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2020 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
1917
Guillaume Rocheron
2019 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
First Man
Paul Lambert
2018 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049
John Nelson
2017 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Jungle Book
Robert Legato
2016 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Andrew Whitehurst
2015 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Interstellar
Paul J. Franklin
2014 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Gravity
Tim Webber
2013 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Life of Pi
Bill Westenhofer
2012 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Hugo
Robert Legato
2011 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Inception
Chris Corbould
2010 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Avatar
Joe Letteri
2009 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Eric Barba
2008 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Golden Compass
Michael L. Fink
2007 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
John Knoll
2006 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
King Kong
Joe Letteri
2005 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Spider-Man 2
John Dykstra
2004 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Rygiel
2003 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jim Rygiel
2002 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jim Rygiel
2001 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Gladiator
John Nelson
2000 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Matrix
John Gaeta
1999 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
What Dreams May Come
Joel Hynek
1998 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Titanic
Robert Legato
1997 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Independence Day
Volker Engel
1996 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Babe
Scott E. Anderson
1995 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Forrest Gump
Ken Ralston
1994 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Jurassic Park
Dennis Muren
1993 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Death Becomes Her
Ken Ralston
1992 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Dennis Muren
1990 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Abyss
Hoyt Yeatman
1989 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Ken Ralston
1988 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Innerspace
Dennis Muren
1987 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Aliens
Robert Skotak
1986 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Cocoon
Ken Ralston
1985 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Dennis Muren
1983 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Carlo Rambaldi
1982 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Richard Edlund
1980 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Alien
H.R. Giger
1978 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
John Stears
1972 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Alan Maley
1971 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Tora! Tora! Tora!
A.D. Flowers
1970 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Marooned
Robie Robinson
1969 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
1968 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Doctor Dolittle
L.B. Abbott
1967 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Fantastic Voyage
Art Cruickshank
1966 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Thunderball
John Stears
1965 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Mary Poppins
Peter Ellenshaw
1964 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Cleopatra
Emil Kosa Jr.
1963 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Longest Day
R.A. MacDonald
1962 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Guns of Navarone
Bill Warrington
1961 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Time Machine
Gene Warren
1960 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Ben-Hur
A. Arnold Gillespie
1959 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Tom Thumb
Tom Howard
1958 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Enemy Below
Walter Rossi
1957 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Ten Commandments
John P. Fulton
1956 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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1955 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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1954 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The War of the Worlds
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1953 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Plymouth Adventure
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1952 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
When Worlds Collide
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1951 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Destination Moon
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1950 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Mighty Joe Young
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1949 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Portrait of Jennie
Paul Eagler
1948 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Green Dolphin Street
A. Arnold Gillespie
1947 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Blithe Spirit
Tom Howard
1946 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Wonder Man
John P. Fulton
1945 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
A. Arnold Gillespie
1944 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Crash Dive
Fred Sersen
1943 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
Reap the Wild Wind
Farciot Edouart
1942 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
I Wanted Wings
Farciot Edouart
1941 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
The Thief of Bagdad
Lawrence W. Butler
1940 Academy Awards – Visual Effects
