# 2004 in film

2004 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. Shrek 2 was the year's top-grossing film, and Million Dollar Baby won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

## Evaluation of the year

American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, Jim Carrey. In terms of film genres, Levy stated, "The year's most prominent genre was the biopicture, a genre that in the past has suffered from lack of prestige and abundance of clichés. There were a dozen worthy biopictures, including Alexander, The Aviator, Beyond the Sea, Finding Neverland, Hotel Rwanda, Kinsey, Motorcycle Diaries, and Ray. Celebrating entrepreneurs, playwrights, singers, sex researchers, composers, and politicians, they continued to show one alarming bias: They were all about men. You don't have to be a feminist critic or a sociologist to deduct that, as far as real or reel heroes are concerned, women matter less in Hollywood and American society at large. Can't anyone come up with a strong part for a femme-driven bio a la British film Vera Drake, without relegating women to showbiz personae." Levy also stated, "Classic Hollywood cinema, which reached its height during the golden age of studio system and has been in decline, is kept alive by one major force: Clint Eastwood. The "Man With No Name" has become the "Man With the Best Name", a director who's experiencing an unparallel artistic height with “Million Dollar Baby,” a follow-up to the equally sublime Mystic River."

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2004 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2004 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks | $935,454,538 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | $798,076,924 |
| 3 | Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures / Columbia | $783,766,341 |
| 4 | The Incredibles | Buena Vista | $631,442,092 |
| 5 | The Passion of the Christ | Icon / Newmarket | $611,486,736 |
| 6 | The Day After Tomorrow | 20th Century Fox | $552,639,571 |
| 7 | Meet the Fockers | Universal / DreamWorks | $522,657,936 |
| 8 | Troy | Warner Bros. | $497,409,852 |
| 9 | Shark Tale | DreamWorks | $374,583,879 |
| 10 | Ocean's Twelve | Warner Bros. | $362,744,280 |
Shrek 2 set a new record for total gross by an animated film making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The record was later surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010. It also remained the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film until it was surpassed by Despicable Me 2 in 2013 and the highest-grossing non Disney or Universal animated film until it was surpassed by Ne Zha 2 in 2025. On July 7, Spider-Man 2 reached a $200 million domestic gross in a record time of eight days. On July 18, after 19 days in release, Spider-Man 2 reached $300 million domestically in another record time. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has the highest international revenue of $546 million compared to Shrek 2's $487.5 million.
The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, became the first blockbuster motion picture of 2004 and also the highest grossing R-rated film domestically. Meet the Fockers beat 2003's Bruce Almighty record for the highest-grossing comedy film; both were released by Universal.

## Events

| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 25 | Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Lost in Translation. |
| January | 26 | Golden Raspberry Award nominations announced, leading films are: 9: Gigli 8: The Cat in the Hat 8: From Justin to Kelly 7: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
| January | 27 | Academy Awards nominations announced, leading films are: 11: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 7: Cold Mountain 7: Seabiscuit 6: Mystic River |
| February | 4 | 9th Empire Awards: Major winners include Love Actually and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| February | 15 | BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Scarlett Johansson, Best Actress and Bill Murray, Best Actor |
| February | 22 | Screen Actors Guild Awards: Charlize Theron, The Actor for Best Female Actor, Johnny Depp, The Actor for Best Male Actor, Tim Robbins, The Actor for Best Male Supporting Actor, Renée Zellweger, The Actor for Best Female Supporting Actor. |
| February | 23 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King becomes the second film in history to gross more than $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts. |
| February | 25 | The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson's major motion picture about the last days of Jesus's life on Earth, opens huge in time for Lent. |
| February | 28 | Gigli dominates the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 6 awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Jennifer Lopez), Worst Actor (Ben Affleck), Worst Director (Martin Brest), Worst Screenplay (Brest) and worst on-screen couple (Lopez and Affleck). Worst supporting acting awards went to actress Demi Moore for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and actor Sylvester Stallone for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. |
| February | 29 | 76th Academy Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins picture and director awards as well as nine others for a total of 11 Academy Awards, a tie for the most ever won by a single film. |
| May | 22 | Fahrenheit 9/11, a controversial documentary by Michael Moore wins the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| June | 5 | The 2004 MTV Movie Awards were held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California and hosted by Lindsay Lohan. |
| June | 27 | Fahrenheit 9/11 breaks the record for highest opening-weekend earnings in the United States for a documentary, earning $23.9 million. And going on to earn over $119M in domestic box office earnings. |
| July | 1 | Marlon Brando, considered by many to be the greatest actor of all time, dies at the age of 80 from respiratory failure at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. |
| October | 29 | Voices of Iraq released, the first "wikified" documentary film created by sending multiple DV cameras to participants. |
| December | 13 | The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 2005 Golden Globes awards with comedy Sideways garnering seven nominations and actor Jamie Foxx with three for his work in both film and television. |
| December | 21 | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces seven films are eligible for the Academy Award for Visual Effects: The Aviator The Day After Tomorrow Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban I, Robot Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Spider-Man 2 |
| December | 28 | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces that 267 films released in 2004 are eligible for consideration of the Academy Award for Best Picture. |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 10th Critics' Choice Awards January 10, 2005 | 62nd Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2005 | 62nd Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2005 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 58th BAFTA Awards February 12, 2005 | 77th Academy Awards February 27, 2005 |
| Category/Organization | 10th Critics' Choice Awards January 10, 2005 | Drama | Musical or Comedy | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 58th BAFTA Awards February 12, 2005 | 77th Academy Awards February 27, 2005 |
| Best Film | Sideways | The Aviator | Sideways | The Aviator | The Aviator | Million Dollar Baby |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese The Aviator | Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby | Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby | Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby | Mike Leigh Vera Drake | Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby |
| Best Actor | Jamie Foxx Ray | Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator | Jamie Foxx Ray | Jamie Foxx Ray | Jamie Foxx Ray | Jamie Foxx Ray |
| Best Actress | Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby | Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby | Annette Bening Being Julia | Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby | Imelda Staunton Vera Drake | Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby |
| Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Haden Church Sideways | Clive Owen Closer | Clive Owen Closer | Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby | Clive Owen Closer | Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby |
| Best Supporting Actress | Virginia Madsen Sideways | Natalie Portman Closer | Natalie Portman Closer | Cate Blanchett The Aviator | Cate Blanchett The Aviator | Cate Blanchett The Aviator |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Sideways Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth |
| Best Animated Film | The Incredibles | — | — | — | — | The Incredibles |
| Best Original Score | Howard Shore The Aviator | Howard Shore The Aviator | Howard Shore The Aviator | — | Gustavo Santaolalla The Motorcycle Diaries | Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Finding Neverland |
| Best Original Song | "Old Habits Die Hard" Alfie | "Old Habits Die Hard" Alfie | "Old Habits Die Hard" Alfie | — | — | "Al otro lado del río" The Motorcycle Diaries |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Sea Inside | The Sea Inside | The Sea Inside | — | The Motorcycle Diaries | The Sea Inside |

### Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)

    Fahrenheit 9/11, directed by Michael Moore, United States

### Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)

    Vera Drake, directed by Mike Leigh, United Kingdom

### Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival)

    Head-On, directed by Fatih Akın, Germany & Turkey

## 2004 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2004
* List of Argentine films of 2004
* List of Australian films of 2004
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2004
* List of Brazilian films of 2004
* List of British films of 2004
* List of Canadian films of 2004
* List of Chinese films of 2004
** List of Hong Kong films of 2004
* List of French films of 2004
* List of Indian films of 2004
** List of Bengali films of 2004
** List of Bollywood films of 2004
** List of Kannada films of 2004
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** List of Telugu films of 2004
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* List of Italian films of 2004
* List of Japanese films of 2004
* List of Mexican films of 2004
* List of Pakistani films of 2004
* List of Russian films of 2004
* List of South Korean films of 2004
* List of Spanish films of 2004

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2004
* List of animated feature films of 2004
* List of avant-garde films of 2004
* List of crime films of 2004
* List of comedy films of 2004
* List of drama films of 2004
* List of horror films of 2004
* List of science fiction films of 2004
* List of thriller films of 2004
* List of western films of 2004

## Births

* January 10 – Kaitlyn Maher, American singer and actress
* January 16 – Harry Collett, English actor
* January 25 – Rohan Chand, American actor
* February 19 – Millie Bobby Brown, English actress and producer
* March 5 – Kit Connor, English actor
* April 21 – Emma Tremblay, Canadian actress
* April 23 – Teagan Croft, Australian actress
* May 3 – Mel Maia, Brazilian actress
* May 13 – Ava Acres, American actress
* May 22 – Peyton Elizabeth Lee, American actress
* June 8 - Francesca Capaldi, American actress
* June 19 – Louis Ashbourne Serkis, English actor
* July 2 – Caitlin Carmichael, American actress
* July 4 – Alex R. Hibbert, American actor
* July 6 – Dylan Kingwell, Canadian actor
* July 16
** Ruby Barnhill, English actress
** Amiah Miller, American actress
* July 17
** Logan Allen, American actor
** Shamon Brown Jr., American actor
* August 5 – Albert Tsai, American actor
* August 14 – Marsai Martin, American actress
* August 19 – Siena Agudong, American actress
* September 10 – Gabriel Bateman, American actor
* September 23 – Anthony Gonzalez, American actor
* October 3 – Noah Schnapp, American actor
* October 10 – Zain Al Rafeea, Syrian-born Norwegian actor
* November 1
** Jayden Bartels, American YouTuber, singer and actress
* November 11 – Oakes Fegley, American actor
* November 16
** Marlon Kazadi, Canadian actor
** Jack Champion, American actor
* November 27 – Jet Jurgensmeyer, American actor
* December 5 – Jules LeBlanc, American YouTuber, singer and actress
* December 9 – Nico Parker, English actress
* December 22 – Bryce Gheisar, American actor
* December 30 – Lyliana Wray, American actress

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 2 | Etta Moten Barnett | 102 | US | Actress | Flying Down to RioGold Diggers of 1933 |
| January | 2 | Lynn Cartwright | 76 | US | Actress | A League of Their OwnThe Garbage Pail Kids Movie |
| January | 4 | Brian Gibson | 59 | UK | Director | What's Love Got to Do with ItStill Crazy |
| January | 4 | Jeff Nuttall | 70 | UK | Actor | The World Is Not EnoughDamage |
| January | 6 | Philip Gilbert | 72 | Canada | Actor | Superman IIIReach for the Sky |
| January | 7 | Ingrid Thulin | 77 | Sweden | Actress | Wild StrawberriesCries and Whispers |
| January | 8 | Reginald H. Morris | 85 | UK | Cinematographer | Porky'sA Christmas Story |
| January | 9 | Lyndon Brook | 77 | UK | Actor | The Longest DayPlenty |
| January | 10 | Spalding Gray | 62 | US | Actor | BeachesSwimming to Cambodia |
| January | 10 | Sidney Miller | 87 | US | Actor, Director | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy RockGet Yourself a College Girl |
| January | 13 | Phillip Crosby | 69 | US | Actor | Robin and the 7 HoodsNone but the Brave |
| January | 14 | Catherine Craig | 88 | US | Actress | The Strange Love of Martha IversYou Were Never Lovelier |
| January | 14 | Uta Hagen | 84 | Germany | Actress | Reversal of FortuneThe Boys from Brazil |
| January | 14 | Ron O'Neal | 66 | US | Actor, Director | Super FlyRed Dawn |
| January | 17 | Ray Stark | 89 | US | Producer | Funny GirlSteel Magnolias |
| January | 17 | Noble Willingham | 72 | US | Actor | City SlickersGood Morning, Vietnam |
| January | 22 | Ann Miller | 83 | US | Actress, Dancer | On the TownMulholland Drive |
| January | 27 | H.B. Haggerty | 78 | US | Actor | The Muppet MovieEarthquake |
| January | 27 | Jack Paar | 85 | US | Actor | Easy LivingLove Nest |
| January | 28 | Elroy Hirsch | 80 | US | Actor | UnchainedZero Hour! |
| January | 28 | Joe Viterelli | 66 | US | Actor | Analyze ThisBullets over Broadway |
| January | 29 | Andrew J. Kuehn | 66 | US | Director | Terror in the AislesGet Bruce |
| February | 2 | Bernard McEveety | 79 | US | Director | Ride Beyond VengeanceNapoleon and Samantha |
| February | 4 | Michael P. Moran | 59 | US | Actor | ScarfaceCarlito's Way |
| February | 8 | Robert F. Colesberry | 57 | US | Producer | Mississippi BurningK-PAX |
| February | 10 | J. C. Quinn | 63 | US | Actor | The AbyssDays of Thunder |
| February | 11 | Tony Pope | 56 | US | Voice Actor | Who Framed Roger RabbitCats Don't Dance |
| February | 12 | Martin Jurow | 92 | US | Producer | Breakfast at Tiffany'sTerms of Endearment |
| February | 13 | Carole Eastman | 69 | US | Screenwriter | Five Easy PiecesMan Trouble |
| February | 13 | John Trumper | 80 | UK | Film Editor | The Italian JobGet Carter |
| February | 14 | Elois Jenssen | 81 | US | Costume Designer | Samson and DelilahTron |
| February | 15 | Jan Miner | 86 | US | Actress | LennyMermaids |
| February | 23 | Carl Anderson | 58 | US | Singer, Actor | Jesus Christ SuperstarThe Color Purple |
| February | 23 | John Randolph | 88 | US | Actor | SerpicoYou've Got Mail |
| February | 26 | Russell Hunter | 79 | UK | Actor | Taste the Blood of DraculaUp Pompeii |
| February | 26 | Ralph E. Winters | 94 | Canada | Film Editor | Ben-HurThe Pink Panther |
| February | 29 | Mark Cavell | 64 | US | Actor | Cool Hand LukeThe Man from the Alamo |
| March | 2 | Mercedes McCambridge | 87 | US | Actress | All the King's MenThe Exorcist |
| March | 3 | Arthur Kempel | 59 | US | Composer | The ArrivalDouble Impact |
| March | 5 | Walt Gorney | 91 | Austria | Actor | Friday the 13thTrading Places |
| March | 6 | Frances Dee | 94 | US | Actress | Four Faces West Little Women |
| March | 7 | Michael Stringer | 79 | UK | Production Designer, Art Director | Fiddler on the RoofCasino Royale |
| March | 7 | Paul Winfield | 64 | US | Actor | The TerminatorSounder |
| March | 8 | Robert Pastorelli | 50 | US | Actor | EraserDances with Wolves |
| March | 10 | Wilhelm von Homburg | 63 | Germany | Actor | Die HardGhostbusters II |
| March | 15 | René Laloux | 74 | France | Animator, Director | Fantastic PlanetGandahar |
| March | 15 | John Vallone | 50 | US | Production Designer | PredatorDie Hard 2 |
| March | 18 | Richard Marner | 82 | Russia | Actor | The African QueenThe Sum of All Fears |
| March | 21 | Ludmilla Tchérina | 79 | France | Actress, Choreographer | The Red ShoesThe Tales of Hoffmann |
| March | 24 | Richard Leech | 81 | Ireland | Actor | The Dam BustersNight of the Demon |
| March | 25 | Robert Arden | 81 | UK | Actor | Little Shop of HorrorsA Matter of Life and Death |
| March | 26 | Fred Karlin | 67 | US | Composer | WestworldThe Sterile Cuckoo |
| March | 26 | Jan Sterling | 82 | US | Actress | Ace in the HoleThe High and the Mighty |
| March | 27 | Peter Diamond | 74 | UK | Stuntman, Actor | An American Werewolf in LondonHighlander |
| March | 28 | Peter Ustinov | 82 | UK | Actor, Director | SpartacusTopkapi |
| March | 29 | Charles Grenzbach | 80 | US | Sound Engineer | PlatoonThe Godfather |
| March | 29 | Simone Renant | 93 | France | Actress | No Pity for WomenBedevilled |
| April | 1 | Carrie Snodgress | 58 | US | Actress | Diary of a Mad HousewifePale Rider |
| April | 4 | Ralph Kemplen | 91 | UK | Film Editor | The African QueenThe Dark Crystal |
| April | 4 | Austin Willis | 87 | Canada | Actor | GoldfingerFirefox |
| April | 7 | Victor Argo | 69 | US | Actor | King of New YorkBad Lieutenant |
| April | 17 | Bruce Boa | 73 | Canada | Actor | The Empire Strikes BackFull Metal Jacket |
| April | 18 | Frances Rafferty | 81 | US | Actress | The Hidden EyeMoney Madness |
| April | 19 | Tim Burstall | 77 | UK | Director, Screenwriter | KangarooAttack Force Z |
| April | 19 | Philip Locke | 76 | UK | Actor | ThunderballPorridge |
| April | 21 | Mary Selway | 68 | UK | Casting Director | Raiders of the Lost ArkLove Actually |
| April | 25 | Albert Paulsen | 78 | US | Actor | The Manchurian CandidateThe Laughing Policeman |
| May | 1 | Nelson Gidding | 84 | US | Screenwriter | I Want to Live!The Haunting |
| May | 3 | Anthony Ainley | 71 | UK | Actor | The Land That Time ForgotThe Blood on Satan's Claw |
| May | 4 | Hugh Gillin | 78 | US | Actor | Back to the Future Part IIIPsycho II |
| May | 5 | Vern Taylor | 71 | US | Actor | An Officer and a GentlemanHarry and the Hendersons |
| May | 6 | Virginia Capers | 78 | US | Actress | Ferris Bueller's Day OffBeethoven's 2nd |
| May | 9 | Tommy Farrell | 82 | US | Actress | Breakfast at Tiffany'sSingin' in the Rain |
| May | 9 | Alan King | 76 | US | Actor, Producer | Just Tell Me What You WantCasino |
| May | 14 | Anna Lee | 91 | UK | Actress | The Sound of MusicHow Green Was My Valley |
| May | 17 | Tony Randall | 84 | US | Actor | Pillow TalkWill Success Spoil Rock Hunter? |
| May | 18 | Lincoln Kilpatrick | 73 | US | Actor | The Omega ManSoylent Green |
| May | 23 | Trudy Marshall | 84 | US | Actress | The Fighting SullivansOnce Is Not Enough |
| May | 27 | Patience Cleveland | 73 | US | Actress | Donnie DarkoPsycho III |
| May | 28 | Irene Manning | 91 | US | Actress | Yankee Doodle DandyThe Desert Song |
| May | 31 | Robert A. Burns | 60 | US | Art Director | The Texas Chain Saw MassacreRe-Animator |
| June | 3 | Harold Goodwin | 86 | UK | Actor | The Bridge on the River KwaiThe Longest Day |
| June | 4 | Charles Correll | 60 | US | Cinematographer | Animal HouseStar Trek III: The Search for Spock |
| June | 4 | Nino Manfredi | 83 | Italy | Actor, Director | Between MiraclesCafé Express |
| June | 4 | Anthony Steffen | 73 | Italy | Actor | Django the BastardSodom and Gomorrah |
| June | 5 | Virginia North | 58 | UK | Actress | On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceThe Abominable Dr. Phibes |
| June | 5 | Mark Northover | 54 | UK | Actor | WillowHardware |
| June | 5 | Ronald Reagan | 93 | US | Actor, 40th President of the United States | Knute Rockne, All AmericanKings Row |
| June | 6 | Judy Campbell | 88 | UK | Actress | ConvoyMr. Forbush and the Penguins |
| June | 7 | Donald Trumbull | 95 | US | Visual Effects Artist | Star WarsClose Encounters of the Third Kind |
| June | 9 | Barbara Whiting | 73 | US | Actress | Beware, My LovelyDangerous When Wet |
| June | 10 | Ray Charles | 73 | US | Singer, Actor | The Blues BrothersSpy Hard |
| June | 13 | Robert Lees | 91 | US | Screenwriter | Abbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinThe Black Cat |
| June | 14 | Max Rosenberg | 89 | US | Producer | Scream and Scream AgainTales from the Crypt |
| June | 18 | Doris Dowling | 81 | US | Actress | The Lost WeekendBitter Rice |
| June | 18 | George Buck Flower | 66 | US | Actor | Back to the FutureThey Live |
| June | 19 | Colin McCormack | 62 | UK | Actor | Death LineFirst Knight |
| June | 26 | Muriel Angelus | 92 | UK | Actress | The Way of All FleshThe Great McGinty |
| June | 30 | Chris Alcaide | 80 | US | Actor | The Big HeatGunslinger |
| July | 1 | Marlon Brando | 80 | US | Actor | On the WaterfrontThe Godfather |
| July | 6 | Eric Douglas | 46 | US | Actor | The Golden ChildThe Flamingo Kid |
| July | 6 | Jimmie F. Skaggs | 59 | US | Actor | Lethal WeaponCatch Me If You Can |
| July | 9 | Carlo Di Palma | 79 | Italy | Cinematographer | BlowupBullets over Broadway |
| July | 9 | Isabel Sanford | 86 | US | Actress | Guess Who's Coming to DinnerLady Sings the Blues |
| July | 11 | Dorothy Hart | 82 | US | Actress | The Naked CityTarzan's Savage Fury |
| July | 12 | Jeff Morris | 69 | US | Actor | The Blues BrothersKelly's Heroes |
| July | 13 | George Mallaby | 64 | UK | Actor | The Spy Who Loved MeEliza Fraser |
| July | 17 | Pat Roach | 67 | UK | Actor | Raiders of the Lost ArkA Clockwork Orange |
| July | 18 | Richard Ney | 87 | US | Actor | Mrs. MiniverIvy |
| July | 19 | Irvin Yeaworth | 78 | Germany | Director | The Blob4D Man |
| July | 21 | Jerry Goldsmith | 75 | US | Composer | AlienPatton |
| July | 22 | Muriel Angelus | 92 | UK | Actress | The Great McGintyThe Light That Failed |
| July | 23 | Serge Reggiani | 82 | Italy | Actor, Singer | The LeopardLa terrazza |
| July | 27 | Sam Edwards | 89 | US | Actor | Twelve O'Clock HighOperation Pacific |
| July | 28 | Eugene Roche | 75 | US | Actor | The Late ShowFoul Play |
| July | 31 | Laura Betti | 77 | Italy | Actress | Theorem1900 |
| July | 31 | Virginia Grey | 87 | US | Actress | All That Heaven AllowsThe Big Store |
| August | 1 | Vivian Austin | 84 | US | Actress | DestinyPhilo Vance Returns |
| August | 3 | Geraldine Peroni | 51 | US | Film Editor | Brokeback MountainThe Player |
| August | 8 | Paul Garner | 95 | US | Actor | RhinestoneSaturday the 14th |
| August | 8 | Fay Wray | 96 | Canada | Actress | King KongThe Most Dangerous Game |
| August | 9 | David Raksin | 92 | US | Composer | LauraThe Bad and the Beautiful |
| August | 12 | Peter Woodthorpe | 72 | UK | Actor | The Lord of the RingsThe Madness of King George |
| August | 16 | Mildred "Acquanetta" Davenport | 83 | US | Actress | Tarzan and the Leopard WomanCaptive Wild Woman |
| August | 18 | Elmer Bernstein | 82 | US | Composer | GhostbustersTo Kill a Mockingbird |
| August | 18 | Hugh Manning | 83 | UK | Actor | The Elephant ManThe Dam Busters |
| August | 22 | Daniel Petrie | 83 | Canada | Director | A Raisin in the SunCocoon: The Return |
| August | 25 | Donald M. Ashton | 85 | UK | Production Designer | The Bridge on the River KwaiIndiscreet |
| August | 26 | David Myers | 90 | US | Cinematographer | THX 1138Woodstock |
| August | 27 | William Pierson | 78 | US | Actor | Stalag 17Corvette Summer |
| August | 30 | Bob Sherman | 63 | US | Actor | HellboyThe Spy Who Loved Me |
| September | 8 | Frank Thomas | 92 | US | Animator | Lady and the TrampThe Aristocats |
| September | 9 | Caitlin Clarke | 52 | US | Actress | Crocodile DundeeBlown Away |
| September | 10 | O. L. Duke | 51 | US | Actor | Malcolm XAntwone Fisher |
| September | 11 | Michael A. Carter | 77 | UK | Sound Engineer | AliensEyes Wide Shut |
| September | 11 | Fred Ebb | 76 | US | Lyricist | ChicagoNew York, New York |
| September | 15 | Bernard Gribble | 77 | UK | Film Editor | Top Secret!Death Wish |
| September | 17 | Evi Rauer | 88 | Estonia | Actress | Libahunt |
| September | 18 | Russ Meyer | 82 | US | Director | Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
| September | 19 | Annabella Incontrera | 61 | Italy | Actress | The Assassination BureauThe Silencers |
| September | 19 | Robert Lawrence | 90 | Canada | Film Editor | SpartacusFiddler on the Roof |
| September | 24 | Tim Choate | 49 | US | Actor | SoapdishPearl Harbor |
| September | 30 | Michael Relph | 89 | UK | Producer | Kind Hearts and CoronetsScum |
| September | 30 | Ignatius Wolfington | 83 | US | Actor | 1941Herbie Rides Again |
| October | 3 | Janet Leigh | 77 | US | Actress | PsychoTouch of Evil |
| October | 5 | Rodney Dangerfield | 82 | US | Actor, Comedian | Back to SchoolCaddyshack |
| October | 8 | Irina Demick | 67 | France | Actress | The Longest DayPrudence and the Pill |
| October | 10 | Christopher Reeve | 52 | US | Actor | SupermanThe Remains of the Day |
| October | 17 | Julius Harris | 81 | US | Actor | The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeLive and Let Die |
| October | 26 | Patricia Knight | 89 | US | Actress | ShockproofRoses Are Red |
| October | 28 | Gil Mellé | 72 | US | Composer | The Andromeda StrainThe Ultimate Warrior |
| October | 28 | Charles F. Wheeler | 88 | US | Cinematographer | Tora! Tora! Tora!Silent Running |
| October | 30 | Peggy Ryan | 80 | US | Actress, Dancer | When Johnny Comes Marching HomeAll Ashore |
| October | 31 | Mari Aldon | 78 | Lithuania | Actress | Distant DrumsTangier Incident |
| November | 6 | Robert Lang | 70 | UK | Actor | Four Weddings and a FuneralWilde |
| November | 6 | Elizabeth Rogers | 70 | US | Actress | An Officer and a GentlemanThe Towering Inferno |
| November | 6 | Edward Warschilka | 76 | Hungary | Film Editor | Harold and MaudeChild's Play |
| November | 7 | Howard Keel | 85 | US | Actor | Seven Brides for Seven BrothersShow Boat |
| November | 9 | Ed Kemmer | 83 | US | Actor | Earth vs. the SpiderThe Crowded Sky |
| November | 12 | Norman Rose | 87 | US | Actor | The FrontThe Anderson Tapes |
| November | 13 | Carlo Rustichelli | 87 | Italy | Composer | Avanti!Alfredo, Alfredo |
| November | 13 | Don Sharpe | 75 | UK | Sound Engineer | AliensBatman |
| November | 14 | Michel Colombier | 65 | France | Composer | White NightsPurple Rain |
| November | 19 | Helmut Griem | 72 | Germany | Actor | CabaretVoyage of the Damned |
| November | 20 | Anna Keaveney | 55 | UK | Actress | Vera DrakeFormula 51 |
| November | 22 | Jerry Bick | 81 | US | Producer | The Long GoodbyeSwing Shift |
| November | 25 | David Bailey | 71 | US | Actor | Wicked, WickedAbove the Rim |
| November | 26 | Philippe de Broca | 71 | France | Director, Screenwriter | That Man from RioKing of Hearts |
| November | 27 | John Drew Barrymore | 72 | US | Actor | Pontius PilateGuerra di Troia |
| November | 28 | Molly Weir | 94 | UK | Actress | The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieScrooge |
| December | 1 | William Sackheim | 85 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | First BloodThe In-Laws |
| December | 4 | Carl Esmond | 102 | Austria | Actor | Sergeant YorkMinistry of Fear |
| December | 9 | Jean Tournier | 78 | France | Cinematographer | The Day of the JackalMoonraker |
| December | 10 | John Monks Jr. | 94 | US | Screenwriter | Knock on Any DoorThe People Against O'Hara |
| December | 15 | Maria Perschy | 66 | Austria | Actress | Man's Favorite Sport?The Password is Courage |
| December | 16 | Stefano Madia | 49 | Italy | Actor | Dear FatherThe Palermo Connection |
| December | 20 | Howard Feuer | 56 | US | Casting Director | The Silence of the LambsMoonstruck |
| December | 21 | Richard Hamilton | 83 | US | Actor | Men in BlackPale Rider |
| December | 28 | Jerry Orbach | 69 | US | Actor | Beauty and the BeastDirty Dancing |
| December | 29 | William Boyett | 77 | US | Actor | When a Stranger CallsNewsies |
| December | 29 | Liddy Holloway | 57 | New Zealand | Actress | Without a PaddleQueen City Rocker |

## Film debuts

* Marian Álvarez – Swindled
* Ivana Baquero – Romasanta
* Emily Blunt – My Summer of Love
* Yvette Nicole Brown – Little Black Book
* Eddie Cahill – Miracle
* Josh Duhamel – The Picture of Dorian Gray
* Brian F. Durkin – Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
* Alice Eve – Stage Beauty
* Will Forte – Around the World in 80 Days
* Rupert Friend – The Libertine
* Nick Frost – Shaun of the Dead
* David Harbour – Kinsey
* Amber Heard – Friday Night Lights
* Jon Heder – Napoleon Dynamite
* Ed Helms – Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
* Jonah Hill – I Heart Huckabees
* Cheryl Hines – Along Came Polly
* Arielle Kebbel – Soul Plane
* Toby Kebbell – Dead Man's Shoes
* Rebekah Kochan – Eating Out
* Riki Lindhome – Seeing Other People
* Jason Mantzoukas – Terrorists
* Joel McHale – Spider-Man 2
* Denis Ménochet – Automne
* Mircea Monroe – Cellular
* Chris Pine – The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
* Alba Rohrwacher – An Italian Romance
* Belén Rueda – The Sea Inside
* Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
* Amanda Seyfried – Mean Girls
* Claudia Traisac – The 7th Day
* Olivia Wilde – The Girl Next Door
* Patrick Wilson – The Alamo