# 2000 in film

"none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]]
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible 2. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe). Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Paramount | $546,388,108 |
| 2 | Gladiator | DreamWorks / Universal | $465,516,248 |
| 3 | Cast Away | 20th Century Fox / DreamWorks | $429,632,142 |
| 4 | What Women Want | Paramount | $374,111,707 |
| 5 | Dinosaur | Buena Vista | $349,822,765 |
| 6 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal | $346,524,444 |
| 7 | Meet the Parents | Universal / DreamWorks | $330,444,045 |
| 8 | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. | $328,711,434 |
| 9 | X-Men | 20th Century Fox | $296,339,528 |
| 10 | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks / 20th Century Fox | $291,420,351 |

### 2000 box office records

* Chicken Run became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever.
* Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas's $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both Batman Forever and Ransom simultaneously.

## Events
### Award ceremonies

| Date | Event | Host | Location |
| January 23 | 57th Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| January 29 | 5th Lumières Awards | Académie des Lumières | Paris, France |
| January 29 | 14th Goya Awards | Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España | Madrid, Spain |
| February 13 | 45th Filmfare Awards | The Times Group | Mumbai, India |
| February 19 | 25th César Awards | French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques | Paris, France |
| March 2 | Producers Guild of America Awards 1999 | Producers Guild of America | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| March 2 | 19th London Film Critics Circle Awards | The Critics' Circle | London, UK |
| March 12 | 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards | SAG-AFTRA | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| March 11 | 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| March 5 | Writers Guild of America Awards 1999 | Writers Guild of America, East & Writers Guild of America, West | Manhattan, New York, U.S. & Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| March 25 | 15th Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| March 25 | 20th Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Awards | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| March 26 | 72nd Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| April 9 | 53rd British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England, U.K. |
| April 15 | 13th Kids' Choice Awards | Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, U.S. |
| April 19 | 45th David di Donatello | Accademia del Cinema Italiano | Rome, Italy |
| June 3 | 2000 MTV Movie Awards | Sony Pictures Studios | Culver City, California, U.S. |
| June 6 | 26th Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| November 11 | 28th Annie Awards | ASIFA-Hollywood | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 58th Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2001 | 58th Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2001 | 6th Critics' Choice Awards January 22, 2001 | 54th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2001 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001 |
| Category/Organization | Drama | Musical or Comedy | 6th Critics' Choice Awards January 22, 2001 | 54th BAFTA Awards February 19, 2001 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001 |
| Best Film | Gladiator | Almost Famous | Gladiator | Gladiator | Gladiator | Gladiator |
| Best Director | Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Steven Soderbergh Erin Brockovich and Traffic | Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Steven Soderbergh Traffic |
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks Cast Away | George Clooney O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Russell Crowe Gladiator | Jamie Bell Billy Elliot | Benicio del Toro Traffic | Russell Crowe Gladiator |
| Best Actress | Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich | Renée Zellweger Nurse Betty | Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich | Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich | Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich | Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro Traffic | Benicio del Toro Traffic | Joaquin Phoenix Gladiator and Quills | Benicio del Toro Traffic | Albert Finney Erin Brockovich | Benicio del Toro Traffic |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kate Hudson Almost Famous | Kate Hudson Almost Famous | Frances McDormand Almost Famous and Wonder Boys | Julie Walters Billy Elliot | Judi Dench Chocolat | Marcia Gay Harden Pollock |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Stephen Gaghan Traffic |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Stephen Gaghan Traffic | Cameron Crowe Almost Famous | Cameron Crowe Almost Famous | Kenneth Lonergan You Can Count on Me | Cameron Crowe Almost Famous |
| Best Animated Film | — | — | Chicken Run | — | — | — |
| Best Original Score | Gladiator Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard | Gladiator Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard | Gladiator The Road to El Dorado Hans Zimmer | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun | N/A | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun |
| Best Original Song | "Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys | "Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys | "My Funny Friend and Me" The Emperor's New Groove | N/A | N/A | "Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | N/A | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |

## 2000 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2000
* List of Argentine films of 2000
* List of Australian films of 2000
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2000
* List of British films of 2000
* List of Canadian films of 2000
* List of Chinese films of 2000
* List of French films of 2000
* List of Hong Kong films of 2000
* List of Indian films of 2000
** List of Bengali films of 2000
** List of Hindi films of 2000
** List of Kannada films of 2000
** List of Malayalam films of 2000
** List of Marathi films of 2000
** List of Punjabi films of 2000
** List of Tamil films of 2000
** List of Telugu films of 2000
* List of Japanese films of 2000
* List of Mexican films of 2000
* List of Pakistani films of 2000
* List of Russian films of 2000
* List of South Korean films of 2000
* List of Spanish films of 2000

### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2000
* List of animated feature films of 2000
* List of avant-garde films of 2000
* List of crime films of 2000
* List of comedy films of 2000
* List of drama films of 2000
* List of horror films of 2000
* List of science fiction films of 2000
* List of thriller films of 2000
* List of western films of 2000

## Births

* January 1 - Ice Spice, American rapper and actress
* January 7 – Marcus Scribner, American actor
* January 8 – Noah Cyrus, American actress and singer
* January 9 – Gordon Maeda, Japanese actor
* January 10 – Reneé Rapp, American actress and singer
* January 11 – Jamie Bick, German actress
* January 17 – Chani, South Korean actor
* January 19 – Asahi Ito, Japanese actor
* January 21 – Eito Konishi, Japanese actor
* January 26 – Ester Expósito, Spanish actress
* January 28 – Julia Lester, American actress
* January 30
** Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress
** Frida Argento, Swedish actress
* February 5
** Esmé Creed-Miles, English actress
** Jordan Nagai, American former child voice actor
* February 9 – Evan Roe, American actor
* February 10 – Yara Shahidi, American actress
* February 12 – Asuka Kawazu, Japanese actress
* February 22 – Celia Rose Gooding, American actress and singer
* February 23 – Christian Martyn, Canadian actor
* February 25
** Tucker Albrizzi, American actor
** Laura Ann Kesling, American actress
* February 27 – Tsuyoshi Furukawa, Japanese singer and actor
* February 28 – Jonathan Daviss, American actor
March 5 – Reiky de Valk, Dutch actor (d. 2023)
* March 6 – Jacob Bertrand, American actor
* March 21
** Lorenzo Zurzolo, Italian actor
** Jace Norman, American actor
* March 22
** Pawat Chittsawangdee, Thai actor
** Zoe Terakes, Australian actor
* March 27
** Halle Bailey, American actress
** Sophie Nélisse, Canadian actress
* March 31 – Ruby Cruz, American actress
* April 9 – Brenock O'Connor, English actor
* April 11
** Milly Alcock, Australian actress
** Morgan Lily, American actress and model
* April 13 – Suzanne Lindon, French actress and filmmaker
* April 16 – Bruna Carvalho, Brazilian actress
* April 20 – Abigail Duhon, American Christian musician and actress
* April 22 – Billy Price, English actor
* May 4 – Nicholas Hamilton, Australian actor
* May 7 – Maxwell Perry Cotton, American actor
* May 13 – Antonio Cipriano, American actor
* May 18 – Addison Holley, Canadian actress
* May 23 – Ella Rappich, Swedish actress born in South Africa
* May 30 – Jared S. Gilmore, American actor
* June 1 – Willow Shields, American actress
* June 2 - Lilimar Hernandez, American actress
* June 13 – Daniella Perkins, American actress
* June 14 – Thomaz Costa, Brazilian actor
* June 15 – Ouyang Nana, Taiwanese actress, singer and musician
* June 17 – Odessa A'zion, American actress
* June 21 - Natalie Alyn Lind, American actress
* June 22 - Sean Kaufman, American actor
* June 23
** Kim Hyunsoo, South Korean actress
** Earl Cave, English actor
** Caitlin Blackwood, Scottish actress
* June 25 – Iman Benson, American actress
* July 7 – Jamie Flatters, English actor and filmmaker
* July 8 – Benjamin Stockham, American actor
* July 9 – Courtney Grosbeck, American actress and model
* July 13
** Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Danish actor
** Malia Pyles, American actress
* July 14 – Maia Reficco, American actress and singer
* July 15 – Julio Peña Fernández, Spanish actor
* July 16 – Jonathan Morgan Heit, American actor
* July 17 – Nico Liersch, German actor
* July 19 – Owen Joyner, American actor
* July 22 – Kaori Oinuma, Filipino-Japanese actress and model
* July 23 – Malte Gårdinger, Swedish actor
* July 25
** Meg Donnelly, American actress
** Preston Bailey, American Actor
* July 26 – Thomasin McKenzie, New Zealand actress
* July 29 – Lino Facioli, Brazilian actor
* July 31 – Kim Sae-ron, South Korean actress (d. 2025)
* August 3 – Landry Bender, American actress
* August 9 – Kim Hyang-gi, South Korean actress
* August 13 – Anthony Keyvan, American actor
* August 16 – Lacey Dover, American actress
* August 20 – Fátima Ptacek, American actress and activist
* August 24 – Griffin Gluck, American actor
* August 29 – Minami Hamabe, Japanese actress
* August 31 – Mia Jenkins, English actress
* September 1 - Cassady McClincy, American actress
* September 3 – Ashley Boettcher, American actress
* September 4 – Ruby Stokes, English actress
* September 11 – Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey, Canadian actor
* September 12 – Becky Zhu Wu, Mexican actress
* September 13 – Siddharth Nigam, Indian actor
* September 14 – Ritvik Sahore, Indian actor
* September 15 – Mallika Singh, Indian actress
* September 22 – Michael Rainey Jr., American actor
* September 23 – Kalani Hilliker, American dancer and actress
* September 25 – Anna Lambe, Canadian Inuk actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut
* September 28 – Frankie Jonas, American actor
* October 6
** Klara Castanho, Brazilian actress
** Addison Rae, American social media personality and actress
** Isobelle Molloy, English actress
* October 10 – Aedin Mincks, American actor
* October 14 – Mekai Curtis, American actor
* October 18
** Sophie Thatcher, American actress
** Conor Sherry, American actor
* October 26 – Ellery Sprayberry, American actress and voice
* October 27 – Lucie Zhang, French actress
* October 31 – Willow Smith, American singer and actress
* November 6 - Violet Sky, American singer
* November 7 – Dara Reneé, American actress
* November 8 – Jade Pettyjohn, American actress
* November 10 – Mackenzie Foy, American model and actress
* November 18 – Arabella Morton, Australian actress
* November 22 – Auliʻi Cravalho, American actress and singer
* November 28
** Jackson Yee, Chinese actor and singer
** Kaitlyn Bernard, Canadian actress
* December 9 – Jaren Lewison, American actor
* December 12
** Devyn Nekoda, Canadian actress
** Lucas Jade Zumann, American actor
* December 16
** Rachelle Henry, American actress and filmmaker
** Lance Lim, American actor
* December 18 – Korapat Kirdpan, Thai actor
* December 19 – Yuumi Kawai, Japanese actress
* December 28 – Larissa Manoela, Brazilian actress
* Thomas Weatherall, Australian actor

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | George Carl | 83 | US | Actor, Comedian | Funny Bones |
| January | 5 | Vic Schoen | 83 | US | Composer, Arranger | The Court JesterBuck Privates |
| January | 7 | Klaus Wennemann | 59 | Germany | Actor | Das BootDer Fahnder |
| January | 9 | Marguerite Churchill | 89 | US | Actress | The Big TrailDracula's Daughter |
| January | 10 | Arthur Batanides | 83 | US | Actor | Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentBrannigan |
| January | 11 | Helena Carter | 79 | US | Actress | Invaders from MarsKiss Tomorrow Goodbye |
| January | 12 | Marc Davis | 86 | US | Animator | Peter PanOne Hundred and One Dalmatians |
| January | 15 | Fran Ryan | 83 | US | Actress | Pale RiderStripes |
| January | 18 | Nancy Coleman | 87 | US | Actress | Kings RowViolence |
| January | 18 | Frances Drake | 87 | US | Actress | Les MisérablesIt's a Wonderful World |
| January | 18 | Jester Hairston | 98 | US | Actor | In the Heat of the NightThe Alamo |
| January | 19 | Hedy Lamarr | 85 | Austria | Actress | Samson and DelilahWhite Cargo |
| January | 19 | Alan North | 79 | US | Actor | GloryHighlander |
| January | 24 | Jeffrey Boam | 53 | US | Screenwriter | Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeLethal Weapon 2 |
| January | 25 | Tom Pedigo | 53 | US | Set Decorator | Terms of EndearmentStar Trek III: The Search for Spock |
| January | 28 | Tony Doyle | 58 | Ireland | Actor | The BoxerDamage |
| January | 28 | Joy Shelton | 77 | UK | Actress | Waterloo RoadMillions Like Us |
| January | 28 | Kenneth Waller | 72 | UK | Actor | Chitty Chitty Bang BangCarry On Behind |
| January | 31 | Ralph Manza | 78 | US | Actor | GodzillaDave |
| February | 1 | James N. Harrell | 81 | US | Actor | Paper MoonJFK |
| February | 3 | Bonnie Cashin | 84 | US | Costume Designer | LauraNightmare Alley |
| February | 5 | Todd Karns | 79 | US | Actor | It's a Wonderful LifeMy Foolish Heart |
| February | 8 | Sidney Hayers | 78 | UK | Director | Circus of HorrorsThe Southern Star |
| February | 10 | George Jackson | 42 | US | Producer, Director | New Jack CityKrush Groove |
| February | 10 | Jim Varney | 50 | US | Actor | Ernest Saves ChristmasToy Story |
| February | 11 | Roger Vadim | 72 | France | Director, Screenwriter | BarbarellaAnd God Created Woman |
| February | 12 | John London | 58 | US | Key Grip | The Karate Kid48 Hrs. |
| February | 16 | Marceline Day | 91 | US | Actress | The CameramanLondon After Midnight |
| February | 16 | Lila Kedrova | 81 | Russia | Actress | Zorba the GreekTorn Curtain |
| February | 17 | Miles White | 85 | US | Costume Designer | Around the World in 80 DaysThe Wiz |
| February | 20 | Otello Martelli | 97 | Italy | Cinematographer | La Dolce VitaBitter Rice |
| February | 22 | John Kellogg | 83 | US | Actor | Twelve O'Clock HighThe Greatest Show on Earth |
| February | 23 | Ofra Haza | 42 | Israel | Singer, Actress | The Prince of EgyptThe Governess |
| February | 23 | Joseph V. Perry | 69 | US | Actor | Hot Shots! Part DeuxVibes |
| February | 24 | Rosalind Keith | 83 | US | Actress | Motor MadnessCriminals of the Air |
| February | 27 | George Duning | 92 | US | Composer | From Here to Eternity3:10 to Yuma |
| March | 7 | Charles Gray | 71 | UK | Actor | Diamonds are ForeverThe Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| March | 10 | Judith Barrett | 91 | US | Actress | Road to SingaporeCimarron |
| March | 11 | Richard Collier | 80 | US | Actor | Blazing SaddlesChristine |
| March | 13 | Rex Everhart | 79 | US | Actor | Beauty and the BeastSuperman |
| March | 15 | Wally Rose | 88 | US | Actor, Stuntman | The Blues BrothersSidekicks |
| March | 25 | Jim Cash | 59 | US | Screenwriter | Top GunDick Tracy |
| March | 25 | Helen Martin | 90 | US | Actress | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodBulworth |
| March | 29 | John Baskcomb | 84 | UK | Actor | Chitty Chitty Bang BangOliver |
| April | ?? | Maurice Carter | 85–86 | UK | Art Director | The Lady VanishesBattle of Britain |
| April | 2 | Greta Gynt | 83 | Norway | Actress | Dear MurdererTake My Life |
| April | 8 | Claire Trevor | 90 | US | Actress | StagecoachKey Largo |
| April | 10 | Arnold Johnson | 78 | US | Actor | RockyShaft |
| April | 10 | Peter Jones | 79 | UK | Actor | Chariots of FireThe Return of the Pink Panther |
| April | 11 | Douglas Green | 79 | US | Second Unit Director | CabaretLenny |
| April | 12 | Carmen Dillon | 91 | UK | Art Director | The OmenHamlet |
| April | 12 | Christopher Pettiet | 24 | US | Actor | Point BreakDon't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead |
| April | 13 | Peter Archer | 56 | Australia | Actor | Enter the Dragon |
| April | 21 | Susan Stephen | 68 | UK | Actress | Pacific DestinyFor Better, for Worse |
| April | 25 | David Merrick | 88 | US | Producer | The Great GatsbySemi-Tough |
| May | 1 | Steve Reeves | 74 | US | Actor | HerculesDuel of the Titans |
| May | 3 | Lewis Allen | 94 | UK | Director | SuddenlyThe Uninvited |
| May | 7 | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 90 | US | Actor | Little CaesarGunga Din |
| May | 10 | Bart the Bear | 23 | US | Actor | The BearLegends of the Fall |
| May | 10 | Craig Stevens | 81 | US | Actor | Buchanan Rides AloneGunn |
| May | 11 | David Bretherton | 76 | US | Film Editor | CabaretClue |
| May | 11 | René Muñoz | 62 | Cuba | Actor, Screenwriter | Fray EscobaCristo negro |
| May | 13 | Paul Bartel | 61 | US | Actor, Director | Eating RaoulDeath Race 2000 |
| May | 20 | Edward Bernds | 94 | US | Director | The Three Stooges Meet HerculesReturn of the Fly |
| May | 21 | John Gielgud | 96 | UK | Actor | BecketArthur |
| May | 25 | Nicholas Clay | 53 | UK | Actor | ExcaliburEvil Under the Sun |
| May | 25 | Francis Lederer | 100 | Austria-Hungary | Actor | The Man I MarriedThe Return of Dracula |
| May | 26 | William McCaughey | 70 | US | Sound Engineer | RockyThe Deer Hunter |
| May | 26 | Samuel A. Taylor | 87 | US | Screenwriter | SabrinaVertigo |
| May | 28 | Robert Fryer | 79 | US | Producer | The ShiningThe Boys from Brazil |
| May | 29 | Aubrey Richards | 79 | UK | Actor | The Ipcress FileThe Man Who Haunted Himself |
| May | 30 | Doris Hare | 95 | UK | Actress | On the BusesMutiny on the Buses |
| May | 30 | Bill Thomas | 78 | US | Costume Designer | SpartacusBabes in Toyland |
| May | 31 | Walter Sparrow | 73 | UK | Actor | Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesEver After |
| June | 10 | Terry Forrestal | 52 | UK | Stuntman | TitanicBraveheart |
| June | 10 | J. Watson Webb Jr. | 84 | US | Film Editor | Kiss of DeathCheaper by the Dozen |
| June | 11 | Elizabeth Lawrence | 77 | US | Actress | The CrucibleSleeping with the Enemy |
| June | 13 | John Bramall | 76 | UK | Sound Engineer | Straw DogsWhere Eagles Dare |
| June | 18 | Nancy Marchand | 71 | US | Actress | SabrinaThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! |
| June | 19 | Anton Gorchev | 60 | Bulgaria | Actor | The Goat HornThorn Apple |
| June | 24 | David Tomlinson | 83 | UK | Actor | Mary PoppinsTom Jones |
| June | 27 | David Neal | 68 | UK | Actor | Flash GordonSuperman |
| June | 28 | Nils Poppe | 92 | Sweden | Actor | The Seventh SealThe Devil's Eye |
| June | 28 | Michael Ripper | 87 | UK | Actor | Oliver TwistThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| June | 29 | John Abineri | 72 | UK | Actor | The Godfather Part IIIThe McKenzie Break |
| June | 29 | Vittorio Gassman | 77 | Italy | Actor | War and PeaceSleepers |
| July | 1 | Walter Matthau | 79 | US | Actor | The Fortune CookieThe Odd Couple |
| July | 3 | Harold Nicholas | 79 | US | Dancer, Actor | Sun Valley SerenadeFunny Bones |
| July | 3 | Kemal Sunal | 55 | Turkey | Actor | King of the DoormenHababam Sınıfı |
| July | 10 | Justin Pierce | 25 | UK | Actor | KidsNext Friday |
| July | 14 | Meredith MacRae | 56 | US | Actress | Bikini BeachNorwood |
| July | 18 | Roberto Contreras | 71 | US | Actor | ScarfaceTopaz |
| July | 19 | James B. Clark | 92 | US | Director, Film Editor | FlipperHow Green Was My Valley |
| July | 22 | Eric Christmas | 84 | UK | Actor | Harold and MaudeAir Bud |
| July | 27 | Don Weis | 78 | US | Director | The Affairs of Dobie GillisCritic's Choice |
| July | 30 | Nan Leslie | 74 | US | Actress | Under the Tonto RimThe Woman on the Beach |
| July | 30 | Max Showalter | 83 | US | Actor | Sixteen Candles10 |
| August | 5 | Alec Guinness | 86 | UK | Actor | The Bridge on the River KwaiStar Wars |
| August | 8 | Jess Barker | 88 | US | Actor | Reign of TerrorScarlet Street |
| August | 8 | John F. Warren | 91 | US | Cinematographer | Torn CurtainThe Country Girl |
| August | 9 | Lewis Wilson | 80 | US | Actor | BatmanOnce Upon a Time |
| August | 10 | Joan Marsh | 86 | US | Actress | Anna KareninaRoad to Zanzibar |
| August | 11 | Eddie Powell | 73 | UK | Stuntman | AlienIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
| August | 12 | Loretta Young | 87 | US | Actress | The Farmer's DaughterThe Bishop's Wife |
| August | 15 | Robert Swink | 82 | US | Film Editor | Roman HolidayThe Diary of Anne Frank |
| August | 22 | Toru Tanaka | 70 | US | Actor | Last Action HeroDarkman |
| August | 24 | Patricia Owens | 75 | Canada | Actress | SayonaraThe Fly |
| August | 25 | Jack Nitzsche | 63 | US | Composer | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestThe Exorcist |
| August | 29 | Rose Hobart | 94 | US | Actress | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeConflict |
| August | 30 | Joseph H. Lewis | 93 | US | Director | Gun CrazyMy Name Is Julia Ross |
| September | 2 | Ishaq Bux | 83 | India | Actor | Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| September | 2 | Jean Speegle Howard | 73 | US | Actress | Apollo 13Scrooged |
| September | 3 | Edward Anhalt | 86 | US | Screenwriter | Jeremiah JohnsonBecket |
| September | 3 | Walt Stanchfield | 81 | US | Animator | Who Framed Roger RabbitThe Jungle Book |
| September | 7 | Gian Luigi Polidoro | 73 | Italy | Director | Il diavoloRun for Your Wife |
| September | 10 | Mary Colquhoun | 59 | UK | Casting Director | GloryAfter Hours |
| September | 12 | Juan Ibáñez | 83 | Mexico | Director | Isle of the Snake PeopleFear Chamber |
| September | 12 | Gary Olsen | 55 | Australia | Actor, Key Grip | Pink Floyd – The WallThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover |
| September | 14 | Beah Richards | 80 | US | Actress | In the Heat of the NightGuess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| September | 19 | Ann Doran | 89 | US | Actress | Rebel Without a CauseWildcats |
| September | 19 | Gloria Talbott | 69 | US | Actress | I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceThe Daughter of Dr. Jekyll |
| September | 26 | Richard Mulligan | 67 | US | Actor | Little Big ManS.O.B. |
| October | 2 | Richard Liberty | 68 | US | Actor | Day of the DeadThe Crazies |
| October | 6 | Richard Farnsworth | 80 | US | Actor | MiseryThe Straight Story |
| October | 9 | David Dukes | 55 | US | Actor | The First Deadly SinOnly When I Laugh |
| October | 10 | Emile Kuri | 93 | Mexico | Set Decorator | It's a Wonderful LifeMary Poppins |
| October | 11 | Sam O'Steen | 76 | US | Film Editor | The GraduateChinatown |
| October | 12 | Gordon Stulberg | 76 | Canada | Studio Executive |
| October | 13 | Jean Peters | 73 | US | Actress | Pickup on South StreetIt Happens Every Spring |
| October | 15 | Vincent Canby | 76 | US | Film Critic | None; critiqued films for The New York Times |
| October | 17 | Walter Shenson | 81 | UK | Producer, Director | From Here to EternityA Hard's Day Night |
| October | 18 | Julie London | 74 | US | Actress, Singer | Man of the WestThe Great Man |
| October | 18 | Sidney Salkow | 89 | US | Director | Sitting BullTwice-Told Tales |
| October | 18 | Gwen Verdon | 75 | US | Actress, Dancer | Damn YankeesCocoon |
| October | 21 | Mort Briskin | 86 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | Walking TallFramed |
| October | 22 | Anthony Chinn | 69 | Guyana | Actor | Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Fifth Element |
| October | 24 | Pasquale Cajano | 79 | Italy | Actor | CasinoAnalyze This |
| October | 26 | Muriel Evans | 90 | US | Actress | Manhattan MelodramaHouse of Secrets |
| October | 28 | Anthony Lee | 39 | US | Actor | Liar LiarAmerican Strays |
| October | 30 | Steve Allen | 78 | US | Actor | The Benny Goodman StoryCollege Confidential |
| October | 30 | Elizabeth Bradley | 83 | UK | Actress | An American Werewolf in LondonDavy Jones' Locker |
| October | 31 | Ring Lardner Jr. | 85 | US | Screenwriter | MASHThe Cincinnati Kid |
| November | 1 | Allan Surtees | 75 | UK | Actor | Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedEye of the Needle |
| November | 3 | Leonardo Benvenuti | 77 | Italy | Screenwriter | Once Upon a Time in AmericaAlfredo, Alfredo |
| November | 11 | Rayford Barnes | 80 | US | Actor | The Wild BunchThe Hunting Party |
| November | 22 | Christian Marquand | 73 | France | Actor, Director | The Flight of the PhoenixThe Longest Day |
| November | 26 | Carlo Simi | 76 | Italy | Costume Designer, Production Designer | The Good, the Bad and the UglyFor a Few Dollars More |
| November | 27 | Anne Barton | 76 | US | Actress | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?The Comancheros |
| November | 27 | George Wells | 91 | US | Screenwriter | Angels in the OutfieldTake Me Out to the Ball Game |
| November | 29 | Margaret Early | 80 | US | Actress | Strike Up the BandJezebel |
| December | 4 | Chet Douglas | 64 | US | Actor | Two Rode TogetherPapa's Delicate Condition |
| December | 6 | Werner Klemperer | 80 | Germany | Actor | Judgment at NurembergHouseboat |
| December | 10 | Marie Windsor | 80 | US | Actress | The Narrow MarginThe Killing |
| December | 11 | Don Devlin | 70 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | Thunder IslandLoving |
| December | 11 | David Lewis | 84 | US | Actor | The ApartmentThe Absent-Minded Professor |
| December | 11 | N. Richard Nash | 87 | US | Screenwriter | Porgy and BessThe Rainmaker |
| December | 12 | George Montgomery | 84 | US | Actor | Coney IslandBattle of the Bulge |
| December | 14 | Uldis Pūcītis | 63 | Latvia | Actor, Director | Purva bridējsElpojiet dziļi Gaisma tuneļa galā |
| December | 16 | Margo Moore | 69 | US | Actress | Wake Me When It's OverHound-Dog Man |
| December | 20 | Richard Hazard | 79 | US | Composer, Orchestrator | Terms of EndearmentNickelodeon |
| December | 22 | Stuart Lancaster | 80 | US | Actor | Edward ScissorhandsBatman Returns |
| December | 23 | Billy Barty | 76 | US | Actor | Mickey McGuireWillow |
| December | 23 | Noor Jehan | 75 | Pakistan | Singer, Actress | SheelaJugnu |
| December | 26 | Leo Gordon | 78 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | My Name Is NobodyThe Man Who Knew Too Much |
| December | 26 | Jason Robards | 77 | US | Actor | All the President's MenOnce Upon a Time in the West |
| December | 30 | Julius J. Epstein | 91 | US | Screenwriter | CasablancaArsenic and Old Lace |

## Film debuts

* Malin Åkerman − The Skulls
* Jamie Bell − Billy Elliot
* John Cena − Ready to Rumble
* Michael Cera − Frequency
* Abbie Cornish – The Monkey's Mask
* Terry Crews − The 6th Day
* Paul Dano − The Newcomers
* David Denman – The Replacements
* Chris Evans − The Newcomers
* Fares Fares – Jalla! Jalla!
* Darcy Fehr – Desire
* Isla Fisher − Out of Depth
* Dolores Fonzi − Burnt Money
* Martin Freeman – The Low Down
* Gael García Bernal – Amores perros
* Rick Gonzalez – Mambo Café
* Topher Grace − Traffic
* Jon Hamm − Space Cowboys
* Jay Hernandez – Living the Life
* Óscar Jaenada − What You Never Knew
* Michelle Jenner – Faust: Love of the Damned
* John Krasinski – State and Main
* Clara Lago − Miserable Life
* Christine Lakin – Finding Kelly
* Rachelle Lefevre – Stardom
* Anson Mount – Boiler Room
* Rachel Nichols − Autumn in New York
* Aaron Paul – Whatever It Takes
* Josh Peck − Snow Day
* Lucy Punch – Greenfingers
* Dominic Purcell – Mission: Impossible 2
* Maggie Q – Model from Hell
* Kelly Reilly – Maybe Baby
* Michelle Rodriguez − Girlfight
* Zoe Saldana − Center Stage
* Bill Skarsgård – White Water Fury
* Hugo Silva − Miserable Life
* Jimmi Simpson – Loser
* Kasia Smutniak – At the Right Moment
* Kristen Stewart − The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
* Juno Temple – Pandaemonium
* Kerry Washington − Our Song
* Sam Worthington − Bootmen
* Anton Yelchin – A Man Is Mostly Water
* Aaliyah – Romeo Must Die