# 2016 in film

2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.

## Evaluation of the year

In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of The New Yorker stated, "Hollywood is the world's best money-laundering machine. It takes in huge amounts of money from the sale of mass-market commodities and cleanses some of it with the production of cinematic masterworks. Earning billions of dollars from C.G.I. comedies for children, superhero movies, sci-fi apocalypses, and other popular genres, the big studios channel some of those funds into movies by Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, James Gray, and other worthies. Sometimes there's even an overlap between the two groups of movies, as when Ryan Coogler made Creed, or when Scorsese made the modernist horror instant-classic Shutter Island, or when Clint Eastwood makes just about anything."

## Highest-grossing films

The top ten films released in 2016 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2016 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Captain America: Civil War | Disney | $1,153,296,293 |
| 2 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Disney | $1,056,057,273 |
| 3 | Finding Dory | Disney | $1,028,570,889 |
| 4 | Zootopia | Disney | $1,023,784,195 |
| 5 | The Jungle Book | Disney | $966,550,600 |
| 6 | The Secret Life of Pets | Universal | $875,457,937 |
| 7 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Warner Bros. | $873,634,919 |
| 8 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Warner Bros. | $814,037,575 |
| 9 | Deadpool | 20th Century Fox | $782,612,155 |
| 10 | Suicide Squad | Warner Bros. | $746,846,894 |
Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Finding Dory, and Zootopia grossed more than $1 billion each, making them among the highest-grossing films of all time. This is the first year that two animated films (Finding Dory and Zootopia) grossed over $1 billion in a single year, and are among the highest-grossing animated films.
Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, Kung Fu Panda 3, Warcraft, and The Great Wall have all grossed more than ¥1 billion at the Chinese box office, making them among the highest-grossing films in China.

### 2016 box office records
#### Studio records

* Walt Disney Studios reached $1 billion at the domestic box office faster than any other studio; it reached this goal on the 128th day of 2016, beating Universal Studios' record of reaching the goal on the 165th day of 2015. Disney's previous record for reaching $1 billion was on the 174th day of 2015. The studio became the first to have five of its releases (Rogue One, Finding Dory, Captain America: Civil War, The Jungle Book, and Zootopia) from a single year reach $300 million domestically. Disney also eclipsed Universal's 2015 record for most films from a single year crossing $1 billion worldwide with four (Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One, Finding Dory, and Zootopia), setting a new record for most billion-dollar-grossing films over two years with six (including Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Walt Disney Studios has also become the first studio to have the five highest-grossing films worldwide, and the first since at least 1913 to have the three highest-grossing films in the U.S., both in a single year. Disney became the first studio to gross more than $3 billion at the domestic box office and, with the release of Rogue One, became the first to gross more than $7 billion at the global box office, surpassing Universal's previous record of $6.9 billion in 2015. Disney later passes $7 billion at the global box office again in 2018. Disney is also the first studio to have three films gross over $400 million domestically in a single year (Rogue One, Finding Dory, and Captain America: Civil War), and the first to fill in all slots of the top five films of any particular year.
* Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to have four of its films gross over $1 billion with Captain America: Civil War joining 2012's The Avengers, 2013's Iron Man 3 and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the first to gross more than $10 billion with the release of Civil War.

#### Film records

* Deadpool became the second-highest-grossing R-rated domestic film of all time with $363.1 million, after The Passion of the Christ ($370.8 million in 2004). It later became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time worldwide, surpassing The Matrix Reloaded, with $783.1 million. It also became the highest-grossing superhero film not to feature Batman, Spider-Man, or Iron Man in any capacity.
* Zootopia became the highest-grossing original animated film of all time, surpassing Finding Nemo ($940.3 million in 2003). Along with Finding Dory, it became one of two animated films to earn over $1 billion in the same year, a first.
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had the biggest worldwide opening weekend ever for a superhero film with $422.5 million, surpassing The Avengers ($392.5 million in 2012). The film, along with Captain America: Civil War, were the most expensive films of the year ($250 million).
* Dangal became the highest-grossing Indian film of all-time, partly due to successful ticket-sales in China.
* The Mermaid became the highest-grossing film ever in China and the first film ever to earn over $500 million without a wide North American release.
* Shin Godzilla, the 31st Godzilla film, grossed about ¥82.5 billion ($77.9 million), making it the highest-grossing Japanese-made film in the franchise, the most successful live-action Japanese film in 2016, and the second-most successful film of the year in Japan.
* The anime film Your Name grossed US$354 million, becoming the highest-grossing anime film, the fourth-highest-grossing film in Japan, and the seventh-highest-grossing traditionally animated film. In China, it grossed US$81.3 million, becoming the highest-grossing 2D animated film and the highest-grossing Japanese film in the world's second-largest movie market, as well as the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film in China until it was surpassed by Indian film Dangal.
* Warcraft became the highest-grossing video game adaptation worldwide, with $433.5 million, surpassing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ($336.4 million in 2010).
* Finding Dory grossed $135.1 million domestically and $185.7 million worldwide in its opening weekend, setting records for the biggest domestic opening weekend for both Pixar (surpassing Toy Story 3, with $110.3 million in 2010) and any animated film (surpassing Shrek the Third, with $121.6 million in 2007), the biggest worldwide opening weekend for Pixar (surpassing Inside Out, with $180.1 million in 2015), and the second-biggest opening weekend worldwide for an animated film after Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($218.4 million in 2009). It later became the highest-grossing animated film at the domestic box office, surpassing Shrek 2 ($441.2 million in 2004). It became the first animated film to cross $450, $460, $470, and $480 million at the domestic box office. Along with Zootopia, it became one of two animated films to earn over $1 billion in the same year, a first. It also became the eighth film to do so during the two-year period of 2015–16, surpassing the previous record of seven billion-dollar films during the two-year period of 2011–12.
* The Secret Life of Pets grossed $104.4 million domestically in its opening weekend, breaking Inside Out's record ($90.4 million) for the highest domestic opening weekend for an original film of any kind, and became the first original film to open above $100 million domestically. It also became the highest-grossing original non-Disney animated film ever, both domestically (surpassing Despicable Me, with $251.5 million in 2010) and worldwide (beating Kung Fu Panda, with $631.7 million in 2008).
* Sausage Party became the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time ($140.7 million), surpassing South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ($83.1 million in 1999).
* Doctor Strange became the highest-grossing single-character debut of any Marvel Cinematic Universe film worldwide with $677.7 million, beating Iron Man ($585.2 million in 2008).
* 2016 became the first year to have ten films to cross $700 million worldwide, beating 2014's record of nine films. It also surpassed the latter year in terms of most films earning more than $500 million with sixteen (Doctor Strange, Moana, Sing, The Mermaid, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Kung Fu Panda 3 have all grossed over $500 million) and $600 million with thirteen (Doctor Strange, Moana, and Sing have all grossed over $600 million).
* 2016 was the first year since 2000 to not have films that were among the 10 highest-grossing films of all time at the time of their releases.
* Sing broke the record of a film that never reached #1 in the US with $270.3 million, passing My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($241.4 million in 2002–2003).

## Events

* August 22, 2016 - NBCUniversal completes its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.

### Award ceremonies

| Date | Event | Host | Location | Source |
| January 10 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | |
| January 15 | 61st Filmfare Awards | Filmfare | NSCI Dome, Mumbai, India | |
| January 17 | 21st Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| January 18 | 51st Guldbagge Awards | Swedish Film Institute | Djurgården, Sweden | |
| January 23 | Producers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Producers Guild of America | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | |
| January 30 | 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| February 6 | 43rd Annie Awards | ASIFA-Hollywood | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| February 6 | 30th Goya Awards | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain | Madrid, Spain | |
| February 6 | 6th Magritte Awards | Académie André Delvaux | Brussels, Belgium | |
| February 6 | 68th Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| February 8 | 21st Lumières Awards | Académie des Lumières | Paris, France | |
| February 10 | African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2015 | African-American Film Critics Association | Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| February 13 | Writers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Writers Guild of America | Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| February 14 | 69th British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England, UK | |
| February 21 | 20th Satellite Awards | International Press Academy | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| February 26 | 41st César Awards | Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques | Paris, France | |
| February 27 | 31st Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| February 27 | 36th Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Awards | Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| February 28 | 88th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| March 9 | 2015 Dorian Awards Winners Toast | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| April 10 | 2016 MTV Movie Awards | MTV | Burbank, California, U.S. | |
| May 28 | 58th Ariel Awards | Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| June 11 | 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Africa Film Academy | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | |
| June 22 | 42nd Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Burbank, California, U.S. | [35] [36] |
| December 11 | 22nd Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |

### Festivals

List of some of the film festivals for 2016 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).
| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 21–31 | 38th Sundance Film Festival | Sundance Institute | Park City, Utah, U.S. |
| February 11–21 | 66th Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin, Germany |
| May 11–22 | 69th Cannes Film Festival | Festival de Cannes | Cannes, France |
| July 1–9 | 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
| August 12–20 | 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival | Sarajevo Film Festival | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| August 31 – September 10 | 73rd Venice International Film Festival | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy |
| September 8–18 | 41st Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| November 11–27 | 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Tallinn, Estonia |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 22nd Critics' Choice Awards December 11, 2016 | 74th Golden Globe Awards January 8, 2017 | 74th Golden Globe Awards January 8, 2017 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 70th BAFTA Awards February 12, 2017 | 89th Academy Awards February 26, 2017 |
| Category/Organization | 22nd Critics' Choice Awards December 11, 2016 | Drama | Musical or Comedy | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 70th BAFTA Awards February 12, 2017 | 89th Academy Awards February 26, 2017 |
| Best Film | La La Land | Moonlight | La La Land | La La Land | La La Land | Moonlight |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land |
| Best Actor | Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea | Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea | Ryan Gosling La La Land | Denzel Washington Fences | Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea | Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea |
| Best Actress | Natalie Portman Jackie | Isabelle Huppert Elle | Emma Stone La La Land | Emma Stone La La Land | Emma Stone La La Land | Emma Stone La La Land |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mahershala Ali Moonlight | Aaron Taylor-Johnson Nocturnal Animals | Aaron Taylor-Johnson Nocturnal Animals | Mahershala Ali Moonlight | Dev Patel Lion | Mahershala Ali Moonlight |
| Best Supporting Actress | Viola Davis Fences | Viola Davis Fences | Viola Davis Fences | Viola Davis Fences | Viola Davis Fences | Viola Davis Fences |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Eric Heisserer Arrival | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Eric Heisserer Arrival | Luke Davies Lion | Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Damien Chazelle La La Land (tie) Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea (tie) | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Damien Chazelle La La Land | Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight | Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea | Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea |
| Best Animated Film | Zootopia | Zootopia | Zootopia | Zootopia | Kubo and the Two Strings | Zootopia |
| Best Original Score | La La Land Justin Hurwitz | La La Land Justin Hurwitz | La La Land Justin Hurwitz | — | La La Land Justin Hurwitz | La La Land Justin Hurwitz |
| Best Original Song | "City of Stars" La La Land | "City of Stars" La La Land | "City of Stars" La La Land | — | — | "City of Stars" La La Land |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Elle | Elle | — | Son of Saul | The Salesman |
| Best Documentary | O.J.: Made in America | — | — | O.J.: Made in America | 13th | O.J.: Made in America |
Palme d'Or (69th Cannes Film Festival):
    I, Daniel Blake, directed by Ken Loach, United Kingdom
Golden Lion (73rd Venice International Film Festival):
    The Woman Who Left (Ang Babaeng Humayo), directed by Lav Diaz, Philippines
Golden Bear (66th Berlin International Film Festival):
    Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare), directed by Gianfranco Rosi, Italy

## 2016 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2016
* List of Argentine films of 2016
* List of Australian films of 2016
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2016
* List of British films of 2016
* List of Canadian films of 2016
* List of Chinese films of 2016
* List of French films of 2016
* List of Hong Kong films of 2016
* List of Indian films of 2016
** List of Bollywood films of 2016
** List of Punjabi films of 2016
** List of Bengali films of 2016
** List of Gujarati films of 2016
** List of Kannada films of 2016
** List of Malayalam films of 2016
** List of Marathi films of 2016
** List of Tamil films of 2016
** List of Telugu films of 2016
** List of Tulu films of 2016
* List of Italian films of 2016
* List of Japanese films of 2016
* List of Mexican films of 2016
* List of Pakistani films of 2016
* List of Russian films of 2016
* List of South Korean films of 2016
* List of Spanish films of 2016
* List of Turkish films of 2016

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2016
* List of animated feature films of 2016
* List of avant-garde films of 2016
* List of comedy films of 2016
* List of drama films of 2016
* List of horror films of 2016
* List of science fiction films of 2016
* List of thriller films of 2016
* List of western films of 2016

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Vilmos Zsigmond | 85 | Hungary | Cinematographer | Close Encounters of the Third KindThe Deer Hunter |
| January | 4 | Robert Balser | 88 | UK | Animator | Yellow SubmarineHeavy Metal |
| January | 4 | Michel Galabru | 93 | France | Actor | La Cage aux FollesSubway |
| January | 4 | Robert Stigwood | 81 | Australia | Producer | Saturday Night FeverGrease |
| January | 6 | Silvana Pampanini | 90 | Italy | Actress | The Cheerful SquadronThe Road a Year Long |
| January | 6 | Pat Harrington, Jr. | 86 | US | Actor | The Wheeler DealersThe President's Analyst |
| January | 7 | Richard Libertini | 82 | US | Actor | AwakeningsPopeye |
| January | 9 | Umberto Raho | 93 | Italy | Actor | The Last Man on EarthThe Last Chance |
| January | 9 | Angus Scrimm | 89 | US | Actor | PhantasmJohn Dies at the End |
| January | 9 | Beau St. Clair | 63-64 | US | Producer | The Thomas Crown AffairThe November Man |
| January | 10 | David Bowie | 69 | UK | Actor, Singer | LabyrinthThe Man Who Fell to Earth |
| January | 11 | Stanley Mann | 87 | Canada | Screenwriter | The CollectorConan the Destroyer |
| January | 11 | John B. Mansbridge | 98 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | TronPete's Dragon |
| January | 11 | David Margulies | 78 | US | Actor | GhostbustersAce Ventura: Pet Detective |
| January | 12 | Meg Mundy | 101 | US | Actress | Fatal AttractionOrdinary People |
| January | 13 | Brian Bedford | 80 | UK | Actor | Robin HoodNixon |
| January | 13 | Conrad Phillips | 90 | UK | Actor | Murder, She SaidSons and Lovers |
| January | 14 | Franco Citti | 80 | Italy | Actor | The GodfatherMamma Roma |
| January | 14 | Alan Rickman | 69 | UK | Actor, Director | Harry PotterDie Hard |
| January | 15 | Dan Haggerty | 74 | US | Actor | The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsEasy Rider |
| January | 17 | Ward Preston | 83 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | The Towering InfernoAirplane! |
| January | 19 | Micole Mercurio | 77 | US | Actress | While You Were SleepingWhat Lies Beneath |
| January | 19 | Ettore Scola | 84 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | A Special DayThe Family |
| January | 19 | Sheila Sim | 93 | UK | Actress | Pandora and the Flying DutchmanA Canterbury Tale |
| January | 22 | Anthony Simmons | 93 | UK | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | The Optimists of Nine ElmsBlack Joy |
| January | 26 | Abe Vigoda | 94 | US | Actor | The GodfatherGood Burger |
| January | 29 | Jacques Rivette | 87 | France | Director, Screenwriter | Paris Belongs to UsCéline and Julie Go Boating |
| January | 30 | Frank Finlay | 89 | UK | Actor | OthelloThe Pianist |
| February | 2 | Bob Elliott | 92 | US | Actor | Quick ChangeAuthor! Author! |
| February | 3 | Joe Alaskey | 63 | US | Voice Actor | CasperLooney Tunes: Back in Action |
| February | 4 | Jimmie Haskell | 79 | US | Composer | Surf PartyJohnny Reno |
| February | 6 | Dan Gerson | 49 | US | Screenwriter | Monsters, Inc.Big Hero 6 |
| February | 8 | Amelia Bence | 101 | Argentina | Actress | Alfonsina24 Hours in the Life of a Woman |
| February | 8 | Norman Hudis | 93 | UK | Screenwriter | Carry OnThe Karate Killers |
| February | 9 | Alethea McGrath | 96 | Australia | Actress | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesKnowing |
| February | 9 | Donald E. Thorin | 81 | US | Cinematographer | ThiefMidnight Run |
| February | 15 | George Gaynes | 98 | US | Actor | Police AcademyTootsie |
| February | 15 | Denise "Vanity" Matthews | 57 | Canada | Actress, Singer | The Last DragonAction Jackson |
| February | 15 | Jean Rabier | 88 | France | Cinematographer | Cold SweatTen Days' Wonder |
| February | 17 | Ray West | 91 | US | Sound Engineer | Star WarsStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
| February | 17 | Andrzej Żuławski | 75 | Poland | Director, Screenwriter | PossessionThe Devil |
| February | 22 | Douglas Slocombe | 103 | UK | Cinematographer | Indiana JonesThe Great Gatsby |
| February | 25 | Tony Burton | 78 | US | Actor | RockyThe Shining |
| February | 25 | Jim Clark | 84 | UK | Film Editor, Director | The MissionThe Killing Fields |
| February | 25 | François Dupeyron | 65 | France | Director, Screenwriter | Monsieur IbrahimThe Officers' Ward |
| February | 25 | Colin Low | 89 | Canada | Documentarian | UniverseCorral |
| February | 26 | Antony Gibbs | 90 | UK | Film Editor | Fiddler on the RoofTom Jones |
| February | 28 | Honey Chhaya | 85 | India | Actor | The Best Exotic Marigold HotelBeing Cyrus |
| February | 28 | Frank Kelly | 77 | Ireland | Actor | Rock-a-DoodleEvelyn |
| February | 28 | George Kennedy | 91 | US | Actor | Cool Hand LukeAirport |
| February | 29 | Alice Arlen | 75 | US | Screenwriter | SilkwoodThe Weight of Water |
| March | 1 | Carole Achache | 63 | France | Actress, writer and set photographer | Special SectionLumièreMr. Klein |
| March | 6 | Nancy Reagan | 94 | US | Actress | Hellcats of the NavyThe Next Voice You Hear... |
| March | 7 | Michael White | 80 | UK | Producer | The Rocky Horror Picture ShowMonty Python and the Holy Grail |
| March | 8 | Richard Davalos | 85 | US | Actor | East of EdenCool Hand Luke |
| March | 8 | George Martin | 90 | UK | Composer | A Hard Day's NightYellow Submarine |
| March | 9 | Robert Horton | 91 | US | Actor | Prisoner of WarMen of the Fighting Lady |
| March | 10 | Ken Adam | 95 | Germany | Production Designer | James BondBarry Lyndon |
| March | 11 | François-Eudes Chanfrault | 41 | France | Composer | High TensionDonkey Punch |
| March | 11 | Shawn Elliott | 79 | US | Actor, Singer | Broken CityDo the Right Thing |
| March | 11 | Keith Emerson | 71 | UK | Composer | Godzilla: Final WarsNighthawks |
| March | 11 | Nicole Maurey | 90 | France | Actress | The ScapegoatHigh Time |
| March | 11 | Ruth Terry | 95 | US | Singer, Actress | Call of the CanyonPistol Packin' Mama |
| March | 13 | Adrienne Corri | 85 | UK | Actress | A Clockwork OrangeDoctor Zhivago |
| March | 14 | Peter Maxwell Davies | 81 | UK | Composer | The Boy FriendThe Devils |
| March | 17 | Larry Drake | 66 | US | Actor | DarkmanDr. Giggles |
| March | 17 | Angela Stevens | 90 | US | Actress | Creature with the Atom BrainUtah Blaine |
| March | 18 | Jan Němec | 79 | Czech Republic | Director | A Report on the Party and the GuestsDiamonds of the Night |
| March | 18 | Joe Santos | 84 | US | Actor | The Last Boy ScoutBlue Thunder |
| March | 21 | Peter Brown | 80 | US | Actor | Foxy BrownKitten with a Whip |
| March | 22 | Richard Bradford | 81 | US | Actor | The UntouchablesMore American Graffiti |
| March | 22 | Rita Gam | 88 | US | Actress | King of KingsKlute |
| March | 23 | Ken Howard | 71 | US | Actor | 1776J. Edgar |
| March | 24 | Maggie Blye | 73 | US | Actress | The Italian JobHard Times |
| March | 24 | Earl Hamner, Jr. | 92 | US | Screenwriter | Where the Lilies BloomPalm Springs Weekend |
| March | 24 | Garry Shandling | 66 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | What Planet Are You From?Iron Man 2 |
| March | 25 | Shannon Bolin | 99 | US | Actress, Singer | Damn YankeesIf Ever I See You Again |
| March | 26 | Jim Harrison | 78 | US | Screenwriter | WolfRevenge |
| March | 28 | Igor Khait | 52 | US | Producer | SingBrother Bear |
| March | 28 | James Noble | 94 | US | Actor | 10Being There |
| March | 29 | Frank De Felitta | 94 | US | Screenwriter | Audrey RoseThe Entity |
| March | 29 | Patty Duke | 69 | US | Actress | The Miracle WorkerMe, Natalie |
| March | 31 | Douglas Wilmer | 96 | UK | Actor | CleopatraOctopussy |
| April | 2 | Gato Barbieri | 83 | Argentina | Composer | Last Tango in ParisFirepower |
| April | 3 | Don Francks | 84 | Canada | Actor, Singer | Finian's RainbowMy Bloody Valentine |
| April | 3 | Bill Henderson | 90 | US | Actor, Singer | ClueCity Slickers |
| April | 4 | Doug Kraner | 65 | US | Production Designer | Uncle BuckSleeping with the Enemy |
| April | 4 | Chus Lampreave | 85 | Spain | Actress | Talk to HerVolver |
| April | 5 | Barbara Turner | 79 | US | Screenwriter, Actress | PollockGeorgia |
| April | 8 | David Swift | 85 | UK | Actor | The Day of the JackalNo Sex Please, We're British |
| April | 9 | Arthur Anderson | 93 | US | Actor | Midnight CowboyGreen Card |
| April | 12 | Anne Jackson | 90 | US | Actress | The ShiningThe Secret Life of an American Wife |
| April | 14 | Dan Ireland | 57 | US | Director, Producer | The Whole Wide WorldJolene |
| April | 16 | Rod Daniel | 73 | US | Director | Teen WolfBeethoven's 2nd |
| April | 17 | Doris Roberts | 90 | US | Actress | The RoseThe Heartbreak Kid |
| April | 17 | Kit West | 80 | UK | Special Effects Artist | Raiders of the Lost ArkDragonheart |
| April | 18 | Eva Henning | 95 | Sweden | Actress | ThirstPrison |
| April | 19 | Ronit Elkabetz | 51 | Israel | Actress, Director | Sh'ChurLate Marriage |
| April | 20 | Guy Hamilton | 93 | UK | Director | GoldfingerThe Man with the Golden Gun |
| April | 21 | Prince | 57 | US | Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Director | Purple RainGraffiti Bridge |
| April | 23 | Madeleine Sherwood | 93 | Canada | Actress | Cat on a Hot Tin RoofSweet Bird of Youth |
| April | 30 | Franco Di Giacomo | 83 | Italy | Cinematographer | Il PostinoAmityville II: The Possession |
| May | 1 | Madeleine Lebeau | 92 | France | Actress | Casablanca8½ |
| May | 8 | Elisa Mainardi | 85 | Italy | Actress | Fellini SatyriconAnd the Ship Sails On |
| May | 8 | William Schallert | 93 | US | Actor | The Man from Planet XInnerspace |
| May | 10 | Gene Gutowski | 91 | Poland | Producer | The Fearless Vampire KillersCul-de-sac |
| May | 16 | Moidele Bickel | 79 | Germany | Costume Designer | La Reine MargotThe White Ribbon |
| May | 16 | Julia Meade | 90 | US | Actress | Pillow TalkTammy Tell Me True |
| May | 18 | Lino Toffolo | 81 | Italy | Actor | Brancaleone at the CrusadesSturmtruppen |
| May | 19 | Alexandre Astruc | 92 | France | Director | Les mauvaises rencontresPrey for the Shadows |
| May | 19 | Alan Young | 96 | UK | Actor, Voice Actor | The Time MachineDuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp |
| May | 24 | Burt Kwouk | 85 | UK | Actor | The Pink PantherGoldfinger |
| May | 26 | Angela Paton | 86 | US | Actress | Blue SkyGroundhog Day |
| May | 28 | Giorgio Albertazzi | 92 | Italy | Actor | Last Year at MarienbadEva |
| June | 6 | Theresa Saldana | 61 | US | Actress | Raging BullI Wanna Hold Your Hand |
| June | 6 | Peter Shaffer | 90 | UK | Screenwriter | AmadeusEquus |
| June | 8 | Marina Malfatti | 83 | Italy | Actress | All the Colors of the DarkA Black Ribbon for Deborah |
| June | 12 | Janet Waldo | 97 | US | Actress | ZazaWaterloo Bridge |
| June | 13 | Michu Meszaros | 76 | Hungary | Actor | Big Top Pee-weeWaxwork |
| June | 14 | Ronnie Claire Edwards | 83 | US | Actress | The Dead Pool8 Seconds |
| June | 14 | Ann Morgan Guilbert | 87 | US | Actress | Grumpier Old MenViva Max! |
| June | 17 | Ron Lester | 45 | US | Actor | Varsity BluesNot Another Teen Movie |
| June | 18 | Paul Cox | 76 | Australia | Director | CactusMan of Flowers |
| June | 19 | Götz George | 77 | Germany | Actor | Schtonk!Deathmaker |
| June | 19 | Anton Yelchin | 27 | US | Actor | Star TrekAlpha Dog |
| June | 22 | Harry Rabinowitz | 100 | UK | Conductor | Chariots of FireThe English Patient |
| June | 25 | Nicole Courcel | 84 | France | Actress | Sundays and CybeleRendezvous in July |
| June | 25 | Giuseppe Ferrara | 83 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The Moro AffairState Secret |
| June | 27 | Bud Spencer | 86 | Italy | Actor | They Call Me TrinityFour Flies on Grey Velvet |
| July | 1 | Robin Hardy | 86 | UK | Director | The Wicker ManThe Wicker Tree |
| July | 2 | Michael Cimino | 77 | US | Director, Screenwriter | The Deer HunterHeaven's Gate |
| July | 2 | Euan Lloyd | 92 | UK | Producer | Paper TigerThe Wild Geese |
| July | 4 | Abbas Kiarostami | 76 | Iran | Director, Screenwriter | Taste of CherryCertified Copy |
| July | 6 | John McMartin | 86 | US | Actor | All the President's MenBlow Out |
| July | 11 | Emma Cohen | 69 | Spain | Actress | The Glass CeilingThe Legend of Frenchie King |
| July | 13 | Héctor Babenco | 70 | Argentina | Director | Kiss of the Spider WomanIronweed |
| July | 14 | Eric Bergren | 62 | US | Screenwriter | The Elephant ManFrances |
| July | 14 | Lisa Gaye | 81 | US | Actress | Drums Across the RiverRock Around the Clock |
| July | 19 | Garry Marshall | 81 | US | Director, Actor | Pretty WomanRunaway Bride |
| July | 24 | Marni Nixon | 86 | US | Singer, Actress | The King and IWest Side Story |
| July | 29 | Vivean Gray | 92 | UK | Actress | Picnic at Hanging RockThe Last Wave |
| July | 30 | Gloria DeHaven | 91 | US | Actress, Singer | Summer StockThree Little Words |
| August | 1 | Jonathan D. Krane | 65 | US | Producer | Look Who's TalkingSwordfish |
| August | 2 | David Huddleston | 85 | US | Actor | The Big LebowskiBlazing Saddles |
| August | 13 | Kenny Baker | 81 | UK | Actor | Star WarsThe Elephant Man |
| August | 14 | Fyvush Finkel | 93 | US | Actor | NixonA Serious Man |
| August | 17 | Arthur Hiller | 92 | Canada | Director | Love StorySilver Streak |
| August | 19 | Jack Riley | 80 | US | Actor | To Be or Not to BeHigh Anxiety |
| August | 21 | Norma Moriceau | 72 | Australia | Costume Designer | Mad Max 2Crocodile Dundee |
| August | 23 | Steven Hill | 94 | US | Actor | YentlThe Firm |
| August | 25 | Marvin Kaplan | 89 | US | Actor | Wild at HeartIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World |
| August | 29 | Gene Wilder | 83 | US | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | Young FrankensteinThe Producers |
| September | 1 | Jon Polito | 65 | US | Actor | Miller's CrossingThe Man Who Wasn't There |
| September | 2 | John Hostetter | 69 | US | Actor | Heartbreak RidgeThe People Under the Stairs |
| September | 3 | Leslie H. Martinson | 101 | US | Director | BatmanThe Atomic Kid |
| September | 5 | Hugh O'Brian | 91 | US | Actor | The ShootistTen Little Indians |
| September | 10 | Giuliano Carnimeo | 84 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The Case of the Bloody IrisFind a Place to Die |
| September | 11 | Alexis Arquette | 47 | US | Actress | Pulp FictionThe Wedding Singer |
| September | 14 | Kim McGuire | 60 | US | Actress | Cry-BabyDisturbed |
| September | 14 | Dennis Shryack | 80 | US | Screenwriter | Pale RiderThe Gauntlet |
| September | 15 | James Stacy | 79 | US | Actor | FlareupPosse |
| September | 16 | Tarık Akan | 66 | Turkey | Actor | YolThe Chaos Class |
| September | 19 | Bobby Breen | 88 | Canada | Actor | Rainbow on the RiverHawaii Calls |
| September | 20 | Curtis Hanson | 71 | US | Director, Screenwriter | L.A. Confidential8 Mile |
| September | 23 | Fern Buchner | 87 | US | Makeup Artist | The Addams FamilyZelig |
| September | 24 | Bill Nunn | 62 | US | Actor | Do the Right ThingSpider-Man |
| September | 25 | Rod Temperton | 66 | UK | Songwriter, Composer | The Color PurpleRunning Scared |
| September | 26 | Herschell Gordon Lewis | 87 | US | Director, Screenwriter | The Wizard of GoreThe Gore Gore Girls |
| October | 7 | Wolfgang Suschitzky | 104 | Austria | Cinematographer | Get CarterUlysses |
| October | 8 | Gary Dubin | 57 | US | Actor | The AristocatsJaws 2 |
| October | 9 | Andrzej Wajda | 90 | Poland | Director, Screenwriter | Ashes and DiamondsA Generation |
| October | 11 | Patricia Barry | 93 | US | Actress | Cry WolfTwilight Zone: The Movie |
| October | 12 | Thomas Mikal Ford | 52 | US | Actor | Harlem NightsClass Act |
| October | 13 | Tonino Valerii | 82 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | My Name is NobodyDay of Anger |
| October | 14 | Pierre Étaix | 87 | France | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | Yo YoThe Great Love |
| October | 20 | Michael Massee | 61 | US | Actor | The CrowLost Highway |
| October | 21 | Janet Patterson | 60 | Australia | Costume Designer, Production Designer | The PianoBright Star |
| October | 23 | Jane Alderman | 77 | US | Casting Director | CandymanThe Straight Story |
| October | 30 | Tammy Grimes | 82 | US | Actress, Singer | Play It as It LaysSlaves of New York |
| October | 30 | Don Marshall | 80 | US | Actor | Sergeant RykerTerminal Island |
| November | 3 | Marc Michel | 83 | Switzerland | Actor | LolaThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| November | 5 | John Carson | 89 | UK | Actor | Captain Kronos – Vampire HunterDoomsday |
| November | 7 | Julie Gregg | 79 | US | Actress | The GodfatherMan of La Mancha |
| November | 8 | Raoul Coutard | 92 | France | Cinematographer | BreathlessJules and Jim |
| November | 11 | Robert Vaughn | 83 | US | Actor | The Magnificent SevenThe Young Philadelphians |
| November | 12 | Lupita Tovar | 106 | Mexico | Actress | DraculaGreen Hell |
| November | 14 | Janet Wright | 71 | Canada | Actress | McCabe & Mrs. MillerThe Perfect Storm |
| November | 19 | Aiace Parolin | 96 | Italy | Cinematographer | Seduced and AbandonedAlfredo, Alfredo |
| November | 19 | Paul Sylbert | 88 | US | Production Designer | Heaven Can WaitBaby Doll |
| November | 21 | Gunnar Eyjólfsson | 90 | Iceland | Actor | 101 ReykjavíkBeowulf & Grendel |
| November | 23 | Jerry Tucker | 91 | US | Actor | Captain JanuaryProsperity |
| November | 25 | Ron Glass | 71 | US | Actor | SerenityDeath at a Funeral |
| November | 25 | David Hamilton | 83 | UK | Director | Tender CousinsA Summer in St. Tropez |
| November | 26 | Fritz Weaver | 90 | US | Actor | Marathon ManCreepshow |
| November | 30 | Alice Drummond | 88 | US | Actress | GhostbustersDoubt |
| December | 1 | Don Calfa | 76 | US | Actor | The Return of the Living DeadWeekend at Bernie's |
| December | 3 | Billy Chapin | 72 | US | Actor | The Night of the HunterViolent Saturday |
| December | 3 | Susan Cummings | 86 | Germany | Actress | Utah BlaineSwamp Women |
| December | 4 | Margaret Whitton | 67 | US | Actress | Major League9½ Weeks |
| December | 6 | Peter Vaughan | 93 | UK | Actor | BrazilStraw Dogs |
| December | 8 | Joseph Mascolo | 87 | US | Actor | Yes, GiorgioJaws 2 |
| December | 13 | Alan Thicke | 69 | Canada | Actor | CarolinaAlpha Dog |
| December | 14 | Bernard Fox | 89 | UK | Actor | TitanicThe Mummy |
| December | 15 | Fran Jeffries | 79 | US | Actress, Singer | The Pink PantherHarum Scarum |
| December | 18 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | 99 | Hungary | Actress | Moulin RougeTouch of Evil |
| December | 19 | Dick Latessa | 87 | US | Actor | AlfieStigmata |
| December | 20 | Michèle Morgan | 96 | France | Actress | The Fallen IdolPort of Shadows |
| December | 22 | Philip Saville | 86 | UK | Director | Oedipus the KingMetroland |
| December | 24 | Gil Parrondo | 95 | Spain | Production Designer | PattonNicholas and Alexandra |
| December | 26 | Ricky Harris | 54 | US | Actor | HeatDope |
| December | 26 | George S. Irving | 94 | US | Actor | Up the SandboxDeadly Hero |
| December | 26 | Liz Smith | 95 | UK | Actress | Little DorritA Private Function |
| December | 26 | Barbara Tarbuck | 74 | US | Actress | Big TroubleWalking Tall |
| December | 27 | Carrie Fisher | 60 | US | Actress | Star WarsWhen Harry Met Sally... |
| December | 28 | Debbie Reynolds | 84 | US | Actress | Singin' in the RainThe Unsinkable Molly Brown |
| December | 30 | George Kosana | 81 | US | Actor | Night of the Living DeadThere's Always Vanilla |

## Film debuts

* Awkwafina – Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
* Michael C. Burgess – South of 8
* Sofia Carson – Tini: The Movie
* Auli'i Cravalho - Moana
* Matilda De Angelis – Italian Race
* Claudia Doumit – Losing in Love
* Corentin Fila – Being 17
* Beth Gallagher – Slap Worthy
* Gala Gordon – Kids in Love
* Tallulah Haddon – Spaceship
* Aleksandar Kerošević – Verrückt nach Fixi
* Sasha Lane – American Honey
* Sophia Lillis – 37
* Sanya Malhotra – Dangal
* María de Nati – May God Save Us
* Jennifer Paredes – A Life Lived
* Rinku Rajguru – Sairat
* Anthony Ramos – White Girl
* Noah Robbins – Indignation
* Ethan Slater – Evol
* Nadia Tereszkiewicz – The Dancer
* Akash Thosar – Sairat
* Geraldine Viswanathan – Emo the Musical