![]() ![]() It was his last year studying film at UNCW, and he was living in an old mansion-style home downtown, splitting rent with six other guys, when a little luck helped get the ball rolling for his career. “I feel like most people who work in film would say this: there was a lot of luck involved in the situation that got me here.” “It’s crazy how the whole thing ended up, honestly,” Willis said. It was while he was at UNCW that he ran into a spot of good luck. Willis attended film school at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and though he’s lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade now, he hasn’t forgotten about his roots in Sampson County and at Midway or the mentors he’s had in this community over the years. ![]() Rainer has just turned 2, and his grandparents were excited to share that little Rainer is already becoming quite the performer, especially when reciting his ABCs. Adam Willis is also married to costume designer Gloria Dyer, with whom he has a son, Rainer Willis. Willis is a graduate of Midway High School and the son of Salemburg residents Carl and Rebecca Willis. His filmography includes titles such as “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Marriage Story,” “The Beach Bum,” “I, Tonya,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Boy Erased,” and even a Red Hot Chili Peppers music video for the song “Dark Necessities.” Given the long list of very well-received projects he’s been heavily involved with, this resume speaks for itself. In total, the Oscar nomination is one of the 17 nominations Willis has received at various film festivals and with multiple guilds this awards season. The Oscars is certainly not the only awards event in the film community. He remembers his immediate response of thinking, “Are you serious?” He continued, struggling to find the right words as he recollected, “I was just kind of blown away by the email.” He jumped at the idea of having the opportunity to work with such a legendary director and was markedly intrigued by the sets that would be required to recreate the film’s setting in 1920s Oklahoma. Having worked with Fisk before, which he described as a great experience, Willis said, “This film came up, and Jack emailed me and asked if I wanted to do this Martin Scorsese movie.” Willis shares the nomination with Fisk for their combined and complementary work. ![]() The historical period drama features huge names like Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone.Īs the set decorator, Willis works alongside the production designer, in this case, Jack Fisk, to create the world that the characters inhabit in the film. He is nominated specifically for his work as the set decorator of Martin Scorsese’s 2023 film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in the category of Best Achievement in Production Design. ![]() It just so happens that Sampson County native Adam Willis is among those nominated for a prestigious Academy Award. Leading up to Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, a prestigious night for recognizing the accomplishments of those who make magic happen in film, excitement from movie lovers everywhere is mounting. This product uses the Instagram API but is not endorsed or certified by Instagram.Īll Instagram™ logos and trademarks displayed on this application are property of Instagram.Īll photos and videos are property of their respective owners.Adam Willis’ son Rainer has just turned 2, and seeing his dad take home an Oscar would be a great birthday present. Photos used in the screenshots of this extension on the Chrome Web Store are by Instagram users: mylilchapter (Link: /mylilchapter/), dotzsoh (Link:(/dotzsoh/), artnowmas (Link: /artnowmas). The photos are owned by Instagram and users with public profiles. What photo did we choose for your birthday? Or what is the photo of your most special day? Spread our calendar and found out. You can also use the interactive calendar and see the picture for each day from 1900 to 2100. Want to see what picture we selected for tomorrow? Visit this extension every day and load the positive energy of the selected photo of the day. The pictures are from different topics like travel, animals, lifestyle, art and beautiful places around the world. All photos are selected manually by the following criteria: uniqueness, creativity, image quality, popularity. Take your daily inspiration from our photo calendar, based on 365 imagesģ65 photos for every day. ![]()
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