--- name: "Thomas E. Sanders" canonical: "https://film.one/person/thomas-e-sanders" fi1m_id: "thomas-e-sanders" imdb_id: "nm0761742" tmdb_id: 2486 wikidata_id: "Q281397" roles: ["Production designer"] born: "23 September 1953" died: "6 July 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 66 average_over: 9 updated: "2026-10-22T03:23:49.249128+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." --- # Thomas E. Sanders ## Identity Thomas E. Sanders - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/thomas-e-sanders - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** thomas-e-sanders - **IMDb ID:** nm0761742 - **TMDB ID:** 2486 - **Wikidata ID:** Q281397 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Sanders, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q281397, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761742/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2486 Production designer. Born 23 September 1953 in San Pedro, California, USA. Died 6 July 2017. ## Details - **Work:** Production designer - **Born:** 23 September 1953, San Pedro, California, USA - **Died:** 6 July 2017 - **Active:** 1990–2016 - **Also known as:** Tom Sanders - **Frequently works with:** [Bruce Davey](https://film.one/person/bruce-davey.md), [Mel Gibson](https://film.one/person/mel-gibson.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 71 (5), 2000s 55 (1), 2010s 61 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 58 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 6, Adventure 5, Drama 4, History 2, Horror 2, Romance 2 - **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,460m across 9 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Sanders, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q281397, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761742/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2486 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Saving Private Ryan*](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md) (84), [*Star Trek Beyond*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md) (70), [*Braveheart*](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md) (68) - **Netflix:** [*Crimson Peak*](https://film.one/film/crimson-peak.md) (74) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Maverick*](https://film.one/film/maverick.md) (64) - **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible II*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) (55) - **Tubi:** [*After Earth*](https://film.one/film/after-earth.md) (38) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Thomas E. Sanders, also credited as Tom Sanders, was an American production designer. He was born in 1953 in San Pedro, California, and died on 6 July 2017. Sanders received two Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, for *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992) and *Saving Private Ryan* (1998). His production design credits include *Braveheart* (1995), *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), *Apocalypto* (2006), *Crimson Peak* (2015) and *Star Trek Beyond* (2016). He began working in film around 1990 after a background in furniture design and set construction. In 2026, Sanders was posthumously inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, deadline.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) - *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Fi1m 70, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md) - *Crimson Peak* (2015), Fi1m 74, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/crimson-peak.md) - *After Earth* (2013), Fi1m 38, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/after-earth.md) - *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Fi1m 55, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) - *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md) - *Braveheart* (1995), Fi1m 68, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md) - *Maverick* (1994), Fi1m 64, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md) - *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Fi1m 79, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md) - *Days of Thunder* (1990), Fi1m 61, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-thunder.md) ## Complete filmography (24) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mortal Engines* (2018), In Memory Of - *Star Trek Beyond* (2016), Production Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-beyond.md) - *Crimson Peak* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/crimson-peak.md) - *After Earth* (2013), Production Design — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/after-earth.md) - *Red Riding Hood* (2011), Production Design - *Secretariat* (2010), Production Design - *Edge of Darkness* (2010), Production Design - *Eagle Eye* (2008), Production Design - *Apocalypto* (2006), Production Design - *Rumor Has It...* (2005), Production Design - *We Were Soldiers* (2002), Production Design - *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Production Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) - *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md) - *Fathers' Day* (1997), Production Design - *Museum of Love* (1996), Production Design - *Assassins* (1995), Production Design - *Braveheart* (1995), Production Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md) - *Maverick* (1994), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md) - *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Production Design — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md) - *Hook* (1991), as Art Direction — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md) - *Naked Tango* (1990), as Art Direction - *Days of Thunder* (1990), as Art Direction — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-thunder.md) - *Revenge* (1990), as Art Direction - *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Director ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated - 1999: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Saving Private Ryan* - 1993: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Bram Stoker's Dracula* ### Other awards — 1 won - 42nd Saturn Awards 2016: 42nd Saturn Awards (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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