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The Aviator

Some men dream the future. He built it.
2004 | 170m | English

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Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: John Logan
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A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Release Date: Dec 17, 2004
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: John Logan
Genres: Drama
Keywords ladykiller, pilot, biography, womanizer, aviation, phobia, u.s. congress, flying boat, test flight
Production Companies Miramax, Warner Bros. Pictures, Appian Way, Forward Pass, Initial Entertainment Group, IMF
Box Office Revenue: $213,700,000
Budget: $110,000,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Leonardo DiCaprio Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly Noah Dietrich
Alec Baldwin Juan Trippe
Alan Alda Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Ian Holm Professor Fitz
Danny Huston Jack Frye
Gwen Stefani Jean Harlow
Jude Law Errol Flynn
Adam Scott Johnny Meyer
Matt Ross Glenn Odekirk
Kelli Garner Faith Domergue
Frances Conroy Mrs. Hepburn
Brent Spiner Robert Gross
Stanley DeSantis Louis B. Mayer
Edward Herrmann Joseph Breen
Willem Dafoe Roland Sweet
Kenneth Welsh Dr. Hepburn
J.C. MacKenzie Ludlow
Jacob Davich Howard Hughes (9 yrs old)
Amy Sloan Howard Hughes' Mother
Sam Hennings HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator
Joe Chrest HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography
Rufus Wainwright Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
Harry Strandjofski Crony of Louis B. Mayer
Vince Giordano Cocoanut Grove Band Member
Josie Maran Cigarette Girl
Justin Shilton HELL'S ANGELS Pilot
Arthur Holden Radio Announcer
Raymond Ducasse Roscoe Turner
Joseph P. Reidy Aide to Howard
Stéphane Demers Maitre d'
Yves Jacques Waiter
Loudon Wainwright III Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
Jason Cavalier Cocoanut Grove Patron
Chris Ufland Engineer
Al Dubois Pan Am Executive #1
Alan Toy Man on Crutches
Sebastian Tillinger Timer
Francesca Scorsese Little Girl
Charlotte Scott Little Girl
James Bradford Uncle Willy
Joe Cobden Another Guest #1
Linda E. Smith Another Guest #2
Alan Fawcett Chairman MPA
Jordan St. James Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing
David Purdham Emcee
Kevin O'Rourke Spencer Tracy
Lisa Bronwyn Moore Noah's Wife
Emma Campbell Jack Frye's Wife, Helen
Martha Wainwright Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3
Vincent Laresca Jorge
Matt Holland Hughes' Staff Person
Dennis St John Custodian
Keith Campbell Marine
Al Vandecruys Doctor
James Rae FBI Agent
Kathleen McAuliffe Brewster's Maid
Nellie Sciutto Secretary
Terry Haig Another Senator
James McNamara James McNamara (voice)
John Koensgen Pan Am Executive #2
Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith Caretaker
Mark Akeson Caretaker
Jason Pollard Caretaker
Heather Petrone Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Danielle Franke Esquire Starlet (uncredited)
Meghan Elizabeth Starlet (uncredited)
Elizabeth DeCicco Starlet (uncredited)
Elisa Dyann Coat Check Girl (uncredited)
Isabelle Champeau Editor (uncredited)
Al Coronel Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)
Gerardo Lo Dico Military Officer (uncredited)
Anne V. Coates Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)
Name Job
Martin Scorsese Director
Joseph P. Reidy First Assistant Director
Eliza Coleman Stunts
John Logan Screenplay
Howard Shore Original Music Composer
Robert Richardson Director of Photography
Francesca Lo Schiavo Set Decoration
Sandy Powell Costume Design
Thelma Schoonmaker Editor
Dante Ferretti Production Design
Morag Ross Makeup Department Head
Michael Jackman Post Production Supervisor
Adam Gerstel Visual Effects Editor
Robert Stromberg Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Legato Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
Jean Frenette Stunt Coordinator
Toby Bronson Set Costumer
Monica Haynes Set Costumer
Dana Gonzales Additional Camera
Tyler W. Gaisford Picture Car Coordinator
Dan Perri Title Designer
Vernon Davidson Additional Second Assistant Director
Cathy Scorsese Assistant Property Master
Meghan Rafferty Casting Assistant
Craig Hosking Aerial Coordinator
Doug Coleman Stunt Coordinator
Donna Keegan Stunts
Keith Campbell Stunts
Hélèna Laliberté Stunts
Joey Box Stunts
Dan Maag Line Producer
Philip Schulz-Deyle Line Producer
Cydney Cornell Hairstylist
Carolyn Elias Key Hair Stylist
David Davenport Costume Supervisor
Randall Poster Music Supervisor
Tom Foligno First Assistant Editor
Scott Brock First Assistant Editor
Genevieve Ferderber Art Department Assistant
Leigh-Alexandra Jacob Lead Painter
Annie Godin Line Producer
Lori A. Balton Location Scout
Jimmy Garcia Painter
Tim Ackers Standby Painter
Tim Arasheben Camera Technician
Herb Ault Key Grip
Cookie Lopez Dresser
Julie Amyot Extras Dresser
Annie Pomerleau Art Department Assistant
Ellen Lewis Casting
Luca Tranchino Art Direction
Lucie Robitaille Casting
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell Costume Supervisor
Robert Guerra Supervising Art Director
Réjean Forget Key Hair Stylist, Hairstylist
Viviane Vallée Art Department Coordinator
Charlotte Raybourn Art Department Coordinator
Gaétan Marsolais Art Department Coordinator
Bill Iiams Construction Coordinator
William J. Law III Set Designer
David C. Potter Leadman
Lucie Fournier Sculptor
Christina Ann Wilson Assistant Art Director
Doris Simard Art Department Coordinator
Eugene Gearty Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Philip Stockton Supervising Sound Editor
Travis Call Sound Recordist
Giovanni Di Simone Sound Recordist
Marko Costanzo Foley, Foley Artist
Jay Peck Foley
Wyatt Sprague Sound Effects Editor
Tom Fleischman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Ames Visual Effects Producer
Denise Ballantyne Visual Effects Producer
Crys Forsyth-Smith Visual Effects Producer
Tim Monich Dialect Coach
Julia Frey Visual Effects Producer
Kim Lee Visual Effects Producer
Louis Morin Visual Effects Producer
Scott Sohan Visual Effects Editor
Mat Beck Visual Effects Supervisor
Francois Archambault Steadicam Operator
John Skotchdopole Camera Operator
Andrew Cooper Still Photographer
Jean-Philippe Berubé Video Assist Operator
Eames Gagnon Gaffer
Jennifer Dunnington Music Editor
Denny Caira Transportation Coordinator
Robin Citrin Location Manager
Céline Daignault Location Manager
Martha Pinson Script Supervisor
Larry Kaplan Unit Publicist
Marjorie McCown Assistant Costume Designer
Kathryn Blondell Hair Department Head
Duncan Jarman Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Paul Hotte Set Dressing Artist
Carrie Wilksen Set Dressing Supervisor
Colin Dennis Carpenter
H. Leah Amir Craft Service
Danny Braet Digital Effects Supervisor
Gina August Driver
Melanie Banders Loader
Angela Beresford Post Production Assistant
Alison Cannon Production Controller
Michael Crowe Propmaker
Joe Rystrom Set Medic
Aaron C. Fitzgerald Set Production Assistant
Reuben Pasquini Software Engineer
Cynthia Beckert Stand In
Jan Foster Unit Production Manager
John Trujillo Layout
Stéphane Byl Electrician
John R. Manocchia Rigging Gaffer
Jennifer Euston Casting Associate
Alison Harstedt Production Accountant
Danielle Boucher Production Coordinator
Carl Fischer Boom Operator
Chris Fielder Assistant Sound Editor
Pepe Valencia Animation Supervisor
Matthew Collorafice Digital Compositors
R. Bruce Steinheimer Special Effects Supervisor
Kevin Field Visual Effects Coordinator
Grady Campbell Sequence Leads
Jack Stern Studio Teachers
Robert Spurlock Mechanical Designer
Jim Kontos Unit Manager
Fred Rosenberg Dialogue Editor
Laura Civiello Dialogue Editor
Nicholas Renbeck Dialogue Editor
Hope M. Parrish Property Master
Kenton Jakub ADR Editor
Hal Levinsohn ADR Editor
Kam Chan Foley Editor
Steven Visscher Foley Editor
Jacob Ribicoff Foley Editor
Peter Dress Second Second Assistant Director
Tahira Herold Assistant Makeup Artist
Martine Gagnon Costume Assistant
Cynthia Black Costumer
Emilie Gauthier Extras Makeup Artist
Jean-Jacques Dion Hairdresser
Kenn Smiley Key Costumer
Simon Rose Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Fabrice Barrilliet Additional Third Assistant Director
Christopher Surgent Second Assistant Director
Geneviéve Duguay Third Assistant Director
Jose Fernando Varela Assistant Set Dresser
Ray Légaré Head Greensman
Ann Knight Set Buyer
Jocelyn Clouàtre Swing
Michael Miller ADR Mixer
David Boulton ADR Recordist
George A. Lara Foley Mixer
Phillip Fuller Sound Mix Technician
Marissa Littlefield Supervising ADR Editor
Jacques Belair Special Effects Technician
Gerardo Ortiz Visual Effects Assistant Editor
A.J. Raitano Visual Effects Camera
David E. Franks Visual Effects Compositor
Grant Anderson Visual Effects Technical Director
Allan Padelford Stunt Driver
Jennifer Ann Henry Additional Second Assistant Camera
Juliet Verni Assistant Camera
Christian Bertrand Best Boy Grip
Renee Olsen Camera Production Assistant
Doug Chartier Dolly Grip
David H. Kramer ADR Voice Casting
Julie Alexandra Lepage Wardrobe Assistant
Blanche Boileau Wardrobe Supervisor
Erin Crackel Assistant Editor
Nicolae Ilies Colorist
Paul McGhee Digital Color Timer
Ron Barr Digital Intermediate Editor
Stephanie Ito Digital Intermediate Producer
Stuart Macphee Post Production Coordinator
Denis Paquette Assistant Location Manager
Tom Roberts Music Arranger
Jim Dunbar Music Coordinator
Stewart Lerman Music Producer
Carole J. Guignard Administrative Assistant
Raymond Ducasse Animal Coordinator
Tony Buccola Art Department Production Assistant
Mark Hadland Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Izabela Krawczynska Assistant Craft Service
Guylaine Boucher Assistant Production Coordinator
Frederik Joly Assistant Unit Manager
Allen Lewonski CG Artist
Ian Kincaid Chief Lighting Technician
Paul Graff Compositing Supervisor
Jonathan Stone Digital Effects Producer
David Greenbaum Executive Assistant
Gerrard Coffey First Assistant Accountant
John Gendron Head Driver
Claude Fortin Key Rigging Grip
Steve Riley Key Special Effects
Simone Perusse Lighting Programmer
Dylan Cole Matte Painter
Bill Hempel Pilot
Daniela De Carlo Production Assistant
Jeff Barnes Production Executive
Sue Smith Production Secretary
Richard Stutsman Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Chuck Hessey Pyrotechnician
Marianne Bower Researcher
Cynthia Aragon Rotoscoping Artist
Gino Falla Second Assistant Accountant
Michel Leduc Security Coordinator
Adriana Poblano Travel Coordinator
Shirley Dolle Additional Hairstylist
Carol Pershing Additional Hairstylist
Audrey L. Anzures Assistant Hairstylist
Martin Lapointe Hairdresser
Tina Harrelson Key Makeup Artist
Colleen Quinton Key Makeup Artist
Greg Nelson Makeup Artist
Ric Sagliani Makeup Artist
Erin Wooldridge Makeup Artist
Michelle Vittone Makeup Artist
Vasilios Tanis Makeup Artist
Sian Grigg Makeup Artist
Gregor Tavenner First Assistant "A" Camera
Jamie Felz First Assistant "B" Camera
Martin Lebel First Assistant "B" Camera
Mikey Bertrand Key Grip
Martin St-Antoine Key Rigging Grip
Nicolas Venne Rigging Gaffer
Eric Leach Rigging Grip
Kelly Uchimura Second Assistant Camera
Claude Beauchamp Second Assistant "A" Camera
Chloé Giroux-LaChance Second Assistant "B" Camera
Philip C. Pfeiffer Second Unit Director of Photography
Kurt Leitner Art Department Production Assistant
Lori Rowbotham Assistant Art Director
Isabelle Côté Graphic Designer
Peter G. Travers Digital Effects Supervisor
Don Lee Visual Effects Compositor
Tami Goldsmith Visual Effects Coordinator
Matthew A. Rubin Visual Effects Coordinator
Bonjin Byun Visual Effects Technical Director
Fish Essenfeld Visual Effects Technical Director
George Ho Visual Effects Technical Director
Dave R. Howe Visual Effects Technical Director
Blaine Kennison Visual Effects Technical Director
Jonathan Litt Visual Effects Technical Director
Sarah M. Sweeney Visual Effects Technical Director
Amanda Morrison Visual Effects Technical Director
Winston Quitasol Visual Effects Technical Director
Victor Schutz Visual Effects Technical Director
Eric Tablada Visual Effects Technical Director
Matthew Dickens Choreographer
Claude Paré Supervising Art Director
Petur Hliddal Sound Mixer
Name Title
Graham King Producer
Michael Mann Producer
Joseph P. Reidy Co-Producer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Aslan Nadery Executive Producer
Volker Schauz Executive Producer
Rick Schwartz Executive Producer
Sanford R. Climan Producer
Charles Evans Jr. Producer
Chris Brigham Executive Producer
Colin Cotter Executive Producer
Matthias Deyle Producer
Leonardo DiCaprio Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
Rick Yorn Executive Producer
Martin Scorsese Executive Producer
Organization Category Person
Academy Awards Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Alan Alda Nominated
Academy Awards Best Picture N/A Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Adam Scott-Rowley Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Alec Baldwin Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress Cate Blanchett Won
Golden Globes Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett Won
BAFTA Awards Best Picture N/A Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Don Cheadle Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Alan Alda Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Cate Blanchett Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett Won
Spirit Awards Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor Dustin Hoffman Nominated
SAG Awards Best Picture N/A Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
SAG Awards Best Actress Cate Blanchett Won
SAG Awards Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actor Alan Alda Won
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Dustin Hoffman Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Won
Venice Film Festival Best Director Martin Scorsese Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Cate Blanchett Won
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett Won
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