Best Art Direction
| Art Direction | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | So Matsuyama H. Motsumoto |
Rashomon | Nominated | First Asians to be nominated for Art Direction (black-and-white) |
| 1956 | Albert Nozaki | The Ten Commandments | Nominated | Nominated with Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer (color) |
| So Matsuyama | Seven Samurai | Nominated | (black-and-white) | |
| 1970 | YoshirÅ Muraki Taizoh Kawashima |
Tora! Tora! Tora! | Nominated | Nominated with Jack Martin Smith, Richard Day, Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockette, Carl Biddiscombe |
| 1980 | Yoshiro Muraki | Kagemusha | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Yoshiro Muraki Shinobu Muraki |
Ran | Nominated | Yoshiro Muraki ties for third most-nominated Asian, with 4 (including recognition in Costume Design category) |
| 2000 | Timmy Yip | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won | First Asian to win for Art Direction |
| 2008 | James J. Murakami | Changeling | Nominated | Nominated with Gary Fettis |
Read more about this topic: List Of Asian Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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