John Logan received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for the Oscar winning film "Gladiator." His other credits include "The Time Machine," "The Last Samurai," "Any Given Sunday" and "RKO 281."
Scorsese reunites on "The Aviator" with several longtime collaborators. Director of Photography is Robert Richardson who worked with the director on "Casino" and "Bringing Out the Dead." Richardson has shot several Oliver Stone films, including "Platoon," "JFK" and "Nixon," and most recently photographed Quentin Tarantino's upcoming "Kill Bill."
Production designer Dante Ferretti, a seven-time Academy Award nominee, previously designed five films for Scorsese, "The Age of Innocence," "Casino," "Kundun," "Bringing Out the Dead" and "Gangs of New York." His other credits include "Interview with the Vampire," "Baron Munchausen," "Pier Paolo Pasolini's Decameron" and "Federico Fellini's City of Women."
Costume designer Sandy Powell is an Academy Award winner for "Shakespeare In Love" and Academy Award nominee the same year for "Velvet Goldmine." "Wings of the Dove," for which she was also nominated for an Oscar, and "Far From Heaven" are among her many other credits.
Set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo has collaborated with Dante Ferretti for many years, most recently on Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain," as well as "Gangs of New York," "Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet," "Baron Munchausen" and "Federico Fellini's And the Ship Sails On."
Editor Thelma Schoonmaker received an Academy Award and a British Film Academy Award (BAFTA) for her work on Mr. Scorsese's "Raging Bull." She subsequently edited all his films, including his documentaries "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies" and "Il Mio Viaggio in Italia."
