--- name: "Donald Graham Burt" canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-graham-burt" fi1m_id: "donald-graham-burt" imdb_id: "nm0123426" tmdb_id: 20209 wikidata_id: "Q1239909" roles: ["Production designer"] born: "1 January 2000" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-21T04:27:13.324329+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Donald Graham Burt ## Identity Donald Graham Burt - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/donald-graham-burt - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** donald-graham-burt - **IMDb ID:** nm0123426 - **TMDB ID:** 20209 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1239909 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Graham_Burt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1239909, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123426/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20209 Production designer. Born 1 January 2000 in Independence. ## Details - **Work:** Production designer - **Born:** 1 January 2000, Independence - **Active:** 1995–present - **Frequently works with:** [David Fincher](https://film.one/person/david-fincher.md), [Ceán Chaffin](https://film.one/person/cean-chaffin.md), [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md), [Robert Downey Jr.](https://film.one/person/robert-downey-jr.md), [Rooney Mara](https://film.one/person/rooney-mara.md), [Rosamund Pike](https://film.one/person/rosamund-pike.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 63 (2), 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 77 (4), 2020s 72 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 73 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 7, Thriller 5, Crime 4, Mystery 3, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,591m across 9 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Graham_Burt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1239909, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123426/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20209 ## Coming up - *THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH* (2026-11-25), Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth.md) ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Gone Girl*](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md) (84), [*Donnie Brasco*](https://film.one/film/donnie-brasco.md) (84), [*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) (74) - **Apple TV:** [*The Social Network*](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) (91), [*Hostiles*](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md) (58) - **Paramount+:** [*Zodiac*](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md) (91) - **HBO Max:** [*The Sympathizer*](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) (72) - **Pluto TV:** [*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button*](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Donald Graham Burt is an American production designer. He began working in film in the early 1990s and has collaborated frequently with director David Fincher. His credits include *The Joy Luck Club* (1993), *Donnie Brasco* (1997), *Zodiac* (2007), *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), *The Social Network* (2010), *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), *Gone Girl* (2014), *Mank* (2020) and *The Killer* (2023). He also worked on the television series *House of Cards* (2013) and the miniseries *The Sympathizer* (2024). Burt won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2009) and for Best Production Design for *Mank* (2021), as well as a BAFTA Film Award for the former. He is a graduate of Independence High School in Kansas (1976) and studied art at the University of Arizona. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *The Sympathizer* (2024), Fi1m 72, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) - *The Killer* (2023), Fi1m 72, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killer.md) - *Hostiles* (2017), Fi1m 58, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md) - *Gone Girl* (2014), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md) - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Fi1m 74, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) - *The Social Network* (2010), Fi1m 91, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) - *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Fi1m 64, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md) - *Zodiac* (2007), Fi1m 91, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md) - *Donnie Brasco* (1997), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-brasco.md) - *Dangerous Minds* (1995), Fi1m 42, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/dangerous-minds.md) ## Complete filmography (21) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH* (2026), Production Design — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth.md) - *The Sympathizer* (2024), series, Production Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) - *The Killer* (2023), Production Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killer.md) - *Mank* (2020), Production Design - *Outlaw King* (2018), Production Design - *Hostiles* (2017), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md) - *Gone Girl* (2014), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-girl.md) - *House of Cards* (2013), series, Production Design - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) - *The Social Network* (2010), Production Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md) - *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md) - *Zodiac* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md) - *Because of Winn-Dixie* (2005), Production Design - *White Oleander* (2002), Production Design - *The Center of the World* (2001), Production Design - *Anywhere but Here* (1999), Production Design - *A Cool, Dry Place* (1998), Production Design - *Donnie Brasco* (1997), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-brasco.md) - *Kazaam* (1996), Production Design - *Dangerous Minds* (1995), Production Design — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/dangerous-minds.md) - *The Joy Luck Club* (1993), Production Design ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 2 won - 2021: Best Production Design (won), for *Mank* - 2009: Best Production Design (won), for *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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