Peter Howitt

British set decorator whose first feature film was ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1969). Other notable (non-nominated) set decorating credits include THE GREAT GATSBY (1974), ROYAL FLASH (1975), SUPERMAN (1978), MOONRAKER (1979), SUPERMAN II and THE MIRROR CRACK'D (both 1980), EVIL UNDER THE SUN (1982), THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (all 1983), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984), KING DAVID (1985), THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (1987), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART (1990), JUST LIKE A WOMAN and SHINING THROUGH (both 1992), SON OF THE PINK PANTHER (1993), THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE (1994), BRAVEHEART (1995), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996), FIERCE CREATURES (1997), THE MUMMY (1999) and THE FOUR FEATHERS (2002). Other credits include: (As set dresser) A TOUCH OF CLASS (1973), THE ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' SMARTER BROTHER (1975), A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977), and SPHINX (1981); (as Art Director) THE SOLDIER'S TALE (1963), THE MIKADO (1967), CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) and LABYRINTH (1986); (as Production Designer) HAWKS (1989).

Not to be confused with the British actor and director of the same name (b. 1957) whose credits include IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, STONE COLD, SLIDING DOORS and ANTITRUST.


 Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1971: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS - Set Decoration
 Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1976: THE INCREDIBLE SARAH - Set Deocration
 Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1981: RAGTIME - Set Decoration (w. George DeTitta Jr.)
 Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1988: WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT - Set Decoration
 Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1998: ELIZABETH - Set Decoration

5 nominations