Paul Austerberry
Born
Toronto
EducationBachelor of Architecture
Alma materCarleton University 1989
OccupationFilm Production Designer
Years active1992 - Present
OrganizationDirectors Guild of Ontario
Known forShape of Water, XMen, Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Harriet the Spy
Notable workThe Flash
Parents
  • Peter Austerberry (father)
  • Deanna Austerberry (mother)
AwardsAcademy Award Best Production Design, The Shape of Water

Paul Austerberry is a Canadian film and television production designer. For his set design in the 2017 film The Shape of Water he won an Academy Award[1][2] and a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design[3] with set decorators Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin.[4][5] In the 2013 film Pompeii, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 with Nigel Churcher.[6]

Early life

Paul Austerberry was born in 1966 to parents Peter and Deanna Austerberry.[7] Though the City of Toronto is his birthplace, Northern Ontario's Sault Ste. Marie waterfront city is the place where Paul Austerberry, an only child, was raised by his British-born father and Filipina mother.[8]

Filmography

Films Austerberry has worked on include:[9]

Art Director

  • Extreme Measures (1996)
  • Kids in the Hall Brain Candy (1996)
  • Harriet the Spy (1996)
  • The Real Blonde (1997)
  • Half Baked (1998)
  • The Mighty (1998)
  • The Corruptor (1999)
  • X-Men (2000)

Production Designer

  • Six Gestures (1997)
  • Mercy (2000)
  • Exit Wounds (2001)
  • Men With Brooms (2002)
  • The Tuxedo (2002)
  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
  • Highwaymen (2004)
  • Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
  • Take the Lead (2006)
  • 30 Days of Night (2007)
  • Death Race (2008)
  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
  • The Three Musketeers (2011)
  • Deadfall (2012)
  • Pompeii (2014)
  • Len & Co. (2015)
  • Shut In (2016)
  • The Shape of Water (2017)[10]
  • IT Chapter Two (2019)
  • The Flash (2023)[11]
  • The Color Purple (2023)[12]

Awards and nominations

Works of Honorary Recognition
Year Title Award Role
2017 The Shape of Water[13] 90th Academy Award for Best Production Design[14] Production Designer[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Paul D. Austerberry received or was part of 4 major nominations in 2018, winning 3 awards". LA Times.
  2. ↑ DURKAN, DEIRDRE (March 1, 2018). "Oscars: 10 Things to Know About Best Picture Nominee 'The Shape of Water'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ McNary, Dave (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety.
  4. ↑ "2018 Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Nominations". New York Times. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Oscars 2018: Shape of Water leads the way with bumper 13 nominations". Guardian. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Matt Brennan, "‘Mommy,’ ‘Orphan Black,’ John Cusack Win 2015 Canadian Screen Awards". IndieWire, March 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "18-180 Ingenious Engineering newsletter fall 2018.indd" (PDF). Ingenious (Fall 2018): Page 9. Fall 2018.
  8. ↑ "'Shape of Water' Oscars wins called a 'watershed moment' for Canadian film". CiityNews. March 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Paul Austerberry Filmography". Turner Classic Movies.
  10. ↑ Growbar, Matt (January 10, 2018). "'The Shape Of Water' Production Designer On Crafting Satisfying Visual Experience For Ultimate Visual Storyteller". Deadline Hollywood.
  11. ↑ Weaver, Jackson (April 29, 2023). "The Canadian behind The Flash explains what it takes to design a blockbuster". CBC.
  12. ↑ Sharma, Atish (2023-11-22). "Talking Oscar, AI, and Color Purple With Paul D Austerberry". Homecrux.
  13. ↑ "Browser Unsupported - Academy Awards Search | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  14. ↑ "90TH OSCAR WINNER PORTRAITS | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  15. ↑ "90TH OSCAR WINNER PORTRAITS | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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