Elizabeth (1998)

John Myhre Named Oscar Production Designer

Beverly Hills, CA – Academy Award®-winning production designer John Myhre will design the 84th Academy Awards®, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. This will be the first time Myhre has served as production designer for the Oscars®.
“John is a prolific production designer, who has created some of the most intriguing sets that we’ve ever seen,” said Grazer and Mischer. “His cinematic perspective will be a great contribution to our team dynamic and the show itself.”
Myhre won Academy Awards in the Art Direction category in 2002 for “Chicago” and in 2005 for “ Memoirs of a Geisha .” He has three additional Oscar nominations for his work on “ Elizabeth ” (1998), “ Dreamgirls ” (2006) and “ Nine ” (2009). Myhre’s other production design credits include “ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ,” “ Wanted ,” “Ali” and “ X-Men .”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood
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