Richard Heinrichs (born 1954) is an American production designer, effects artist, art director and film producer. He is well known for his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton and his work on the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Ang Lee's Hulk and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He started his career on visual effects on the other world sequence in The Watcher in the Woods, Tim Burton's Hansel and Gretel and Vincent to later work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Nutcracker: The Motion Picture. He also worked on Frankenweenie. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Sleepy Hollow at the 72nd Academy Awards, and received further nominations for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
He also contributed conceptional designs for Tim Burton's failed Superman Lives project.
Biography Heinrichs grew up in Baltimore. He graduated from Boston University in 1976 with a degree in fine arts. Heinrichs then joined California Institute of the Arts, where he met Tim Burton and became a regular collaborator of his. The two initially collaborated on The Fox and the Hound at Disney.
Filmography Year Title Director Notes Awards 1980 The Watcher in the Woods John HoughVincent McEveety alien designer:Other World sequence 1982 Vincent Tim Burton produceradditionaldesigner, sculptor Hansel and Gretel Tim Burton producerstop-motion animator 1984 Frankenweenie Tim Burton associate producer The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W. D. Richter stop motion animator: Greenlite 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Tim Burton animated effect supervisor 1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "The Jar" Tim Burton special effects Faerie Tale Theatre: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" Tim Burton models and effects Nutcracker: The Motion Picture Carroll Ballard model and miniatures supervisor 1988 Beetlejuice Tim Burton visual effects consultant 1989 Ghostbusters II Ivan Reitman set designer 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley set designer Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton set designer 1991 To the Moon, Alice Jessie Nelson set designer Soapdish Michael Hoffman assistant art director The Fisher King Terry Gilliam set designer 1992 Batman Returns Tim Burton art director 1993Last Action Hero John McTiernan art director The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick visual consultant 1995 Tall Tale Jeremiah S. Chechik art director Fallen Angels various production designer Nominated - CableACE Awards≥ for Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries 1996 Fargo Joel Coen, Ethan Coen production designer Nominated - 20/20 Awards for Art Direction 1998 The Big Lebowski Joel Coen, Ethan Coen production designer 1999 Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton production designer Won - Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature FilmWon - Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Art DirectionWon - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards for Best Production DirectionWon - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Best Production DirectionWon - Online Film & Television Association for Best Production DirectionWon - Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design 2000 Bedazzled Harold Ramis production designer 2001 Planet of the Apes Tim Burton production designer 2003 Hulk Ang Lee production designer 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Brad Silberling production designeractor Won - Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature FilmNominated - International Cinephile Society Awards for Best Production DesignNominated - Online Film & Television Association for Best Production Design 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Gore Verbinski production designer Nominated - Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Gore Verbinski production designer Nominated - Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film 2010 The Wolfman Joe Johnston production designer 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston production designer Nominated - Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film 2012 Dark Shadows Tim Burton production designer 2012 Frankenweenie Tim Burton production designer Nominated - Annie Awards for Best Production Design 2014 Big Eyes Tim Burton production designer 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Rian Johnson production designer Nominated - Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature FilmNominated - Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Art DirectionNominated - Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Art DirectionNominated - Online Film & Television Association for Best Production Design 2019 Dumbo Tim Burton production designer Nominated - Art Directors Guild for Excellence in Production Design Award2020 Prop Culture Jason C. Henry Himself2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson production designer2025 The Gorge Scott Derrickson production designer2025 Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson production designer
Accolades Academy Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1999 Sleepy HollowBest Art Direction 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
British Academy Film Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 1999 Sleepy HollowBest Production Design 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2014 Big Eyes
Saturn Awards Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 The WolfmanSaturn Award for Best Production Design 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger 2012 Dark Shadows 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2019 Dumbo
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