Hal Pereira
Birth Name:
Hal Pereira
Birth Place:
Chicago , Illinois, United States
Profession
Art director, Production designer, Art department, Actor
Fast Facts
- His brother was architect William L․ Pereira
- Did interior design for Paramount's theater chain in the late 1930s
- His connections landed him a job as a unit art director at Paramount's Hollywood studios in 1942
- Started his career by creating background art for theatrical productions in Chicago
- Served as the head of Paramount's art department from 1950 through 1968
- Started his career working on black-and-white Billy Wilder films and finished it working on saturated-Technicolor epics
- After retirement, he became a design consultant
Awards
- 1953Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1954Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1955Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1955Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1955Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1956Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1956Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Winner
- 1957Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1957Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1958Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration:Nominated
- 1959Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color:Nominated
- 1960Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1961Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1961Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1962Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1962Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1963Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1963Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design:Nominated
- 1964Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1964Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated
- 1964Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1966Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1966Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White:Nominated
- 1967Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color:Nominated