Richard Edlund
| Born: | December 6, 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Age Today: | 84 years and 116 days |
| More Info: | Internet Movie Database (IMDb) |
(
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= winner )| 1977 | Visual Effects. Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune and Robert Blalack. |
| 1980 | Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects). The Empire Strikes Back, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson. |
| 1981 | Visual Effects. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount. Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston. |
| 1981 | Scientific or Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award). To Richard Edlund and Industrial Light and Magic, Incorporated for the concept and engineering of a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer. |
| 1981 | Scientific or Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award). To Richard Edlund and Industrial Light and Magic, Incorporated for the engineering of the Empire Motion Picture Camera System. |
| 1982 |  Visual Effects. Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Steven Spielberg Production; MGM/UA. Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson. |
| 1983 | Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects). Return of the Jedi, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett. |
| 1984 | Visual Effects. Ghostbusters, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia. Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar. |
| 1984 | Visual Effects. 2010, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presentation of a Peter Hyams Film Production; MGM/UA. Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson. |
| 1986 | Visual Effects. Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Victor-Grais Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller and William Neil. |
| 1986 | Scientific or Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering Award). To Richard Edlund, Gene Whiteman, David Grafton, Mark West, Jerry Jeffress and Bob Wilcox of Boss Film Corporation for the design and development of a Zoom Aerial (ZAP) 65mm Optical Printer. |
| 1988 | Visual Effects. Die Hard, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates and Thaine Morris. |
| 1992 | Visual Effects. Alien³, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr. and George Gibbs. |
| 2006 | Honorary Award. To Richard Edlund for his outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation] |
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