Academy Awards

2006 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerKing KongJoe LetteriA greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.Amazon2006 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeDean WrightAmazonWar of the WorldsDennis MurenAmazon

2007 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestJohn KnollJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.Amazon2007 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesPoseidonBoyd ShermisAmazonSuperman ReturnsMark StetsonAmazon

2008 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerThe Golden CompassMichael L. FinkIn a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.Amazon2008 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndJohn KnollAmazonTransformersScott FarrarAmazon

2009 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonEric BarbaTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.Amazon2009 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesIron ManJohn NelsonAmazonThe Dark KnightNick DavisAmazon

2011 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerInceptionChris CorbouldA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.Amazon2011 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesAlice in WonderlandKen RalstonAmazonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Tim BurkeAmazonHereafterMichael OwensAmazonIron Man 2Janek SirrsAmazon

2012 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerHugoRobert LegatoIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.Amazon2012 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Tim BurkeAmazonReal SteelErik NashAmazonRise of the Planet of the ApesJoe LetteriAmazonTransformers: Dark of the MoonScott FarrarAmazon

2013 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerLife of PiBill WestenhoferA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.Amazon2013 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesPrometheusRichard StammersAmazonSnow White and the HuntsmanCedric Nicolas-TroyanAmazonThe AvengersJanek SirrsAmazonThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyJoe LetteriAmazon

2014 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerGravityTim WebberTwo astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space.Amazon2014 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesIron Man 3Christopher TownsendAmazonStar Trek: Into DarknessRoger GuyettAmazonThe Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugJoe LetteriAmazonThe Lone RangerTim AlexanderAmazon

2015 Academy Awards - Visual Effects WinnerInterstellarPaul J. FranklinA team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.Amazon2015 Academy Awards - Visual Effects NomineesCaptain America: The Winter SoldierDan DeLeeuwAmazonDawn of the Planet of the ApesJoe LetteriAmazonGuardians of the GalaxyStephane CerettiAmazonX-Men: Days of Future PastRichard StammersAmazon