American Production Designer and Art Director Rick Carter Receives New Oscars After Losing Them to California Wildfires

They were presented to Rick Carter by Academy CEO Bill Kramer.

American production designer and art director Rick Carter was like many in California who lost so much due to the wildfires. For Carter, this included the Oscars that he won. The Academy decided to do something to make up for his awards that were destroyed.

What’s Happening:

  • Rick Carter, the esteemed production designer, received replacements for the Oscars he won for Avatar and Lincoln, awards that were lost when his home was destroyed by the recent fires in Los Angeles.

  • They were presented by Academy CEO Bill Kramer, and in an Instagram post from The Academy they said, “These new statuettes stand in for more than what was lost. They honor a visionary whose work has defined the visual language of modern film from the Americana of Forrest Gump to the sweeping intimacy of The Fabelmans. Rick doesn’t just design sets,  he builds worlds we return to again and again."

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Tricia Kennedy
As a huge Disney fan Tricia enjoys having Walt Disney World basically in her backyard. When she's not at the theme parks she is either playing drums or with her dog Yoda. She is a lifelong Star Wars fan and has ridden Star Tours over 270 times.