THR’s 100 Greatest Film Books: See the Full List of 322 Voters

Scott Feinberg
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The Hollywood Reporter thanks the following 322 members of the global film community — listed alphabetically — for taking the time to cast a ballot to help us determine the 100 greatest film books of all time.

Seth Abramovitch
The Hollywood Reporter journalist/It Happened in Hollywood podcast host

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Jo Addy
Soho House group film and entertainment director

Casey Affleck
Oscar-winning actor

Rutanya Alda
Author/actress

Stephanie Allain
Filmmaker

Victoria Alonso
Filmmaker/executive

Tony Angellotti
Publicist

Bonnie Arnold
Filmmaker/executive

Miguel Arteta
Filmmaker

Chris Auer
Filmmaker/film professor

John Badham
Filmmaker/film professor

Amy Baer
Executive

Matt Baer
Filmmaker

Lindsey Bahr
Journalist

Ramin Bahrani
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Cameron Bailey
Toronto International Film Festival CEO/former film critic

John Bailey
Cinematographer/former Academy president

Bela Bajaria
Executive

Sean Baker
Filmmaker

Alec Baldwin
Oscar-nominated actor/author

Tino Balio
Author/film professor

Jeffrey Barbakow
Executive

Michael Barker
Executive

Mike Barnes
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Jeanine Basinger
Author/film professor

Justine Bateman
Author/filmmaker

Carol Baum
Filmmaker

Gary Baum
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Cari Beauchamp
Author/journalist

Ed Begley Jr.
Author/actor

Jeff Berg
Producer/former talent agent

A. Scott Berg
Author

Albert Berger
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Kathy Berlin
Publicist

Marc Bernardin
Filmmaker/former The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Bob Berney
Executive

Carolyn Bernstein
Executive

Ian Birnie
Former LACMA film curator

Peter Biskind
Author/journalist

Silvia Bizio
Author/journalist

John Bleasdale
Journalist/Writers on Film podcast host

Alex Ben Block
Author/former The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Jason Blum
Oscar-nominated producer/executive

Dan Braun
Executive

Nicholas Britell
Oscar-nominated composer

Richard Brody
Author/film critic

Danielle Brooks
Actress

Stan Brooks
Filmmaker

Lane Brown
Journalist

Jerry Bruckheimer
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Kyle Buchanan
Author/journalist

Sonny Bunch
Journalist/The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood podcast host

Edward Burns
Actor/filmmaker

Ken Burns
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Jess Cagle
Journalist

Simon Callow
Author/actor/filmmaker

Sue Cameron
Publicist/former The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Colleen Camp
Actress/events producer

Mark Canton
Executive

Graydon Carter
Author/journalist

Pola Changnon
Former TCM general manager

Debra Martin Chase
Filmmaker

Patricia Clarkson
Oscar-nominated actress

Tyler Coates
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Howard Cohen
Executive

Julie Cohen
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Bob Colacello
Author/journalist

Jim Colvill
Author

Scott Cooper
Filmmaker

Gary Crowdus
Journalist

Cameron Crowe
Author/Oscar-winning filmmaker

James Curtis
Author

Eric d’Arbeloff
Executive

Willem Dafoe
Oscar-nominated actor

Jonathan Dana
Filmmaker

Robert Daniels
Journalist

Bruce Davis
Author/former Academy CEO

Adam Del Deo
Executive/filmmaker

Laura Dern
Oscar-winning actress/author

Ira Deutchman
Executive/filmmaker/film professor

Tim Dirks
Journalist

Thomas Doherty
Author/American Studies professor

Colman Domingo
Actor

Arthur Dong
Author/filmmaker

Drake Doremus
Filmmaker

Illeana Douglas
Author/actress/filmmaker

Maureen Dowd
Journalist

Griffin Dunne
Actor/filmmaker

Roger Durling
Author/Santa Barbara International Film Festival executive director

Ava DuVernay
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Scott Edmiston
Theater professor

Atom Egoyan
Oscar-nominated filmmaker/author

Scott Eyman
Author

Stephen Farber
Author/film critic

Mark Feeney
Author/journalist

Scott Feinberg
The Hollywood Reporter journalist/Awards Chatter podcast host/film professor

Michael Feinstein
Singer

Bruce Feldman
Publicist

Sean Fennessey
Journalist/The Big Picture podcast host

Susie Landau Finch
Filmmaker/film professor

Geoffrey Fletcher
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Scott Foundas
Executive/former film critic

Glenn Frankel
Author/journalist

Travon Free
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Sherri Gallentine
Vroman’s Bookstore & Book Soup head book buyer

Stephen Galloway
Author/Chapman University film school dean

Marya E. Gates
Journalist

Roxane Gay
Journalist

Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute president/CEO

Aaron Gerow
Author/film professor

Donna Gigliotti
Oscar-winning producer/executive

Tracey Goessel
Author

John Goldwyn
Filmmaker

Tony Goldwyn
Actor/filmmaker

Lee Grant
Oscar-winning actress/filmmaker/author

Tim Gray
Golden Globes EVP/former journalist

Matthew Greenfield
Executive

Nina Gregory
Journalist

Lawrence Grobel
Author

Randy Haberkamp
Academy EVP library, archive and sci-tech

Pete Hammond
Journalist

Piers Handling
Author/former Toronto International Film Festival CEO/executive director

Mark Harris
Author/journalist

Mark Jonathan Harris
Oscar-winning filmmaker/film professor

Molly Haskell
Author/film critic

Sean Hathwell
Larry Edmund’s Bookshop deputy proprietor

Amy Heckerling
Filmmaker

Eugene Hernandez
Sundance Film Festival director/former journalist

David Heyman
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Rabbi Marvin Hier
Oscar-winning filmmaker/Simon Wiesenthal Center dean

Louise Hilton
Margaret Herrick Library research specialist

Paul Hirsch
Oscar-winning film editor

Lynn Hirschberg
Journalist

Helen Hoehne
Journalist/Golden Globes president

John Hoffman
Filmmaker

Dierdre Hopkins
BAFTA head of film

Jan-Christopher Horak
Author/former UCLA Film & Television Archive director

Ann Hornaday
Author/journalist

Josh Horowitz
Journalist/Happy Sad Confused podcast host

Tamara Houston
ICON MANN CEO

Toni Howard
Talent agent

Reginald Hudlin
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Dawn Hudson
Former Academy CEO/former Film Independent executive director

Stacey Wilson Hunt
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Gale Anne Hurd
Filmmaker

Annette Insdorf
Author/film professor

Cheryl Boone Isaacs
Arizona State film school dean/former Academy president

Noah Isenberg
Author

Caryn James
Film critic

Barry Dale Johnson
Marketing executive

Mark Johnson
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Nancy Josephson
Talent agent

Larry Karaszewski
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Dave Karger
Author/journalist/TCM host

Sam Kashner
Author/journalist

Nick Kazan
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Rebecca Keegan
Author/The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Max Keller
Film professor

Katie Kilkenny
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Susan King
Journalist

Eric Kohn
Executive/former journalist

Bill Kramer
Academy president

Peter Kujawski
Executive

Alex Kurtzman
Filmmaker

Karyn Kusama
Filmmaker

Christine La Monte
Marketing executive

Sherry Lansing
Former producer/executive

Tim League
Alamo Drafthouse founder/Fantastic Fest director

Franklin Leonard
Executive/The Black List founder and CEO

Shawn Levy
Author

Sheri Linden
The Hollywood Reporter film critic

Jeph Loeb
Producer/former executive

Karina Longworth
Author/journalist/You Must Remember This podcast host

Phillip Lopate
Author/film critic

Cynthia Lucia
Journalist

Dan Lupovitz
Filmmaker

Michael Lumpkin
Publicist/former AFI FEST and AFI DOCS chief

Rod Lurie
Filmmaker/former film critic

Natasha Lyonne
Actress/filmmaker

Kristie Macosko Krieger
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Alicia Malone
Author/TCM host

Leonard Maltin
Author/film critic

William J. Mann
Author

Jeffrey Mantor
Larry Edmunds Bookshop proprietor

Scott Mantz
Journalist

Esther Margolis
Publishing executive

Janet Maslin
Author/film critic/book critic

Laurence Mark
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Brit Marling
Actress/filmmaker

Sophie Mas
Filmmaker

Kim Masters
Author/The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Joseph McBride
Author

Genevieve McGillicuddy
TCM VP enterprises and strategic partnerships

Dennis McDougal
Author/journalist

Patrick McGilligan
Author/film professor

Bill Mechanic
Executive

Myron Meisel
Film critic/filmmaker

Chris Merrill
AFI Productions director

Gary Meyer
Landmark Theatres co-founder/former Telluride Film Festival co-director

James Andrew Miller
Author/journalist

Liza Minnelli
Oscar-winning actress/singer

Nell Minow
Author/journalist

Jordan Mintzer
The Hollywood Reporter film critic

Joanne Moore
LMU film school dean

Daniel Moran
New Books in Film podcast host

Bobby Moresco
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Errol Morris
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Patt Morrison
Journalist

Samantha Morton
Oscar-nominated actress

John Mulaney
Filmmaker/comedian

Eddie Muller
Author

Mary Murphy
Author/film professor

Phyllis Nagy
Oscar-nominated filmmaker/film professor

Morgan Neville
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Tendo Nagenda
Producer/executive

Sheila Nevins
Documentarian/executive

Floyd Norman
Animator

Karel Och
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival artistic director

Lawrence O’Donnell
MSNBC host/filmmaker

Tom O’Neil
Author/journalist

Deborah Oppenheimer
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Tom Ortenberg
Executive

Diana Ossana
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Bruna Papandrea
Filmmaker

Mary Parent
Oscar-nominated producer

Amy Pascal
Oscar-nominated producer/executive

Sarah Paulson
Actress

Degen Pener
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Jay Penske
Penske Media Corporation chairman and CEO

Paula DuPré Pesmen
Filmmaker

Carolyn Pfeiffer
Executive

Tom Piechura
Publicist

Janet Pierson
Former SXSW film festival director

John Pierson
Author/producer’s representative

Marc Platt
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Kemp Powers
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Terry Press
Marketing executive

Gina Prince-Bythewood
Filmmaker

John Ptak
Producer/former talent agent

Todd Purdum
Author/journalist

Peter Rainer
Author/film critic

Celine Rattray
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Stephen Rebello
Author/journalist

Dee Rees
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

April Reign
Attorney/#OscarsSoWhite creator

David Remnick
Author/journalist

Carrie Rickey
Author/film critic

Charles Rivkin
Motion Picture Association chairman and CEO

Ric Robertson
Publicist/former Academy executive

Alan K. Rode
Author

Howard Rodman
Filmmaker/former WGA-West president

David Rooney
The Hollywood Reporter film critic

Frank Rose
Author

Joe Rosenberg
Film professor/former talent agent

Jane Rosenthal
Oscar-nominated producer/executive

Eric Roth
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Joshua Rothkopf
Journalist

Tom Rothman
Executive

Julie Salamon
Author/journalist

Julian Sancton
The Hollywood Reporter journalist

Scott Sanders
Filmmaker

Michelle Satter
Sundance Institute founding director

Thomas Schatz
Author/film professor

Jerry Schatzberg
Filmmaker

Ken Scherer
American Cinematheque executive director

Julian Schlossberg
Author/filmmaker

Nancy Schoenberger
Author

Paul Schrader
Oscar-nominated filmmaker/author

Marje Schuetze-Coburn
USC Libraries interim dean

Michael Schulman
Author/journalist

Russell Schwartz
Author/executive/film professor

Teri Schwartz
Filmmaker/film professor/former UCLA film school dean

Arnold Schwartzman
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Jonathan Sehring
Producer/executive

Shea Serrano
Author/journalist

Matt Severson
Margaret Herrick Library director

Michael Shamberg
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Tom Shone
Author/journalist

Scott Shooman
Executive

Melissa Silverstein
Author/Women and Hollywood founder and editor

Brad Simpson
Filmmaker

Piya Sinha-Roy
Journalist

Anthony Slide
Author/journalist

Matthew Specktor
Author/journalist

Steven Spielberg
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Celine Song
Filmmaker

David Stenn
Journalist

David Sterritt
Film critic

George Stevens Jr.
Author/American Film Institute founder

Jacqueline Stewart
Author/Academy Museum director

Oliver Stone
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Tom Stoppard
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Danny Strong
Filmmaker

Scott Stuber
Executive

Chip Sullivan
Executive

Kris Tapley
Former journalist

Joan Tewkesbury
Filmmaker/educator

Anne Thompson
Author/journalist

David Thomson
Author/film critic

Peter Travers
Author/film critic

Kenneth Turan
Author/film critic

Matt Tyrnauer
Filmmaker/journalist

Steve Ujlaki
Film professor/former LMU film school dean

Ruth Vitale
Executive

Katie Walsh
Journalist

Madeline Warren
Film professor

Sam Wasson
Author

John Waters
Filmmaker/author

Jill Watts
Author/film professor

Michael H. Weber
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Paul Weitz
Filmmaker

Jeffrey Wells
Journalist

Ryan Werner
Publicist

Betsy West
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Armond White
Author/journalist

Stephen Whitfield
American Studies professor

Nancy Willen
Publicist

Michael Wolff
Author/journalist

Chuck Workman
Oscar-winning filmmaker

Janet Yang
Filmmaker/Academy president

Chris Yogerst
Author/film professor

David Zaslav
Executive

Amy Ziering
Oscar-nominated filmmaker

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