# 2019 in film

2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Avengers: Endgame was the year's highest grossing film and became the highest-grossing film of all-time until Avatar regained the top spot in 2021. United Artists celebrated its 100th anniversary.

## Evaluation of the year

In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of The New Yorker said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outleaps even the great merits of individual movies and invokes basic and comprehensive questions of which movies can be seen and how those movies are acknowledged. It's a terrific year for movies, but it would seem much less so if we only considered movies in wide release. Versions of that refrain come up every year, but what used to be merely a gap between the multiplexes and limited releases has now become an abyss."

## Highest-grossing films

The top films released in 2019 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2019 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Avengers: Endgame | Disney | $2,799,439,100 |
| 2 | The Lion King | Disney | $1,656,943,394 |
| 3 | Frozen 2 | Disney | $1,450,026,933 |
| 4 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Pictures | $1,131,927,996 |
| 5 | Captain Marvel | Disney | $1,128,274,794 |
| 6 | Joker | Warner Bros. | $1,078,751,311 |
| 7 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Disney | $1,074,144,248 |
| 8 | Toy Story 4 | Disney | $1,073,394,593 |
| 9 | Aladdin | Disney | $1,050,693,953 |
| 10 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Sony Pictures | $801,693,929 |
Avengers: Endgame became the fifth film to gross $2 billion worldwide and the highest-grossing film of all time. The Lion King, Frozen II, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Captain Marvel, Joker, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Toy Story 4, and Aladdin all grossed $1 billion, with the second, third, and eighth as the first, second, and fifth highest-grossing animated films, respectively. Joker became the first R-rated film in history to surpass $1 billion.

### 2019 box office records

* The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross $18 billion, $19 billion, $20 billion, $21 billion, and $22 billion with the release of Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
* The Star Wars franchise became the second film franchise to gross $10 billion with the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
* China set the all-time biggest global one-month record in February 2019 with CN¥11.09 billion ($1.63 billion), as a result of Chinese New Year season, surpassing the previous record set by China in February 2018. The month's highest-grossing film was the domestic Chinese film The Wandering Earth, while the highest-grossing foreign film that month was Alita: Battle Angel.
* Toy Story 4, The Lion King, and Frozen II all earned over $1 billion in the same year, making it the first time three animated films surpassed $1 billion in the same year.

#### Studio records

* Walt Disney Studios became the first studio in history to surpass $10 billion in worldwide box office grosses in a year.
* Spider-Man: Far From Home became Sony Pictures' highest-grossing film. The record would be surpassed by 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.
* With Toy Story 4, Pixar became the first animation studio to have four animated films (along with Toy Story 3, Finding Dory, and Incredibles 2) each surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, and also the second animated film series to have two installments surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, after the Despicable Me franchise in 2017.

#### Film records

* The Wandering Earth set the all-time opening record in China, grossing $349 million in its first seven days, which also made it the second biggest opening in any territory (after Star Wars: The Force Awakens in North America).
* Pokémon Detective Pikachu earned the best North American opening for a film based on a video game, with a $58 million debut. By June 14, 2019, Detective Pikachu became the highest-grossing video game film adaptation in North America, surpassing Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
* Avengers: Endgame set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest-grossing film of all time.
* Capernaum became the highest-grossing Middle-Eastern film of all time, having earned more than $50 million worldwide (including $43.5 million in China) by 16 May 2019.
* Aladdin became the highest-grossing release of all time in the Middle East, and had the year's biggest opening weekend for a foreign film as well as this year's highest-grossing foreign film in Japan to date. The film has also surpassed Independence Day (1996) to become the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career. The film also became the highest-grossing Disney film ever in South Korea, not including films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
* In June, Toy Story 4 set the record for the biggest opening for an animated film, with $244.5 million. However, the record was surpassed the following month by The Lion King, which grossed $246 million. The latter then became the fastest animated film to gross $1 billion worldwide, doing so in 21 days, surpassing Incredibles 2 (46 days). The Lion King then surpassed Frozen (2013) to become the highest-grossing animated film and highest-grossing musical film of all time in only 31 days. On the other hand, Toy Story 4 surpassed Toy Story 3 to become the highest-grossing film of the series.
* The Lion King set the record for the widest opening weekend and widest release ever for North American film history, with 4,725 and 4,802 theaters, respectively. On August 11, the film surpassed Beauty and the Beast (2017) as the highest-grossing remake of all time worldwide. On August 26, the film become the first animated film to grossed $1 billion at overseas box office outside North America.
* Ne Zha set the record for the biggest opening for an animated film in China, with $91.5 million, this was also the highest for a non-Hollywood animated film. It later became the first non-Hollywood animated film to earn $500 million (in 17 days), $600 million (in 25 days), and $700 million (in 46 days) and the first animated film not released by Universal, Disney, or Fox to do so.
* Joker became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office.
* In November, Frozen II surpassed the record set by The Lion King earlier in July, as the biggest opening weekend for an animated and musical film with $358.5 million worldwide.
* 2019 is the first year to have nine films cross the billion-dollar milestone, surpassing 2015's and 2018's record of five billion-dollar films.

## Events

* March 20 – The Walt Disney Company completes its acquisition of the assets of 21st Century Fox, which includes 20th Century Fox and its subsidiaries.
* April 26 – Avengers: Endgame is released in theatres worldwide, breaking many box-office records, including becoming the second highest grossing movie of all time.
* November 23 – After a disorder following the screening of the gang-themed British film Blue Story (released the previous day) at Star City, in Birmingham, England, UK cinema chains cancel all screenings of the film.
* December 4 - CBS and Viacom agreed to merge back into one entity after 13 years. Both companies came to an agreement on the management team for the merger. The reunited company's new name is ViacomCBS.

### Award ceremonies

| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 6 | 76th Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| January 12 | 24th Forqué Awards | EGEDA | Zaragoza, Spain |
| January 13 | 24th Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| January 19 | Producers Guild of America Awards 2018 | Producers Guild of America | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| January 27 | 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards | SAG-AFTRA | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| January 28 | 54th Guldbagge Awards | Swedish Film Institute | Stockholm, Sweden |
| February 2 | 46th Annie Awards | International Animated Film Association | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 2 | 71st Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 2 | 33rd Goya Awards | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain | Seville, Spain |
| February 2 | 9th Magritte Awards | Académie André Delvaux | Brussels, Belgium |
| February 10 | 72nd British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England, UK |
| February 22 | 23rd Satellite Awards | International Press Academy | Century City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 23 | 39th Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Award Foundation | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| February 23 | 34th Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| February 24 | 91st Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| March 1 | 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize | Nippon Academy-shō Association | Tokyo, Japan |
| March 23 | 64th Filmfare Awards | Filmfare | Mumbai, India |
| March 27 | 64th David di Donatello | Accademia del Cinema Italiano | Rome, Italy |
| April 14 | 38th Hong Kong Film Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd. | Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong |
| April 28 | 2019 FAMAS Awards | Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences | Pasig, Philippines |
| September 13 | 45th Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| November 21 | 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Sports Chosun | Incheon, South Korea |
| November 23 | 56th Golden Horse Awards | Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C. | Taipei, Taiwan |
| December 23 | 66th National Film Awards | Directorate of Film Festivals | |

### Festivals

List of some of the film festivals for 2019 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).
| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 14–February 3 | 2019 Sundance Film Festival | Sundance Institute | Park City, Utah, United States |
| February 9–14 | 69th Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin, Germany |
| May 14–25 | 2019 Cannes Film Festival | Cannes Film Festival | Cannes, France |
| August 28–September 7 | 76th Venice International Film Festival | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy |
| September 5–15 | 2019 Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 77th Golden Globe Awards January 5, 2020 | 77th Golden Globe Awards January 5, 2020 | 25th Critics' Choice Awards January 12, 2020 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards January 18-February 1, 2020 | 73rd BAFTA Awards February 2, 2020 | 92nd Academy Awards February 9, 2020 |
| Category/Organization | Drama | Musical or Comedy | 25th Critics' Choice Awards January 12, 2020 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards January 18-February 1, 2020 | 73rd BAFTA Awards February 2, 2020 | 92nd Academy Awards February 9, 2020 |
| Best Film | 1917 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | 1917 | 1917 | Parasite |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes 1917 | Sam Mendes 1917 | Sam Mendes 1917 (tie) Bong Joon-ho Parasite (tie) | Sam Mendes 1917 | Sam Mendes 1917 | Bong Joon-ho Parasite |
| Best Actor | Joaquin Phoenix Joker | Taron Egerton Rocketman | Joaquin Phoenix Joker | Joaquin Phoenix Joker | Joaquin Phoenix Joker | Joaquin Phoenix Joker |
| Best Actress | Renée Zellweger Judy | Awkwafina The Farewell | Renée Zellweger Judy | Renée Zellweger Judy | Renée Zellweger Judy | Renée Zellweger Judy |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| Best Supporting Actress | Laura Dern Marriage Story | Laura Dern Marriage Story | Laura Dern Marriage Story | Laura Dern Marriage Story | Laura Dern Marriage Story | Laura Dern Marriage Story |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Greta Gerwig Little Women | Taika Waititi Jojo Rabbit | Taika Waititi Jojo Rabbit | Taika Waititi Jojo Rabbit |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won Parasite | Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won Parasite | Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won Parasite |
| Best Animated Film | Missing Link | Missing Link | Toy Story 4 | Toy Story 4 | Klaus | Toy Story 4 |
| Best Original Score | Hildur Guðnadóttir Joker | Hildur Guðnadóttir Joker | Hildur Guðnadóttir Joker | — | Hildur Guðnadóttir Joker | Hildur Guðnadóttir Joker |
| Best Original Song | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Rocketman | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Rocketman | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Rocketman (tie) "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" Wild Rose (tie) | — | — | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" Rocketman |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Parasite | Parasite | Parasite | — | Parasite | Parasite |
| Best Documentary | — | — | Apollo 11 | Apollo 11 | For Sama | American Factory |
Palme d'Or (72nd Cannes Film Festival):
    Parasite (기생충), directed by Bong Joon-ho, South Korea
Golden Lion (76th Venice International Film Festival):
    Joker, directed by Todd Phillips, United States
Golden Bear (69th Berlin International Film Festival):
    Synonyms (Synonymes), directed by Nadav Lapid, Israel

## 2019 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2019
* List of Argentine films of 2019
* List of Australian films of 2019
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2019
* List of British films of 2019
* List of Canadian films of 2019
* List of Chinese films of 2019
* List of Filipino films of 2019
* List of French films of 2019
* List of Hong Kong films of 2019
* List of Indian films of 2019
** List of Assamese films of 2019
** List of Bengali films of 2019
** List of Gujarati films of 2019
** List of Hindi films of 2019
** List of Kannada films of 2019
** List of Malayalam films of 2019
** List of Marathi films of 2019
** List of Odia films of 2019
** List of Punjabi films of 2019
** List of Tamil films of 2019
** List of Telugu films of 2019
** List of Tulu films of 2019
* List of Indonesian films
* List of Japanese films of 2019
* List of Malaysian films of 2019
* List of Maldivian films of 2019
* List of Pakistani films of 2019
* List of Portuguese films of 2019
* List of Russian films of 2019
* List of South Korean films of 2019
* List of Spanish films of 2019
* List of Turkish films

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2019
* List of animated feature films of 2019
* List of avant-garde films of 2019
* List of comedy films of 2019
* List of drama films of 2019
* List of horror films of 2019
* List of science fiction films of 2019
* List of thriller films of 2019
* List of western films of 2019

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Ivo Gregurević | 66 | Croatia | Actor | My Uncle's LegacyWhen the Dead Start Singing |
| January | 4 | Ivan Bortnik | 79 | Russia | Actor | Family RelationsMirror for a Hero |
| January | 4 | Louisa Moritz | 82 | Cuba | Actress | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestDeath Race 2000 |
| January | 6 | Gregg Rudloff | 63 | US | Sound Engineer | The MatrixMad Max: Fury Road |
| January | 6 | W. Morgan Sheppard | 86 | UK | Actor | The DuellistsTransformers |
| January | 9 | Verna Bloom | 80 | US | Actress | Animal HouseHigh Plains Drifter |
| January | 9 | Paul Koslo | 74 | Germany | Actor | Vanishing PointThe Omega Man |
| January | 9 | Paolo Paoloni | 89 | Italy | Actor | FantozziAnd the Ship Sails On |
| January | 11 | Fernando Luján | 79 | Mexico | Actor | The Second WomanVacations in Acapulco |
| January | 12 | Etsuko Ichihara | 82 | Japan | Actress | The EelSamurai Rebellion |
| January | 15 | Bill Anagnos | 60 | US | Stuntman | Malcolm XThe Warriors |
| January | 15 | Carol Channing | 97 | US | Actress | Thoroughly Modern MillieThumbelina |
| January | 17 | Daniel C. Striepeke | 88 | US | Makeup Artist | Forrest GumpSaving Private Ryan |
| January | 19 | Muriel Pavlow | 97 | UK | Actress | Murder, She SaidReach for the Sky |
| January | 20 | Andrew G. Vajna | 74 | Hungary | Producer | First BloodTotal Recall |
| January | 21 | Kaye Ballard | 93 | US | Actress | The Girl Most LikelyA House Is Not a Home |
| January | 22 | James Frawley | 82 | US | Director, Actor | The Muppet MovieThe Big Bus |
| January | 23 | Jonas Mekas | 96 | Lithuania | Documentarian | Reminiscences of a Journey to LithuaniaWalden |
| January | 25 | Dušan Makavejev | 86 | Serbia | Director, Screenwriter | The Coca-Cola KidMontenegro |
| January | 26 | Michel Legrand | 86 | France | Composer | The Thomas Crown AffairYentl |
| January | 30 | Dick Miller | 90 | US | Actor | The Little Shop of HorrorsGremlins |
| February | 1 | Clive Swift | 82 | UK | Actor | FrenzyA Passage to India |
| February | 2 | Catherine Burns | 73 | US | Actress | Last SummerRed Sky at Morning |
| February | 3 | Julie Adams | 92 | US | Actress | Creature from the Black LagoonBend of the River |
| February | 3 | Carmen Duncan | 76 | Australia | Actress | HarlequinTurkey Shoot |
| February | 4 | Nita Bieber | 92 | US | Actress | Summer StockNews Hounds |
| February | 7 | Albert Finney | 82 | UK | Actor | Tom JonesMurder on the Orient Express |
| February | 9 | Ron W. Miller | 85 | US | Producer, Executive | The RescuersTron |
| February | 10 | Carmen Argenziano | 75 | US | Actor | Broken ArrowThe Accused |
| February | 10 | Mario Bernardo | 99 | Italy | Cinematographer | The Hawks and the SparrowsRo.Go.Pa.G. |
| February | 10 | Jan-Michael Vincent | 74 | US | Actor | The World's Greatest AthleteBite the Bullet |
| February | 13 | Marisa Solinas | 79 | Italy | Actress, Singer | Boccaccio '70La commare secca |
| February | 16 | Bruno Ganz | 77 | Switzerland | Actor | DownfallWings of Desire |
| February | 19 | Giulio Brogi | 83 | Italy | Actor | St. Michael Had a RoosterThe Spider's Stratagem |
| February | 20 | Chelo Alonso | 85 | Cuba | Actress | Morgan, the PirateRun, Man, Run |
| February | 20 | Claude Goretta | 89 | Switzerland | Director | The LacemakerThe Invitation |
| February | 20 | Vinny Vella | 72 | US | Actor | CasinoFind Me Guilty |
| February | 21 | Stanley Donen | 94 | US | Director, Choreographer | Singin' in the RainFunny Face |
| February | 21 | Peter Tork | 77 | US | Actor, Singer | HeadThe Brady Bunch Movie |
| February | 22 | Kodi Ramakrishna | 69 | India | Director | AmmoruArundhati |
| February | 22 | Morgan Woodward | 93 | US | Actor | Cool Hand LukeA Small Town in Texas |
| February | 23 | Katherine Helmond | 89 | US | Actress | Time BanditsBrazil |
| February | 23 | Shmuel Wolf | 85 | Israel | Actor | Sallah ShabatiAn American Hippie in Israel |
| February | 28 | André Previn | 89 | Germany | Composer | My Fair LadyGigi |
| March | 2 | Med Hondo | 83 | Mauritania | Director, Actor | Soleil OSarraounia |
| March | 4 | Luke Perry | 52 | US | Actor | The Fifth ElementBuffy the Vampire Slayer |
| March | 5 | Susan Harrison | 80 | US | Actress | Sweet Smell of SuccessKey Witness |
| March | 5 | Jacques Loussier | 84 | France | Composer | Dark of the SunSnow Job |
| March | 7 | Pino Caruso | 84 | Italy | Actor | MaliciousThe Sunday Woman |
| March | 7 | William J. Creber | 87 | US | Production Designer | The Greatest Story Ever ToldPlanet of the Apes |
| March | 7 | Sidney Sheinberg | 84 | US | Producer, Executive | McHale's NavyA Simple Wish |
| March | 16 | Richard Erdman | 93 | US | Actor | Stalag 17Tora! Tora! Tora! |
| March | 16 | Barbara Hammer | 79 | US | Director, Documentarian | Nitrate KissesTender Fictions |
| March | 16 | Tom Hatten | 92 | US | Actor | Spies Like UsThe Secret of NIMH |
| March | 18 | John Carl Buechler | 66 | US | Director, Makeup Artist | TrollFriday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood |
| March | 21 | Pyotr Zaychenko | 75 | Russia | Actor | Planet ParadeTaxi Blues |
| March | 23 | Larry Cohen | 82 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Phone BoothIt's Alive |
| March | 23 | Denise DuBarry | 63 | US | Actress | Monster in the ClosetBeing There |
| March | 24 | Nancy Gates | 93 | US | Actress | SuddenlyNo Man's Woman |
| March | 24 | Michael Lynne | 77 | US | Studio Executive | The Lord of the RingsHairspray |
| March | 24 | Joseph Pilato | 70 | US | Actor | Day of the DeadPulp Fiction |
| March | 29 | Shane Rimmer | 89 | Canada | Actor | Out of AfricaThe Hunger |
| March | 29 | Agnès Varda | 90 | France | Director, Screenwriter | Cléo from 5 to 7Vagabond |
| April | 2 | Mahendran | 79 | India | Director, Screenwriter | Mullum MalarumUthiripookkal |
| April | 3 | Jerzy Wójcik | 88 | Poland | Cinematographer | Ashes and DiamondsSamson |
| April | 4 | Barry Malkin | 80 | US | Film Editor | The Godfather Part IIRumble Fish |
| April | 4 | Roberta Haynes | 91 | US | Actress | Return to ParadisePoint Blank |
| April | 5 | Nadja Regin | 87 | Serbia | Actress | GoldfingerFrom Russia with Love |
| April | 7 | Seymour Cassel | 84 | US | Actor | FacesMinnie and Moskowitz |
| April | 12 | Georgia Engel | 70 | US | Actress | Taking OffGrown Ups 2 |
| April | 12 | John McEnery | 75 | UK | Actor | Romeo and JulietHamlet |
| April | 13 | Gerry Becker | 68 | US | Actor | Spider-ManDie Hard with a Vengeance |
| April | 13 | Norman Garwood | 73 | UK | Production Designer | BrazilHook |
| April | 14 | Bibi Andersson | 83 | Sweden | Actress | Wild StrawberriesPersona |
| April | 16 | Fay McKenzie | 101 | US | Actress | The PartyCowboy Serenade |
| April | 20 | David V. Picker | 87 | US | Producer, Executive | The JerkThe Crucible |
| April | 21 | Steve Golin | 64 | US | Producer | SpotlightThe Revenant |
| April | 21 | Ken Kercheval | 83 | US | Actor | F.I.S.T.The Seven-Ups |
| April | 23 | Mark Medoff | 79 | US | Screenwriter | Children of a Lesser GodCity of Joy |
| April | 23 | Terry Rawlings | 85 | UK | Film Editor | AlienBlade Runner |
| April | 23 | David Winters | 80 | UK | Actor, Director, Choreographer | West Side StoryThrashin' |
| April | 24 | Jean-Pierre Marielle | 87 | France | Actor | The Da Vinci CodeCoup de Torchon |
| April | 26 | Jessie Lawrence Ferguson | 76 | US | Actor | Boyz n the HoodDarkman |
| April | 28 | John Singleton | 51 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Boyz n the Hood2 Fast 2 Furious |
| April | 29 | George Litto | 88 | US | Producer | ObsessionDressed to Kill |
| April | 30 | Anémone | 68 | France | Actress | Death in a French GardenLittle Nicholas |
| April | 30 | Peter Mayhew | 74 | UK | Actor | Star WarsThe Empire Strikes Back |
| May | 1 | Alessandra Panaro | 79 | Italy | Actress | Rocco and His BrothersPoveri ma belli |
| May | 2 | Chris Reccardi | 54 | US | Animator | The Lego MovieShark Tale |
| May | 5 | Barbara Perry | 97 | US | Actress | TrancersFather of the Bride |
| May | 9 | Allene Roberts | 90 | US | Actress | The Red HouseKnock on Any Door |
| May | 9 | Alvin Sargent | 92 | US | Screenwriter | Paper MoonOrdinary People |
| May | 11 | Jean-Claude Brisseau | 74 | France | Director, Screenwriter | Secret ThingsL'ange noir |
| May | 11 | Peggy Lipton | 72 | US | Actress | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeWhen in Rome |
| May | 12 | Machiko Kyō | 95 | Japan | Actress | RashomonUgetsu |
| May | 13 | Doris Day | 97 | US | Actress, Singer | Pillow TalkThe Man Who Knew Too Much |
| May | 14 | Tim Conway | 85 | US | Actor | The Apple Dumpling GangThe Shaggy D.A. |
| May | 17 | Rallapalli | 73 | India | Actor | Jeevana JyothiKalisundam Raa |
| May | 18 | Analía Gadé | 87 | Argentina | Actress | Emergency WardYesterday Was Spring |
| May | 28 | Carmine Caridi | 85 | US | Actor | The Godfather Part IIBugsy |
| May | 29 | Peggy Stewart | 95 | US | Actress | The Tiger WomanThat's My Boy |
| June | 2 | Alistair Browning | 65 | New Zealand | Actor | The Lord of the RingsRain |
| June | 7 | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | 83 | Spain | Director, Screenwriter | The House That ScreamedWho Can Kill a Child? |
| June | 9 | Ma Ju-lung | 80 | Taiwan | Actor | Cape No. 7Half a Loaf of Kung Fu |
| June | 9 | William D. Wittliff | 79 | US | Screenwriter | Legends of the FallThe Perfect Storm |
| June | 11 | Valeria Valeri | 97 | Italy | Actress | Catherine and ISeasons of Our Love |
| June | 12 | Sylvia Miles | 94 | US | Actress | Midnight CowboyFarewell, My Lovely |
| June | 13 | Edith González | 54 | Mexico | Actress | Guyana: Crime of the CenturySeñorita Justice |
| June | 13 | Sean McCann | 83 | Canada | Actor | Tommy BoyMiracle |
| June | 15 | Franco Zeffirelli | 96 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Romeo and JulietLa Traviata |
| June | 20 | Eddie Garcia | 90 | Philippines | Actor | Beast of the Yellow NightThe Woman Hunt |
| June | 21 | William Simons | 78 | UK | Actor | Where No Vultures FlyWest of Zanzibar |
| June | 24 | Billy Drago | 73 | US | Actor | The UntouchablesPale Rider |
| June | 25 | Bruno de Keyzer | 69 | France | Cinematographer | Round MidnightA Sunday in the Country |
| June | 25 | Bryan Marshall | 81 | UK | Actor | The Spy Who Loved MeThe Long Good Friday |
| June | 26 | Édith Scob | 81 | France | Actress | Eyes Without a FaceJudex |
| June | 26 | Max Wright | 75 | US | Actor | All That JazzReds |
| June | 27 | Ben Barenholtz | 83 | Poland | Producer, Executive | Requiem for a DreamMiller's Crossing |
| June | 27 | Vijaya Nirmala | 73 | India | Director, Actor | Alluri Seetarama RajuMosagallaku Mosagadu |
| June | 28 | Paul Benjamin | 81 | US | Actor | Do the Right ThingEscape from Alcatraz |
| June | 29 | Jeon Mi-seon | 48 | South Korea | Actress | MotherMemories of Murder |
| June | 30 | Glyn Houston | 93 | UK | Actor | The Sleeping TigerSolo for Sparrow |
| July | 1 | Ennio Guarnieri | 88 | Italy | Cinematographer | The Garden of the Finzi-ContinisLa Traviata |
| July | 1 | Sid Ramin | 100 | US | Composer, Arranger | West Side StoryToo Many Thieves |
| July | 2 | Pat Crawford Brown | 90 | US | Actress | Sister ActDaredevil |
| July | 3 | Arte Johnson | 90 | US | Actor | The President's AnalystLove at First Bite |
| July | 4 | Eduardo Fajardo | 94 | Spain | Actor | DjangoCompañeros |
| July | 4 | Arturo Fernández | 90 | Spain | Actor | Road to RocíoHouse of Evil |
| July | 5 | Ugo Gregoretti | 88 | Italy | Director, Actor | Ro.Go.Pa.G.It's Happening Tomorrow |
| July | 5 | Pierre Lhomme | 89 | France | Cinematographer | Camille ClaudelCyrano de Bergerac |
| July | 6 | Cameron Boyce | 20 | US | Actor | Grown UpsMirrors |
| July | 6 | Eddie Jones | 84 | US | Actor | SeabiscuitThe Rocketeer |
| July | 7 | Artur Brauner | 100 | Germany | Producer | The Garden of the Finzi-ContinisEuropa Europa |
| July | 9 | Freddie Jones | 91 | UK | Actor | The Elephant ManKrull |
| July | 9 | Rip Torn | 88 | US | Actor | Cross CreekMen in Black |
| July | 10 | Valentina Cortese | 96 | Italy | Actress | Day for NightThe Barefoot Contessa |
| July | 10 | Denise Nickerson | 62 | US | Actress | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactorySmile |
| July | 13 | Richard Carter | 65 | Australia | Actor | Mad Max: Fury RoadThe Great Gatsby |
| July | 13 | Stephen Verona | 78 | Director | Director | The Lords of FlatbushBoardwalk |
| July | 18 | David Hedison | 92 | US | Actor | The Enemy BelowThe Fly |
| July | 19 | Rutger Hauer | 75 | Netherlands | Actor | Blade RunnerLadyhawke |
| July | 19 | Jeremy Kemp | 84 | UK | Actor | Top Secret!A Bridge Too Far |
| July | 20 | Ilaria Occhini | 85 | Italy | Actress | Loose CannonsUn uomo a metà |
| July | 25 | Giorgio Arlorio | 90 | Italy | Screenwriter | Burn!The Mercenary |
| July | 26 | Russi Taylor | 75 | US | Voice Actress | Who Framed Roger RabbitBabe |
| July | 27 | Edward Lewis | 99 | US | Producer | SpartacusMissing |
| July | 28 | George Hilton | 85 | Uruguay | Actor | All the Colors of the DarkThe Two Faces of Fear |
| July | 31 | Raffaele Pisu | 94 | Italy | Actor | The Consequences of LoveWeekend, Italian Style |
| July | 31 | Harold Prince | 91 | US | Director, Producer | A Little Night MusicDamn Yankees |
| August | 1 | D. A. Pennebaker | 94 | US | Documentarian | Dont Look BackThe War Room |
| August | 1 | Barrington Pheloung | 65 | Australia | Composer | The ManglerHilary and Jackie |
| August | 8 | Jean-Pierre Mocky | 86 | France | Director, Actor, Screenwriter | BonsoirAgent trouble |
| August | 10 | Piero Tosi | 92 | Italy | Costume Designer | The LeopardDeath in Venice |
| August | 11 | Gordan Mihić | 80 | Serbia | Screenwriter | Time of the GypsiesBlack Cat, White Cat |
| August | 16 | Peter Fonda | 79 | US | Actor, Screenwriter, Director | Easy RiderUlee's Gold |
| August | 16 | Anna Quayle | 86 | UK | Actress | Casino RoyaleChitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| August | 16 | Richard Williams | 86 | Canada | Animator, Director | Who Framed Roger RabbitThe Thief and the Cobbler |
| August | 18 | Encarna Paso | 88 | Spain | Actress | Begin the BeguineSesión continua |
| August | 19 | James R. Alexander | 88 | US | Sound Engineer | Coal Miner's DaughterTerms of Endearment |
| August | 23 | Carlo Delle Piane | 83 | Italy | Actor | Christmas PresentCops and Robbers |
| August | 25 | Mona Lisa | 97 | Philippines | Actress | InsiangGiliw Ko |
| August | 28 | Michel Aumont | 82 | France | Actor | A Sunday in the CountryRuby & Quentin |
| August | 30 | Valerie Harper | 80 | US | Actress | Chapter TwoBlame It on Rio |
| September | 3 | Carol Lynley | 77 | US | Actress | The Poseidon AdventureThe Cardinal |
| September | 7 | Robert Axelrod | 70 | US | Actor | The BlobMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
| September | 8 | John Wesley | 72 | US | Actor | Missing in Action 2: The BeginningStop! Or My Mom Will Shoot |
| September | 11 | Mardik Martin | 82 | US | Screenwriter | Raging BullNew York, New York |
| September | 15 | David Hurst | 93 | Germany | Actor | Hello, Dolly!The Boys from Brazil |
| September | 15 | Phyllis Newman | 86 | US | Actress | The Human StainBye Bye Braverman |
| September | 19 | Charles Gérard | 92 | France | Actor | And Now My LoveA Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later |
| September | 20 | Jan Merlin | 94 | US | Actor | Take the Money and RunThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| September | 21 | Sid Haig | 80 | US | Actor | House of 1000 CorpsesFoxy Brown |
| September | 22 | Boriss Teterevs | 63 | Latvia | Producer | Machete KillsSin City: A Dame to Kill For |
| September | 25 | Venu Madhav | 39 or 50 | India | Actor | Tholi PremaSye |
| September | 27 | Rob Garrison | 59 | US | Actor | The Karate KidIron Eagle |
| September | 28 | Mark Zakharov | 85 | Russia | Director, Screenwriter | An Ordinary MiracleTo Kill a Dragon |
| September | 30 | Marshall Efron | 81 | US | Actor | THX 1138Bang the Drum Slowly |
| September | 30 | Wayne Fitzgerald | 89 | US | Title Designer | Apocalypse NowBonnie and Clyde |
| October | 1 | Eric Pleskow | 95 | Austria | Studio Executive | Beyond RangoonThe Hollywood Sign |
| October | 2 | Paul LeBlanc | 73 | Canada | Hairstylist | AmadeusBlack Swan |
| October | 4 | Diahann Carroll | 84 | US | Actress, Singer | Paris BluesClaudine |
| October | 4 | Stephen Moore | 81 | UK | Actor | A Bridge Too FarThe Boat That Rocked |
| October | 5 | Dolores Dorn | 85 | US | Actress | The Bounty HunterUnderworld U.S.A. |
| October | 6 | Vlasta Chramostová | 92 | Czech Republic | Actress | The CrematorThe Cassandra Cat |
| October | 6 | Rip Taylor | 88 | US | Actor | Indecent ProposalWayne's World 2 |
| October | 9 | John W. Corso | 89 | US | Production Designer | Coal Miner's DaughterFerris Bueller's Day Off |
| October | 10 | Marie-José Nat | 79 | France | Actress | Train of LifeViolins at the Ball |
| October | 11 | Robert Forster | 78 | US | Actor | Jackie BrownThe Black Hole |
| October | 17 | Zev Braun | 90 | US | Producer | The Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneThe Pedestrian |
| October | 17 | Bill Macy | 97 | US | Actor | The JerkMy Favorite Year |
| October | 17 | Victor Mohica | 86 | US | Actor | The Final CountdownBlood In Blood Out |
| October | 22 | Raymond Leppard | 92 | UK | Composer | Lord of the FliesAlfred the Great |
| October | 26 | Robert Evans | 89 | US | Producer, Executive | ChinatownMarathon Man |
| October | 26 | Pascale Roberts | 89 | France | Actress | The Sleeping Car MurdersThree Men to Kill |
| October | 28 | Annick Alane | 94 | France | Actress | GerminalParking |
| October | 29 | John Witherspoon | 77 | US | Actor | FridayVampire in Brooklyn |
| October | 30 | Bernard Slade | 89 | Canada | Screenwriter | Same Time, Next YearTribute |
| October | 31 | Florence Giorgetti | 75 | France | Actress | La Grande BouffeThe Lacemaker |
| November | 2 | Marie Laforêt | 80 | France | Actress, Singer | Jack of DiamondsMale Hunt |
| November | 2 | Brian Tarantina | 60 | US | Actor | Donnie BrascoBlacKkKlansman |
| November | 4 | Virginia Leith | 94 | US | Actress | The Brain That Wouldn't DieA Kiss Before Dying |
| November | 5 | Omero Antonutti | 84 | Italy | Actor | Padre PadroneThe Night of the Shooting Stars |
| November | 7 | Nik Powell | 69 | UK | Producer | Mona LisaThe Crying Game |
| November | 8 | Fred Bongusto | 84 | Italy | Composer | Come Have Coffee with UsLovers and Other Relatives |
| November | 10 | Lawrence G. Paull | 81 | US | Production Designer | Blade RunnerBack to the Future |
| November | 13 | Arthur Marks | 92 | US | Director | Detroit 9000Friday Foster |
| November | 13 | Niall Tóibín | 89 | Ireland | Actor | Flight of the DovesFar and Away |
| November | 14 | Branko Lustig | 87 | Croatia | Producer | Schindler's ListGladiator |
| November | 15 | Jorge Vergara | 64 | Mexico | Producer | Y Tu Mamá TambiénThe Assassination of Richard Nixon |
| November | 16 | Vojtěch Jasný | 93 | Czech Republic | Director | All My Good CountrymenThe Cassandra Cat |
| November | 18 | Laure Killing | 60 | France | Actress | Beyond TherapyThe Teddy Bear |
| November | 20 | Michael J. Pollard | 80 | US | Actor | Bonnie and ClydeTango & Cash |
| November | 24 | Joan Staley | 79 | US | Actress | The Ghost and Mr. ChickenCape Fear |
| November | 27 | Godfrey Gao | 35 | Taiwan | Actor | The Mortal Instruments: City of BonesThe Jade Pendant |
| November | 28 | Gene Warren Jr. | 78 | US | Visual Effects Artist | Terminator 2: Judgment DayBram Stoker's Dracula |
| December | 1 | Michael Lai | 73 | Hong Kong | Composer | Police StoryMiracles |
| December | 1 | Shelley Morrison | 83 | US | Actress | BreezyFools Rush In |
| December | 4 | Leonard Goldberg | 85 | US | Producer | WarGamesCharlie's Angels |
| December | 5 | Robert Walker | 79 | US | Actor | Beware! The BlobEasy Rider |
| December | 6 | Ron Leibman | 82 | US | Actor | Norma RaeRhinestone |
| December | 6 | Natalie Trundy | 79 | US | Actress | Beneath the Planet of the ApesThe Careless Years |
| December | 8 | René Auberjonois | 79 | US | Actor | MASHThe Patriot |
| December | 8 | Caroll Spinney | 85 | US | Puppeteer | Follow That BirdThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland |
| December | 12 | Danny Aiello | 86 | US | Actor | Do the Right ThingLéon: The Professional |
| December | 12 | Gollapudi Maruti Rao | 80 | India | Actor, Screenwriter | Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo KrishnayyaSwathi Muthyam |
| December | 14 | John Briley | 94 | US | Screenwriter | GandhiCry Freedom |
| December | 14 | Anna Karina | 79 | Denmark | Actress | Pierrot le FouAlphaville |
| December | 15 | Nicky Henson | 74 | UK | Actor | SyrianaPenny Gold |
| December | 16 | Peter Larkin | 93 | US | Production Designer | TootsieGet Shorty |
| December | 18 | Claudine Auger | 78 | France | Actress | ThunderballA Bay of Blood |
| December | 22 | Tony Britton | 95 | UK | Actor | Sunday Bloody SundayThe Day of the Jackal |
| December | 23 | David Foster | 90 | US | Producer | The ThingThe Mask of Zorro |
| December | 25 | Lee Mendelson | 86 | US | Producer | A Boy Named Charlie BrownSnoopy Come Home |
| December | 26 | Jerry Herman | 88 | US | Composer, Lyricist | Hello, Dolly!Mame |
| December | 26 | Sue Lyon | 73 | US | Actress | LolitaThe Night of the Iguana |
| December | 27 | Jack Sheldon | 88 | US | Singer, Actor | For the BoysRadioland Murders |
| December | 29 | Neil Innes | 75 | UK | Composer, Actor | Monty Python and the Holy GrailMonty Python's Life of Brian |
| December | 30 | Jan Fedder | 64 | Germany | Actor | Das BootSoul Kitchen |
| December | 30 | Jack Garfein | 89 | US | Director | Something WildThe Strange One |
| December | 30 | Syd Mead | 86 | US | Concept Artist | Blade RunnerAliens |
| December | 30 | Elizabeth Sellars | 98 | UK | Actress | The Barefoot ContessaThe Long Memory |

## Film debuts

* Ryan Kiera Armstrong – The Art of Racing in the Rain
* Grantham Coleman – Seberg
* Caylee Cowan – Sunrise in Heaven
* Chloe East – Next Level
* Tom Mercier – Synonyms
* Nico Parker – Dumbo
* Nacho Sánchez – Seventeen
* Harry Trevaldwyn – The King
* Bowen Yang – Isn't It Romantic