The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 2000 for best art direction went to a film from 1999.
... American swimmer and actor
July 12 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader
July 13 - Pablo Neruda, poet
August 28 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet ...