Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Visual Effects. The
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.
The Birds, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc.; Universal.
Ub Iwerks.
Cleopatra, 20th Century-Fox, Ltd.-MCL Films S.A.-WALWA Films S.A. Production; 20th Century-Fox. (Switzerland)
Emil Kosa, Jr.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao, Galaxy-Scarus Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Jim Danforth.
Thunderball, Albert R. Broccoli-Harry Saltzman Production; United Artists. (United Kingdom)
John Stears.
Hawaii, Mirisch Corporation of Delaware Production; United Artists.
Linwood G. Dunn.
Doctor Dolittle, Apjac Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
L. B. Abbott.
Tobruk, Gibralter Productions-Corman Company-Universal Production; Universal.
Howard A. Anderson, Jr. and
Albert Whitlock.
Ice Station Zebra, Filmways Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Hal Millar and
J. McMillan Johnson.
2001: A Space Odyssey, Polaris Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
Stanley Kubrick.
Krakatoa, East of Java, American Broadcasting Companies-Cinerama Production; Cinerama.
Eugene Lourie and
Alex Weldon.
Marooned, Frankovich-Sturges Production; Columbia.
Robbie Robertson.
Patton, 20th Century-Fox.
Alex Weldon.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Hammer Film Production; Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Jim Danforth and
Roger Dicken.
(Special Achievement Award)
The Poseidon Adventure, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox.
L. B. Abbott and
A. D. Flowers.
(Special Achievement Award)
Earthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal.
Frank Brendel,
Glen Robinson and
Albert Whitlock.
(Special Achievement Award)
The Hindenburg, Robert Wise-Filmakers Group-Universal Production; Universal.
Albert Whitlock and
Glen Robinson.
(Special Achievement Award)
(Special Achievement Award)
Logan’s Run, Saul David Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
L. B. Abbott,
Glen Robinson and
Matthew Yuricich.
(Special Achievement Award)
Superman, Dovemead Ltd. Production; Alexander Salkind Presentation; Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Les Bowie,
Colin Chilvers,
Denys Coop,
Roy Field,
Derek Meddings and
Zoran Perisic.
Alien, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox.
H. R. Giger,
Carlo Rambaldi,
Brian Johnson,
Nick Allder and
Denys Ayling.
Moonraker, Eon Productions Ltd.; United Artists.
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.
(Special Achievement Award)
Blade Runner, Michael Deeley-Ridley Scott Production; The Ladd Company/Sir Run Run Shaw.
Douglas Trumbull,
Richard Yuricich and
David Dryer.
Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Steven Spielberg Production; MGM/UA.
Richard Edlund,
Michael Wood and
Bruce Nicholson.
(Special Achievement Award)
2010, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presentation of a Peter Hyams Film Production; MGM/UA.
Richard Edlund,
Neil Krepela,
George Jenson and
Mark Stetson.
Cocoon, 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.
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.
Aliens, 20th Century Fox Film Production; 20th Century Fox.
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.
Die Hard, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
Richard Edlund,
Al DiSarro,
Brent Boates and
Thaine Morris.
Who 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.
The 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. (United Kingdom)
Richard Conway and
Kent Houston.
(Special Achievement Award)
Backdraft, Trilogy Entertainment Group/Brian Grazer Production; Universal.
Mikael Salomon,
Allen Hall,
Clay Pinney and
Scott Farrar.
True Lies, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox.
John Bruno,
Thomas L. Fisher,
Jacques Stroweis and
Patrick McClung.
Apollo 13, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures Production; Universal.
Robert Legato,
Michael Kanfer,
Leslie Ekker and
Matt Sweeney.
Babe, Kennedy Miller Pictures Production; Universal. (Australia)
Scott E. Anderson,
Charles Gibson,
Neal Scanlan and
John Cox.
DragonHeart, Raffaella De Laurentiis Production; Universal.
Scott Squires,
Phil Tippett,
James Straus and
Kit West.
Starship Troopers, TriStar Pictures and Touchstone Pictures Production; TriStar.
Phil Tippett,
Scott E. Anderson,
Alec Gillis and
John Richardson.
Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount.
Robert Legato,
Mark Lasoff,
Thomas L. Fisher and
Michael Kanfer.
Armageddon, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista.
Richard R. Hoover,
Pat McClung and
John Frazier.
What Dreams May Come, Interscope Communications Production in association with Metafilmics; PolyGram.
Joel Hynek,
Nicholas Brooks,
Stuart Robertson and
Kevin Mack.
The Matrix, Matrix Films Pty Ltd. Production; Warner Bros.
John Gaeta,
Janek Sirrs,
Steve Courtley and
Jon Thum.
Stuart Little, Douglas Wick and Franklin/Waterman and Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia.
John Dykstra,
Jerome Chen,
Henry F. Anderson III and
Eric Allard.
Gladiator, Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production; DreamWorks and Universal.
John Nelson,
Neil Corbould,
Tim Burke and
Rob Harvey.
Hollow Man, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Scott E. Anderson,
Craig Hayes,
Scott Stokdyk and
Stan Parks.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Dennis Muren,
Scott Farrar,
Stan Winston and
Michael Lantieri.
Pearl Harbor, Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Production; Buena Vista.
Eric Brevig,
John Frazier,
Ed Hirsh and
Ben Snow.
Spider-Man, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
John Dykstra,
Scott Stokdyk,
Anthony LaMolinara and
John Frazier.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Warner Bros. Productions Ltd./Heyday Films/1492 Pictures/P of A Production; Warner Bros.
Roger Guyett,
Tim Burke,
John Richardson and
Bill George.
I, Robot, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
John Nelson,
Andrew R. Jones,
Erik Nash and
Joe Letteri.
Spider-Man 2, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
John Dykstra,
Scott Stokdyk,
Anthony LaMolinara and
John Frazier.
King Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand/U.S.A.)
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.
Poseidon, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Boyd Shermis,
Kim Libreri,
Chas Jarrett and
John Frazier.
The Golden Compass, Scholastic/Depth of Field Production; New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners. (U.S.A./United Kingdom)
Michael Fink,
Bill Westenhofer,
Ben Morris and
Trevor Wood.
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.
Iron Man, Marvel Studios Production; Paramount and Marvel Entertainment.
John Nelson,
Ben Snow,
Dan Sudick and
Shane Mahan.
Avatar, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox.
Joe Letteri,
Stephen Rosenbaum,
Richard Baneham and
Andrew R. Jones.
District 9, Block/Hanson Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Dan Kaufman,
Peter Muyzers,
Robert Habros and
Matt Aitken.
Star Trek, Bad Robot Production; Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment.
Roger Guyett,
Russell Earl,
Paul Kavanagh and
Burt Dalton.
Inception, Warner Bros. UK Services Production; Warner Bros.
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.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Warner Bros. Services UK Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (United Kingdom/U.S.A.)
Tim Burke,
David Vickery,
Greg Butler and
John Richardson.
Hugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount.
Rob Legato,
Joss Williams,
Ben Grossmann and
Alex Henning.
Real Steel, DreamWorks Pictures Production; Touchstone Pictures.
Erik Nash,
John Rosengrant,
Dan Taylor and
Swen Gillberg.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, New Line and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Production; Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Joe Letteri,
Eric Saindon,
David Clayton and
R. Christopher White.
Gravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros.
Tim Webber,
Chris Lawrence,
Dave Shirk and
Neil Corbould.
Mad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros.
Andrew Jackson,
Tom Wood,
Dan Oliver and
Andy Williams.
Deepwater Horizon, A Participant Media/Di Bonaventura Pictures/Closest to the Hole Productions/Leverage Entertainment production; Summit Entertainment.
Craig Hammack,
Jason Snell,
Jason Billington and
Burt Dalton.
The Jungle Book, A Walt Disney Pictures/Fairview Entertainment production; Walt Disney.
Robert Legato,
Adam Valdez,
Andrew R. Jones and
Dan Lemmon.
First Man, A DreamWorks Pictures/Temple Hill Entertainment Production; Universal.
Paul Lambert,
Ian Hunter,
Tristan Myles and
J. D. Schwalm.
The Irishman, A Netflix/Tribeca Productions/Sikelia Productions/Winkler Films Production; Netflix.
Pablo Helman,
Leandro Estebecorena,
Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and
Stephane Grabli.
1917, A DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal/Amblin Partners.
Guillaume Rocheron,
Greg Butler and
Dominic Tuohy.
Mulan, A Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney.
Sean Faden,
Anders Langlands,
Seth Maury and
Steve Ingram.
Dune, A Legendary Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Paul Lambert,
Tristan Myles,
Brian Connor and
Gerd Nefzer.
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.
Frank Petzold,
Viktor Müller,
Markus Frank and
Kamil Jafar.
Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount Pictures/Skydance/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Prod.; Paramount.
Ryan Tudhope,
Seth Hill,
Bryan Litson and
Scott R. Fisher.
The Creator, 20th Century Studios/New Regency/Entertainment One Production; Walt Disney.
Jay Cooper,
Ian Comley,
Andrew Roberts and
Neil Corbould.
Godzilla Minus One, Toho Studios/Robot Communications Production; Toho International.
Takashi Yamazaki,
Kiyoko Shibuya,
Masaki Takahashi and
Tatsuji Nojima.