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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
Jo Addy
Soho House group film and entertainment director
Casey Affleck
Oscar-winning actor
Rutanya Alda
Author/actress
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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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