Leslie Dilley
Art
Awards
Won 2 Academy Awards
Academy Awards 2 won · 3 nominated
- 1990 Best Production Design Nominated The Abyss
- 1982 Best Production Design Won Raiders of the Lost Ark
- 1981 Best Production Design Nominated Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
- 1980 Best Production Design Nominated Alien
- 1978 Best Production Design Won Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
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Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for The Exorcist III (1990), Casper (1995), and Son of the Mask (2005).
In 1941, Dilley was born in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to London and lived in Wembley Park. For his post-secondary education, Dilley studied architecture at Willesden Technical College. While working as an apprentice plasterer during college, Dilley was encouraged by a classmate to apply at Pinewood Studios. After Pinewood told him there were no open positions available, Dilley completed a five year plastering apprenticeship at the Associated British Picture Corporation.
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Filmography
Other credits
32 credits
Star Wars
The Fifth Element
Alien
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Superman
An American Werewolf in London
Deep Impact
Little Man
Casper
The Abyss
Son of the Mask
Pay It Forward
Men of Honor
The Three Musketeers
The Exorcist III
Black Knight
The Peacemaker
Inspector Gadget
What About Bob?
Cold Creek Manor
The Four Musketeers
Guilty by Suspicion
Invaders from Mars
Diabolique
New-Gen
How to Make an American Quilt
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Monkey Trouble
The Distinguished Gentleman
Stars & Bars
Acting
13 credits
Deep Impact
Legend
The Devils
Never Say Never Again
Pay It Forward
The Peacemaker
Cold Creek Manor
Eureka
Scorpio
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
The Alien Legacy
Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III"
The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars
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