York |
| November 13–29 | 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia |
| November 21–28 | 26th Carthage Film Festival | Carthage Film Festival | Tunis, Tunisia |
| December 25 – January 7, 2016 | 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival | Metro Manila Film Festival | Manila, Philippines |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 73rd Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2016 | 21st Critics' Choice Awards January 17, 2016 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 69th BAFTA Awards February 14, 2016 | 88th Academy Awards February 28, 2016 |
| Category/Organization | Drama | Musical or Comedy | 21st Critics' Choice Awards January 17, 2016 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 69th BAFTA Awards February 14, 2016 | 88th Academy Awards February 28, 2016 |
| Best Film | The Revenant | The Martian | Spotlight | The Big Short | The Revenant | Spotlight |
| Best Director | Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant | Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant | George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road | Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant | Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant | Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant | Matt Damon The Martian | Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant | Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant | Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant | Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant |
| Best Actress | Brie Larson Room | Jennifer Lawrence Joy | Brie Larson Room | Brie Larson Room | Brie Larson Room | Brie Larson Room |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sylvester Stallone Creed | Sylvester Stallone Creed | Sylvester Stallone Creed | Idris Elba Beasts of No Nation | Mark Rylance Bridge of Spies | Mark Rylance Bridge of Spies |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kate Winslet Steve Jobs | Kate Winslet Steve Jobs | Alicia Vikander The Danish Girl | Alicia Vikander The Danish Girl | Kate Winslet Steve Jobs | Alicia Vikander The Danish Girl |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight |
| Best Animated Film | Inside Out | Inside Out | Inside Out | Inside Out | Inside Out | Inside Out |
| Best Original Score | The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone | The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone | The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone | — | The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone | The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone |
| Best Original Song | "Writing's on the Wall" Spectre | "Writing's on the Wall" Spectre | "See You Again" Furious 7 | — | — | "Writing's on the Wall" Spectre |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Son of Saul | Son of Saul | Son of Saul | — | Wild Tales | Son of Saul |
| Best Documentary | — | — | Amy | Amy | Amy | Amy |
Palme d'Or (68th Cannes Film Festival):
    Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard, France
Golden Lion (72nd Venice International Film Festival):
    From Afar (Desde allá), directed by Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuela
Golden Bear (65th Berlin International Film Festival):
    Taxi (تاکسی), directed by Jafar Panahi, Iran

## 2015 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2015
* List of Argentine films of 2015
* List of Australian films of 2015
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2015
* List of Brazilian films of 2015
* List of British films of 2015
* List of Canadian films of 2015
* List of Chinese films of 2015
* List of French films of 2015
* List of Hong Kong films of 2015
* List of Indian films of 2015
** List of Assamese films of 2015
** List of Bengali films of 2015
** List of Bollywood films of 2015
** List of Punjabi films of 2015
** List of Gujarati films of 2015
** List of Kannada films of 2015
** List of Malayalam films of 2015
** List of Marathi films of 2015
** List of Tamil films of 2015
** List of Telugu films of 2015
** List of Tulu films of 2015
* List of Indonesian films
* List of Italian films of 2015
* List of Japanese films of 2015
* List of Mexican films of 2015
* List of Pakistani films of 2015
* List of Russian films of 2015
* List of South Korean films of 2015
* List of Spanish films of 2015
* List of Turkish films of 2015

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2015
* List of animated feature films of 2015
* List of avant-garde films of 2015
* List of comedy films of 2015
* List of drama films of 2015
* List of horror films of 2015
* List of science fiction films of 2015
* List of thriller films of 2015
* List of western films of 2015

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Donna Douglas | 81 | US | Actress | Frankie & JohnnyLover Come Back |
| January | 4 | Bernard Williams | 72 | UK | Producer | DaredevilManhunter |
| January | 5 | Khan Bonfils | 42 | UK | Actor | Batman BeginsSkyfall |
| January | 6 | Lance Percival | 81 | UK | Actor | Yellow SubmarineDarling Lili |
| January | 7 | Rod Taylor | 84 | Australia | Actor | The BirdsThe Time Machine |
| January | 9 | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. | 88 | US | Producer, Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldThe Preacher's Wife |
| January | 10 | Brian Clemens | 83 | UK | Screenwriter | See No EvilThe Tell-Tale Heart |
| January | 10 | George Dickerson | 81 | US | Actor | Death WarrantBlue Velvet |
| January | 10 | Taylor Negron | 57 | US | Actor | The Last Boy ScoutFast Times at Ridgemont High |
| January | 10 | Francesco Rosi | 92 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The Mattei AffairLucky Luciano |
| January | 11 | Anita Ekberg | 83 | Sweden | Actress | La Dolce VitaWar and Peace |
| January | 13 | Frank Mazzola | 79 | US | Actor, Film Editor | Rebel Without a CauseDemon Seed |
| January | 14 | Darren Shahlavi | 42 | UK | Actor, Stuntman | Ip Man 2300 |
| January | 14 | Layne Tom Jr. | 87 | US | Actor | Charlie ChanThe Hurricane |
| January | 15 | Alan Hirschfield | 79 | US | Studio Executive | |
| January | 16 | Walter Peregoy | 89 | US | Animator | Sleeping BeautyOne Hundred and One Dalmatians |
| January | 17 | Faten Hamama | 83 | Egypt | Actress | Empire MCairo |
| January | 17 | Don Harron | 90 | Canada | Actor | The Best of EverythingThe Hospital |
| January | 23 | Barrie Ingham | 82 | UK | Actor | The Great Mouse DetectiveThe Day of the Jackal |
| January | 29 | Rod McKuen | 81 | US | Composer, Singer | A Boy Named Charlie BrownThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| January | 30 | Geraldine McEwan | 82 | UK | Actress | Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesHenry V |
| January | 31 | Robert Blees | 96 | US | Screenwriter | Magnificent ObsessionDr. Phibes Rises Again |
| January | 31 | Lizabeth Scott | 92 | US | Actress, Singer | The Strange Love of Martha IversToo Late for Tears |
| February | 2 | Stewart Stern | 92 | US | Screenwriter | Rebel Without a CauseRachel, Rachel |
| February | 3 | Mary Healy | 96 | US | Actress, Singer | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. TStar Dust |
| February | 4 | Monica Scattini | 59 | Italy | Actress | NineSentimental Maniacs |
| February | 11 | Roger Hanin | 89 | France | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | TamangoBreathless |
| February | 12 | Movita Castaneda | 98 | US | Actress | Mutiny on the BountyFort Apache |
| February | 14 | Louis Jourdan | 93 | France | Actor, Singer | OctopussyGigi |
| February | 15 | Eileen Essell | 92 | UK | Actress | Finding NeverlandDuplex |
| February | 16 | Lesley Gore | 68 | US | Singer, Songwriter | Ski PartyFame |
| February | 17 | June Fairchild | 68 | US | Actress | HeadDrive, He Said |
| February | 19 | Frank Ramírez | 65 | Colombia | Actor | The Wrath of GodSmith! |
| February | 20 | Patricia Norris | 83 | US | Costume Designer, Production Designer | 12 Years a SlaveScarface |
| February | 21 | Bruce Sinofsky | 58 | US | Documentarian | Metallica: Some Kind of MonsterBrother's Keeper |
| February | 27 | Richard Bakalyan | 84 | US | Actor | The Fox and the HoundChinatown |
| February | 27 | Leonard Nimoy | 83 | US | Actor, Director | Star TrekInvasion of the Body Snatchers |
| March | 1 | Daniel von Bargen | 64 | US | Actor | Super TroopersLord of Illusions |
| March | 3 | Lynn Borden | 77 | US | Actress | Dirty Mary, Crazy LarryBlack Mama White Mama |
| March | 5 | Albert Maysles | 88 | US | Documentarian | Gimme ShelterGrey Gardens |
| March | 10 | Richard Glatzer | 63 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Still AliceQuinceañera |
| March | 11 | Ralph Taeger | 78 | US | Actor | X-15The Carpetbaggers |
| March | 13 | Vincent Wong | 87 | UK | Actor | Die Another DayBatman |
| March | 14 | Ib Melchior | 97 | Denmark | Director, Screenwriter | Robinson Crusoe on MarsThe Angry Red Planet |
| March | 15 | Sally Forrest | 86 | US | Actress, Dancer | Son of SinbadWhile the City Sleeps |
| March | 20 | Walter Grauman | 93 | US | Director, Producer | 633 SquadronLady in a Cage |
| March | 20 | Gregory Walcott | 87 | US | Actor | The Eiger SanctionPlan 9 from Outer Space |
| March | 21 | Alberta Watson | 60 | Canada | Actress | HackersThe Sweet Hereafter |
| March | 24 | Monte Merrick | 65 | US | Screenwriter | Memphis Belle8 Seconds |
| March | 25 | Ivo Garrani | 91 | Italy | Actor | Black SundayHolocaust 2000 |
| March | 27 | Rik Battaglia | 88 | Italy | Actor | Treasure IslandEsther and the King |
| March | 28 | Richard L. Bare | 101 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Wicked, WickedShoot-Out at Medicine Bend |
| March | 28 | Miroslav Ondříček | 80 | Czech Republic | Cinematographer | AmadeusRagtime |
| March | 28 | Gene Saks | 93 | US | Actor, Director | The Odd CoupleCactus Flower |
| March | 30 | Robert Z'Dar | 64 | US | Actor | Maniac CopTango & Cash |
| April | 1 | Robert Walker | 54 | Canada | Animator, Director | Brother BearThe Lion King |
| April | 2 | Manoel de Oliveira | 106 | Portugal | Director, Screenwriter | A Talking PictureBelle Toujours |
| April | 3 | Vivian Nathan | 98 | US | Actress | KluteTeacher's Pet |
| April | 3 | Robert Rietti | 91 | UK | Actor | James BondThe Omen |
| April | 5 | Richard Dysart | 86 | US | Actor | Being ThereThe Thing |
| April | 5 | Richard LaSalle | 97 | US | Composer | The Time TravelersDiary of a Madman |
| April | 5 | Tom Towles | 65 | US | Actor | House of 1000 CorpsesHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer |
| April | 5 | Julie Wilson | 90 | US | Actress, Singer | This Could Be the NightThe Strange One |
| April | 6 | James Best | 88 | US | Actor | SounderVerboten! |
| April | 7 | Eugene Louis Faccuito | 90 | US | Dancer | Annie Get Your GunAn American in Paris |
| April | 7 | Stan Freberg | 88 | US | Voice Actor | Lady and the TrampLooney Tunes: Back in Action |
| April | 7 | Geoffrey Lewis | 79 | US | Actor | Thunderbolt and LightfootHigh Plains Drifter |
| April | 10 | Paul Almond | 83 | Canada | Director | IsabelCaptive Hearts |
| April | 10 | Judith Malina | 88 | US | Actress | The Addams FamilyDog Day Afternoon |
| April | 13 | Claire Gordon | 74 | UK | Actress | KongaBeat Girl |
| April | 22 | Gennadi Vengerov | 55 | Belarus | Actor | Enemy at the GatesSoldiers of Fortune |
| April | 23 | Richard Corliss | 71 | US | Film Critic | None; critiqued films for Time Magazine |
| April | 25 | Don Mankiewicz | 93 | Germany | Screenwriter | I Want to Live!The Chapman Report |
| April | 26 | Jayne Meadows | 95 | US | Actress | City SlickersLady in the Lake |
| April | 27 | Andrew Lesnie | 59 | Australia | Cinematographer | The Lord of the RingsKing Kong |
| April | 30 | Nigel Terry | 69 | UK | Actor | The Lion in WinterExcalibur |
| May | 1 | Stephen Milburn Anderson | 67 | US | Director, Screenwriter | South CentralCash |
| May | 1 | Grace Lee Whitney | 85 | US | Actress | Star TrekIrma la Douce |
| May | 2 | Michael Blake | 69 | US | Screenwriter | Dances with WolvesStacy's Knights |
| May | 2 | Norman Thaddeus Vane | 86 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterFrightmare |
| May | 4 | William Bast | 83 | US | Screenwriter | The Valley of GwangiThe Betsy |
| May | 4 | Ellen Albertini Dow | 101 | US | Actress | The Wedding SingerSister Act |
| May | 6 | William Bronder | 84 | US | Actor | Stand by MeYes, Giorgio |
| May | 7 | Arieh Elias | 94 | Israel | Actor | KazablanBonjour Monsieur Shlomi |
| May | 9 | Elizabeth Wilson | 94 | US | Actress | The GraduateThe Addams Family |
| May | 9 | Christopher Wood | 79 | UK | Screenwriter | The Spy Who Loved MeRemo Williams: The Adventure Begins |
| May | 13 | Gill Dennis | 74 | US | Screenwriter | Walk the LineReturn to Oz |
| May | 14 | B.B. King | 89 | US | Singer, Actor | Blues Brothers 2000Spies Like Us |
| May | 15 | Michael Campus | 80 | US | Director | Z.P.G.The Mack |
| May | 15 | John Stephenson | 91 | US | Actor | At Long Last LoveCharlotte's Web |
| May | 15 | Donald Wrye | 80 | US | Director | Ice CastlesAn Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer |
| May | 16 | Jackie Basehart | 63 | US | Actor | The Inglorious BastardsTea with Mussolini |
| May | 17 | Claude Carliez | 90 | France | Stuntman | The ProfessionalValmont |
| May | 20 | Mary Ellen Trainor | 62 | US | Actress | The GooniesDie Hard |
| May | 23 | John Carter | 87 | US | Actor | ScarfaceBadlands |
| May | 23 | Anne Meara | 85 | US | Actress | FameReality Bites |
| May | 26 | Vicente Aranda | 88 | Spain | Director | The Blood Spattered BrideLovers |
| May | 26 | Claudio Caligari | 67 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Toxic LoveDon't Be Bad |
| May | 25 | Russell Wolfe | 50 | US | Producer | God's Not DeadDo You Believe? |
| May | 28 | Reynaldo Rey | 75 | US | Actor | FridayWhite Men Can't Jump |
| May | 29 | Betsy Palmer | 88 | US | Actress | Friday the 13thMister Roberts |
| May | 30 | Jake D'Arcy | 60 | UK | Actor | Gregory's GirlThe Little Vampire |
| May | 30 | Julie Harris | 94 | UK | Costume Designer | Live and Let DieDarling |
| June | 2 | Alberto De Martino | 85 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Holocaust 2000The Pumaman |
| June | 4 | Hugh Johnson | 69 | Ireland | Cinematographer, Director | G.I. JaneThe Chronicles of Riddick |
| June | 5 | Richard Johnson | 87 | UK | Actor | The HauntingLara Croft: Tomb Raider |
| June | 5 | Seth Winston | 64 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | She's Out of ControlSession Man |
| June | 7 | Christopher Lee | 93 | UK | Actor | DraculaThe Lord of the Rings |
| June | 9 | Jean Gruault | 90 | France | Screenwriter | The Story of Adele H.My American Uncle |
| June | 10 | Robert Chartoff | 81 | US | Producer | RockyRaging Bull |
| June | 10 | Julie Kirkham | 61 | US | Producer | Black RainAnna and the King |
| June | 11 | Ron Moody | 91 | UK | Actor | Oliver!The Twelve Chairs |
| June | 12 | Rick Ducommun | 62 | Canada | Actor | Scary MovieGroundhog Day |
| June | 12 | Monica Lewis | 93 | US | Actress, Singer | EarthquakeAffair with a Stranger |
| June | 13 | Junix Inocian | 64 | Philippines | Actor | MortdecaiThe 51st State |
| June | 13 | George Winslow | 69 | US | Actor | My Pal GusGentlemen Prefer Blondes |
| June | 15 | Kirk Kerkorian | 98 | US | Studio Executive | |
| June | 16 | Stephen Blauner | 81 | US | Producer | Drive, He SaidThe King of Marvin Gardens |
| June | 17 | Nicola Badalucco | 86 | Italy | Screenwriter | The DamnedDeath in Venice |
| June | 18 | Jack Rollins | 100 | US | Producer | Annie HallManhattan |
| June | 18 | John M. Stephens | 82 | US | Cinematographer | Billy JackBlacula |
| June | 21 | Tony Longo | 53 | US | Actor | Angels in the OutfieldRapid Fire |
| June | 22 | Laura Antonelli | 73 | Italy | Actress | The InnocentPassion of Love |
| June | 22 | James Horner | 61 | US | Composer | TitanicBraveheart |
| June | 23 | Magali Noël | 83 | France | Actress, Singer | La Dolce VitaAmarcord |
| June | 23 | Dick Van Patten | 86 | US | Actor | SpaceballsHigh Anxiety |
| June | 25 | Patrick Macnee | 93 | UK | Actor | The AvengersA View to a Kill |
| June | 28 | Jack Carter | 93 | US | Actor | The Horizontal LieutenantHistory of the World, Part I |
| June | 30 | Edward Burnham | 98 | UK | Actor | To Sir, with LoveLittle Dorrit |
| July | 1 | Sergio Sollima | 94 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The Big GundownCittà violenta |
| July | 3 | Diana Douglas | 92 | US | Actress | Planes, Trains and AutomobilesIt Runs in the Family |
| July | 3 | Amanda Peterson | 43 | US | Actress | Can't Buy Me LoveAnnie |
| July | 3 | Jacques Sernas | 89 | Lithuania | Actor | Helen of Troy55 Days at Peking |
| July | 6 | Jerry Weintraub | 77 | US | Producer | Ocean's ElevenThe Karate Kid |
| July | 8 | Irwin Keyes | 63 | US | Actor | The FlintstonesIntolerable Cruelty |
| July | 9 | Michael Masser | 74 | US | Composer, Songwriter | MahoganyThe Greatest |
| July | 10 | Roger Rees | 71 | UK | Actor | Robin Hood: Men in TightsFrida |
| July | 10 | Omar Sharif | 83 | Egypt | Actor | Lawrence of ArabiaDoctor Zhivago |
| July | 15 | Aubrey Morris | 89 | UK | Actor | A Clockwork OrangeThe Wicker Man |
| July | 17 | Nova Pilbeam | 95 | UK | Actress | The Man Who Knew Too MuchYoung and Innocent |
| July | 18 | George Coe | 86 | US | Actor | Kramer vs. KramerThe Stepford Wives |
| July | 18 | Alex Rocco | 79 | US | Actor | The GodfatherThe Wedding Planner |
| July | 19 | Van Alexander | 100 | US | Composer | Strait-JacketAndy Hardy Comes Home |
| July | 19 | Douglas S. Cook | 56 | US | Screenwriter | The RockDouble Jeopardy |
| July | 21 | Theodore Bikel | 91 | Austria | Actor, Singer | My Fair LadyThe Defiant Ones |
| July | 22 | Natasha Parry | 84 | UK | Actress | Romeo and JulietMidnight Lace |
| July | 25 | Robin Phillips | 75 | UK | Actor | Tales from the CryptTwo Gentlemen Sharing |
| July | 27 | Tony Vogel | 73 | UK | Actor | Raiders of the Lost ArkMission: Impossible |
| July | 28 | Shawn Robinson | 41 | US | Stuntman | TransformersGuardians of the Galaxy |
| July | 29 | Antony Holland | 95 | UK | Actor | McCabe & Mrs. MillerThe Accused |
| July | 31 | Roddy Piper | 61 | Canada | Actor | They LiveHell Comes to Frogtown |
| August | 3 | Coleen Gray | 92 | US | Actress | Red RiverThe Killing |
| August | 5 | George Cole | 90 | UK | Actor | CleopatraScrooge |
| August | 5 | Joyce Ingalls | 65 | US | Actress | Deadly ForceParadise Alley |
| August | 7 | Terrence Evans | 81 | US | Actor | Terminator 2: Judgment DayThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
| August | 7 | Uggie | 13 | US | Actor | The ArtistWater for Elephants |
| August | 9 | Jack Gold | 85 | UK | Director | Aces HighMan Friday |
| August | 13 | Danford B. Greene | 87 | US | Film Editor | MASHBlazing Saddles |
| August | 16 | Anna Kashfi | 80 | India | Actress | The MountainCowboy |
| August | 17 | Yvonne Craig | 78 | US | Actress, Singer | GidgetKissin' Cousins |
| August | 18 | Bud Yorkin | 89 | US | Director, Producer | Inspector ClouseauDivorce American Style |
| August | 20 | Melody Patterson | 66 | US | Actress | Blood and LaceThe Cycle Savages |
| August | 26 | Peter Kern | 66 | Austria | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | Hitler: A Film from GermanyDespair |
| August | 30 | Wes Craven | 76 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | A Nightmare on Elm StreetScream |
| September | 1 | Dean Jones | 84 | US | Actor | The Love BugBeethoven |
| September | 4 | Jean Darling | 93 | US | Actress | Our GangJane Eyre |
| September | 4 | Warren Murphy | 81 | US | Screenwriter | Lethal Weapon 2The Eiger Sanction |
| September | 5 | Setsuko Hara | 95 | Japan | Actress | Tokyo StoryLate Spring |
| September | 5 | Alan Steel | 79 | Italy | Actor | The Giant of MarathonSamson and the Slave Queen |
| September | 6 | Martin Milner | 83 | US | Actor | Sweet Smell of SuccessValley of the Dolls |
| September | 7 | Merv Adelson | 85 | US | Producer | Twilight's Last GleamingThe Choirboys |
| September | 7 | Dickie Moore | 89 | US | Actor | Out of the PastSergeant York |
| September | 10 | Franco Interlenghi | 83 | Italy | Actor | The Barefoot ContessaShoeshine |
| September | 12 | Frank D. Gilroy | 89 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Desperate CharactersThe Fastest Gun Alive |
| September | 17 | D. M. Marshman Jr. | 92 | US | Screenwriter | Sunset BoulevardSecond Chance |
| September | 18 | Nancy Bernstein | 55 | US | Visual Effects Artist, Producer | Rise of the GuardiansArmageddon |
| September | 20 | Jack Larson | 87 | US | Actor, Producer | Superman ReturnsJohnny Trouble |
| September | 21 | Yoram Gross | 88 | Poland | Director | Blinky Bill: The Mischievous KoalaThe Little Convict |
| September | 22 | Derek Ware | 77 | UK | Actor, Stuntman | The Italian JobRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
| September | 27 | Howard A. Anderson, Jr. | 95 | US | Visual Effects Artist | Some Like It HotSuperman |
| September | 27 | John Guillermin | 89 | UK | Director, Producer | King KongThe Towering Inferno |
| September | 29 | Pat Woodell | 71 | US | Actress | The Big Doll HouseThe Woman Hunt |
| October | 4 | Yves Barsacq | 84 | France | Actor | Love and DeathHit! |
| October | 5 | Chantal Akerman | 65 | Belgium | Director, Screenwriter | Jeanne DielmanAlmayer's Folly |
| October | 5 | Larry Brezner | 73 | US | Producer | Throw Momma from the TrainGood Morning, Vietnam |
| October | 5 | Andrew Rubin | 69 | US | Actor | Police AcademyLittle Miss Marker |
| October | 6 | Kevin Corcoran | 66 | US | Actor, Producer | Old YellerSwiss Family Robinson |
| October | 7 | Gene Allen | 97 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | My Fair LadyA Star Is Born |
| October | 8 | Richard Davies | 89 | UK | Actor | Please Sir!Zulu |
| October | 9 | Jean Badal | 88 | Hungary | Cinematographer | What's New Pussycat?Playtime |
| October | 10 | Penelope Houston | 88 | UK | Film Critic | None; critiqued films for Sight and Sound |
| October | 10 | Tex Rudloff | 89 | US | Sound Engineer | The Buddy Holly StoryHalloween |
| October | 11 | Bob Minkler | 78 | US | Sound Engineer | Star WarsTron |
| October | 12 | Joan Leslie | 90 | US | Actress | Yankee Doodle DandySergeant York |
| October | 21 | Marty Ingels | 79 | US | Actor | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumFor Singles Only |
| October | 23 | Leon Bibb | 93 | US | Singer, Actor | For Love of IvyThe Lost Man |
| October | 24 | Christopher Chapman | 88 | Canada | Director | A Place to StandKelly |
| October | 24 | Maureen O'Hara | 95 | Ireland | Actress | Miracle on 34th StreetThe Parent Trap |
| October | 27 | Betsy Drake | 92 | US | Actress | Intent to KillDancing in the Dark |
| October | 31 | Charles Herbert | 66 | US | Actor | The FlyHouseboat |
| November | 1 | Fred Thompson | 73 | US | Actor | Die Hard 2The Hunt for Red October |
| November | 2 | Colin Welland | 81 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | Chariots of FireStraw Dogs |
| November | 3 | David Graham | 91 | US | Casting Director | Purple RainThe Turning Point |
| November | 4 | Melissa Mathison | 65 | US | Screenwriter | E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialThe Black Stallion |
| November | 5 | Ritch Brinkley | 71 | US | Actor | BreakdownCabin Boy |
| November | 7 | Gunnar Hansen | 68 | Iceland | Actor | The Texas Chain Saw MassacreCampfire Tales |
| November | 8 | Angad Paul | 45 | UK | Producer | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsSnatch |
| November | 14 | Warren Mitchell | 89 | UK | Actor | JabberwockyHelp! |
| November | 15 | Dora Doll | 93 | France | Actress | JuliaThe Young Lions |
| November | 15 | Saeed Jaffrey | 86 | India | Actor | GandhiThe Man Who Would Be King |
| November | 15 | Nicoletta Machiavelli | 71 | Italy | Actress | Navajo JoeCandy |
| November | 15 | Moira Orfei | 83 | Italy | Actress | Under Ten FlagsSamson and the Slave Queen |
| November | 16 | Michael C. Gross | 86 | US | Producer | GhostbustersBeethoven |
| November | 19 | Rex Reason | 86 | US | Actor | This Island EarthThe Creature Walks Among Us |
| November | 20 | Keith Michell | 88 | Australia | Actor | Henry VIII and His Six WivesThe Executioner |
| November | 25 | Beth Rogan | 84 | UK | Actress | Mysterious IslandCompelled |
| November | 25 | Elmo Williams | 102 | US | Film Editor, Director, Producer | High Noon20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| November | 27 | Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | 94 | Sweden | Actress | Brink of LifeAll These Women |
| November | 28 | Marjorie Lord | 97 | US | Actress | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!Sherlock Holmes in Washington |
| November | 30 | Eldar Ryazanov | 88 | Russia | Director, Screenwriter | Hussar BalladOffice Romance |
| November | 30 | Steve Shagan | 88 | US | Screenwriter | Save the TigerPrimal Fear |
| December | 2 | Gabriele Ferzetti | 90 | Italy | Actor | On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceOnce Upon a Time in the West |
| December | 4 | Robert Loggia | 85 | US | Actor | BigJagged Edge |
| December | 5 | Marília Pêra | 72 | Brazil | Actress | PixoteCentral Station |
| December | 6 | Nicholas Smith | 81 | UK | Actor | Are You Being Served?Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
| December | 6 | Holly Woodlawn | 69 | US | Actress | TrashWomen in Revolt |
| December | 7 | Shirley Stelfox | 74 | UK | Actress | Personal ServicesNineteen Eighty-Four |
| December | 10 | Denis Héroux | 75 | Canada | Producer, Director | Quest for FireAtlantic City |
| December | 14 | Edmund Lyndeck | 90 | US | Actor | Big DaddyEnchanted |
| December | 15 | Ken Pogue | 81 | Canada | Actor | The Dead ZoneThe 6th Day |
| December | 19 | Louis DiGiaimo | 77 | US | Casting Director, Producer | The GodfatherThe Exorcist |
| December | 22 | Brooke McCarter | 52 | US | Actor | The Lost BoysThrashin' |
| December | 25 | Jason Wingreen | 95 | US | Actor | The Empire Strikes BackAirplane! |
| December | 27 | Franco Giacobini | 89 | Italy | Actor | Erik the ConquerorThe Mercenary |
| December | 27 | Haskell Wexler | 93 | US | Cinematographer, Director | Bound for GloryWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| December | 31 | Wayne Rogers | 82 | US | Actor | Cool Hand LukeGhosts of Mississippi |

## Film debuts

* Anthony Bajon – Les Ogres
* Zazie Beetz – James White
* Brian Patrick Butler – Bullets, Fangs and Dinner at 8
* Leo Harlem – Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas
* Miguel Herrán − Nothing in Return
* Sofia Lebedeva – The Dawns Here Are Quiet
* Gabriel Leone – Garoto
* Brigette Lundy-Paine – Irrational Man
* Brian Tyree Henry – Puerto Ricans in Paris
* Daisy Ridley – Scrawl
* Eugenia Suárez – Abzurdah
* Berta Vázquez − Palm Trees in the Snow
* Angela Yuen - Are You Here