Merideth Boswell is an American set decorator and production designer. She is best known for her work in the films Apollo 13 (1995) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), both of which earned her nominations for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Boswell was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in ceramics from the University of Arkansas.[2]
Merideth Boswell | |
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Born | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Education | University of Arkansas |
Occupation(s) | Set decorator Production designer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Selected filmography
editAs set decorator
edit- He Said, She Said (1991)
- Zandalee (1991)
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- The Scout (1994)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Nixon (1995)
- That Thing You Do! (1996)
- U Turn (1997)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- EDtv (1999)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- Bandits (2001)
- How Do You Know (2010)
As production designer
edit- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
- In the Electric Mist (2009)
- The Sunset Limited (2011)
- The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
- The Homesman (2014)
- I Saw the Light (2015)
Awards and nominations
editYear | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1996 | Apollo 13 | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
2001 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Lybarger, Dan (12 December 2014). "Arkansan makes movies look good". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Merideth Boswell". Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.