The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects to movies at its inaugural dinner in 1929, presenting a plaque for "Best Engineering Effects" to the first Best Picture Oscar winner, the World War I flying drama Wings.
Producer David O. Selznick, then production head at RKO Studios, petitioned the Academy Board of Governors to recognize the work of animator Willis O'Brien for his groundbreaking work on 1933's King Kong.
It was not until 1938 when a film was actually recognized for its effects work, when a "Special Achievement Award for Special Effects" was given to the Paramount film Spawn of the North. The following year, "Best Special Effects" became a recognized category, although on occasion the Academy has chosen to honor a single film outright rather than nominate two or more films. From 1939 to 1963, it was an award for a film's visual effects as well as audio effects, so it was often given to two persons, although some years only one or the other type of effect was recognized. In 1964, it was given only for visual effects, and the following year the name of the category was changed to "Best Special Visual Effects".
Honorees for this award have been bestowed several times as a Special Achievement Academy Award. In 1977, the category was given its current name "Best Visual Effects." For decades, shortlisted finalists were selected by a steering committee. They are presently chosen by the visual effects branch executive committee.[1] 1990 was the last year there were no official nominees. Back to the Future Part III, Dick Tracy, Ghost and Total Recall advanced to a second stage of voting, but only Total Recall received a requisite average and it was given a special achievement Oscar.[2]
Usually, there are three nominated films. In 1979, there were five films nominated. Sometimes, no award is given. Other times, a single film is given the award outright.
In 2007, it was decided that a list of no more than 15 eligible films would be chosen, from which a maximum of seven would be shortlisted for further consideration. A vote would then proceed, with a maximum of three nominees. Since 2010, there are ten shortlisted finalists which, using a form of range voting, produce five nominees.[4][5] No more than four people may be nominated for a single film.[6]
According to the official Academy Award , the criteria are:
(a) consideration of the contribution the visual effects make to the overall production and (b) the artistry, skill and fidelity with which the visual illusions are achieved.
Stanley Kubrick's only Oscar win was in this category, for 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film's credits list four effects contributors, including Douglas Trumbull. However, according to the rules of the Academy in effect at the time, only three persons could be nominated for their work on a single film, which would have resulted in the omission of either Trumbull, Tom Howard, Con Pederson or Wally Veevers. Ultimately, it was Kubrick's name that was submitted as a nominee in this category, resulting in his winning the award, which many consider a slight to the four men whose work contributed to the film's success.[7]
Engineering Effects Award
The table below display the Oscar nominees for Best Engineering Effects.
Finalists for Best Visual Effects are selected by the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee. Beginning with a long list of up to 20 titles, the committee then advances ten films to the shortlist.[11] Prior to the 83rd Academy Awards, only fifteen films were long-listed, and only seven films were shortlisted.[12] The full membership of the Visual Effects Branch is invited to view excerpts and is provided with supporting information at a "bake-off" where balloting determines the five nominees. These are the additional films that presented at the bake-off.
^The nomination for Ralph Hammeras was not associated with any individual film.
^According to the Academy's in-house records, the nomination for Nugent Slaughter was most often connected with The Jazz Singer. It is not considered an official nomination for that film.
^From 1939 until 1962, visual effects and sound effects artists competed in a combined Best Special Effects category.
^When nominations were announced on February 9, 1942, Dive Bomber was nominated in place of The Sea Wolf. Both were Warner Bros. productions with photographic effects by Byron Haskin and sound effects by Nathan Levinson. By February 19, the Dive Bomber nomination was replaced with The Sea Wolf. The reason for the substitution is unknown.
^In 1957, The Enemy Below won the Best Special Effects Oscar for audible effects by Walter Rossi. It was not cited for its visual effects.
^"How Kubo and the Two Strings Landed a Surprise Visual Effects Oscar Nomination". 24 January 2017.
^"89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS OF MERIT" (PDF). oscars.org. 2016. RULE TWENTY-TWO SPECIAL RULES FOR THE VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD. (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2016. Five productions shall be selected using reweighted range voting to become the nominations for final voting for the Visual Effects award.
^"RangeVoting.org - Reweighted Range Voting - a PR voting method that feels like range voting". rangevoting.org. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^Erbland, Kate (December 18, 2017). "Oscars 2018: Academy Shortlist Names Contenders for Visual Effects, Including 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and 'Dunkirk'". IndieWire. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is an Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects Academy Award for Best Visual EffectsCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS First awarded1929Most recent winnerPaul Lambert Tristan Myles Brian Connor Gerd Nefzer Dune 2021 Websitehttp www oscars org Contents 1 History of the award 2 Rules 3 Filmmakers 4 Engineering Effects Award 4 1 1920s 5 Special Effects Awards 5 1 1930s 5 2 1940s 5 3 1950s 5 4 1960s 6 Visual Effects Awards 6 1 1960s 6 2 1970s 6 3 1980s 6 4 1990s 6 5 2000s 6 6 2010s 6 7 2020s 7 Shortlisted finalists 8 Multiple awards 8 1 Multiple awards 9 Superlatives 10 See also 11 Notes 12 ReferencesHistory of the award EditThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects to movies at its inaugural dinner in 1929 presenting a plaque for Best Engineering Effects to the first Best Picture Oscar winner the World War I flying drama Wings Producer David O Selznick then production head at RKO Studios petitioned the Academy Board of Governors to recognize the work of animator Willis O Brien for his groundbreaking work on 1933 s King Kong It was not until 1938 when a film was actually recognized for its effects work when a Special Achievement Award for Special Effects was given to the Paramount film Spawn of the North The following year Best Special Effects became a recognized category although on occasion the Academy has chosen to honor a single film outright rather than nominate two or more films From 1939 to 1963 it was an award for a film s visual effects as well as audio effects so it was often given to two persons although some years only one or the other type of effect was recognized In 1964 it was given only for visual effects and the following year the name of the category was changed to Best Special Visual Effects Honorees for this award have been bestowed several times as a Special Achievement Academy Award In 1977 the category was given its current name Best Visual Effects For decades shortlisted finalists were selected by a steering committee They are presently chosen by the visual effects branch executive committee 1 1990 was the last year there were no official nominees Back to the Future Part III Dick Tracy Ghost and Total Recall advanced to a second stage of voting but only Total Recall received a requisite average and it was given a special achievement Oscar 2 To date there have been three wholly animated films nominated in this category The Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993 Kubo and the Two Strings in 2016 and The Lion King in 2019 There has been one semi animated film nominated which also won Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988 3 Rules EditUsually there are three nominated films In 1979 there were five films nominated Sometimes no award is given Other times a single film is given the award outright In 2007 it was decided that a list of no more than 15 eligible films would be chosen from which a maximum of seven would be shortlisted for further consideration A vote would then proceed with a maximum of three nominees Since 2010 there are ten shortlisted finalists which using a form of range voting produce five nominees 4 5 No more than four people may be nominated for a single film 6 According to the official Academy Award rules the criteria are a consideration of the contribution the visual effects make to the overall production and b the artistry skill and fidelity with which the visual illusions are achieved Filmmakers EditA number of filmmakers have had their movies honored for their achievements in visual effects i e five films produced by George Pal five by director producer George Lucas five by director James Cameron who began his career in Hollywood as an effects technician four by directors Richard Fleischer Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson three by directors Robert Zemeckis and Christopher Nolan and two by directors Ridley Scott and Denis Villeneuve Stanley Kubrick s only Oscar win was in this category for 1968 s 2001 A Space Odyssey The film s credits list four effects contributors including Douglas Trumbull However according to the rules of the Academy in effect at the time only three persons could be nominated for their work on a single film which would have resulted in the omission of either Trumbull Tom Howard Con Pederson or Wally Veevers Ultimately it was Kubrick s name that was submitted as a nominee in this category resulting in his winning the award which many consider a slight to the four men whose work contributed to the film s success 7 Engineering Effects Award EditThe table below display the Oscar nominees for Best Engineering Effects indicates the winner 1920s Edit Year Film Nominees1927 28 1st Wings Roy PomeroyRalph Hammeras photographic note 1 Nugent Slaughter photographic note 2 Special Effects Awards EditThe tables below display the Oscar nominees for Best Special Effects including the recipients of the Special Achievement Awards 1930s Edit Year Film Nominees1938 11th Spawn of the North note 3 For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production Spawn of the North Special Effects by Gordon Jennings assisted by Jan Domela Dev Jennings Irmin Roberts and Art Smith Transparencies by Farciot Edouart assisted by Loyal Griggs Sound Effects by Loren Ryder assisted by Harry Mills Louis Mesenkop and Walter Oberst 1939 12th note 4 The Rains Came Fred Sersen photographic E H Hansen sound Gone with the Wind Jack Cosgrove photographic Fred Albin and Arthur Johns sound Only Angels Have Wings Roy Davidson photographic Edwin C Hahn sound The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Byron Haskin photographic Nathan Levinson sound Topper Takes a Trip Roy Seawright photographic Union Pacific Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings photographic Loren Ryder sound The Wizard of Oz A Arnold Gillespie photographic Douglas Shearer sound 1940s Edit Year Film Nominees1940 13th The Thief of Bagdad Lawrence Butler photographic Jack Whitney sound The Blue Bird Fred Sersen photographic E H Hansen sound Boom Town A Arnold Gillespie photographic Douglas Shearer sound The Boys from Syracuse John P Fulton photographic Bernard B Brown and Joseph Lapis sound Dr Cyclops Gordon Jennings and Farciot Edouart photographic Foreign Correspondent Paul Eagler photographic Thomas T Moulton sound The Invisible Man Returns John P Fulton photographic Bernard B Brown and William Hedgcock sound The Long Voyage Home R T Layton and R O Binger photographic Thomas T Moulton sound One Million B C Roy Seawright photographic Elmer Raguse sound Rebecca Jack Cosgrove photographic Arthur Johns sound The Sea Hawk Byron Haskin photographic Nathan Levinson sound Swiss Family Robinson Vernon L Walker photographic John O Aalberg sound Typhoon Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings photographic Loren Ryder sound Women in War Howard J Lydecker William Bradford and Ellis J Thackery photographic Herbert Norsch sound 1941 14th I Wanted Wings Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings photographic Louis Mesenkop sound Aloma of the South Seas Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings photographic Louis Mesenkop sound Dive Bomber Nomination withdrawn note 5 8 Byron Haskin photographic Nathan Levinson sound Flight Command A Arnold Gillespie photographic Douglas Shearer sound The Invisible Woman John Fulton photographic John Hall sound The Sea Wolf Byron Haskin photographic Nathan Levinson sound That Hamilton Woman Lawrence Butler photographic William H Wilmarth sound Topper Returns Roy Seawright photographic Elmer Raguse sound A Yank in the R A F Fred Sersen photographic E H Hansen sound 1942 15th Reap the Wild Wind Gordon Jennings Farciot Edouart and William Pereira photographic Louis Mesenkop sound The Black Swan Fred Sersen photographic Roger Heman and George Leverett sound Desperate Journey Byron Haskin photographic Nathan Levinson sound Flying Tigers Howard Lydecker photographic Daniel J Bloomberg sound Invisible Agent John Fulton photographic Bernard B Brown sound Jungle Book Lawrence Butler photographic William H Wilmarth sound Mrs Miniver A Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe photographic Douglas Shearer sound The Navy Comes Through Vernon L Walker photographic James G Stewart sound One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Ronald Neame photographic C C Stevens sound The Pride of the Yankees Jack Cosgrove and Ray Binger photographic Thomas T Moulton sound 1943 16th Crash Dive Fred Sersen photographic Roger Heman sound Air Force Hans Koenekamp and Rex Wimpy photographic Nathan Levinson sound Bombardier Vernon L Walker photographic James G Stewart and Roy Granville sound The North Star Clarence Slifer and R O Binger photographic Thomas T Moulton sound So Proudly We Hail Gordon Jennings and Farciot Edouart photographic George Dutton sound Stand By for Action A Arnold Gillespie and Donald Jahraus photographic Michael Steinore sound 1944 17th Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo A Arnold Gillespie Donald Jahraus and Warren Newcombe photographic Douglas Shearer sound The Adventures of Mark Twain Paul Detlefsen and John Crouse photographic Nathan Levinson sound Days of Glory Vernon L Walker photographic James G Stewart and Roy Granville sound Secret Command David Allen Ray Cory and Robert Wright photographic Russell Malmgren and Harry Kusnick sound Since You Went Away Jack Cosgrove photographic Arthur Johns sound The Story of Dr Wassell Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings photographic George Dutton sound Wilson Fred Sersen photographic Roger Heman sound 1945 18th Wonder Man John P Fulton photographic Arthur Johns sound Captain Eddie Fred Sersen and Sol Halperin photographic Roger Heman and Harry Leonard sound Spellbound Jack Cosgrove photographic They Were Expendable A Arnold Gillespie Donald Jahraus and Robert A MacDonald photographic Michael Steinore sound A Thousand and One Nights Lawrence W Butler photographic Ray Bomba sound 1946 19th Blithe Spirit Thomas Howard visual A Stolen Life William McGann visual Nathan Levinson audible 1947 20th Green Dolphin Street A Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe visual Douglas Shearer and Michael Steinore audible Unconquered Farciot Edouart Devereux Jennings Gordon Jennings W Wallace Kelley and Paul Lerpae visual George Dutton audible 1948 21st Portrait of Jennie Paul Eagler Joseph McMillan Johnson Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer visual Charles Freeman and James G Stewart audible Deep Waters Ralph Hammeras Fred Sersen and Edward Snyder visual Roger Heman audible 1949 22nd Mighty Joe Young RKO ProductionsTulsa Walter Wanger Pictures1950s Edit Year Film Nominees1950 23rd Destination Moon George Pal ProductionsSamson and Delilah Cecil B DeMille Productions1951 24th When Worlds Collide note 3 Paramount1952 25th Plymouth Adventure note 3 Metro Goldwyn Mayer1953 26th The War of the Worlds note 3 Paramount Studio1954 27th 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea Walt Disney StudiosHell and High Water 20th Century Fox StudioThem Warner Bros Studio1955 28th The Bridges at Toko Ri Paramount StudioThe Dam Busters Associated British Picture Corporation Ltd The Rains of Ranchipur 20th Century Fox Studio1956 29th The Ten Commandments John P FultonForbidden Planet A Arnold Gillespie Irving G Ries and Wesley C Miller1957 30th The Enemy Below note 6 Walter Rossi audible The Spirit of St Louis Louis Lichtenfield visual 1958 31st Tom Thumb Tom Howard visual Torpedo Run A Arnold Gillespie visual Harold Humbrock audible 1959 32nd Ben Hur A Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald visual Milo B Lory audible Journey to the Center of the Earth L B Abbott and James B Gordon visual Carl Faulkner audible 1960s Edit Year Film Nominees1960 33rd The Time Machine Gene Warren and Tim Baar visual The Last Voyage Augie Lohman visual 1961 34th The Guns of Navarone Bill Warrington visual Vivian C Greenham audible The Absent Minded Professor Robert A Mattey and Eustace Lycett visual 1962 35th The Longest Day Robert MacDonald visual Jacques Maumont audible Mutiny on the Bounty A Arnold Gillespie visual Milo B Lory audible Visual Effects Awards EditThe tables below display the Oscar nominees for Best Visual Effects including the recipients of the Special Achievement Awards 1960s Edit Year Film Nominees1963 36th Cleopatra Emil Kosa Jr The Birds Ub Iwerks1964 37th Mary Poppins Peter Ellenshaw Eustace Lycett and Hamilton Luske7 Faces of Dr Lao Jim Danforth1965 38th Thunderball John StearsThe Greatest Story Ever Told Joseph McMillan Johnson1966 39th Fantastic Voyage Art CruickshankHawaii Linwood G Dunn1967 40th Doctor Dolittle L B AbbottTobruk Howard A Anderson Jr and Albert Whitlock1968 41st 2001 A Space Odyssey Stanley KubrickIce Station Zebra Hal Millar and Joseph McMillan Johnson1969 42nd Marooned Robie RobertsonKrakatoa East of Java Eugene Lourie and Alex Weldon1970s Edit Year Film Nominees1970 43rd Tora Tora Tora A D Flowers and L B AbbottPatton Alex Weldon1971 44th Bedknobs and Broomsticks Alan Maley Eustace Lycett and Danny LeeWhen Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth Jim Danforth and Roger Dicken1972 45th The Poseidon Adventure note 3 L B Abbott and A D Flowers1973 46th No award given1974 47th Earthquake note 3 Frank Brendel Glen Robinson and Albert Whitlock1975 48th The Hindenburg note 3 Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson1976 49th King Kong note 3 Carlo Rambaldi Glen Robinson and Frank Van der VeerLogan s Run note 3 L B Abbott Glen Robinson and Matthew Yuricich1977 50th Star Wars John Stears John Dykstra Richard Edlund Grant McCune and Robert BlalackClose Encounters of the Third Kind Roy Arbogast Douglas Trumbull Matthew Yuricich Gregory Jein and Richard Yuricich1978 51st Superman note 3 Les Bowie Colin Chilvers Denys Coop Roy Field Derek Meddings and Zoran Perisic1979 52nd Alien H R Giger Carlo Rambaldi Brian Johnson Nick Allder and Dennis Ayling1941 William A Fraker A D Flowers and Gregory JeinThe Black Hole Peter Ellenshaw Art Cruickshank Eustace Lycett Danny Lee Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe HaleMoonraker Derek Meddings Paul Wilson and John EvansStar Trek The Motion Picture Douglas Trumbull John Dykstra Richard Yuricich Robert Swarthe David K Stewart and Grant McCune1980s Edit Year Film Nominees1980 53rd The Empire Strikes Back note 3 Brian Johnson Richard Edlund Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson1981 54th Raiders of the Lost Ark Richard Edlund Kit West Bruce Nicholson and Joe JohnstonDragonslayer Dennis Muren Phil Tippett Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson1982 55th E T the Extra Terrestrial Carlo Rambaldi Dennis Muren and Kenneth F SmithBlade Runner Douglas Trumbull Richard Yuricich and David DryerPoltergeist Richard Edlund Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson1983 56th Return of the Jedi note 3 Richard Edlund Dennis Muren Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett1984 57th Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Dennis Muren Michael J McAlister Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs2010 Richard Edlund Neil Krepela George Jenson and Mark StetsonGhostbusters Richard Edlund John Bruno Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar1985 58th Cocoon Ken Ralston Ralph McQuarrie Scott Farrar and David BerryReturn to Oz Will Vinton Ian Wingrove Zoran Perisic and Michael LloydYoung Sherlock Holmes Dennis Muren Kit West John R Ellis and David W Allen1986 59th Aliens Robert Skotak Stan Winston John Richardson and Suzanne M BensonLittle Shop of Horrors Lyle Conway Bran Ferren and Martin GutterridgePoltergeist II The Other Side Richard Edlund John Bruno Garry Waller and Bill Neil1987 60th Innerspace Dennis Muren William George Harley Jessup and Kenneth F SmithPredator Joel Hynek Robert M Greenberg Richard Greenberg and Stan Winston1988 61st Who Framed Roger Rabbit Ken Ralston Richard Williams Edward Jones and George GibbsDie Hard Richard Edlund Al DiSarro Brent Boates and Thaine MorrisWillow Dennis Muren Michael J McAlister Phil Tippett and Chris Evans1989 62nd The Abyss John Bruno Dennis Muren Hoyt Yeatman and Dennis SkotakThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen Richard Conway and Kent HoustonBack to the Future Part II Ken Ralston Michael Lantieri John Bell and Steve Gawley1990s Edit Year Film Nominees1990 63rd Total Recall note 3 Eric Brevig Rob Bottin Tim McGovern and Alex Funke1991 64th Terminator 2 Judgment Day Dennis Muren Stan Winston Gene Warren Jr and Robert SkotakBackdraft Mikael Salomon Allen Hall Clay Pinney and Scott FarrarHook Eric Brevig Harley Jessup Mark Sullivan and Michael Lantieri1992 65th Death Becomes Her Ken Ralston Doug Chiang Douglas Smythe and Tom Woodruff Jr Alien 3 Richard Edlund Alec Gillis Tom Woodruff Jr and George GibbsBatman Returns Michael L Fink Craig Barron John Bruno and Dennis Skotak1993 66th Jurassic Park Dennis Muren Stan Winston Phil Tippett and Michael LantieriCliffhanger Neil Krepela John Richardson John Bruno and Pamela EasleyThe Nightmare Before Christmas Pete Kozachik Eric Leighton Ariel Velasco Shaw and Gordon Baker1994 67th Forrest Gump Ken Ralston George Murphy Stephen Rosenbaum and Allen HallThe Mask Scott Squires Steve Spaz Williams Tom Bertino and Jon FarhatTrue Lies John Bruno Thomas L Fisher Jacques Stroweis and Patrick McClung1995 68th Babe Scott E Anderson Charles Gibson Neal Scanlan and John CoxApollo 13 Robert Legato Michael Kanfer Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney1996 69th Independence Day Volker Engel Douglas Smith Clay Pinney and Joseph ViskocilDragonheart Scott Squires Phil Tippett James Straus and Kit WestTwister Stefen Fangmeier John Frazier Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta1997 70th Titanic Robert Legato Mark Lasoff Thomas L Fisher and Michael KanferThe Lost World Jurassic Park Dennis Muren Stan Winston Randal M Dutra and Michael LantieriStarship Troopers Phil Tippett Scott E Anderson Alec Gillis and John Richardson1998 71st What Dreams May Come Joel Hynek Nicholas Brooks Stuart Robertson and Kevin MackArmageddon Richard R Hoover Patrick McClung and John FrazierMighty Joe Young Rick Baker Hoyt Yeatman Allen Hall and Jim Mitchell1999 72nd The Matrix John Gaeta Janek Sirrs Steve Courtley and Jon ThumStar Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace John Knoll Dennis Muren Scott Squires and Rob ColemanStuart Little John Dykstra Jerome Chen Henry F Anderson III and Eric Allard2000s Edit Year Film Nominees2000 73rd Gladiator John Nelson Neil Corbould Tim Burke and Rob HarveyHollow Man Scott E Anderson Craig Hayes Scott Stokdyk and Stan ParksThe Perfect Storm Stefen Fangmeier Habib Zargarpour John Frazier and Walt Conti2001 74th The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel Randall William Cook Richard Taylor and Mark StetsonA I Artificial Intelligence Dennis Muren Scott Farrar Stan Winston and Michael LantieriPearl Harbor Eric Brevig John Frazier Ed Hirsh and Ben Snow2002 75th The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Jim Rygiel Joe Letteri Randall William Cook and Alex FunkeSpider Man John Dykstra Scott Stokdyk Anthony LaMolinara and John FrazierStar Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones Rob Coleman Pablo Helman John Knoll and Ben Snow2003 76th The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Jim Rygiel Joe Letteri Randall William Cook and Alex FunkeMaster and Commander The Far Side of the World Dan Sudick Stefen Fangmeier Nathan McGuinness and Robert StrombergPirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl John Knoll Hal Hickel Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee2004 77th Spider Man 2 John Dykstra Scott Stokdyk Anthony LaMolinara and John FrazierHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Roger Guyett Tim Burke John Richardson and William GeorgeI Robot John Nelson Andrew R Jones Erik Nash and Joe Letteri2005 78th King Kong Joe Letteri Brian Van t Hul Christian Rivers and Richard TaylorThe Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Dean Wright Bill Westenhofer Jim Berney and Scott FarrarWar of the Worlds Dennis Muren Pablo Helman Randal M Dutra and Dan Sudick2006 79th Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man s Chest John Knoll Hal Hickel Charles Gibson and Allen HallPoseidon Boyd Shermis Kim Libreri Chas Jarrett and John FrazierSuperman Returns Mark Stetson Neil Corbould Richard R Hoover and Jon Thum2007 80th The Golden Compass Michael L Fink Bill Westenhofer Ben Morris and Trevor WoodPirates of the Caribbean At World s End John Knoll Hal Hickel Charles Gibson and John FrazierTransformers Scott Farrar Scott Benza Russell Earl and John Frazier2008 81st The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Barba Steve Preeg Burt Dalton and Craig BarronThe Dark Knight Nick Davis Chris Corbould Tim Webber and Paul FranklinIron Man John Nelson Ben Snow Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan2009 82nd Avatar Joe Letteri Stephen Rosenbaum Richard Baneham and Andrew R JonesDistrict 9 Dan Kaufman Peter Muyzers Robert Habros and Matt AitkenStar Trek Roger Guyett Russell Earl Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton2010s Edit Year Film Nominees2010 83rd Inception Paul Franklin Chris Corbould Andrew Lockley and Peter BebbAlice in Wonderland Ken Ralston David Schaub Carey Villegas and Sean PhillipsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Tim Burke John Richardson Christian Manz and Nicolas AithadiHereafter Michael Owens Bryan Grill Stephan Trojansky and Joe FarrellIron Man 2 Janek Sirrs Ben Snow Ged Wright and Dan Sudick2011 84th Hugo Robert Legato Joss Williams Ben Grossmann and Alex HenningHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Tim Burke David Vickery Greg Butler and John RichardsonReal Steel Erik Nash John Rosengrant Dan Taylor and Swen GillbergRise of the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri Dan Lemmon R Christopher White and Daniel BarrettTransformers Dark of the Moon Scott Farrar Scott Benza Matthew E Butler and John Frazier2012 85th Life of Pi Bill Westenhofer Guillaume Rocheron Erik Jan de Boer and Donald R ElliottThe Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Joe Letteri Eric Saindon David Clayton and R Christopher WhiteMarvel s The Avengers Janek Sirrs Jeff White Guy Williams and Dan SudickPrometheus Richard Stammers Trevor Wood Charley Henley and Martin HillSnow White and the Huntsman Cedric Nicolas Troyan Philip Brennan Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson2013 86th Gravity Tim Webber Chris Lawrence Dave Shirk and Neil CorbouldThe Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Joe Letteri Eric Saindon David Clayton and Eric ReynoldsIron Man 3 Christopher Townsend Guy Williams Erik Nash and Dan SudickThe Lone Ranger Tim Alexander Gary Brozenich Edson Williams and John FrazierStar Trek Into Darkness Roger Guyett Patrick Tubach Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton2014 87th Interstellar Paul Franklin Andrew Lockley Ian Hunter and Scott R FisherCaptain America The Winter Soldier Dan DeLeeuw Russell Earl Bryan Grill and Dan SudickDawn of the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri Dan Lemmon Daniel Barrett and Erik WinquistGuardians of the Galaxy Stephane Ceretti Nicolas Aithadi Jonathan Fawkner and Paul CorbouldX Men Days of Future Past Richard Stammers Lou Pecora Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer2015 88th Ex Machina Mark Williams Ardington Sara Bennett Paul Norris and Andrew WhitehurstMad Max Fury Road Andrew Jackson Dan Oliver Andy Williams and Tom WoodThe Martian Anders Langlands Chris Lawrence Richard Stammers and Steven WarnerThe Revenant Richard McBride Matt Shumway Jason Smith and Cameron WaldbauerStar Wars The Force Awakens Chris Corbould Roger Guyett Patrick Tubach and Neal Scanlan2016 89th 9 The Jungle Book Robert Legato Adam Valdez Andrew R Jones and Dan LemmonDeepwater Horizon Craig Hammack Jason Snell Jason Billington and Burt DaltonDoctor Strange Stephane Ceretti Richard Bluff Vincent Cirelli and Paul CorbouldKubo and the Two Strings Steve Emerson Oliver Jones Brian McLean and Brad SchiffRogue One A Star Wars Story John Knoll Mohen Leo Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould2017 90th 10 Blade Runner 2049 John Nelson Gerd Nefzer Paul Lambert and Richard R HooverGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Christopher Townsend Guy Williams Jonathan Fawkner and Dan SudickKong Skull Island Stephen Rosenbaum Jeff White Scott Benza and Mike MeinardusStar Wars The Last Jedi Ben Morris Mike Mulholland Neal Scanlan and Chris CorbouldWar for the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri Daniel Barrett Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist2018 91st First Man Paul Lambert Ian Hunter Tristan Myles and J D SchwalmAvengers Infinity War Dan DeLeeuw Kelly Port Russell Earl and Dan SudickChristopher Robin Christopher Lawrence Mike Eames Theo Jones and Chris CorbouldReady Player One Roger Guyett Grady Cofer Matthew E Butler and David ShirkSolo A Star Wars Story Rob Bredow Patrick Tubach Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy2019 92nd 1917 Guillaume Rocheron Greg Butler and Dominic TuohyAvengers Endgame Dan DeLeeuw Russell Earl Matt Aitken and Dan SudickThe Irishman Pablo Helman Leandro Estebecorena Nelson Sepulveda Fauser and Stephane GrabliThe Lion King Robert Legato Adam Valdez Andrew R Jones and Elliot NewmanStar Wars The Rise of Skywalker Roger Guyett Neal Scanlan Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy2020s Edit Year Film Nominees2020 93rd Tenet Andrew Jackson David Lee Andrew Lockley and Scott FisherLove and Monsters Matt Sloan Genevieve Camilleri Matt Everitt and Brian CoxThe Midnight Sky Matt Kasmir Christopher Lawrence Max Solomon and David WatkinsMulan Sean Faden Anders Langlands Seth Maury and Steve IngramThe One and Only Ivan Nick Davis Greg Fisher Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez2021 94th Dune Paul Lambert Tristan Myles Brian Connor and Gerd NefzerFree Guy Swen Gillberg Bryan Grill Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan SudickNo Time to Die Charlie Noble Joel Green Jonathan Fawkner and Chris CorbouldShang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Christopher Townsend Joe Farrell Sean Noel Walker and Dan OliverSpider Man No Way Home Kelly Port Chris Waegner Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick2022 95th All Quiet on the Western Front Frank Petzold Viktor Muller Markus Frank and Kamil JafarAvatar The Way of Water Joe Letteri Richard Baneham Eric Saindon and Daniel BarrettThe Batman Dan Lemmon Russell Earl Anders Langlands and Dominic TuohyBlack Panther Wakanda Forever Geoffrey Baumann Craig Hammack R Christopher White and Dan SudickTop Gun Maverick Ryan Tudhope Seth Hill Bryan Litson and Scott R FisherShortlisted finalists EditFinalists for Best Visual Effects are selected by the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee Beginning with a long list of up to 20 titles the committee then advances ten films to the shortlist 11 Prior to the 83rd Academy Awards only fifteen films were long listed and only seven films were shortlisted 12 The full membership of the Visual Effects Branch is invited to view excerpts and is provided with supporting information at a bake off where balloting determines the five nominees These are the additional films that presented at the bake off Year Finalists1984 Dune Gremlins The Last Starfighter Star Trek III The Search for Spock 13 1993 Addams Family Values Alive Hocus Pocus Super Mario Bros 14 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Interview with the Vampire The Lion King Speed 15 1995 Batman Forever Casper Jumanji The Indian in the Cupboard Waterworld 16 1996 Mars Attacks Mission Impossible The Nutty Professor Star Trek First Contact 17 1997 Batman amp Robin Contact The Fifth Element Men in Black 18 1998 Babe Pig in the City Godzilla Small Soldiers The Truman Show 19 1999 The Mummy Sleepy Hollow Wild Wild West The World Is Not Enough 20 2000 Cast Away Dinosaur How the Grinch Stole Christmas X Men 21 2001 Black Hawk Down Cats amp Dogs The Fast and the Furious Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone Jurassic Park III 22 note 7 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Minority Report Men in Black II xXx 23 2003 Hulk Peter Pan Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines X2 X Men United 24 2004 The Aviator The Day After Tomorrow Lemony Snicket s A Series of Unfortunate Events Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 25 2005 Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith 26 2006 Casino Royale Eragon Night at the Museum X Men The Last Stand 27 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Evan Almighty I Am Legend 300 28 2008 Australia Hellboy II The Golden Army Journey to the Center of the Earth The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 29 2009 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Terminator Salvation Transformers Revenge of the Fallen 2012 30 2010 First Round The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Clash of the Titans The Last Airbender Percy Jackson amp the Olympians The Lightning Thief Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Shutter Island The Sorcerer s Apprentice Unstoppable 12 Second Round Scott Pilgrim vs the World Tron Legacy 12 2011 First Round Cowboys amp Aliens Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows Sucker Punch Super 8 Thor 31 Second Round Captain America The First Avenger Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides The Tree of Life X Men First Class 32 2012 The Amazing Spider Man Cloud Atlas The Dark Knight Rises John Carter Skyfall 33 2013 Elysium Oblivion Pacific Rim Thor The Dark World World War Z 34 2014 Godzilla The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies Maleficent Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb Transformers Age of Extinction 35 2015 First Round Bridge of Spies Chappie Everest Furious Seven The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 In the Heart of the Sea Jupiter Ascending Mission Impossible Rogue Nation Spectre Terminator Genisys 36 Second Round Ant Man Avengers Age of Ultron Jurassic World Tomorrowland The Walk 37 2016 First Round Alice Through the Looking Glass Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Deadpool Independence Day Resurgence Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Star Trek Beyond Suicide Squad Sully Warcraft X Men Apocalypse 38 Second Round Arrival The BFG Captain America Civil War Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Passengers 39 2017 First Round Beauty and the Beast Ghost in the Shell Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle Justice League Life Logan Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales Spider Man Homecoming Thor Ragnarok Wonder Woman 40 Second Round Alien Covenant Dunkirk Okja The Shape of Water Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 41 2018 First Round Aquaman Bumblebee Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mission Impossible Fallout Mortal Engines The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Paddington 2 A Quiet Place 42 Second Round Ant Man and the Wasp Black Panther Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Mary Poppins Returns Welcome to Marwen 43 2019 First Round Ad Astra The Aeronauts Aladdin Dumbo Hobbs amp Shaw Ford v Ferrari Jumanji The Next Level Men in Black International Midway Spider Man Far From Home 44 Second Round Alita Battle Angel Captain Marvel Cats Gemini Man Terminator Dark Fate 45 2020 Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Bloodshot Mank Soul Welcome to Chechnya 46 2021 Black Widow Eternals Ghostbusters Afterlife Godzilla vs Kong The Matrix Resurrections 47 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Fantastic Beasts The Secrets of Dumbledore Jurassic World Dominion Nope Thirteen Lives 48 Multiple awards EditMultiple awards Edit 8 awardsDennis Muren5 awardsGordon Jennings Ken Ralston4 awardsL B Abbott Richard Edlund Joe Letteri Glen Robinson3 awardsRandall William Cook Farciot Edouart John P Fulton Alex Funke A Arnold Gillespie Andrew Lockley Louis Mesenkop Carlo Rambaldi Jim Rygiel Bill Westenhofer Stan Winston Robert Legato Paul Lambert 2 awardsNeil Corbould John Dykstra Scott R Fisher A D Flowers Paul Franklin Charles Gibson George Gibbs Allen Hall Thomas Howard Ian Hunter Brian Johnson Andrew R Jones Eustace Lycett Robert MacDonald Tristan Myles Gerd Nefzer John Nelson Warren Newcombe Bruce Nicholson Guillaume Rocheron Stephen Rosenbaum Loren L Ryder Fred Sersen Douglas Shearer Robert Skotak Kenneth F Smith John Stears Richard Taylor Phil Tippett Albert WhitlockSuperlatives EditFor this Academy Award category the following superlatives emerge 49 Most awards Dennis Muren 8 awards resulting from 15 nominations Most nominations Dennis Muren 15 nominations resulting in 8 awards See also EditSaturn Award for Best Special Effects BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Visual EffectsNotes Edit The nomination for Ralph Hammeras was not associated with any individual film According to the Academy s in house records the nomination for Nugent Slaughter was most often connected with The Jazz Singer It is not considered an official nomination for that film a b c d e f g h i j k l m This was presented as a Special Achievement Award not as a competitive Academy Award of Merit From 1939 until 1962 visual effects and sound effects artists competed in a combined Best Special Effects category When nominations were announced on February 9 1942 Dive Bomber was nominated in place of The Sea Wolf Both were Warner Bros productions with photographic effects by Byron Haskin and sound effects by Nathan Levinson By February 19 the Dive Bomber nomination was replaced with The Sea Wolf The reason for the substitution is unknown In 1957 The Enemy Below won the Best Special Effects Oscar for audible effects by Walter Rossi It was 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