British Academy Film Award / Best Visual Effects
The British Academy Film Award : Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects has been presented since 1983.
statistics | Surname | number | year |
---|---|---|---|
Most frequent awards | Ken Ralston | 5 | 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995 |
Michael Lantieri | 4th | 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 | |
Dennis Muren | 4th | 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994 | |
Neil Corbould | 4th | 1998, 1999, 2004, 2017 | |
Stefen Fangmeier | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2001 | |
Stan Winston | 3 | 1987, 1992, 1994 | |
Most frequent nominations (* = victory) |
Joe Letteri | 9 | 2004 *, 2006 *, 2010 *, 2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2015 |
Dennis Muren | 7th | 1983, 1984 *, 1985 *, 1992 *, 1994 *, 2000, 2002 | |
Neil Corbould | 6th | 1998 *, 1999 *, 2001, 2001, 2004 *, 2006, 2017 * | |
John Frazier | 6th | 1995, 1997 *, 2001 *, 2004, 2007, 2007 | |
Michael Lantieri | 6th | 1988 *, 1990 *, 1993 *, 1994 *, 1994, 2002 | |
Ken Ralston | 6th | 1984 *, 1986, 1989 *, 1990 *, 1993 *, 1995 * | |
John Richardson | 6th | 1987 *, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 | |
Most frequent nominations without a win | Tim Burke | 5 | 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2017 |
Scott Farrar | 3 | 1992, 2002, 2005 |
The films listed below are given with their German distribution title (if this can be determined), followed by the foreign-language original title in brackets in italics. The original title is not mentioned if the German and foreign-language film titles are identical. The winners are highlighted first.
1980s
1983
- Douglas Trumbull , Richard Yuricich , David Dryer - Blade Runner
- Dennis Muren , Carlo Rambaldi - ET - The Extra-Terrestrial ( ET the Extra-Terrestrial )
- Richard Taylor , Harrison Ellenshaw - Tron
1984
Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , Kit West - Return of the Jedi ( Return of the Jedi )
- Roy Field , Brian Smithies , Ian Wingrove - The Dark Crystal ( The Dark Crystal )
- Michael L. Fink , Joe Digaetano , Jack Cooperman , Don Hansard , Colin Cantwell , William A. Fraker - WarGames - War Games ( WarGames )
- Gordon Willis , Joel Hynek , Stuart Robertson , Richard Greenberg - Zelig
1985
Dennis Muren , George Gibbs , Michael J. McAlister; Lorne Peterson - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom )
- Christopher Tucker , Alan Whibley - The Time of the Wolves ( The Company of Wolves )
- Richard Edlund - Ghostbusters - The Ghostbusters ( Ghostbusters )
- Fred Cramer - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land ( The Killing Fields )
1986
George Gibbs , Richard Conway - Brazil
- Kevin Pike , Ken Ralston - Back to the Future ( Back to the Future )
- Nick Allder , Peter Voysey - Legend ( Legend )
- diverse - The Purple Rose of Cairo
1987
Robert Skotak , Brian Johnson , John Richardson , Stan Winston - Aliens - The Return ( Aliens )
- Duncan Kenworthy , John Stephenson , Chris Carr - The Real Life of Alice in Wonderland ( Dreamchild )
- Roy Field , Brian Froud , George Gibbs , Tony Dunsterville - The Journey into the Labyrinth ( Labyrinth )
- Peter Hutchinson - Mission ( The Mission )
1988
Michael Lantieri , Michael Owens , Ed Jones , Bruce Walters - The Witches of Eastwick ( The Witches of Eastwick )
- Chris Walas , Jon Berg , Louis Craig , Hoyt Yeatman - Die Fliege ( The Fly )
- John Evans - Full Metal Jacket
- Bran Ferren , Martin Gutteridge , Lyle Conway , Richard Conway - Little Shop of Horrors ( Little Shop of Horrors )
1989
George Gibbs , Richard Williams , Ken Ralston , Ed Jones - Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit ( Who Framed Roger Rabbit )
- Peter Kuran , Alan Munro , Robert Short , Ted Rae - Beetlejuice
- Gino De Rossi , Fabrizio Martinelli - The Last Emperor ( The Last Emperor )
- Rob Bottin , Phil Tippett , Peter Kuran , Rocco Gioffre - RoboCop
1990s
1990
Ken Ralston , Michael Lantieri , John Bell , Steve Gawley - Back to the Future II ( Back to the Future Part II )
- Kent Houston , Richard Conway - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( The Adventures of Baron Munchausen )
- Derek Meddings , John Evans - Batman
- George Gibbs , Michael J. McAlister , Mark Sullivan , John Ellis - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ( Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade )
1991
Entire Effects Team - Honey, I shrunk the kids ( Honey, I Shrunk the Kids )
- Entire Effects Team - Dick Tracy
- Entire effect team - Total Recall - Total Recall ( Total Recall )
- Entire Effects Team - Ghost - Message from Sam ( Ghost )
1992
Stan Winston , Dennis Muren , Gene Warren Jr. , Robert Skotak - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day ( Terminator 2: Judgment Day )
- Allen Hall , Scott Farrar , Clay Pinney , Mikael Salomon - Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire ( Backdraft )
- Stan Winston - Edward Scissorhands ( Edward Scissorhands )
- Frans Wamelink , Eve Ramboz , Masao Yamaguchi - Prospero's Books ( Prospero's Books )
1993
Michael Lantieri , Ken Ralston , Alec Gillis , Tom Woodruff Jr. , Doug Chiang , Douglas Smythe - Death Becomes Her ( Death Becomes Her )
- Richard Edlund , George Gibbs , Alec Gillis , Tom Woodruff Jr. - Alien 3 ( Alien³ )
- Michael L. Fink , John Bruno , Craig Barron , Dennis Skotak - Batman Returns ( Batman Returns )
- Randy Fullmer - Beauty and the Beast ( Beauty and the Beast )
1994
Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , Michael Lantieri - Jurassic Park
- Don Paul , Steve Goldberg - Aladdin
- Roman Coppola , Gary Gutierrez , Michael Lantieri , Gene Warren Jr. - Bram Stoker's Dracula ( Dracula )
- William Mesa , Roy Arbogast - On the Flight ( The Fugitive )
1995
Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , Doug Chiang , Allen Hall - Forrest Gump
- Scott Squires , Steve "Spaz" Williams , Tom Bertino , Jon Farhat - The Mask ( The Mask )
- Boyd Shermis , John Frazier , Ron Brinkmann , Richard E. Hollander - Speed
- John Bruno , Thomas L. Fisher , Jacques Stroweis , Pat McClung , Jamie Dixon - True Lies ( True Lies )
1996
Robert Legato , Michael Kanfer , Matt Sweeney , Leslie Ekker - Apollo 13
- Scott E. Anderson , Neal Scanlan , John Cox , Chris Chitty , Charles Gibson - A Pig Called Babe ( Babe )
- Chris Corbould , Derek Meddings , Brian Smithies - GoldenEye
- Michael J. McAlister , Brad Kuehn , Robert Spurlock , Martin Bresin - Waterworld
1997
Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Henry LaBounta , Habib Zargarpour - Twister
- Tricia Henry Ashford , Volker Engel , Clay Pinney , Douglas Smith , Joe Viskocil - Independence Day
- Jon Farhat - The Nutty Professor ( The Nutty Professor )
- Ostby , William Reeves - Toy Story
1998
Mark Stetson , Karen E. Goulekas , Nick Allder , Neil Corbould , Nick Dudman - The Fifth Element ( The Fifth Element )
- Peter Chiang - The Borrowers ( The Borrowers )
- Eric Brevig , Rick Baker , Rob Coleman , Peter Chesney - Men in Black
- Robert Legato , Mark A. Lasoff , Thomas L. Fisher , Michael Kanfer - Titanic
1999
Stefen catch Meier , Roger Guyett , Neil Corbould - Saving Private Ryan ( Saving Private Ryan )
- Ken Bielenberg , Philippe Gluckman , John Bell , Kendal Cronkhite - Antz
- Bill Westenhofer , Neal Scanlan , Chris Godfrey , Grahame Andrew - Pig in the City ( Babe: Pig in the City )
- Michael J. McAlister , Brad Kuehn , Craig Barron , Peter Chesney - Die Truman Show ( The Truman Show )
2000s
2000
John Gaeta , Steve Courtley , Janek Sirrs , Jon Thum - Matrix ( The Matrix )
- Bill Reeves , Eben Ostby , Rick Sayre , Sharon Calahan - A Bug's Life ( A Bug's Life )
- John Andrew Berton Jr. , Daniel Jeannette , Ben Snow , Chris Corbould - Die Mumie ( The Mummy )
- Jim Mitchell , Kevin Yagher , Joss Williams , Paddy Eason - Sleepy Hollow
- John Knoll , Dennis Muren , Scott Squires , Rob Coleman - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ( Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace )
2001
Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Walt Conti , Habib Zargarpour , Tim Alexander - Der Sturm ( The Perfect Storm )
- Paddy Eason , Mark Nelmes , Dave Alex Riddett - Chicken Run - Hennen rennen ( Chicken Run )
- John Nelson , Tim Burke , Rob Harvey , Neil Corbould - Gladiator
- Kent Houston , Tricia Henry Ashford , Neil Corbould , Paul Docherty , Dion Hatch - Vertical Limit
- Rob Hodgson , Leo Lo , Jonathan F. Styrlund , Bessie Cheuk , Travis Baumann - Tiger and Dragon ( Wo hu cang long )
2002 Jim Rygiel , Richard Taylor , Alex Funke , Randall William Cook , Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship ( The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring )
- Dennis Muren , Scott Farrar , Michael Lantieri - AI - Artificial Intelligence ( AI - Artificial Intelligence )
- Robert Legato , Nick Davis , John Richardson , Roger Guyett , Jim Berney - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ( Hatty Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone )
- Chris Godfrey , Andy Brown , Nathan McGuinness , Brian Cox - Moulin Rouge
- Ken Bielenberg - Shrek - The daredevil hero ( Shrek )
2003
Jim Rygiel , Richard Taylor , Alex Funke , Randall William Cook , Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ( The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers )
- R. Bruce Steinheimer , Michael Owens , Edward Hirsh , Jon Alexander - Gangs of New York
- Jim Mitchell , Nick Davis , John Richardson , Bill George , Nick Dudman - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets )
- Scott Farrar , Michael Lantieri , Nathan McGuinness , Henry LaBounta - Minority Report
- John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Wai Kit Leung , John Frazier , Anthony LaMolinara - Spider-Man
2004
Joe Letteri , Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King )
- Stefen Fangmeier , Nathan McGuinness , Robert Stromberg , Daniel Sudick - Master & Commander - Bis zum Ende der Welt ( Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World )
- John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Terry D. Frazee , Charles Gibson - Pirates of the Caribbean ( Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl )
- Tommy Tom , Kia Kwan Tam , Wai Kit Leung , Jaco Wong Hin Leung - Kill Bill - Volume 1 ( Kill Bill: Vol. 1 )
- Kevin Scott Mack , Seth Maury , Lindsay MacGowan , Paddy Eason - Big Fish
2005
Karen E. Goulekas , Neil Corbould , Greg Strause , Remo Balcells - The Day After Tomorrow
- John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara , John Frazier - Spider-Man 2
- John Richardson , Roger Guyett , Tim Burke , Bill George , Karl Mooney - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban )
- Angie Lam , Andy Brown , Kirsty Millar , Luke Hetherington - House of Flying Daggers ( Shí Miàn Mái Fú )
- Robert Legato , Peter G. Travers , Matthew Gratzner , R. Bruce Steinheimer - Aviator ( The Aviator )
2006
Joe Letteri , Christian Rivers , Brian Van't Hul , Richard Taylor - King Kong
- Dean Wright , Bill Westenhofer , Jim Berney , Scott Farrar - Die Chronicles von Narnia: Der König von Narnia ( The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe )
- Janek Sirrs , Dan Glass , Chris Corbould , Paul J. Franklin - Batman Begins
- Nick Davis , Jon Thum , Chas Jarrett , Joss Williams - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( Charlie and the Chocolate Factory )
- Jim Mitchell , John Richardson , Tim Webber , Tim Alexander - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire )
2007
John Knoll , Hal T. Hickel , Charles Gibson , Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean 2 ( Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest )
- Mark Stetson , Neil Corbould , Richard R. Hoover , Jon Thum - Superman Returns
- Edward Irastorza , Everett Burrell , David Martí , Montse Ribé - Pan's Labyrinth ( El laberinto del fauno )
- Steven Begg , Chris Corbould , John Paul Docherty , Ditch Doy - Casino Royale
- Frazer Churchill , Tim Webber , Mike Eames , Paul Corbould - Children of Men
2008
Michael Fink , Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris , Trevor Wood - Der Goldene Kompass ( The Golden Compass )
- Peter Chiang , Charlie Noble , Mattias Lindahl , Joss Williams - Das Bourne Ultimatum ( The Bourne Ultimatum )
- Tim Burke , John Richardson , Emma Norton , Chris Shaw - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix )
- John Knoll , Charles Gibson , Hal Hickel , John Frazier - Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End ( Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End )
- Scott Stokdyk , Peter Nofz , John Frazier , Spencer Cook - Spider-Man 3
2009
Eric Barba , Craig Barron , Nathan McGuinness , Edson Williams - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( The Curious Case of Benjamin Button )
- Chris Corbould , Nick Davis , Paul Franklin , Tim Webber - The Dark Knight
- Pablo Helman , Marshall Krasser , Steve Rawlins - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull )
- Hal Hickel , Shane Patrick Mahan , John Nelson , Ben Snow - Iron Man
- Chris Corbould , Kevin Tod Haug - Quantum of Solace ( Quantum Of Solace )
2010s
Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , Andrew R. Jones - Avatar - Departure for Pandora ( Avatar )
- Dan Kaufman , Peter Muyzers , Robert Habros , Matt Aitken - District 9
- John Richardson , Tim Burke , Tim Alexander , Nicolas Aithadi - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ( Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince )
- Roger Guyett , Russell Earl , Paul Kavanagh , Burt Dalton - Star Trek
- Richard Stutsman - Deadly Command - The Hurt Locker ( The Hurt Locker )
Chris Corbould , Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , Peter Bebb - Inception
- Ken Ralston , David Schaub , Sean Phillips , Carey Villegas - Alice in Wonderland
- Dan Schrecker - Black Swan
- Tim Burke , John Richardson , Nicolas Ait'Hadi, Christian Manz - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong, David Ryu - Toy Story 3
Tim Burke , John Richardson , Greg Butler , David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
- Joe Letteri - The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn)
- Ben Morris, Neil Corbould - Companions (War Horse)
- Robert Legato , Ben Grossman, Joss Williams - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- Joe Letteri , Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White - Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , Erik-Jan De Boer , Donald R. Elliott - Life of Pi: Shipwreck with Tiger (Life of Pi)
- Paul Franklin , Chris Corbould , Peter Bebb , Andrew Lockley - The Dark Knight Rises
- Joe Letteri , Eric Saindon , David Clayton , R. Christopher White - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Richard Stammers , Charley Henley , Trevor Wood , Paul Butterworth - Prometheus - Dark Signs (Prometheus)
- Janek Sirrs , Jeff White , Guy Williams , Dan Sudick - Marvel's The Avengers (The Avengers)
Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , David Shirk , Neil Corbould , Nikki Penny - Gravity
- Joe Letteri , Eric Saindon , David Clayton , Eric Reynolds - The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
- Bryan Grill , Christopher Townsend , Guy Williams , Daniel Sudick - Iron Man 3
- Hal T. Hickel , John Knoll , Lindy De Quattro , Nigel Sumner - Pacific Rim
- Ben Grossmann , Burt Dalton , Patrick Tubach , Roger Guyett - Star Trek Into Darkness
Paul Franklin , Scott Fisher , David Shirk , Andrew Lockley , Ian Hunter - Interstellar
- Joe Letteri , Dan Lemmon , Erik Winquist , Daniel Barrett - Planet of the Apes: Revolution
- Stéphane Ceretti , Paul Corbould , Jonathan Fawkner , Nicolas Aithadi - Guardians of the Galaxy
- Joe Letteri , Eric Saindon , David Clayton , R. Christopher White - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Richard Stammers , Anders Langlands , Tim Crosbie , Cameron Waldbauer - X-Men: The future is past
Chris Corbould , Roger Guyett , Paul Kavanagh , Neal Scanlan - Star Wars: The Awakening of power (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
- Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick , Alex Wuttke - Ant-Man
- Mark Williams Ardington , Sara Bennett , Paul Norris , Andrew Whitehurst - Ex Machina
- Andrew Jackson , Dan Oliver , Tom Wood, Andy Williams - Mad Max: Fury Road
- Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers , Steven Warner - The Martian - Save Mark Watney (The Martian)
Robert Legato , Dan Lemmon , Andrew R. Jones , Adam Valdez - The Jungle Book
- Louis Morin - Arrival
- Richard Bluff, Stephane Ceretti , Paul Corbould , Jonathan Fawkner - Doctor Strange
- Tim Burke , Pablo Grillo, Christian Manz, David Watkins - Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
- Neil Corbould , Hal Hickel , Mohen Leo, John Knoll , Nigel Sumner - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Richard R. Hoover , Paul Lambert , Gerd Nefzer , John Nelson - Blade Runner 2049
- Scott Fisher , Andrew Jackson - Dunkirk
- Dennis Berardi , Trey Harrell , Kevin Scott - Shape of Water - Das Whisper des Wasser (The Shape of Water)
- Stephen Aplin , Chris Corbould , Ben Morris , Neal Scanlan - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
- Daniel Barrett , Dan Lemmon , Joe Letteri , Joel Whist - Planet of the Apes: Survival (War for the Planet of the Apes)
Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm , Craig Hammack and Daniel Sudick - Black Panther
- Tim Burke , Andy child , Christian Manz and David Watkins - Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald crime (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald)
- Matthew E. Butler , Grady Cofer , Roger Guyett and Dave Shirk - Ready Player One
- Dan DeLeeuw , Russell Earl , Kelly Port and Daniel Sudick - Avengers: Infinity War
- Ian Hunter , Paul Lambert , Tristan Myles and JD Schwalm - Departure for the Moon (First Man)