"†" indicates an Academy Award-winning movie on the same category.
"‡" indicates an Academy Award-nominated movie on the same category.
Year |
Visual effects artists |
Motion Picture |
1980
(8th)
|
Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund |
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back † |
Chuck Comisky |
Battle Beyond the Stars |
Richard Albain Jr., Tommy Lee Wallace, James F. Liles |
The Fog |
Dave Allen, Peter Kuran |
The Howling |
Gary Zeller |
Scanners |
1981
(9th)
|
Richard Edlund |
Raiders of the Lost Ark † |
Ray Harryhausen |
Clash of the Titans |
Brian Johnson, Dennis Muren |
Dragonslayer ‡ |
John Stears |
Outland |
Jon Bunker |
Time Bandits |
1982
(10th)
|
Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial † |
Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich |
Blade Runner ‡ |
Roy Field, Brian Smithies |
The Dark Crystal |
Tom Campbell, William T. Conway, John Carl Buechler, Steve Neill |
Forbidden World |
Rob Bottin |
The Thing |
1983
(11th)
|
Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston |
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi † |
(Entertainment Effects Group) |
Brainstorm |
Ian Wingrove |
Never Say Never Again |
Lee Dyer |
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Chuck Comisky, Kenneth Jones, Lawrence E. Benson (Private Stock Effects Inc.) |
Strange Invaders |
1984
(12th)
|
Chris Walas |
Gremlins |
Barry Nolan |
Dune |
Ralph Winter |
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
Lawrence E. Benson |
Creature |
Richard Edlund |
2010 ‡ |
1985
(13th)
|
Kevin Pike |
Back to the Future |
(The L.A. Effects Group) |
Commando |
Bruce Nicholson, Ralph Winter |
Explorers |
Richard Edlund |
Fright Night |
(Apogee) |
Lifeforce |
1986
(14th)
|
Stan Winston, Robert Skotak, Dennis Skotak (The L.A. Effects Group) |
Aliens † |
Lyle Conway |
Little Shop of Horrors ‡ |
Richard Edlund |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side ‡ |
Syd Mead, Eric Allard |
Short Circuit |
Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
1987
(15th)
|
Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Rocco Gioffre |
RoboCop |
Vern Hyde, Doug Beswick, Tom Sullivan |
Evil Dead II |
Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith |
Innerspace † |
Richard Edlund |
Masters of the Universe |
Joel Hynek, Stan Winston, Richard Greenberg, Robert M. Greenberg |
Predator ‡ |
Michael Lantieri (Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)) |
The Witches of Eastwick |
1988
(16th)
|
George Gibbs, Ken Ralston, Richard Williams (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit † |
Peter Kuran, Alan Munro, Ted Rae, Robert Short |
Beetlejuice |
Kevin Pike, Hoyt Yeatman, Will Vinton |
Moonwalker |
Eric Brevig, Allen Hall (Dream Quest Images) |
Scrooged |
Eric Allard, Jeff Jarvis |
Short Circuit 2 |
John Richardson (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Willow ‡ |
1989/90
(17th)
|
Ken Ralston (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Back to the Future Part II ‡ |
(Industrial Light & Magic, Dream Quest Images, Fantasy II Film Effects, Wonderworks) |
The Abyss † |
Richard Conway, Kent Houston |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ‡ |
Bruce Nicholson, John T. Van Vliet, Richard Edlund, Laura Buff |
Ghost |
Rick Baker, Ken Pepiot, Dennis Michelson |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch |
Rick Fichter, David Sosalla, Peter Chesney |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Peter Kuran |
RoboCop 2 |
Thomas L. Fisher, Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin (Dream Quest Images, Industrial Light & Magic, Stetson Visual Services Inc.) |
Total Recall † |
Tom Woodruff, Jr, Alec Gillis (4-Ward Productions, Illusion Arts Inc., Fantasy II Film Effects) |
Tremors |
Year |
Visual effects artists |
Motion Picture |
1991
(18th)
|
Stan Winston (Industrial Light & Magic, Fantasy II Film Effects, 4-Ward Productions) |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day † |
Richard Yuricich, Kevin Yagher (Video Image) |
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey |
Syd Dutton, Bill Taylor, Gene Warren Jr. (Illusion Arts Inc.) |
Frankenstein Unbound |
Stan Winston, Joel Hynek (R/Greenberg Associates Inc.) |
Predator 2 |
Ken Ralston (Industrial Light & Magic) |
The Rocketeer |
(Perpetual Motion Pictures, Dream Quest Images) |
Warlock |
1992
(19th)
|
Ken Ralston, Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Death Becomes Her † |
Alan Munro (Visual Concept Engineering (VCE), Alterian, Inc., David Miller Creations) |
The Addams Family |
George Gibbs, Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. |
Alien 3 ‡ |
Roman Coppola |
Bram Stoker's Dracula |
Richard Taylor, Bob McCarron |
Braindead (Dead Alive) |
Frank Ceglia, Paul Haines, Tom Ceglia |
The Lawnmower Man |
Bruce Nicholson, Ned Gorman (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Memoirs of an Invisible Man |
1993
(20th)
|
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri |
Jurassic Park † |
Michael J. McAlister, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio |
Demolition Man |
(Pacific Data Images (PDI), 4-Ward Productions) |
Heart and Souls |
(Buena Vista Visual Effects, Matte World Digital, Rhythm & Hues) |
Hocus Pocus |
John E. Sullivan (Sony Pictures Imageworks [us], Boss Film Studios, Fantasy II Film Effects, Visual Concept Engineering (VCE), The Baer Animation Company Inc.) |
Last Action Hero |
Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Eric Leighton, Gordon Baker |
The Nightmare Before Christmas ‡ |
Richard Edlund |
Solar Crisis |
1994
(21st)
|
John Bruno (Digital Domain) |
True Lies ‡ |
Andrew Mason (International Creative Effects) |
The Crow |
Ken Ralston (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Forrest Gump † |
(Illusion Arts Inc., Fantasy II Film Effects, Visual Concept Engineering) |
The Shadow |
Jeffrey A. Okun, Patrick Tatopoulos |
Stargate |
Gregory L. McMurry |
Timecop |
1995
(22nd)
|
Stan Parks (Industrial Light & Magic, Amalgamated Dynamics) |
Jumanji |
John Dykstra, Thomas L. Fisher, Andrew Adamson, Eric Durst |
Batman Forever |
Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Congo |
Eric Brevig (Industrial Light & Magic) |
The Indian in the Cupboard |
Joel Hynek (Mass. Illusions LLC) |
Judge Dredd |
Richard Edlund, Steve Johnson |
Species |
1996
(23rd)
|
Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil |
Independence Day † |
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West |
Dragonheart ‡ |
Wes Takahashi, Charlie McClellan, Richard Taylor |
The Frighteners |
Jim Mitchell, Michael L. Fink, David Andrews, Michael Lantieri (Industrial Light & Magic, Warner Digital Studios) |
Mars Attacks! |
John Knoll (Industrial Light & Magic) |
Star Trek: First Contact |
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta |
Twister ‡ |
1997
(24th)
|
Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., John Richardson |
Starship Troopers ‡ |
Eric Brevig, Peter Chesney, Rob Coleman, Rick Baker |
Men in Black |
Karen E. Goulekas, Mark Stetson |
The Fifth Element |
Pitof, Erik Henry, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. |
Alien: Resurrection |
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri, Randy Dutra |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park ‡ |
Ken Ralston, Stephen Rosenbaum, Jerome Chen, Mark Holmes |
Contact |
1998
(25th)
|
Volker Engel, Patrick Tatopoulos, Karen E. Goulekas, Clay Pinney |
Godzilla |
Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall, Jim Mitchell |
Mighty Joe Young ‡ |
Angus Bickerton |
Lost in Space |
Roger Guyett, Stefen Fangmeier, Neil Corbould |
Saving Private Ryan |
Andrew Mason, Mara Bryan, Peter Doyle, Tom Davies |
Dark City |
Pat McClung, Richard R. Hoover, John Frazier |
Armageddon ‡ |
1999
(26th)
|
Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ‡ |
Stan Winston, Bill George, Kim Bromley, Robert Stadd |
Galaxy Quest |
John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum |
The Matrix † |
John Andrew Berton Jr., Daniel Jeannette, Ben Snow, Chris Corbould |
The Mummy |
Jim Mitchell, Joss Williams, Kevin Yagher, Mark S. Miller |
Sleepy Hollow |
John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III, Jerome Chen, Eric Allard |
Stuart Little ‡ |
Year |
Visual effects artists |
Motion Picture |
2000
(27th)
|
Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks |
Hollow Man ‡ |
Michael Lantieri, David Drzewiecki (Amalgamated Dynamics, Rhythm and Hues, Cinesite, VCE.Com) |
The 6th Day |
Kevin Scott Mack, Matthew E. Butler, Bryan Grill, Allen Hall |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, Tim Alexander, John Frazier |
The Perfect Storm ‡ |
Michael L. Fink, Michael J. McAlister, David Prescott, Theresa Ellis |
X-Men |
2001
(28th)
|
Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence ‡ |
Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett, John Richardson |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Jim Mitchell, Danny Gordon Taylor, Donald Elliott, John Rosengrant |
Jurassic Park III |
Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, Mark Stetson |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring † |
John Andrew Berton Jr., Daniel Jeannette, Neil Corbould, Thomas Rosseter |
The Mummy Returns |
Arthur Windus, Val Wardlaw, Hal Bertram, Nick Drew, Seb Caudron |
Brotherhood of the Wolf |
2002
(29th)
|
Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones ‡ |
Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers † |
Scott Farrar, Henry LaBounta, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness |
Minority Report |
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier |
Spider-Man ‡ |
Joel Hynek, Matthew E. Butler, Sean Andrew Faden, John Frazier |
xXx |
2003
(30th)
|
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King † |
Dennis Muren, Edward Hirsh, Colin Brady, Michael Lantieri |
Hulk |
John Gaeta, Kim Libreri, George Murphy, Craig Hayes |
The Matrix Revolutions |
John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee, Charles Gibson |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‡ |
Pablo Helman, Danny Gordon Taylor, Allen Hall, John Rosengrant |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
Michael L. Fink, Richard E. Hollander, Stephen Rosenbaum, Mike Vézina |
X-Men 2 |
2004
(31st)
|
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier |
Spider-Man 2 † |
Peter Chiang, Pablo Helman, Thomas J. Smith |
The Chronicles of Riddick |
Karen E. Goulekas, Neil Corbould, Greg Strause, Remo Balcells |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Bill George, John Richardson |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ‡ |
John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash, Joe Letteri |
I, Robot ‡ |
Scott Squires, Ben Snow, Daniel Jeannette, Syd Dutton |
Van Helsing |
2005
(32nd)
|
Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul |
King Kong † |
Janek Sirrs, Dan Glass, Chris Corbould, Paul J. Franklin |
Batman Begins |
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ‡ |
Jim Mitchell, Tim Alexander, Timothy Webber, John Richardson |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
John Knoll, Roger Guyett, Rob Coleman, Brian Gernand |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra, Daniel Sudick |
War of the Worlds ‡ |
2006
(33rd)
|
John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest † |
Karin Joy, John Andrew Berton Jr., Blair Clark, John Dietz |
Charlotte's Web |
Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark G. Soper, Peter Parks |
The Fountain |
Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Pat Tubach, Daniel Sudick |
Mission: Impossible III |
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, Jon Thum |
Superman Returns ‡ |
John Bruno, Eric Saindon, Craig Lyn, Mike Vézina |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
2007
(34th)
|
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier |
Transformers ‡ |
Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth, Daniel Leduc |
300 |
Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood |
The Golden Compass † |
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Paul J. Franklin, Greg Butler |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ‡ |
Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John Frazier |
Spider-Man 3 |
2008
(35th)
|
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin |
The Dark Knight ‡ |
Mike Wassel, Adrian De Wet, Andrew Chapman, Eamonn Butler |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
Pablo Helman, Daniel Sudick |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan |
Iron Man ‡ |
Dean Wright, Wendy Rogers |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button † |
2009
(36th)
|
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones |
Avatar † |
Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina |
2012 |
Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken |
District 9 ‡ |
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Aithadi, Tim Alexander |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton |
Star Trek ‡ |
John 'D.J.' Des Jardin, Peter G. Travers, Joel Whist, Jessica Norman |
Watchmen |
Year |
Visual effects artists |
Motion Picture |
2010
(37th)
|
Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Paul J. Franklin, Peter Bebb |
Inception
†
|
Ken Ralston, Carey Villegas, Tom C. Peitzman, David Schaub |
Alice in Wonderland
‡
|
Karl Denham, Steve Preeg, Eric Barba, Nikos Kalaitzidis |
Tron: Legacy |
Nicolas Aithadi, John Richardson, Christian Manz, Tim Burke |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
‡
|
Ged Wright, Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick |
Iron Man 2
‡
|
Barrie Hemsley, Angus Bickerton |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
2011
(38th)
|
Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
‡
|
Scott E. Anderson, Matt Aitken, Joe Letteri, Matthias Menz, Keith Miller |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
Mark G. Soper, Christopher Townsend, Paul Corbould |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Tim Burke, Greg Butler, John Richardson, David Vickery |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
‡
|
Steve Riley, Russell Earl, Kim Libreri, Dennis Muren |
Super 8 |
Scott Benza, John Frazier, Matthew E. Butler, Scott Farrar |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
‡
|
2012
(39th)
|
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick |
The Avengers
‡
|
Grady Cofer, Pablo Helman, Jeanie King, Burt Dalton |
Battleship |
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
‡
|
Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher, Sue Rowe |
John Carter |
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, Donald Elliott |
Life of Pi
†
|
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Phil Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawson |
Snow White and the Huntsman
‡
|
2013
(40th)
|
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould |
Gravity
†
|
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
‡
|
Joe Letteri, John 'D.J.' Des Jardin, Dan Lemmon |
Man of Steel |
John Knoll, James E. Price, Clay Pinney, Rocco Larizza |
Pacific Rim |
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton |
Star Trek Into Darkness
‡
|
Jake Morrison, Paul Corbould, Mark Breakspear |
Thor: The Dark World |
2014
(41st)
|
Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R. Fisher |
Interstellar
†
|
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill, Dan Sudick |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
‡
|
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist |
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
‡
|
Gary Brozenich, Nick Davis, Jonathan Fawkner, Matthew Rouleau |
Edge of Tomorrow |
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould |
Guardians of the Galaxy
‡
|
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |