Academy Awards

1985 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerIndiana Jones and the Temple of DoomDennis MurenIn 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace.Amazon1985 Academy Awards - Visual Effects Nominees2010: The Year We Made ContactRichard EdlundAmazonGhostbustersRichard EdlundAmazon

1986 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerCocoonKen RalstonWhen a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.Amazon1986 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesReturn to OzWill VintonAmazonYoung Sherlock HolmesDennis MurenAmazon

1987 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerAliensRobert SkotakEllen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough?Amazon1987 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesLittle Shop of HorrorsLyle ConwayAmazonPoltergeist II: The Other SideRichard EdlundAmazon

1988 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerInnerspaceDennis MurenA test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.Amazon1988 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesPredatorJoel HynekAmazon

1989 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerWho Framed Roger RabbitKen RalstonA toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.Amazon1989 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesDie HardRichard EdlundAmazonWillowDennis MurenAmazon

1990 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerThe AbyssHoyt YeatmanA civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.Amazon1990 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesBack to the Future Part IIKen RalstonAmazonThe Adventures of Baron MunchausenRichard ConwayAmazon

1992 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerTerminator 2: Judgment DayDennis MurenA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced and powerful cyborg.Amazon1992 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesBackdraftMikael SalomonAmazonHookEric BrevigAmazon

1993 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerDeath Becomes HerKen RalstonWhen a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.Amazon1993 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesAlien³Richard EdlundAmazonBatman ReturnsMichael L. FinkAmazon

1994 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerJurassic ParkDennis MurenA pragmatic Paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Amazon1994 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesCliffhangerNeil KrepelaAmazonThe Nightmare Before ChristmasPete KozachikAmazon

1995 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerForrest GumpKen RalstonThe presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the events of Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.Amazon1995 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesThe MaskScott SquiresAmazonTrue LiesJohn BrunoAmazon