James D. Bissell
Art
Born August 6, 1951 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Also known as James Bissell · Jim Bissell
Biography
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Awards & recognition
- Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2006 · nominated
Filmography43 titles
The Bad Guys
Amazing Stories
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
300
Jumanji
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Hidden
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
50 First Dates
Jack Reacher
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
The Last Starfighter
The Lost City
The Rocketeer
Arachnophobia
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Falcon and the Snowman
Skyscraper
The Boy Who Could Fly
Always
The Monuments Men
My Fellow Americans
Tin Cup
Blue Chips
Harry and the Hendersons
The 6th Day
Twins
Suburbicon
Leatherheads
Dennis the Menace
Someone to Watch Over Me
The Ring Two
Anatomy of a Seduction
The Midnight Sky
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Velvet Buzzsaw
Cats & Dogs
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Hollywood Homicide
The Pickle