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Nominations & Winners by Category:
Visual Effects

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Visual Effects. TheWinner marker symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.

1963  (36th)

The Birds, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc.; Universal. Ub Iwerks.
Winner markerCleopatra, 20th Century-Fox, Ltd.-MCL Films S.A.-WALWA Films S.A. Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Switzerland, UK, USA) Emil Kosa, Jr.

1964  (37th)

Winner markerMary Poppins, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett and Hamilton Luske.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao, Galaxy-Scarus Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jim Danforth.

1965  (38th)

The Greatest Story Ever Told, George Stevens Production; United Artists. J. McMillan Johnson.
Winner markerThunderball, Albert R. Broccoli-Harry Saltzman Production; United Artists. (UK) John Stears.

1966  (39th)

Winner markerFantastic Voyage, 20th Century-Fox. Art Cruickshank.
Hawaii, Mirisch Corporation of Delaware Production; United Artists. Linwood G. Dunn.

1967  (40th)

Winner markerDoctor Dolittle, Apjac Productions; 20th Century-Fox. L. B. Abbott.
Tobruk, Gibralter Productions-Corman Company-Universal Production; Universal. Howard A. Anderson, Jr. and Albert Whitlock.

1968  (41st)

Ice Station Zebra, Filmways Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hal Millar and J. McMillan Johnson.
Winner marker2001: A Space Odyssey, Polaris Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Stanley Kubrick.

1969  (42nd)

Krakatoa, East of Java, American Broadcasting Companies-Cinerama Production; Cinerama. Eugene Lourie and Alex Weldon.
Winner markerMarooned, Frankovich-Sturges Production; Columbia. Robbie Robertson.

1970  (43rd)

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Alex Weldon.
Winner markerTora! Tora! Tora!, 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA) A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott.

1971  (44th)

Winner markerBedknobs and Broomsticks, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett and Danny Lee.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Hammer Film Production; Warner Bros. (UK) Jim Danforth and Roger Dicken.

1972  (45th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerThe Poseidon Adventure, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox. L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers.

1974  (47th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerEarthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal. Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson and Albert Whitlock.

1975  (48th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerThe Hindenburg, Robert Wise-Filmakers Group-Universal Production; Universal. Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson.

1976  (49th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerKing Kong, Dino De Laurentiis Production; Paramount. Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson and Frank Van der Veer.

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerLogan’s Run, Saul David Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson and Matthew Yuricich.

1977  (50th)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Julia Phillips/Michael Phillips-Steven Spielberg Film Production; Columbia. Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein and Richard Yuricich.
Winner markerStar Wars, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune and Robert Blalack.

1978  (51st)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerSuperman, Dovemead Ltd. Production; Alexander Salkind Presentation; Warner Bros. (USA, UK, Canada, Switzerland) Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings and Zoran Perisic.

1979  (52nd)

Winner markerAlien, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Denys Ayling.
The Black Hole, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale.
Moonraker, Eon Productions Ltd.; United Artists. (UK, France) Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans.
1941, A-Team/Steven Spielberg Film Production; Universal-Columbia Presentation; Universal. William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers and Gregory Jein.
Star Trek—The Motion Picture, Century Associates Production; Paramount. Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart and Grant McCune.

1980  (53rd)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerThe Empire Strikes Back, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson.

1981  (54th)

Dragonslayer, Barwood/Robbins Production; Paramount. Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson.
Winner markerRaiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston.

1982  (55th)

Blade Runner, Michael Deeley-Ridley Scott Production; The Ladd Company/Sir Run Run Shaw. Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer.
Winner markerE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren and Kenneth F. Smith.
Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Steven Spielberg Production; MGM/UA. Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson.

1983  (56th)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerReturn of the Jedi, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett.

1984  (57th)

Ghostbusters, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar.
Winner markerIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs.
2010, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presentation of a Peter Hyams Film Production; MGM/UA. Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson.

1985  (58th)

Winner markerCocoon, Fox-Zanuck/Brown Production; 20th Century Fox. Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berry.
Return to Oz, Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners II Production; Buena Vista. (UK, USA) Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic and Michael Lloyd.
Young Sherlock Holmes, Amblin Entertainment Production in association with Henry Winkler/Roger Birnbaum; Paramount. Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis and David Allen.

1986  (59th)

Winner markerAliens, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK) Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson and Suzanne Benson.
Little Shop of Horrors, Geffen Company Production; Geffen Company through Warner Bros. Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren and Martin Gutteridge.
Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Victor-Grais Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller and William Neil.

1987  (60th)

Winner markerInnerspace, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup and Kenneth Smith.
Predator, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Mexico) Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg and Stan Winston.

1988  (61st)

Die Hard, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates and Thaine Morris.
Winner markerWho Framed Roger Rabbit, Amblin Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones and George Gibbs.
Willow, Lucasfilm Production in association with Imagine Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett and Chris Evans.

1989  (62nd)

Winner markerThe Abyss, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox. John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman and Dennis Skotak.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Prominent Features & Laura Film Production; Columbia. (UK, West Germany) Richard Conway and Kent Houston.
Back to the Future Part II, Universal/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell and Steve Gawley.

1990  (63rd)

(Special Achievement Award)

Winner markerTotal Recall, Carolco Pictures Production; Tri-Star. (USA, Mexico) Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern and Alex Funke.

1991  (64th)

Backdraft, Trilogy Entertainment Group/Brian Grazer Production; Universal. Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney and Scott Farrar.
Hook, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan and Michael Lantieri.
Winner markerTerminator 2: Judgment Day, Carolco Pictures Production; TriStar. Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr. and Robert Skotak.

1992  (65th)

Alien³, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr. and George Gibbs.
Batman Returns, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak.
Winner markerDeath Becomes Her, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe and Tom Woodruff, Jr.

1993  (66th)

Cliffhanger, Cliffhanger B.V. Production; TriStar. (USA, Italy, France) Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno and Pamela Easley.
Winner markerJurassic Park, Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri.
The Nightmare Before Christmas, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw and Gordon Baker.

1994  (67th)

Winner markerForrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount. Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum and Allen Hall.
The Mask, Katja Motion Picture Production; New Line. Scott Squires, Steve Williams, Tom Bertino and Jon Farhat.
True Lies, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox. John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis and Patrick McClung.

1995  (68th)

Apollo 13, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney.
Winner markerBabe, Kennedy Miller Pictures Production; Universal. (Australia, USA) Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan and John Cox.

1996  (69th)

DragonHeart, Raffaella De Laurentiis Production; Universal. Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West.
Winner markerIndependence Day, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Volker Engle, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskocil.
Twister, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros./Universal. Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta.

1997  (70th)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal. Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri.
Starship Troopers, TriStar Pictures and Touchstone Pictures Production; TriStar. Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson.
Winner markerTitanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount. Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer.

1998  (71st)

Armageddon, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung and John Frazier.
Mighty Joe Young, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall and Jim Mitchell.
Winner markerWhat Dreams May Come, Interscope Communications Production in association with Metafilmics; PolyGram. (USA, New Zealand) Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson and Kevin Mack.

1999  (72nd)

Winner markerThe Matrix, Matrix Films Pty Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley and Jon Thum.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century Fox. John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires and Rob Coleman.
Stuart Little, Douglas Wick and Franklin/Waterman and Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. (Germany, USA) John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III and Eric Allard.

2000  (73rd)

Winner markerGladiator, Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production; DreamWorks and Universal. (USA, UK, Malta, Morocco) John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke and Rob Harvey.
Hollow Man, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Germany) Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk and Stan Parks.
The Perfect Storm, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier and Walt Conti.

2001  (74th)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston and Michael Lantieri.
Winner markerThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson.
Pearl Harbor, Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Buena Vista. Eric Brevig, John Frazier, Ed Hirsh and Ben Snow.

2002  (75th)

Winner markerThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke.
Spider-Man, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier.
Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century Fox. Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow.

2003  (76th)

Winner markerThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand, USA) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures and Miramax Films Production; 20th Century Fox. Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee.

2004  (77th)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros. Productions Ltd./Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/P of A Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George.
I, Robot, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri.
Winner markerSpider-Man 2, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier.

2005  (78th)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media Production; Buena Vista. (USA, UK) Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar.
Winner markerKing Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Joe Letteri, Brian Van’t Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor.
War of the Worlds, Amblin Entertainment/C|W Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick.

2006  (79th)

Winner markerPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Buena Vista. John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall.
Poseidon, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier.
Superman Returns, Outback Pictures Inc. Production; Warner Bros. Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum.

2007  (80th)

Winner markerThe Golden Compass, Scholastic/Depth of Field Production; New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners. (UK, USA) Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Walt Disney. John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier.
Transformers, Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto and Di Bonaventura Pictures Production; DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro. Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier.

2008  (81st)

Winner markerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kennedy/Marshall Production; Paramount and Warner Bros. Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron.
The Dark Knight, Cape Road Limited Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin.
Iron Man, Marvel Studios Production; Paramount and Marvel Entertainment. John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan.

2009  (82nd)

Winner markerAvatar, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA) Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones.
District 9, Block/Hanson Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada) Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken.
Star Trek, Bad Robot Production; Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment. (USA, Germany) Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton.

2010  (83rd)

Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi.
Hereafter, Dombey Street Production; Warner Bros. Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell.
Winner markerInception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb.
Iron Man 2, Marvel Studios Production; Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, distributed by Paramount. Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick.

2011  (84th)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Warner Bros. Services UK Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson.
Winner markerHugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, France) Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning.
Real Steel, DreamWorks Pictures Production; Touchstone Pictures. (USA, India) Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK, Canada) Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier.

2012  (85th)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, New Line and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (USA, New Zealand) Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White.
Winner markerLife of Pi, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada) Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott.
Marvel’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick.
Prometheus, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK) Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill.
Snow White and the Huntsman, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson.

2013  (86th)

Winner markerGravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Warner Bros. (USA, New Zealand) Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds.
Iron Man 3, Walt Disney. Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick.
The Lone Ranger, Walt Disney. Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier.
Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount. Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton.

2014  (87th)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, a Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK, Canada) Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist.
Guardians of the Galaxy, a Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould.
Winner markerInterstellar, a Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Paramount. (USA, UK, Canada) Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher.
X-Men: Days of Future Past, a 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, UK, Canada) Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer.

2015  (88th)

Winner markerEx Machina, a DNA Films Production; A24. (UK) Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett.
Mad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros. (Australia, USA, South Africa) Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams.
The Martian, a 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, USA, Hungary) Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner.
The Revenant, a Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan) Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould.

2016  (89th)

Deepwater Horizon, A Participant Media/Di Bonaventura Pictures/Closest to the Hole Productions/Leverage Entertainment production; Summit Entertainment. (Hong Kong, USA) Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton.
Doctor Strange, A Marvel Studios production; Walt Disney. Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould.
Winner markerThe Jungle Book, A Walt Disney Pictures/Fairview Entertainment production; Walt Disney. (UK, USA) Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon.
Kubo and the Two Strings, A Laika production; Focus Features. Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, A Lucasfilm Ltd. production; Walt Disney. John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould.

2017  (90th)

Winner markerBlade Runner 2049, An Alcon Entertainment Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK, Hungary, Canada, Spain) John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick.
Kong: Skull Island, A Legendary Entertainment Production; Warner Bros. (USA, China) Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza and Mike Meinardus.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould.
War for the Planet of the Apes, A 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Canada, New Zealand) Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist.

2018  (91st)

Avengers: Infinity War, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick.
Christopher Robin, A Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. (UK, USA) Christopher Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones and Chris Corbould.
Winner markerFirst Man, A DreamWorks Pictures/Temple Hill Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, Japan) Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J. D. Schwalm.
Ready Player One, A De Line Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, India) Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk.
Solo: A Star Wars Story, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy.

2019  (92nd)

Avengers: Endgame, A Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick.
The Irishman, A Netflix/Tribeca Productions/Sikelia Productions/Winkler Films Production; Netflix. Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli.
The Lion King, A Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman.
Winner marker1917, A DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal/Amblin Partners. (UK, USA) Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, A Lucasfilm Production; Walt Disney. Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy.

2020  (93rd)

Love and Monsters, A Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount. (Canada, USA, Australia) Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox.
The Midnight Sky, A Smokehouse/Anonymous Content Production; Netflix. Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins.
Mulan, A Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. (USA, Canada, Hong Kong) Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram.
The One and Only Ivan, A Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney. Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez.
Winner markerTenet, A Syncopy Films Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher.

2021  (94th)

Winner markerDune, A Legendary Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (Canada, USA) Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer.
Free Guy, Walt Disney. Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick.
No Time to Die, Metro Goldwyn Mayer/United Artists Releasing. (UK, USA) Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Walt Disney. Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver.
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony Pictures Releasing. Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick.

2022  (95th)

All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix/Amusement Park Film in co-prod. with Gunpowder Films in assoc. with Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment/Anima Pictures Prod.; Netflix. (Germany, USA, UK) Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar.
Winner markerAvatar: The Way of Water, 20th Century Studios Prod.; Walt Disney. Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett.
The Batman, Dylan Clark Prod.; Warner Bros. Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios Prod.; Walt Disney. Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick.
Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount Pictures/Skydance/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Prod.; Paramount. Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher.

2023  (96th)

The Creator, 20th Century Studios/New Regency/Entertainment One Production; Walt Disney. (USA, Thailand) Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould.
Winner markerGodzilla Minus One, Toho Studios/Robot Communications Production; Toho International. (Japan) Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel Studios Production; Walt Disney. (USA, New Zealand, France, Canada) Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Paramount Pictures/Skydance Production; Paramount. Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould.
Napoleon, Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films. Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould.