Leslie Dilley

Production designer. Born 11 January 1941 in Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Died 20 May 2025.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars2 won · 3 nominated

Born

11 January 1941, Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Died

20 May 2025

Active

1977–2005

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

61Critics

We rate Leslie’s work 10 points above the press, across 8 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 8 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.8bn across 8 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1977–2005

Genres

Adventure6
Science Fiction4
Action3
Fantasy3
Comedy2
Horror2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestThe Empire Strikes Back1980

20WorstSon of the Mask2005

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71970s

101980s

131990s

62000s

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 3 nominated

Nominated1990Best Production Design · The Abyss
Won1982Best Production Design · Raiders of the Lost Ark
Nominated1981Best Production Design · Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
Nominated1980Best Production Design · Alien
Won1978Best Production Design · Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.