1963–1980 Emil Kosa Jr. –Cleopatra Peter Ellenshaw ,Eustace Lycett , andHamilton Luske –Mary Poppins John Stears –Thunderball Art Cruickshank –Fantastic Voyage L. B. Abbott –Doctor Dolittle Stanley Kubrick –2001: A Space Odyssey Robbie Robertson –Marooned A. D. Flowers andL. B. Abbott –Tora! Tora! Tora! Alan Maley ,Eustace Lycett , andDanny Lee –Bedknobs and Broomsticks L. B. Abbott andA. D. Flowers –The Poseidon Adventure Frank Brendel ,Glen Robinson , andAlbert Whitlock –Earthquake Albert Whitlock andGlen Robinson –The Hindenburg Carlo Rambaldi ,Glen Robinson , andFrank Van der Veer –King Kong John Stears ,John Dykstra ,Richard Edlund ,Grant McCune , andRobert Blalack –Star Wars Les Bowie ,Colin Chilvers ,Denys Coop ,Roy Field ,Derek Meddings , andZoran Perisic –Superman H. R. Giger ,Carlo Rambaldi ,Brian Johnson ,Nick Allder , andDennis Ayling –Alien Brian Johnson ,Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren , andBruce Nicholson –The Empire Strikes Back 1981–2000 Richard Edlund ,Kit West ,Bruce Nicholson , andJoe Johnston –Raiders of the Lost Ark Carlo Rambaldi ,Dennis Muren , andKenneth F. Smith –E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren ,Ken Ralston , andPhil Tippett –Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren ,Michael J. McAlister ,Lorne Peterson , andGeorge Gibbs –Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ken Ralston ,Ralph McQuarrie ,Scott Farrar , andDavid Berry –Cocoon Robert Skotak ,Stan Winston ,John Richardson , andSuzanne M. Benson –Aliens Dennis Muren ,Bill George ,Harley Jessup , andKenneth F. Smith -Innerspace Ken Ralston ,Richard Williams ,Edward Jones , andGeorge Gibbs –Who Framed Roger Rabbit John Bruno ,Dennis Muren ,Hoyt Yeatman , andDennis Skotak –The Abyss Eric Brevig ,Rob Bottin ,Tim McGovern , andAlex Funke –Total Recall Dennis Muren ,Stan Winston ,Gene Warren Jr. , andRobert Skotak –Terminator 2: Judgment Day Ken Ralston ,Doug Chiang ,Douglas Smythe , andTom Woodruff Jr. –Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren ,Stan Winston ,Phil Tippett , andMichael Lantieri –Jurassic Park Ken Ralston ,George Murphy ,Stephen Rosenbaum , andAllen Hall –Forrest Gump Scott E. Anderson ,Charles Gibson ,Neal Scanlan , andJohn Cox –Babe Volker Engel ,Douglas Smith ,Clay Pinney , andJoe Viskocil –Independence Day Robert Legato ,Mark Lasoff ,Thomas L. Fisher , andMichael Kanfer –Titanic Joel Hynek ,Nicholas Brooks ,Stuart Robertson , andKevin Mack –What Dreams May Come John Gaeta ,Janek Sirrs ,Steve Courtley , andJon Thum –The Matrix John Nelson ,Neil Corbould ,Tim Burke , andRob Harvey –Gladiator 2001–2020 Jim Rygiel ,Randall William Cook ,Richard Taylor , andMark Stetson –The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel ,Joe Letteri ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke –The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel ,Joe Letteri ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke –The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King John Dykstra ,Scott Stokdyk ,Anthony LaMolinara , andJohn Frazier –Spider-Man 2 Joe Letteri ,Brian Van't Hul ,Christian Rivers , andRichard Taylor –King Kong John Knoll ,Hal Hickel ,Charles Gibson , andAllen Hall –Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink ,Bill Westenhofer ,Ben Morris , andTrevor Wood –The Golden Compass Eric Barba ,Steve Preeg ,Burt Dalton , andCraig Barron –The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri ,Stephen Rosenbaum ,Richard Baneham , andAndrew R. Jones –Avatar Paul Franklin ,Chris Corbould ,Andrew Lockley , andPeter Bebb –Inception Robert Legato ,Joss Williams ,Ben Grossmann , andAlex Henning –Hugo Bill Westenhofer ,Guillaume Rocheron ,Erik-Jan de Boer , andDonald R. Elliott –Life of Pi Tim Webber ,Chris Lawrence ,Dave Shirk , andNeil Corbould –Gravity Paul Franklin ,Andrew Lockley ,Ian Hunter , andScott R. Fisher –Interstellar Mark Williams Ardington ,Sara Bennett ,Paul Norris , andAndrew Whitehurst –Ex Machina Robert Legato ,Adam Valdez ,Andrew R. Jones , andDan Lemmon –The Jungle Book John Nelson ,Gerd Nefzer ,Paul Lambert , andRichard R. Hoover –Blade Runner 2049 Paul Lambert ,Ian Hunter ,Tristan Myles , andJ. D. Schwalm –First Man Guillaume Rocheron ,Greg Butler , andDominic Tuohy –1917 Andrew Jackson ,David Lee ,Andrew Lockley , andScott R. Fisher –Tenet 2021–present Paul Lambert ,Tristan Myles ,Brian Connor , andGerd Nefzer –Dune Joe Letteri ,Richard Baneham ,Eric Saindon , andDaniel Barrett –Avatar: The Way of Water Takashi Yamazaki ,Kiyoko Shibuya ,Masaki Takahashi , andTatsuji Nojima –Godzilla Minus One Paul Lambert ,Stephen James ,Rhys Salcombe , andGerd Nefzer –Dune: Part Two
1982–2000 Richard Edlund –Poltergeist Richard Edlund ,Dennis Muren ,Ken Ralston , andKit West –Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren ,George Gibbs ,Michael J. McAlister , andLorne Peterson –Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom George Gibbs andRichard Conway –Brazil Robert Skotak ,Brian Johnson ,Suzanne M. Benson ,John Richardson , andStan Winston –Aliens Michael Lantieri ,Michael Owens ,Edward Jones , and Bruce Walters –The Witches of Eastwick George Gibbs ,Richard Williams ,Ken Ralston , andEdward Jones –Who Framed Roger Rabbit Ken Ralston ,Michael Lantieri ,John Bell , andSteve Gawley –Back to the Future Part II The production team ofHoney, I Shrunk the Kids Stan Winston ,Dennis Muren ,Gene Warren Jr. , andRobert Skotak –Terminator 2: Judgment Day Michael Lantieri ,Ken Ralston , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,Doug Chiang , and Douglas Smythe –Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren ,Stan Winston ,Phil Tippett , andMichael Lantieri –Jurassic Park Ken Ralston ,George Murphy ,Stephen Rosenbaum ,Doug Chiang , andAllen Hall –Forrest Gump Robert Legato ,Michael Kanfer ,Matt Sweeney , andLeslie Ekker –Apollo 13 Stefen Fangmeier ,John Frazier ,Henry LaBounta , andHabib Zargarpour –Twister Mark Stetson ,Karen Goulekas ,Nick Allder ,Neil Corbould , andNick Dudman –The Fifth Element Stefen Fangmeier ,Roger Guyett , andNeil Corbould –Saving Private Ryan John Gaeta ,Steve Courtley ,Janek Sirrs , andJon Thum –The Matrix Stefen Fangmeier ,John Frazier ,Walt Conti ,Habib Zargarpour , andTim Alexander –The Perfect Storm 2001–2020 Jim Rygiel ,Richard Taylor ,Alex Funke ,Randall William Cook , andMark Stetson –The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel ,Joe Letteri ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke –The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Joe Letteri ,Jim Rygiel ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke –The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Karen Goulekas ,Neil Corbould ,Greg Strause , and Remo Balcells –The Day After Tomorrow Joe Letteri ,Christian Rivers ,Brian Van't Hul , andRichard Taylor –King Kong John Knoll ,Hal Hickel ,Charles Gibson , andAllen Hall –Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink ,Bill Westenhofer ,Ben Morris , andTrevor Wood –The Golden Compass Eric Barba ,Craig Barron ,Nathan McGuinness , andEdson Williams –The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri ,Stephen Rosenbaum ,Richard Baneham , andAndrew R. Jones –Avatar Chris Corbould ,Paul Franklin ,Andrew Lockley , andPeter Bebb –Inception Tim Burke ,John Richardson ,Greg Butler , andDavid Vickery –Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Bill Westenhofer ,Guillaume Rocheron , andErik-Jan de Boer –Life of Pi Tim Webber ,Chris Lawrence ,Dave Shirk ,Neil Corbould , and Nikki Penny –Gravity Paul Franklin ,Scott R. Fisher ,Andrew Lockley , andIan Hunter –Interstellar Chris Corbould ,Roger Guyett ,Paul Kavanagh , andNeal Scanlan -Star Wars: The Force Awakens Robert Legato ,Dan Lemmon ,Andrew R. Jones , andAdam Valdez –The Jungle Book Richard R. Hoover ,Paul Lambert ,Gerd Nefzer , andJohn Nelson –Blade Runner 2049 Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm,Craig Hammack , andDan Sudick –Black Panther Greg Butler ,Guillaume Rocheron , andDominic Tuohy –1917 Scott R. Fisher ,Andrew Jackson , andAndrew Lockley –Tenet 2021–present
1970s 1980s 1990s Stan Winston (1991)Ken Ralston , Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992)Dennis Muren ,Stan Winston ,Phil Tippett , andMichael Lantieri (1993)John Bruno (1994)Stan Parks (1995)Volker Engel ,Clay Pinney ,Douglas Smith , andJoe Viskocil (1996)Phil Tippett ,Scott E. Anderson , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,John Richardson (1997)Volker Engel ,Patrick Tatopoulos ,Karen E. Goulekas , andClay Pinney (1998)Rob Coleman ,John Knoll ,Dennis Muren , andScott Squires (1999)2000s Scott E. Anderson ,Craig Hayes ,Scott Stokdyk , andStan Parks (2000)Dennis Muren ,Scott Farrar ,Stan Winston ,Michael Lantieri (2001)Rob Coleman ,Pablo Helman ,John Knoll , andBen Snow (2002)Jim Rygiel ,Joe Letteri ,Randall William Cook , andAlex Funke (2003)John Dykstra ,Scott Stokdyk ,Anthony LaMolinara , andJohn Frazier (2004)Joe Letteri ,Richard Taylor ,Christian Rivers , andBrian Van't Hul (2005)John Knoll ,Hal T. Hickel ,Charles Gibson , andAllen Hall (2006)Scott Farrar ,Scott Benza ,Russell Earl , andJohn Frazier (2007)Nick Davis ,Chris Corbould ,Timothy Webber , andPaul J. Franklin (2008)Joe Letteri ,Stephen Rosenbaum ,Richard Baneham , andAndrew R. Jones (2009)2010s Chris Corbould ,Andrew Lockley ,Paul J. Franklin , andPeter Bebb (2010)Dan Lemmon ,Joe Letteri ,R. Christopher White , andDaniel Barrett (2011)Janek Sirrs ,Jeff White ,Guy Williams , andDan Sudick (2012)Tim Webber ,Chris Lawrence ,Dave Shirk , andNeil Corbould (2013)Paul J. Franklin ,Andrew Lockley ,Ian Hunter , andScott R. Fisher (2014)Roger Guyett ,Patrick Tubach ,Neal Scanlan , andChris Corbould (2015)John Knoll ,Mohen Leo ,Hal Hickel , andNeil Corbould (2016)Christopher Townsend ,Guy Williams ,Jonathan Fawkner , andDan Sudick (2017)Dan DeLeeuw ,Matt Aitken ,Russell Earl , andDan Sudick (2018/19)Roger Guyett ,Neal Scanlan ,Patrick Tubach , and Dominic Tuohy (2019/20)2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.
