# 2001 in film

The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first installments of the Harry Potter, Fast & Furious, Spy Kids, Monsters, Inc. and Shrek franchises, and The Lord of the Rings and Ocean's trilogies. Significant non-English language films released included Monsoon Wedding, Amélie and Spirited Away. There was one film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, that passed over $1 billion in a re-release of 2020.
The inaugural entries of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film franchises prompted a shift in both the film and literary communities by propelling fantasy into mainstream culture, popularising young adult novels, and reforming the blockbuster to promote film franchises and cater to fandom communities.

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2001 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 2001 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Warner Bros. | $974,755,371 |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line | $883,726,270 |
| 3 | Monsters, Inc. | Buena Vista | $528,773,250 |
| 4 | Shrek | DreamWorks | $487,853,320 |
| 5 | Ocean's Eleven | Warner Bros. | $450,717,150 |
| 6 | Pearl Harbor | Buena Vista | $449,220,945 |
| 7 | The Mummy Returns | Universal | $435,040,395 |
| 8 | Jurassic Park III | Universal | $368,780,809 |
| 9 | Planet of the Apes | Fox | $362,211,740 |
| 10 | Hannibal | MGM / Universal | $351,692,268 |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone grossed $974 million, and became the second highest-grossing film of all time. It was also the highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter film franchise before the finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, surpassed it in 2011.
2001 was the first time that two films released in the same year grossed more than $800 million at the box office, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring surpassing the milestone.
The highest-grossing non-English film was Studio Ghibli's anime Spirited Away, which was the 15th highest-grossing film of the year.

## Events

* May 18 – Shrek was released to critical acclaim and went on to win the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature the following year beating out Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Monsters, Inc.
* June 22 – The Fast and the Furious is released, launching one of the highest-grossing franchises in film history.
* August 8 – actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman divorce.
* November 2 – Monsters, Inc. opens with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film and the 6th-best of all time.
* November 16 and December 19 – The beginning of two acclaimed fantasy film series based on best-selling novels: Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, respectively.

### Award ceremonies

* 6th Empire Awards

## Awards

| Category/Organization | 7th Critics' Choice Awards January 11, 2002 | 59th Golden Globe Awards January 20, 2002 | 59th Golden Globe Awards January 20, 2002 | 55th BAFTA Awards February 24, 2002 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 74th Academy Awards March 24, 2002 |
| Category/Organization | 7th Critics' Choice Awards January 11, 2002 | Drama | Musical or Comedy | 55th BAFTA Awards February 24, 2002 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards | 74th Academy Awards March 24, 2002 |
| Best Film | A Beautiful Mind | A Beautiful Mind | Moulin Rouge! | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Moulin Rouge! | A Beautiful Mind |
| Best Director | Ron Howard A Beautiful Mind Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge! | Robert Altman Gosford Park | Robert Altman Gosford Park | Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Ron Howard A Beautiful Mind | Ron Howard A Beautiful Mind |
| Best Actor | Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind | Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind | Gene Hackman The Royal Tenenbaums | Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind | Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind | Denzel Washington Training Day |
| Best Actress | Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom | Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom | Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge! | Judi Dench Iris | Halle Berry Monster's Ball | Halle Berry Monster's Ball |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ben Kingsley Sexy Beast | Jim Broadbent Iris | Jim Broadbent Iris | Jim Broadbent Moulin Rouge! | Ian McKellen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Jim Broadbent Iris |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly A Beautiful Mind | Jennifer Connelly A Beautiful Mind | Jennifer Connelly A Beautiful Mind | Jennifer Connelly A Beautiful Mind | Helen Mirren Gosford Park | Jennifer Connelly A Beautiful Mind |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Christopher Nolan Memento | Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind | Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind | Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S. H. Schulman Shrek | Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind | Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Christopher Nolan Memento | Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind | Akiva Goldsman A Beautiful Mind | Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet Amélie | Julian Fellowes Gosford Park | Julian Fellowes Gosford Park |
| Best Animated Film | Shrek | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Shrek |
| Best Original Score | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Howard Shore | Moulin Rouge! Craig Armstrong | Moulin Rouge! Craig Armstrong | Moulin Rouge! Craig Armstrong | N/A | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Howard Shore |
| Best Original Song | "May It Be" The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | "Until..." Kate & Leopold | "Until..." Kate & Leopold | N/A | N/A | "If I Didn't Have You" Monsters, Inc. |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Amélie | No Man's Land | No Man's Land | Love's a Bitch | N/A | No Man's Land |

## 2001 films
### By country/region

* List of American films of 2001
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* List of Australian films of 2001
* List of Bangladeshi films of 2001
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* List of Hong Kong films of 2001
* List of Indian films of 2001
** List of Bengali films of 2001
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* List of Japanese films of 2001
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* List of Russian films of 2001
* List of South Korean films of 2001
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### By genre/medium

* List of action films of 2001
* List of animated feature films of 2001
* List of avant-garde films of 2001
* List of crime films of 2001
* List of comedy films of 2001
* List of drama films of 2001
* List of horror films of 2001
* List of science fiction films of 2001
* List of thriller films of 2001
* List of western films of 2001

## Births

* January 1 – Angourie Rice, Australian actress
* February 15 – Haley Tju, American actress
* February 16 - Chloe East, American actress
* February 19 – David Mazouz, American actor
* February 24 – Ramona Marquez, English actress
* March 6 – Milo Manheim, American actor
* March 25 – Daisy Tahan, American actress
* April 10 – Noa Kirel, Israeli actress
* April 20 – Ian Alexander, American actor
* April 28 – Madeleine Harris, British actress
* May 3 – Rachel Zegler, American actress
* May 23 – Matt Lintz, American actor
* May 27 – Izabela Vidovic, American actress
* June 1 – Ed Oxenbould, Australian actor
* June 3 – Rhea Norwood, English actress
* June 5 - Lilly Krug, German actress
* June 9 – Xolo Maridueña, American actor
* June 14 – Samuel Bottomley, English actor
* June 16 – William Sorenson, Canadian Representative
* June 21 – Eleanor Worthington Cox, English actress
* July 1 – Chosen Jacobs, American actor
* July 2 – Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor
* July 10 – Isabela Merced, American actress
* July 11 – Sophia Anne Caruso, American actress
* July 22 – Alisha Newton, Canadian actress
* July 31 – Sean Michael Kyer, Canadian actor
* August 5 – Josie Totah, American actress
* August 6 – Ty Simpkins, American actor
* August 21
** Dallas Liu, American actor
** Harry Gilby, English actor
* August 31 – Garrett Wareing, American actor
* September 3 – Kaia Gerber, American actress and model
* September 6 – Freya Allan, English actress
* September 14 – Matías Recalt, Argentine actor
* September 15 – Emma Fuhrmann, American actress
* September 17 – India Amarteifio, English actress
* September 19
** Jack Downham, British actor
** D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Canadian actor
* September 29 – William Healy, Canadian actor
* October 1 – Luna Blaise, American actress
* October 5 – Dalila Bela, Canadian actress
* October 8 – Percy Hynes White, Canadian actor
* October 9 – Louis Hynes, English actor
* October 10 – Blake Cooper, American actor
* October 12 – Raymond Ochoa, American actor and musician
* October 13 – Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
* October 14 – Rowan Blanchard, American actress
* October 19 - Art Parkinson, Irish actor
* October 21 – Ashley Liao, American actress
* October 23 – Mina Sundwall, American actress
* October 27 – Lukita Maxwell, Indonesian-American actress
* November 7 – Amybeth McNulty, Irish-Canadian actress
* November 12 – Raffey Cassidy, English actress
* November 15 – Sadie Stanley, American actress
* November 27 – Morgan Davies, Australian actor
* December 13 – Harley Bird, English actress
* December 14 – Joshua Rush, American actor
* December 16 – Sebastian Croft, English actor
* December 22 - Lily Laight, English actress and singer
* December 28 – Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress

## Deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Ray Walston | 86 | US | Actor | Fast Times at Ridgemont HighThe Sting |
| January | 5 | Nancy Parsons | 58 | US | Actress | Porky'sSteel Magnolias |
| January | 10 | Jacques Marin | 81 | France | Actor | Marathon ManCharade |
| January | 11 | James Hill | 84 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | Sweet Smell of SuccessSeparate Tables |
| January | 11 | Michael Williams | 65 | UK | Actor | Henry VEducating Rita |
| January | 15 | Ted Mann | 84 | US | Producer | KrullBrubaker |
| January | 16 | Virginia O'Brien | 81 | US | Actress, Singer | Ship AhoyThe Harvey Girls |
| January | 18 | Al Waxman | 65 | Canada | Actor | The HurricaneHeavy Metal |
| January | 21 | Sandy Baron | 64 | US | Actor | Sweet NovemberBroadway Danny Rose |
| January | 21 | Joseph O'Conor | 84 | Ireland | Actor | Oliver!Elizabeth |
| January | 30 | Jean-Pierre Aumont | 90 | France | Actor | Day for NightJefferson in Paris |
| January | 30 | John Prebble | 85 | UK | Screenwriter | ZuluMysterious Island |
| January | 31 | Bert Williams | 78 | US | Actor | The Usual SuspectsCobra |
| February | 4 | Tony Steedman | 73 | UK | Actor | Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureScrooged |
| February | 7 | Dale Evans | 88 | US | Actress, Singer | Bells of San AngeloIn Old Oklahoma |
| February | 10 | Lewis Arquette | 65 | US | Actor | Scream 2Tango & Cash |
| February | 11 | Sy Gomberg | 82 | US | Screenwriter | When Willie Comes Marching HomeSummer Stock |
| February | 14 | Charles B. Fitzsimons | 76 | Ireland | Producer | The Quiet ManBatman |
| February | 15 | Burt Kennedy | 78 | US | Director, Screenwriter | Young Billy YoungThe Rounders |
| February | 16 | Howard W. Koch | 84 | US | Producer | Airplane!The Odd Couple |
| February | 19 | Stanley Kramer | 87 | US | Director, Producer | Judgment at NurembergGuess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| February | 20 | Rosemary DeCamp | 90 | US | Actress | Yankee Doodle Dandy13 Ghosts |
| February | 27 | Ralf D. Bode | 59 | Germany | Cinematographer | Coal Miner's DaughterDressed to Kill |
| February | 27 | Stan Margulies | 80 | US | Producer | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines |
| March | 6 | Kim Walker | 32 | US | Actress | Say Anything...Heathers |
| March | 8 | Edward Winter | 63 | US | Actor | The Parallax ViewFrom the Hip |
| March | 9 | Richard Stone | 47 | US | Composer, Music Editor | PlatoonFerris Bueller's Day Off |
| March | 12 | Morton Downey Jr. | 68 | US | Actor | Predator 2The Silencer |
| March | 13 | John A. Alonzo | 66 | US | Cinematographer, Actor | ScarfaceChinatown |
| March | 15 | Ann Sothern | 92 | US | Actress | A Letter to Three WivesThe Whales of August |
| March | 16 | Norma MacMillan | 79 | Canada | Actress | Head over HeelsBig Bully |
| March | 17 | Ralph Thomas | 85 | UK | Director | Doctor in the HouseThe Iron Petticoat |
| March | 19 | Mentor Huebner | 79 | US | Illustrator | Blade RunnerDune |
| March | 21 | Anthony Steel | 80 | UK | Actor | Where No Vultures FlyThe Wooden Horse |
| March | 22 | William Hanna | 90 | US | Animator, Director, Producer | The Man Called FlintstoneJetsons: The Movie |
| March | 23 | Sully Boyar | 77 | US | Actor | Dog Day AfternoonPrizzi's Honor |
| March | 24 | Tambi Larsen | 77 | India | Art Director | HudThunderbolt and Lightfoot |
| March | 26 | Piotr Sobociński | 43 | Poland | Cinematographer | Three Colors: RedRansom |
| April | 1 | Larry Tucker | 66 | US | Screenwriter | Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceI Love You, Alice B. Toklas |
| April | 7 | David Graf | 50 | US | Actor | Police AcademyThe Brady Bunch Movie |
| April | 7 | Beatrice Straight | 86 | US | Actress | NetworkPoltergeist |
| April | 10 | Nyree Dawn Porter | 65 | New Zealand | Actress | Hilary and JackieThe House That Dripped Blood |
| April | 11 | Harry Secombe | 79 | UK | Actor | Oliver!Song of Norway |
| April | 13 | Jimmy Logan | 73 | UK | Actor | Mary PoppinsNotorious |
| April | 13 | Ken Weston | 53 | UK | Sound Engineer | GladiatorThe Shining |
| April | 14 | Hiroshi Teshigahara | 74 | Japan | Director | Woman in the DunesPitfall |
| April | 16 | Michael Ritchie | 62 | US | Director | FletchThe Bad News Bears |
| April | 20 | Maria Karnilova | 80 | US | Actress | The Unsinkable Molly BrownMarried to the Mob |
| April | 21 | Jack Haley Jr. | 67 | US | Director | That's Entertainment!The Love Machine |
| April | 22 | Edward Muhl | 94 | US | Studio Executive | |
| April | 27 | Jack Murdock | 78 | US | Actor | Rain ManAltered States |
| April | 28 | Ken Hughes | 79 | UK | Screenwriter | Chitty Chitty Bang BangCromwell |
| April | 29 | Walter Hannemann | 88 | US | Film Editor | Smokey and the BanditTwo-Minute Warning |
| May | 2 | Gina Mastrogiacomo | 39 | US | Actress | GoodfellasJungle Fever |
| May | 3 | Ernie Wheelwright | 61 | US | Actor | The Longest YardThe Greatest |
| May | 7 | Gary Wissner | 37 | US | Production Designer, Art Director | SevenI Know What You Did Last Summer |
| May | 9 | Leslie Sands | 79 | UK | Actor | The Deadly AffairAnother Man's Poison |
| May | 10 | Deborah Walley | 59 | US | Actress | Gidget Goes HawaiianBeach Blanket Bingo |
| May | 12 | Perry Como | 88 | US | Singer, Actor | Doll FaceIf I'm Lucky |
| May | 13 | Eddra Gale | 79 | US | Actress | The Graduate8½ |
| May | 13 | Jason Miller | 62 | US | Actor, Director | The ExorcistRudy |
| May | 13 | Ralph Tabakin | 79 | US | Actor | Good Morning, VietnamBugsy |
| May | 14 | Mauro Bolognini | 78 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | The LovemakersThe Lady of the Camellias |
| May | 14 | Peter Griffith | 74 | US | Actor | Halloween |
| May | 14 | Armando Nannuzzi | 75 | Italy | Cinematographer | La Cage aux FollesThe Damned |
| May | 15 | Sacha Vierny | 81 | France | Cinematographer | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverHiroshima mon amour |
| May | 16 | Joe Baker | 72 | UK | Actor | Dumb and DumberPocahontas |
| May | 22 | Connie Marshall | 68 | US | Actress | Sentimental JourneyMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House |
| May | 22 | Whitman Mayo | 70 | US | Actor | Boyz n the HoodThe Main Event |
| May | 22 | Jack Watling | 78 | UK | Actor | A Night to RememberSink the Bismarck! |
| May | 23 | Lita Chevret | 92 | US | Actress | The Pay-OffMidnight Limited |
| May | 25 | John W. Holmes | 84 | US | Film Editor | Diamonds Are ForeverThe Andromeda Strain |
| May | 26 | Anne Haney | 67 | US | Actress | Mrs. DoubtfireLiar Liar |
| May | 27 | Ramon Bieri | 71 | US | Actor | BadlandsSorcerer |
| May | 29 | Russell Saunders | 82 | US | Stuntman | The GooniesAirplane! |
| May | 31 | Arlene Francis | 93 | US | Actress | One, Two, ThreeThe Thrill of It All |
| June | 2 | Imogene Coca | 92 | US | Actress | National Lampoon's VacationUnder the Yum Yum Tree |
| June | 3 | Anthony Quinn | 86 | Mexico | Actor | Lawrence of ArabiaZorba the Greek |
| June | 4 | Joan Vohs | 73 | US | Actress | Cry VengeanceSabrina |
| June | 7 | Leonard Tepper | 61 | US | Actor | Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkAwakenings |
| June | 15 | Henri Alekan | 92 | France | Cinematographer | Roman HolidayWings of Desire |
| June | 21 | Carroll O'Connor | 76 | US | Actor | Kelly's HeroesCleopatra |
| June | 21 | Vernon Sewell | 97 | UK | Director, Screenwriter | The Crimson PirateThe Edge of the World |
| June | 23 | Corinne Calvet | 76 | France | Actress | Sailor BewareOn the Riviera |
| June | 26 | Paul Berry | 40 | UK | Animator | The Nightmare Before ChristmasJames and the Giant Peach |
| June | 27 | Jack Lemmon | 76 | US | Actor | The ApartmentSome Like It Hot |
| June | 28 | Joan Sims | 71 | UK | Actress | Carry OnTrouble in Store |
| July | 2 | Jack Gwillim | 91 | UK | Actor | In Search of the CastawaysClash of the Titans |
| July | 3 | Mordecai Richler | 70 | Canada | Screenwriter | The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzFun with Dick and Jane |
| July | 5 | A. D. Flowers | 84 | US | Special Effects Artist | The GodfatherTora! Tora! Tora! |
| July | 7 | Molly Lamont | 91 | South Africa | Actress | The Awful TruthScared to Death |
| July | 12 | James Bernard | 75 | UK | Composer | NosferatuDracula |
| July | 13 | Eleanor Summerfield | 80 | UK | Actress | ScroogeThe Watcher in the Woods |
| July | 15 | Ted Berman | 81 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Animator | The Black CauldronThe Fox and the Hound |
| July | 19 | Paul Beeson | 79 | UK | Cinematographer | Indiana JonesAlien 3 |
| July | 21 | Sivaji Ganesan | 72 | India | Actor | ParasakthiVeerapandiya Kattabomman |
| July | 29 | Alex Nicol | 79 | US | Actor | The Man from LaramieThe Redhead from Wyoming |
| August | 3 | Christopher Hewett | 79 | UK | Actor | The ProducersRatboy |
| August | 6 | Alan Rafkin | 73 | US | Director | The Ghost and Mr. ChickenAngel in My Pocket |
| August | 6 | Dorothy Tutin | 71 | UK | Actress | The Importance of Being EarnestA Tale of Two Cities |
| August | 8 | Harry Julian Fink | 78 | US | Screenwriter | Dirty HarryBig Jake |
| August | 14 | Missy Cleveland | 41 | US | Actress | Blow OutCheech & Chong's Next Movie |
| August | 14 | Jackie "Butch" Jenkins | 63 | US | Actor | National VelvetThe Human Comedy |
| August | 16 | Dave Barry | 82 | US | Actor | Some Like It HotSpinout |
| August | 18 | Jack Elliott | 74 | US | Composer, Conductor | Oh, God!Support Your Local Gunfighter |
| August | 20 | Kim Stanley | 76 | US | Actress | The GoddessSéance on a Wet Afternoon |
| August | 23 | Kathleen Freeman | 82 | US | Actress | The Blues BrothersNaked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult |
| August | 25 | Aaliyah | 22 | US | Actress, Singer | Romeo Must DieQueen of the Damned |
| August | 25 | John Chambers | 78 | US | Makeup Artist | Blade RunnerPlanet of the Apes |
| August | 25 | Jane Greer | 76 | US | Actress | Out of the PastDesperate Search |
| August | 25 | Inigo Jackson | 68 | UK | Actor | The Trygon FactorTwins of Evil |
| August | 28 | Lawrence B. Marcus | 84 | US | Screenwriter | The Stunt ManWitness for the Prosecution |
| August | 29 | Francisco Rabal | 75 | Spain | Actor | Ten Ready RiflesSorcerer |
| August | 30 | Julie Bishop | 87 | US | Actress | Sands of Iwo JimaThe Black Cat |
| September | 2 | Troy Donahue | 65 | US | Actor | The Godfather Part IIA Summer Place |
| September | 3 | Ferruccio Amendola | 71 | Italy | Actor | The Great WarEverything Happens to Me |
| September | 3 | Pauline Kael | 82 | US | Film Critic | None; critiqued films for The New Yorker |
| September | 3 | Thuy Trang | 27 | US | Actress | Spy HardThe Crow: City of Angels |
| September | 4 | Merrill Connally | 80 | US | Actor | Close Encounters of the Third KindThe Sugarland Express |
| September | 9 | Tommy Hollis | 47 | US | Actor | Léon: The ProfessionalGhostbusters |
| September | 12 | Victor Wong | 74 | US | Actor | The Last EmperorBig Trouble in Little China |
| September | 13 | Barbara Matera | 72 | UK | Costume Designer | 101 DalmatiansThe Addams Family |
| September | 13 | Dorothy McGuire | 85 | US | Actress | Gentleman's AgreementOld Yeller |
| September | 15 | Fred de Cordova | 90 | US | Director | Bedtime for BonzoI'll Take Sweden |
| September | 16 | Samuel Z. Arkoff | 83 | US | Producer | The Amityville HorrorBeach Blanket Bingo |
| September | 25 | Evan A. Lottman | 70 | US | Film Editor | The ExorcistSophie's Choice |
| September | 25 | Dolores Michaels | 68 | US | Actress | The Wayward BusWarlock |
| September | 26 | Hannes Nikel | 70 | Germany | Film Editor | Das BootStalingrad |
| September | 27 | Helen Cherry | 85 | UK | Actress | Castle in the AirHis Excellency |
| September | 28 | Martin Garner | 74 | US | Actor | Twilight Zone: The MovieChances Are |
| September | 29 | Gloria Foster | 67 | US | Actress | The MatrixLeonard Part 6 |
| October | 9 | Herbert Ross | 74 | US | Director | Footloose The Turning Point |
| October | 15 | Robert Rutledge | 53 | US | Sound Engineer | Star WarsBack to the Future |
| October | 17 | Jay Livingston | 86 | US | Composer | The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Paleface |
| October | 19 | Ray Lovejoy | 62 | UK | Film Editor | Aliens2001: A Space Odyssey |
| October | 21 | David Lowell Rich | 81 | US | Director | The PlainsmanMadame X |
| October | 23 | Linden Travers | 88 | UK | Actress | The Lady VanishesNo Orchids for Miss Blandish |
| October | 24 | Jaromil Jireš | 65 | Slovakia | Director | The CryThe Joke |
| October | 26 | Eugene Jackson | 58 | US | Actor | Escape from AlcatrazCimarron |
| October | 28 | Larry Jost | 80 | US | Sound Engineer | ChinatownOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| October | 29 | Maura Fay | 43 | Australia | Casting Director | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesDarkness Falls |
| October | 31 | Jenny Laird | 89 | UK | Actress | Village of the DamnedBlack Narcissus |
| November | 5 | Roy Boulting | 87 | UK | Director | Run for the SunThere's a Girl in My Soup |
| November | 6 | Anthony Shaffer | 75 | UK | Screenwriter | Death on the NileSleuth |
| November | 7 | Bobby Bass | 65 | US | Stuntman, Actor | Die HardScarface |
| November | 12 | Albert Hague | 82 | Germany | Actor | FameSpace Jam |
| November | 13 | Peggy Mount | 86 | UK | Actress | Oliver!The Naked Truth |
| November | 14 | Charlotte Coleman | 33 | UK | Actress | Four Weddings and a FuneralThe Revengers' Comedies |
| November | 21 | Ralph Burns | 79 | US | Composer, Arranger | CabaretAll That Jazz |
| November | 29 | Budd Boetticher | 85 | US | Director | The Tall TBuchanan Rides Alone |
| November | 29 | George Harrison | 58 | UK | Singer, Actor, Producer | A Hard Day's NightHelp! |
| November | 29 | John Mitchum | 82 | US | Actor | Dirty HarryThe Outlaw Josey Wales |
| December | 1 | Danilo Donati | 74 | Italy | Costume Designer, Production Designer | Life Is BeautifulFlash Gordon |
| December | 6 | Walt Mulconery | 69 | US | Film Editor | The Karate KidFlashdance |
| December | 7 | Pauline Moore | 87 | US | Actress | The Three MusketeersColorado |
| December | 10 | Lance Fuller | 73 | US | Actor | Frontier WomanGod's Little Acre |
| December | 15 | Wilkie Cooper | 90 | UK | Cinematographer | Jason and the ArgonautsLand Raiders |
| December | 16 | Roy Brocksmith | 56 | US | Actor | Total RecallScrooged |
| December | 20 | Foster Brooks | 89 | US | Actor | Cannonball Run IIThe Villain |
| December | 20 | Edward Evans | 87 | UK | Actor | 10 Rillington PlaceLifeforce |
| December | 26 | Nigel Hawthorne | 72 | UK | Actor | AmistadThe Madness of King George |
| December | 29 | Robert Patten | 76 | US | Actor | Twelve O'Clock HighAirport |
| December | 30 | Ray Patterson | 90 | US | Animator | DumboCharlotte's Web |
| December | 31 | Eileen Heckart | 82 | US | Actress | Heartbreak RidgeButterflies Are Free |
| December | 31 | David Swift | 82 | US | Director | The Parent TrapHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |

## Film debuts

* Scott Adkins – The Accidental Spy
* Laz Alonso – 30 Years to Life
* Malena Alterio – The Hold-Up
* Morena Baccarin – Perfume
* Ike Barinholtz – Down
* Ty Burrell – Evolution
* Luis Callejo – Luna's Game
* Henry Cavill – Laguna
* Jeff Chase – In the Shadows
* Justin Chatwin – Josie and the Pussycats
* Bradley Cooper – Wet Hot American Summer
* Dominic Cooper – From Hell
* Michael Ealy – Kissing Jessica Stein
* Marta Etura – No Shame
* Dakota Fanning – Tomcats
* Elle Fanning – I Am Sam
* Megan Fox – Holiday in the Sun
* Kyle Gallner – Wet Hot American Summer
* Tyrese Gibson – Baby Boy
* Macarena Gómez – Dagon
* Tom Hardy – Black Hawk Down
* Sean Harris – The Discovery of Heaven
* Naomie Harris – Crust
* Anne Hathaway – The Princess Diaries
* Freddie Highmore – Women Talking Dirty
* Dwayne Johnson – The Mummy Returns
* Jaime King – Happy Campers
* Luke Kirby – Lost and Delirious
* Fran Kranz – Donnie Darko
* Bárbara Lennie – No Pain, No Gain
* Scoot McNairy – Wrong Numbers
* Sienna Miller – South Kensington
* Michelle Monaghan – Perfume
* Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Believer
* Eric Christian Olsen – Pearl Harbor
* David Oyelowo – Dog Eat Dog
* Daniel Radcliffe – The Tailor of Panama
* James Ransone – The American Astronaut
* Elizabeth Reaser – The Believer
* Emma Roberts – Blow
* Seth Rogen – Donnie Darko
* Theo Rossi – The Myersons
* Kristen Schaal – Kate & Leopold
* Pablo Schreiber – Bubble Boy
* Rafe Spall – Beginner's Luck
* Omar Sy – La Tour Montparnasse Infernale
* Jasmine Trinca – The Son's Room
* Gaspard Ulliel – Brotherhood of the Wolf
* Wilmer Valderrama – Summer Catch
* Katheryn Winnick – Biohazardous
* Benedict Wong – Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)