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{{short description|Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
| image =
| caption =
| presenter = [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS)
| country = [[United States]]
| year = {{start date and age|1929|5|16}} (for films released during the [[1927 in film|1927]]/[[1928 in film|1928]] film season)
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| most_awards = [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (15) / [[Dennis Muren]] (8)
| most_nominations = Dennis Muren (15)
| holder = [[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]], [[Stephen James (visual effects artist)|Stephen James]], [[Rhys Salcombe]], and [[Gerd Nefzer]]<br>''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' ([[97th Academy Awards|2024]])
| website = {{URL|oscars.org}}
| former name = {{plainlist|
* Engineering Effects (1929)
* Best Special Effects ([[11th Academy Awards|1939]]–[[36th Academy Awards|1964]])
* Best Special Visual Effects ([[37th Academy Awards|1965]]–[[44th Academy Awards|1972]])
}}
}}

The '''Academy Award for Best Visual Effects''' is presented annually by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS) for the best achievement in [[visual effects]]. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creating the film's visual effects since [[52nd Academy Awards|1980]].

==History==
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 (1927 film)|Wings]]''.

Producer [[David O. Selznick]], then production head at [[RKO Pictures|RKO Studios]], petitioned the Academy Board of Governors to recognize the work of animator [[Willis H. O'Brien|Willis O'Brien]] for his groundbreaking work on 1933's ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2021 |author-first1=Rick|author-last1=Marshall|title=10 Movies that Should Have Won A VFX Oscar, But Didn't |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/movies-that-should-have-won-vfx-oscar/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=[[Digital Trends]] |language=en}}</ref> However, the Academy did not have a category to acknowledge its visual achievements at the time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author-first1=Darren|author-last1=Franich|date=29 January 2016|title=Oscars: Nominated for Nothing |url=https://ew.com/gallery/oscars-nominated-nothing/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Way |first=Jennifer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LIphDwAAQBAJ |title=King Kong and Other Monstrous Apes |date=July 15, 2015 |publisher=[[Rosen Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-4994-3539-9 |page=20 |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>

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. For the [[22nd Academy Awards]], RKO was nominated for the work done on ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949), and when they won, it was [[Willis H. O'Brien]] who went on stage to accept the statue.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svr4giOnmos | title=Willis O'Brien Wins Special Effects: 1950 Oscars | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/92aa_rules.pdf |title=92nd Academy Awards of Merit |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424163237/https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/92aa_rules.pdf |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 1990 was the last year there were no official nominees. ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'', ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'', ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' and ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1991/film/features/oscar-choices-omissions-reflect-quirky-voting-rules-99125806/ |title=Oscar Choices/Omissions Reflect Quirky Voting Rules |last=Cohn |first=Lawrence |date=February 17, 1991 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914001220/https://variety.com/1991/film/features/oscar-choices-omissions-reflect-quirky-voting-rules-99125806/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' in 2019. There have been three semi-animated films nominated, which also won: ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' in 1964, ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' in 1971, and ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' in 1988.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/01/24/how_kubo_and_the_two_strings_became_the_first_animated_movie_in_24_years.html |title=How Kubo and the Two Strings Landed a Surprise Visual Effects Oscar Nomination |journal=Slate |date=24 January 2017 |last1=Kois |first1=Dan |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221121357/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/01/24/how_kubo_and_the_two_strings_became_the_first_animated_movie_in_24_years.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[96th Academy Awards|2024]], ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' became the first non-English-language film ever to win in the category.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McGovern |first=Joe |date=March 11, 2024 |title=''Godzilla Minus One'' Record: 1st Director to Win VFX Oscar Since Kubrick |url=https://www.thewrap.com/godzilla-minus-one-oscar-win-stanley-kubrick-milestone/ |access-date=March 19, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Rules==
In 1979, there were five films nominated. For most of the next three decades, there were three nominees a year, although at some times there were two and at others, a single film was 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 [[Score voting|range voting]], produce five nominees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/89aa_rules.pdf#page=32|title=89TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS OF MERIT|date=2016|website=oscars.org|at=RULE TWENTY-TWO SPECIAL RULES FOR THE VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD|quote=Five productions shall be selected using reweighted range voting to become the nominations for final voting for the Visual Effects award.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702001650/https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/89aa_rules.pdf|archive-date=July 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> No more than four people may be nominated for a single film.<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule22.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914153856/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule22.html|date=September 14, 2012}}</ref>

According to the official Academy Award [https://web.archive.org/web/20061108103547/http://www.oscars.org/78academyawards/rules/rule22.html rules], the criteria are:

<blockquote>'''(a)''' consideration of the contribution the visual effects make to the overall production and<br/>
'''(b)''' the artistry, skill and fidelity with which the visual illusions are achieved.</blockquote>

==Filmmakers==
A number of filmmakers have had their movies honored for their achievements in visual effects; i.e., six by director [[James Cameron]] (who began his career in Hollywood as an effects technician), five films produced by [[George Pal]], five by director/producer [[George Lucas]], four by directors [[Richard Fleischer]], [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Peter Jackson]], three by directors [[Robert Zemeckis]], [[Christopher Nolan]], and [[Denis Villeneuve]], and two by directors [[Clarence Brown]], [[Cecil B. DeMille]], [[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]], [[Ridley Scott]], [[Robert Stevenson (filmmaker)|Robert Stevenson]].

Only two directors have won in the same category: Four time [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] nominee [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s only Oscar win for 1968's ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', and Japanese filmmaker [[Takashi Yamazaki]]'s first Oscar win for 2023's ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2024-03-11 |title=Record Number Of Non-English Language Movies Take Home Oscar Statuettes |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/godzilla-minus-one-makes-vfx-oscar-record-number-of-non-english-language-movies-oscar-winners-1235854658/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The credits for ''2001'' 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 (special effects)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|title=1969 Winners and Nominees|website=Oscars|date=4 October 2014 |access-date=2019-07-24|archive-date=2016-09-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160910175650/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Engineering Effects Award==
The table below display the Oscar nominees for Best Engineering Effects.

{{legend|#FAEB86|indicates competitive winner}}
{{legend|#91CFF6|indicates non-competitive winner}}

===1920s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="15%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="55%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="3" |[[1927 in film|1927]]–[[1928 in film|28]]<br /><small>[[1st Academy Awards|(1st)]]</small>
| '''''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'''''
| '''[[Roy Pomeroy]]'''
|-
| colspan=2| [[Ralph Hammeras]] <small>(photographic)</small> <ref group=note>The nomination for [[Ralph Hammeras]] was not associated with any individual film.</ref>
|-
| colspan=2| [[Nugent Slaughter]] <small>(photographic)</small> <ref group=note>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.</ref>
|}

==Special Effects Awards==
The tables below display the Oscar nominees for Best Special Effects including the recipients of the Special Achievement Awards.

===1930s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1938 in film|1938]]<br /><small>[[11th Academy Awards|(11th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Spawn of the North]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the [[Paramount Pictures|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 L. Ryder|Loren Ryder]], assisted by Harry Mills, [[Louis Mesenkop]] and Walter Oberst.'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="7" |[[1939 in film|1939]]<br /><small>[[12th Academy Awards|(12th)]]</small> <br /><ref group="note">From 1939 until 1962, visual effects and sound effects artists competed in a combined '''Best Special Effects''' category.</ref>
| '''''[[The Rains Came]]'''''
| '''[[Fred Sersen]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Edmund H. Hansen|E. H. Hansen]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''
| [[Jack Cosgrove (special effects artist)|Jack Cosgrove]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Fred Albin]] and [[Arthur Johns]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Only Angels Have Wings]]''
| [[Roy Davidson (special effects artist)|Roy Davidson]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Edwin C. Hahn]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex]]''
| [[Byron Haskin]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Topper Takes a Trip]]''
| [[Roy Seawright]] <small>(photographic)</small>
|-
| ''[[Union Pacific (film)|Union Pacific]]''
| [[Farciot Edouart]] and [[Gordon Jennings]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Loren L. Ryder|Loren Ryder]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Douglas Shearer]] <small>(sound)</small>
|}

===1940s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="14" |[[1940 in film|1940]]<br /><small>[[13th Academy Awards|(13th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]'''''
| '''[[Lawrence W. Butler|Lawrence Butler]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Jack Whitney]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[The Blue Bird (1940 film)|The Blue Bird]]''
| [[Fred Sersen]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Edmund H. Hansen|E. H. Hansen]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Boom Town (film)|Boom Town]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Douglas Shearer]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Boys from Syracuse (film)|The Boys from Syracuse]]''
| [[John P. Fulton]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Bernard B. Brown]] and [[Joe Lapis|Joseph Lapis]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Dr. Cyclops]]''
| [[Gordon Jennings]] and [[Farciot Edouart]] <small>(photographic)</small>
|-
| ''[[Foreign Correspondent (film)|Foreign Correspondent]]''
| [[Paul Eagler]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Thomas T. Moulton]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Invisible Man Returns]]''
| [[John P. Fulton]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Bernard B. Brown]] and [[William Hedgcock]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Long Voyage Home]]''
| [[R. T. Layton]] and [[Ray Binger|R. O. Binger]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Thomas T. Moulton]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[One Million B.C.]]''
| [[Roy Seawright]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Elmer Raguse]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]''
| [[Jack Cosgrove (special effects artist)|Jack Cosgrove]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Arthur Johns]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Sea Hawk (1940 film)|The Sea Hawk]]''
| [[Byron Haskin]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1940 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]''
| [[Vernon L. Walker]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[John O. Aalberg]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Typhoon (1940 film)|Typhoon]]''
| [[Farciot Edouart]] and [[Gordon Jennings]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Loren L. Ryder|Loren Ryder]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Women in War]]''
| [[Lydecker brothers|Howard J. Lydecker]], [[William Bradford (cinematographer)|William Bradford]], and [[Bud Thackery|Ellis J. Thackery]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Herbert Norsch]] <small>(sound)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="9" |[[1941 in film|1941]]<br /><small>[[14th Academy Awards|(14th)]]</small>
| '''''[[I Wanted Wings]]'''''
| '''[[Farciot Edouart]] and [[Gordon Jennings]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Louis Mesenkop]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Aloma of the South Seas (1941 film)|Aloma of the South Seas]]''
| [[Farciot Edouart]] and [[Gordon Jennings]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Louis Mesenkop]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
|<s>''[[Dive Bomber (film)|Dive Bomber]]''</s><ref group=note>When nominations were announced on February 9, 1942, ''[[Dive Bomber (film)|Dive Bomber]]'' was nominated in place of ''[[The Sea Wolf (1941 film)|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.</ref><ref name=Database>{{cite web |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ |title=The Official Academy Awards Database |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=January 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227145302/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| <s>[[Byron Haskin]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small></s>
|-
| ''[[Flight Command]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Douglas Shearer]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Invisible Woman (1940 film)|The Invisible Woman]]''
| [[John P. Fulton|John Fulton]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[John Hall (sound editor)|John Hall]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Sea Wolf (1941 film)|The Sea Wolf]]''
| [[Byron Haskin]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[That Hamilton Woman]]''
| [[Lawrence W. Butler|Lawrence Butler]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[William H. Wilmarth]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Topper Returns]]''
| [[Roy Seawright]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Elmer A. Raguse|Elmer Raguse]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[A Yank in the R.A.F.]]''
| [[Fred Sersen]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Edmund H. Hansen|E. H. Hansen]] <small>(sound)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="10" |[[1942 in film|1942]]<br /><small>[[15th Academy Awards|(15th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Reap the Wild Wind]]'''''
| '''[[Gordon Jennings]], [[Farciot Edouart]], and [[William Pereira]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Louis Mesenkop]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[The Black Swan (film)|The Black Swan]]''
| [[Fred Sersen]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Roger Heman Sr.|Roger Heman]] and [[George Leverett]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Desperate Journey]]''
| [[Byron Haskin]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Flying Tigers (film)|Flying Tigers]]''
| [[Howard Lydecker]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Daniel J. Bloomberg]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Invisible Agent]]''
| [[John P. Fulton|John Fulton]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Bernard B. Brown]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book|Jungle Book]]''
| [[Lawrence W. Butler|Lawrence Butler]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[William H. Wilmarth]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] and [[Warren Newcombe]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Douglas Shearer]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Navy Comes Through]]''
| [[Vernon L. Walker]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[James G. Stewart]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]]''
| [[Ronald Neame]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[C. C. Stevens]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Pride of the Yankees]]''
| [[Jack Cosgrove (special effects artist)|Jack Cosgrove]] and [[Ray Binger]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Thomas T. Moulton]] <small>(sound)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="6" |[[1943 in film|1943]]<br /><small>[[16th Academy Awards|(16th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Crash Dive]]'''''
| '''[[Fred Sersen]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Roger Heman Sr.|Roger Heman]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Air Force (film)|Air Force]]''
| [[H. F. Koenekamp|Hans Koenekamp]] and [[Rex Wimpy]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Bombardier (film)|Bombardier]]''
| [[Vernon L. Walker]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[James G. Stewart]] and [[Roy Granville]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The North Star (1943 film)|The North Star]]''
| [[Clarence Slifer]] and [[Ray Binger|R. O. Binger]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Thomas T. Moulton]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[So Proudly We Hail!]]''
| [[Gordon Jennings]] and [[Farciot Edouart]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[George Dutton]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Stand By for Action]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] and [[Donald Jahraus]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Michael Steinore]] <small>(sound)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="7" |[[1944 in film|1944]]<br /><small>[[17th Academy Awards|(17th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo]]'''''
| '''[[A. Arnold Gillespie]], [[Donald Jahraus]], and [[Warren Newcombe]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Douglas Shearer]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film)|The Adventures of Mark Twain]]''
| [[Paul Detlefsen]] and [[John Crouse]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Days of Glory (1944 film)|Days of Glory]]''
| [[Vernon L. Walker]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[James G. Stewart]] and [[Roy Granville]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Secret Command]]''
| [[David Allen (special effects artist)|David Allen]], [[Ray Cory]], and [[Robert Wright (special effects artist)|Robert Wright]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Russell Malmgren]] and [[Harry Kusnick]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Since You Went Away]]''
| [[Jack Cosgrove (special effects artist)|Jack Cosgrove]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Arthur Johns]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[The Story of Dr. Wassell]]''
| [[Farciot Edouart]] and [[Gordon Jennings]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[George Dutton]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Wilson (1944 film)|Wilson]]''
| [[Fred Sersen]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Roger Heman Sr.|Roger Heman]] <small>(sound)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[1945 in film|1945]]<br /><small>[[18th Academy Awards|(18th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]'''''
| '''[[John P. Fulton]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Arthur Johns]] <small>(sound)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Captain Eddie]]''
| [[Fred Sersen]] and [[Sol Halperin]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Roger Heman Sr.|Roger Heman]] and [[Harry M. Leonard|Harry Leonard]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[Spellbound (1945 film)|Spellbound]]''
| [[Jack Cosgrove (special effects artist)|Jack Cosgrove]] <small>(photographic)</small>
|-
| ''[[They Were Expendable]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]], [[Donald Jahraus]], and [[Robert MacDonald (special effects artist)|Robert A. MacDonald]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Michael Steinore]] <small>(sound)</small>
|-
| ''[[A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)|A Thousand and One Nights]]''
| [[Lawrence W. Butler]] <small>(photographic)</small>; [[Ray Bomba]] <small>(sound)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1946 in film|1946]]<br /><small>[[19th Academy Awards|(19th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Blithe Spirit (1945 film)|Blithe Spirit]]'''''
| '''[[Tom Howard (special effects)|Thomas Howard]] <small>(visual)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[A Stolen Life (film)|A Stolen Life]]''
| [[William C. McGann|William McGann]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Nathan Levinson]] <small>(audible)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1947 in film|1947]]<br /><small>[[20th Academy Awards|(20th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Green Dolphin Street (film)|Green Dolphin Street]]'''''
| '''[[A. Arnold Gillespie]] and [[Warren Newcombe]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Douglas Shearer]] and [[Michael Steinore]] <small>(audible)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Unconquered (1947 film)|Unconquered]]''
| [[Farciot Edouart]], [[Dev Jennings (cinematographer)|Devereux Jennings]], [[Gordon Jennings]], [[W. Wallace Kelley]], and [[Paul Lerpae]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[George Dutton]] <small>(audible)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1948 in film|1948]]<br /><small>[[21st Academy Awards|(21st)]]</small>
| '''''[[Portrait of Jennie]]'''''
| '''[[Paul Eagler]], [[Joseph McMillan Johnson]], [[Russell Shearman]], and [[Clarence Slifer]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Charles L. Freeman|Charles Freeman]], and [[James G. Stewart]] <small>(audible)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Deep Waters (1948 film)|Deep Waters]]''
| [[Ralph Hammeras]], [[Fred Sersen]], and [[Edward Snyder (cinematographer)|Edward Snyder]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Roger Heman Sr.|Roger Heman]] <small>(audible)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1949 in film|1949]]<br /><small>[[22nd Academy Awards|(22nd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'''''
| '''[[RKO Pictures|RKO Productions]]'''
|-
| ''[[Tulsa (film)|Tulsa]]''
| [[Walter Wanger|Walter Wanger Pictures]]
|}

===1950s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1950 in film|1950]]<br /><small>[[23rd Academy Awards|(23rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Destination Moon (film)|Destination Moon]]'''''
| '''[[George Pal|George Pal Productions]]'''
|-
| ''[[Samson and Delilah (1949 film)|Samson and Delilah]]''
| [[Cecil B. DeMille|Cecil B. DeMille Productions]]
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1951 in film|1951]]<br /><small>[[24th Academy Awards|(24th)]]</small>
| '''''[[When Worlds Collide (1951 film)|When Worlds Collide]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]'''
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1952 in film|1952]]<br /><small>[[25th Academy Awards|(25th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Plymouth Adventure]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]'''
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1953 in film|1953]]<br /><small>[[26th Academy Awards|(26th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The War of the Worlds (1953 film)|The War of the Worlds]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Studio]]'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="3" |[[1954 in film|1954]]<br /><small>[[27th Academy Awards|(27th)]]</small>
| '''''[[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]'''''
| '''[[John Hench]], [[Joshua Meador]] and [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]]'''
|-
| ''[[Hell and High Water (1954 film)|Hell and High Water]]''
| [[20th Century Studios|20th Century-Fox Studio]]
|-
| ''[[Them!]]''
| [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Studio]]
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="3" |[[1955 in film|1955]]<br /><small>[[28th Academy Awards|(28th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Bridges at Toko-Ri]]'''''
| '''[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Studio]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]''
| [[Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd.]]
|-
| ''[[The Rains of Ranchipur]]''
| [[20th Century Studios|20th Century-Fox Studio]]
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1956 in film|1956]]<br /><small>[[29th Academy Awards|(29th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'''''
| '''[[John P. Fulton]]'''
|-
| ''[[Forbidden Planet]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]], [[Irving G. Ries]], and [[Wesley C. Miller]]
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1957 in film|1957]]<br /><small>[[30th Academy Awards|(30th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Enemy Below]]''''' <ref group="note">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.</ref>
| '''[[Walter Rossi]] <small>(audible)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[The Spirit of St. Louis (film)|The Spirit of St. Louis]]''
| [[Louis Lichtenfield]] <small>(visual)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1958 in film|1958]]<br /><small>[[31st Academy Awards|(31st)]]</small>
| '''''[[Tom Thumb (film)|Tom Thumb]]'''''
| '''[[Tom Howard (special effects)|Tom Howard]] <small>(visual)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Torpedo Run]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Harold Humbrock]] <small>(audible)</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1959 in film|1959]]<br /><small>[[32nd Academy Awards|(32nd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'''''
| '''[[A. Arnold Gillespie]] and [[Robert MacDonald (special effects artist)|Robert MacDonald]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Milo B. Lory]] <small>(audible)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]''
| [[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]] and [[James B. Gordon (visual effects artist)|James B. Gordon]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Carlton W. Faulkner|Carl Faulkner]] <small>(audible)</small>
|}

===1960s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1960 in film|1960]]<br /><small>[[33rd Academy Awards|(33rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine]]'''''
| '''[[Gene Warren]] and [[Tim Baar]] <small>(visual)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[The Last Voyage]]''
| [[Augie Lohman]] <small>(visual)</small>
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1961 in film|1961]]<br /><small>[[34th Academy Awards|(34th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone]]'''''
| '''[[Bill Warrington]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Chris Greenham|Vivian C. Greenham]] <small>(audible)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[The Absent-Minded Professor]]''
| [[Robert A. Mattey]] and [[Eustace Lycett]] <small>(visual)</small>
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1962 in film|1962]]<br /><small>[[35th Academy Awards|(35th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'''''
| '''[[Robert MacDonald (special effects artist)|Robert MacDonald]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Jacques Maumont]] <small>(audible)</small>'''
|-
| ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]''
| [[A. Arnold Gillespie]] <small>(visual)</small>; [[Milo B. Lory]] <small>(audible)</small>
|}

==Visual Effects Awards==
The tables below display the Oscar nominees for Best Visual Effects including the recipients of the Special Achievement Awards.

===1960s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1963 in film|1963]]<br /><small>[[36th Academy Awards|(36th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'''''
| '''[[Emil Kosa Jr.]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Birds (film)|The Birds]]''
| [[Ub Iwerks]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1964 in film|1964]]<br /><small>[[37th Academy Awards|(37th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'''''
| '''[[Peter Ellenshaw]], [[Eustace Lycett]], and [[Hamilton Luske]]'''
|-
| ''[[7 Faces of Dr. Lao]]''
| [[Jim Danforth]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1965 in film|1965]]<br /><small>[[38th Academy Awards|(38th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'''''
| '''[[John Stears]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]''
| [[Joseph McMillan Johnson]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1966 in film|1966]]<br /><small>[[39th Academy Awards|(39th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Fantastic Voyage]]'''''
| '''[[Art Cruickshank]]'''
|-
| ''[[Hawaii (1966 film)|Hawaii]]''
| [[Linwood G. Dunn]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1967 in film|1967]]<br /><small>[[40th Academy Awards|(40th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Doctor Dolittle (1967 film)|Doctor Dolittle]]'''''
| '''[[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]]'''
|-
| ''[[Tobruk (1967 film)|Tobruk]]''
| [[Howard A. Anderson Jr.]] and [[Albert Whitlock]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1968 in film|1968]]<br /><small>[[41st Academy Awards|(41st)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'''''
| '''[[Stanley Kubrick]]'''
|-
| ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]''
| [[Hal Millar]] and [[Joseph McMillan Johnson]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1969 in film|1969]]<br /><small>[[42nd Academy Awards|(42nd)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Marooned (1969 film)|Marooned]]'''''
| '''[[Robbie Robertson (visual effects artist)|Robbie Robertson]]'''
|-
| ''[[Krakatoa, East of Java]]''
| [[Eugène Lourié]] and [[Alex Weldon]]
|}

===1970s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1970 in film|1970]]<br /><small>[[43rd Academy Awards|(43rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'''''
| '''[[A. D. Flowers|A.D. Flowers]] and [[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]]'''
|-
| ''[[Patton (film)|Patton]]''
| [[Alex Weldon]]
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1971 in film|1971]]<br /><small>[[44th Academy Awards|(44th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'''''
| '''[[Alan Maley]], [[Eustace Lycett]], and [[Danny Lee (special effects artist)|Danny Lee]]'''
|-
| ''[[When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth]]''
| [[Jim Danforth]] and [[Roger Dicken]]
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1972 in film|1972]]<br /><small>[[45th Academy Awards|(45th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special">This was presented as a [[Special Achievement Academy Award|Special Achievement Award]], not as a competitive [[Academy Awards|Academy Award of Merit]].</ref>
| '''[[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]] and [[A. D. Flowers|A.D. Flowers]]'''
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1974 in film|1974]]<br /><small>[[47th Academy Awards|(47th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Earthquake (1974 film)|Earthquake]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Frank Brendel]], [[Glen Robinson (visual effects)|Glen Robinson]], and [[Albert Whitlock]]'''
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1975 in film|1975]]<br /><small>[[48th Academy Awards|(48th)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Albert Whitlock]] and [[Glen Robinson (visual effects)|Glen Robinson]]'''
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
! rowspan="2" |[[1976 in film|1976]]<br /><small>[[49th Academy Awards|(49th)]]</small>
| '''''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Carlo Rambaldi]], [[Glen Robinson (visual effects)|Glen Robinson]], and [[Frank Van der Veer]]'''
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
| '''''[[Logan's Run (film)|Logan's Run]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]], [[Glen Robinson (visual effects)|Glen Robinson]], and [[Matthew Yuricich]]'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="2" |[[1977 in film|1977]]<br /><small>[[50th Academy Awards|(50th)]]</small>
| '''''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'''''
| '''[[John Stears]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Edlund]], [[Grant McCune]], and [[Robert Blalack]]'''
|-
| ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''
| [[Roy Arbogast]], [[Douglas Trumbull]], [[Matthew Yuricich]], [[Greg Jein]], and [[Richard Yuricich]]
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1978 in film|1978]]<br /><small>[[51st Academy Awards|(51st)]]</small>
| '''''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Les Bowie]], [[Colin Chilvers]], [[Denys Coop]], [[Roy Field]], [[Derek Meddings]], and [[Zoran Perisic (visual effects artist)|Zoran Perisic]]'''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[1979 in film|1979]]<br /><small>[[52nd Academy Awards|(52nd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'''''
| '''[[H. R. Giger]], [[Carlo Rambaldi]], [[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]], [[Nick Allder]], and [[Dennis Ayling]]'''
|-
| ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''
| [[William A. Fraker]], [[A. D. Flowers|A.D. Flowers]], and [[Greg Jein]]
|-
| ''[[The Black Hole (1979 film)|The Black Hole]]''
| [[Peter Ellenshaw]], [[Art Cruickshank]], [[Eustace Lycett]], [[Danny Lee (special effects artist)|Danny Lee]], [[Harrison Ellenshaw]], and [[Joe Hale (producer)|Joe Hale]]
|-
| ''[[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]]''
| [[Derek Meddings]], Paul Wilson, and [[John Evans (special effects)|John Evans]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''
| [[Douglas Trumbull]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Yuricich]], [[Robert Swarthe]], [[David K. Stewart]], and [[Grant McCune]]
|}

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1980 in film|1980]]<br /><small>[[53rd Academy Awards|(53rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]], [[Richard Edlund]], [[Dennis Muren]], and [[Bruce Nicholson]]'''
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1981 in film|1981]]<br /><small>[[54th Academy Awards|(54th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'''''
| '''[[Richard Edlund]], [[Kit West]], [[Bruce Nicholson]], and [[Joe Johnston]]'''
|-
| ''[[Dragonslayer (1981 film)|Dragonslayer]]''
| [[Dennis Muren]], [[Phil Tippett]], [[Ken Ralston]], and [[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1982 in film|1982]]<br /><small>[[55th Academy Awards|(55th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'''''
| '''[[Carlo Rambaldi]], [[Dennis Muren]], and [[Kenneth F. Smith]]'''
|-
| ''[[Blade Runner]]''
| [[Douglas Trumbull]], [[Richard Yuricich]], and [[David Dryer]]
|-
| ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]''
| [[Richard Edlund]], [[Michael Wood (special effects artist)|Michael Wood]], and [[Bruce Nicholson]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | [[1983 in film|1983]]<br /><small>[[56th Academy Awards|(56th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
| '''''[[Return of the Jedi]]''''' <ref group=note name=special />
| '''[[Richard Edlund]], [[Dennis Muren]], [[Ken Ralston]], and [[Phil Tippett]]'''
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1984 in film|1984]]<br /><small>[[57th Academy Awards|(57th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'''''
| '''[[Dennis Muren]], [[Michael J. McAlister]], [[Lorne Peterson]], and [[George Gibbs (special effects artist)|George Gibbs]]'''
|-
| ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact|2010]]''
| [[Richard Edlund]], [[Neil Krepela]], [[George Jenson]], and [[Mark Stetson]]
|-
| ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
| [[Richard Edlund]], [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]], [[Mark Vargo (special effects artist)|Mark Vargo]], and [[Chuck Gaspar]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1985 in film|1985]]<br /><small>[[58th Academy Awards|(58th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Cocoon (film)|Cocoon]]'''''
| '''[[Ken Ralston]], [[Ralph McQuarrie]], [[Scott Farrar]], and [[David Berry (special effects artist)|David Berry]]'''
|-
| ''[[Return to Oz]]''
| [[Will Vinton]], [[Ian Wingrove]], [[Zoran Perisic (visual effects artist)|Zoran Perisic]], and [[Michael Lloyd (special effects artist)|Michael Lloyd]]
|-
| ''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]''
| [[Dennis Muren]], [[Kit West]], [[John R. Ellis]], and [[David W. Allen]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1986 in film|1986]]<br /><small>[[59th Academy Awards|(59th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'''''
| '''[[Robert Skotak]], [[Stan Winston]], [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]], and [[Suzanne M. Benson]]'''
|-
| ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]''
|[[Lyle Conway]], [[Bran Ferren]], and [[Martin Gutteridge]]
|-
| ''[[Poltergeist II: The Other Side]]''
| [[Richard Edlund]], [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]], [[Garry Waller]], and [[Bill Neil (visual effects artist)|Bill Neil]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1987 in film|1987]]<br /><small>[[60th Academy Awards|(60th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Innerspace]]'''''
| '''[[Dennis Muren]], [[Bill George (visual effects supervisor)|William George]], [[Harley Jessup]], and [[Kenneth F. Smith]]'''
|-
| ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]''
| [[Joel Hynek]], Robert M. Greenberg, [[Richard Alan Greenberg|Richard Greenberg]], and [[Stan Winston]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1988 in film|1988]]<br /><small>[[61st Academy Awards|(61st)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'''''
| '''[[Ken Ralston]], [[Richard Williams (animator)|Richard Williams]], [[Edward Jones (visual effects artist)|Edward Jones]], and [[George Gibbs (special effects artist)|George Gibbs]]'''
|-
| ''[[Die Hard]]''
| [[Richard Edlund]], [[Al DiSarro]], [[Brent Boates]], and [[Thaine Morris]]
|-
| ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]''
| [[Dennis Muren]], [[Michael J. McAlister]], [[Phil Tippett]], and Chris Evans
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1989 in film|1989]]<br /><small>[[62nd Academy Awards|(62nd)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Abyss]]'''''
| '''[[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]], [[Dennis Muren]], [[Hoyt Yeatman]], and [[Dennis Skotak]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''
| [[Richard Conway (special effects artist)|Richard Conway]] and [[Kent Houston]]
|-
| ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]''
| [[Ken Ralston]], [[Michael Lantieri]], [[John Bell (special effects artist)|John Bell]], and [[Steve Gawley]]
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#91CFF6;"
![[1990 in film|1990]]<br /><small>[[63rd Academy Awards|(63rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]''''' <ref group="note" name="special" />
| '''[[Eric Brevig]], [[Rob Bottin]], [[Tim McGovern]], and [[Alex Funke]]'''
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1991 in film|1991]]<br /><small>[[64th Academy Awards|(64th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'''''
| '''[[Dennis Muren]], [[Stan Winston]], [[Gene Warren Jr.]], and [[Robert Skotak]]'''
|-
| ''[[Backdraft (film)|Backdraft]]''
| [[Mikael Salomon]], [[Allen Hall (special effects artist)|Allen Hall]], [[Clay Pinney]], and [[Scott Farrar]]
|-
| ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]''
| [[Eric Brevig]], [[Harley Jessup]], [[Mark Sullivan (visual effects artist)|Mark Sullivan]], and [[Michael Lantieri]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1992 in film|1992]]<br /><small>[[65th Academy Awards|(65th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Death Becomes Her]]'''''
| '''[[Ken Ralston]], [[Doug Chiang]], [[Douglas Smythe]], and [[Tom Woodruff Jr.]]'''
|-
| ''[[Alien 3]]''
| [[Richard Edlund]], Alec Gillis, [[Tom Woodruff Jr.]], and [[George Gibbs (special effects artist)|George Gibbs]]
|-
| ''[[Batman Returns]]''
| [[Michael L. Fink]], [[Craig Barron]], [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]], and [[Dennis Skotak]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 in film|1993]]<br /><small>[[66th Academy Awards|(66th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'''''
| '''[[Dennis Muren]], [[Stan Winston]], [[Phil Tippett]], and [[Michael Lantieri]]'''
|-
| ''[[Cliffhanger (1993 film)|Cliffhanger]]''
| [[Neil Krepela]], [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]], [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]], and Pamela Easley
|-
| ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
|[[Pete Kozachik]], Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, and Gordon Baker
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 in film|1994]]<br /><small>[[67th Academy Awards|(67th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Forrest Gump]]'''''
| '''[[Ken Ralston]], [[George Murphy (special effects artist)|George Murphy]], [[Stephen Rosenbaum]], and [[Allen Hall (special effects artist)|Allen Hall]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]''
| [[Scott Squires]], [[Steve Williams (animator)|Steve 'Spaz' Williams]], [[Tom Bertino]], and [[Jon Farhat]]
|-
| ''[[True Lies]]''
| [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]], [[Thomas L. Fisher]], [[Jacques Stroweis]], and [[Patrick McClung]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 in film|1995]]<br /><small>[[68th Academy Awards|(68th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'''''
| '''[[Scott E. Anderson]], [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]], [[Neal Scanlan]], and [[John Cox (special effects artist)|John Cox]]'''
|-
| ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''
| [[Robert Legato]], [[Michael Kanfer]], [[Leslie Ekker]], and [[Matt Sweeney (special effects artist)|Matt Sweeney]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 in film|1996]]<br /><small>[[69th Academy Awards|(69th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'''''
| '''[[Volker Engel]], [[Douglas Smith (special effects artist)|Douglas Smith]], [[Clay Pinney]], and [[Joe Viskocil|Joseph Viskocil]]'''
|-
| ''[[Dragonheart]]''
| [[Scott Squires]], [[Phil Tippett]], [[James Straus]], and [[Kit West]]
|-
| ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]''
| [[Stefen Fangmeier]], [[John Frazier]], [[Habib Zargarpour]], and [[Henry LaBounta]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 in film|1997]]<br /><small>[[70th Academy Awards|(70th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'''''
| '''[[Robert Legato]], [[Mark Lasoff]], [[Thomas L. Fisher]], and [[Michael Kanfer]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''
| [[Dennis Muren]], [[Stan Winston]], [[Randal M. Dutra]], and [[Michael Lantieri]]
|-
| ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]''
| [[Phil Tippett]], [[Scott E. Anderson]], Alec Gillis, and [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 in film|1998]]<br /><small>[[71st Academy Awards|(71st)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]'''''
| '''[[Joel Hynek]], [[Nicholas Brooks (special effects artist)|Nicholas Brooks]], [[Stuart Robertson (visual effects artist)|Stuart Robertson]], and [[Kevin Mack (visual effects artist)|Kevin Mack]]'''
|-
| ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]''
| [[Richard R. Hoover]], [[Patrick McClung]], and [[John Frazier]]
|-
| ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]''
| [[Rick Baker]], [[Hoyt Yeatman]], [[Allen Hall (special effects artist)|Allen Hall]], and [[Jim Mitchell (visual effects artist)|Jim Mitchell]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 in film|1999]]<br /><small>[[72nd Academy Awards|(72nd)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Matrix]]'''''
| '''[[John Gaeta]], [[Janek Sirrs]], [[Steve Courtley]], and [[Jon Thum]]'''
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''
| [[John Knoll]], [[Dennis Muren]], [[Scott Squires]], and [[Rob Coleman]]
|-
| ''[[Stuart Little (film)|Stuart Little]]''
| [[John Dykstra]], [[Jerome Chen (visual effects supervisor)|Jerome Chen]], Henry F. Anderson III, and Eric Allard
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="3" |[[2000 in film|2000]]<br /><small>[[73rd Academy Awards|(73rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'''''
| '''[[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]], [[Neil Corbould]], [[Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor)|Tim Burke]], and [[Rob Harvey (special effects artist)|Rob Harvey]]'''
|-
| ''[[Hollow Man]]''
| [[Scott E. Anderson]], [[Craig Hayes]], [[Scott Stokdyk]], and [[Stan Parks]]
|-
| ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]''
| [[Stefen Fangmeier]], [[Habib Zargarpour]], [[John Frazier]], and [[Walt Conti]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 in film|2001]]<br /><small>[[74th Academy Awards|(74th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'''''
| '''[[Jim Rygiel]], [[Randall William Cook]], [[Richard Taylor (filmmaker)|Richard Taylor]], and [[Mark Stetson]]'''
|-
| ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]''
| [[Dennis Muren]], [[Scott Farrar]], [[Stan Winston]], and [[Michael Lantieri]]
|-
| ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]''
| [[Eric Brevig]], [[John Frazier]], [[Ed Hirsh]], and [[Ben Snow]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 in film|2002]]<br /><small>[[75th Academy Awards|(75th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'''''
| '''[[Jim Rygiel]], [[Joe Letteri]], [[Randall William Cook]], and [[Alex Funke]]'''
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''
| [[John Dykstra]], [[Scott Stokdyk]], [[Anthony LaMolinara]], and [[John Frazier]]
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]''
| [[Rob Coleman]], [[Pablo Helman]], [[John Knoll]], and [[Ben Snow]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 in film|2003]]<br /><small>[[76th Academy Awards|(76th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'''''
| '''[[Jim Rygiel]], [[Joe Letteri]], [[Randall William Cook]], and [[Alex Funke]]'''
|-
| ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]''
| [[Dan Sudick]], [[Stefen Fangmeier]], [[Nathan McGuinness]], and [[Robert Stromberg]]
|-
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
| [[John Knoll]], [[Hal Hickel]], [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]], and [[Terry Frazee]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 in film|2004]]<br /><small>[[77th Academy Awards|(77th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Spider-Man 2]]'''''
| '''[[John Dykstra]], [[Scott Stokdyk]], [[Anthony LaMolinara]], and [[John Frazier]]'''
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
| [[Roger Guyett]], [[Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor)|Tim Burke]], [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]], and [[Bill George (visual effects supervisor)|William George]]
|-
| ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]''
| [[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]], [[Andrew R. Jones]], [[Erik Nash]], and [[Joe Letteri]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 in film|2005]]<br /><small>[[78th Academy Awards|(78th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'''''
| '''[[Joe Letteri]], [[Brian Van't Hul]], [[Christian Rivers]], and [[Richard Taylor (filmmaker)|Richard Taylor]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''
| [[Dean Wright]], [[Bill Westenhofer]], [[Jim Berney]], and [[Scott Farrar]]
|-
| ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]''
| [[Dennis Muren]], [[Pablo Helman]], [[Randal M. Dutra]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 in film|2006]]<br /><small>[[79th Academy Awards|(79th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'''''
| '''[[John Knoll]], [[Hal Hickel]], [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]], and [[Allen Hall (special effects artist)|Allen Hall]]'''
|-
| ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]''
|Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett, and [[John Frazier]]
|-
| ''[[Superman Returns]]''
| [[Mark Stetson]], [[Neil Corbould]], [[Richard R. Hoover]], and [[Jon Thum]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 in film|2007]]<br /><small>[[80th Academy Awards|(80th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'''''
| '''[[Michael L. Fink]], [[Bill Westenhofer]], [[Ben Morris (special effects artist)|Ben Morris]], and [[Trevor Wood (special effects artist)|Trevor Wood]]'''
|-
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''
| [[John Knoll]], [[Hal Hickel]], [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]], and [[John Frazier]]
|-
| ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''
| [[Scott Farrar]], [[Scott Benza]], [[Russell Earl]], and [[John Frazier]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 in film|2008]]<br /><small>[[81st Academy Awards|(81st)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'''''
| '''[[Eric Barba]], [[Steve Preeg]], [[Burt Dalton]], and [[Craig Barron]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
| [[Nick Davis (visual effects supervisor)|Nick Davis]], [[Chris Corbould]], [[Tim Webber]], and [[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]]
|-
| ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''
| [[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]], [[Ben Snow]], [[Dan Sudick]], and [[Shane Mahan]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 in film|2009]]<br /><small>[[82nd Academy Awards|(82nd)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'''''
| '''[[Joe Letteri]], [[Stephen Rosenbaum]], [[Richard Baneham]], and [[Andrew R. Jones]]'''
|-
| ''[[District 9]]''
| [[Dan Kaufman]], [[Peter Muyzers]], [[Robert Habros]], and [[Matt Aitken (special effects artist)|Matt Aitken]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]''
| [[Roger Guyett]], [[Russell Earl]], [[Paul Kavanagh (visual effects artist)|Paul Kavanagh]], and [[Burt Dalton]]
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2010 in film|2010]]<br /><small>[[83rd Academy Awards|(83rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Inception]]'''''
| '''[[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]], [[Chris Corbould]], [[Andrew Lockley]], and [[Peter Bebb]]'''
|-
| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| [[Ken Ralston]], [[David Schaub]], [[Carey Villegas]], and [[Sean Phillips (visual effects artist)|Sean Phillips]]
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]''
| [[Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor)|Tim Burke]], [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]], [[Christian Manz]], and [[Nicolas Aithadi]]
|-
| ''[[Hereafter (film)|Hereafter]]''
| [[Michael Owens (visual effects artist)|Michael Owens]], [[Bryan Grill]], [[Stephan Trojansky]], and [[Joe Farrell (visual effects artist)|Joe Farrell]]
|-
| ''[[Iron Man 2]]''
| [[Janek Sirrs]], [[Ben Snow]], [[Ged Wright]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2011 in film|2011]]<br /><small>[[84th Academy Awards|(84th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'''''
| '''[[Robert Legato]], [[Joss Williams]], [[Ben Grossmann]], and [[Alex Henning]]'''
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''
| [[Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor)|Tim Burke]], [[David Vickery]], [[Greg Butler (visual effects supervisor)|Greg Butler]], and [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]]
|-
| ''[[Real Steel]]''
| [[Erik Nash]], [[John Rosengrant]], [[Danny Gordon Taylor|Dan Taylor]], and [[Swen Gillberg]]
|-
| ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]''
| [[Joe Letteri]], [[Dan Lemmon]], [[R. Christopher White]], and [[Daniel Barrett (visual effects supervisor)|Daniel Barrett]]
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
| [[Scott Farrar]], [[Scott Benza]], [[Matthew E. Butler]], and [[John Frazier]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2012 in film|2012]]<br /><small>[[85th Academy Awards|(85th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'''''
| '''[[Bill Westenhofer]], [[Guillaume Rocheron]], [[Erik-Jan de Boer]], and [[Donald R. Elliott]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
| [[Joe Letteri]], [[Eric Saindon]], [[David Clayton (visual effects)|David Clayton]], and [[R. Christopher White]]
|-
| ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|Marvel's The Avengers]]''
| [[Janek Sirrs]], [[Jeff White (visual effects)|Jeff White]], [[Guy Williams (visual effects)|Guy Williams]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]''
| [[Richard Stammers]], [[Trevor Wood (special effects artist)|Trevor Wood]], [[Charley Henley]], and [[Martin Hill (visual effects artist)|Martin Hill]]
|-
| ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]''
| [[Cedric Nicolas-Troyan]], Philip Brennan, [[Neil Corbould]], and Michael Dawson
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2013 in film|2013]]<br /><small>[[86th Academy Awards|(86th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'''''
| '''[[Tim Webber]], [[Chris Lawrence (visual effects)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Dave Shirk]], and [[Neil Corbould]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''
| [[Joe Letteri]], [[Eric Saindon]], [[David Clayton (visual effects)|David Clayton]], and [[Eric Reynolds (visual effects)|Eric Reynolds]]
|-
| ''[[Iron Man 3]]''
| [[Christopher Townsend]], [[Guy Williams (visual effects)|Guy Williams]], [[Erik Nash]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]''
| [[Tim Alexander (visual effects)|Tim Alexander]], [[Gary Brozenich]], [[Edson Williams]], and [[John Frazier]]
|-
| ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]''
| [[Roger Guyett]], [[Patrick Tubach]], [[Ben Grossmann]], and [[Burt Dalton]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2014 in film|2014]]<br /><small>[[87th Academy Awards|(87th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'''''
| '''[[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]], [[Andrew Lockley]], [[Ian Hunter (visual effects supervisor)|Ian Hunter]], and [[Scott R. Fisher]]'''
|-
| ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]''
| [[Dan DeLeeuw]], [[Russell Earl]], [[Bryan Grill]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]''
| [[Joe Letteri]], [[Dan Lemmon]], [[Daniel Barrett (visual effects supervisor)|Daniel Barrett]], and [[Erik Winquist]]
|-
| ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
| [[Stéphane Ceretti]], [[Nicolas Aithadi]], [[Jonathan Fawkner]], and [[Paul Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]''
| [[Richard Stammers]], [[Lou Pecora]], [[Tim Crosbie]], and [[Cameron Waldbauer]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2015 in film|2015]]<br /><small>[[88th Academy Awards|(88th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Ex Machina (film)|Ex Machina]]'''''
| '''[[Mark Williams Ardington]], [[Sara Bennett]], [[Paul Norris (visual effects)|Paul Norris]], and [[Andrew Whitehurst]]'''
|-
| ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]''
| [[Andrew Jackson (visual effects)|Andrew Jackson]], [[Dan Oliver]], [[Andy Williams (visual effects)|Andy Williams]], and [[Tom Wood (visual effects)|Tom Wood]]
|-
| ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]''
| [[Anders Langlands]], [[Chris Lawrence (visual effects)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Richard Stammers]], and [[Steven Warner]]
|-
| ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''
| [[Richard McBride (visual effects)|Richard McBride]], [[Matt Shumway]], [[Jason Smith (visual effects)|Jason Smith]], and [[Cameron Waldbauer]]
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''
| [[Chris Corbould]], [[Roger Guyett]], [[Patrick Tubach]], and [[Neal Scanlan]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2016 in film|2016]]<br /><small>[[89th Academy Awards|(89th)]]</small> <br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-oscars-2017-nominees-winners-list-20170123-story.html |title=Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 26, 2017 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228032241/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-oscars-2017-nominees-winners-list-20170123-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'''''
| '''[[Robert Legato]], [[Adam Valdez]], [[Andrew R. Jones]], and [[Dan Lemmon]]'''
|-
| ''[[Deepwater Horizon (film)|Deepwater Horizon]]''
| [[Craig Hammack]], [[Jason Snell (visual effects artist)|Jason Snell]], [[Jason Billington]], and [[Burt Dalton]]
|-
| ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]''
| [[Stéphane Ceretti]], [[Richard Bluff]], [[Vincent Cirelli]], and [[Paul Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]''
| [[Steve Emerson (visual effects artist)|Steve Emerson]], [[Oliver Jones (visual effects artist)|Oliver Jones]], [[Brian McLean (visual effects artist)|Brian McLean]], and [[Brad Schiff]]
|-
| ''[[Rogue One|Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]''
| [[John Knoll]], [[Mohen Leo]], [[Hal Hickel]], and [[Neil Corbould]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2017 in film|2017]]<br /><small>[[90th Academy Awards|(90th)]]</small> <br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/oscar-nominations-2018-academy-award-nominees-1202266874/ |title=Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape Of Water' Leads Way With 13 |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=January 23, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 23, 2018 |archive-date=January 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124001806/https://deadline.com/2018/01/oscar-nominations-2018-academy-award-nominees-1202266874/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'''''
| '''[[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]], [[Gerd Nefzer]], [[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]], and [[Richard R. Hoover]]'''
|-
| ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''
| [[Christopher Townsend]], [[Guy Williams (visual effects)|Guy Williams]], [[Jonathan Fawkner]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''
| [[Stephen Rosenbaum]], [[Jeff White (visual effects)|Jeff White]], [[Scott Benza]], and [[Mike Meinardus]]
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''
| [[Ben Morris (special effects artist)|Ben Morris]], [[Mike Mulholland]], [[Neal Scanlan]], and [[Chris Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[War for the Planet of the Apes]]''
| [[Joe Letteri]], [[Daniel Barrett (visual effects supervisor)|Daniel Barrett]], [[Dan Lemmon]], and [[Joel Whist (visual effects supervisor)|Joel Whist]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2018 in film|2018]]<br /><small>[[91st Academy Awards|(91st)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]'''''
| '''[[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]], [[Ian Hunter (visual effects supervisor)|Ian Hunter]], [[Tristan Myles]], and [[J. D. Schwalm]]'''
|-
| ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''
| [[Dan DeLeeuw]], [[Kelly Port]], [[Russell Earl]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]''
| [[Chris Lawrence (visual effects)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Mike Eames]], Theo Jones, and [[Chris Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]''
| [[Roger Guyett]], [[Grady Cofer]], [[Matthew E. Butler]], and [[Dave Shirk|David Shirk]]
|-
| ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''
| [[Rob Bredow]], [[Patrick Tubach]], [[Neal Scanlan]], and [[Dominic Tuohy]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2019 in film|2019]]<br /><small>[[92nd Academy Awards|(92nd)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[1917 (2019 film)|1917]]'''''
| '''[[Guillaume Rocheron]], [[Greg Butler (visual effects supervisor)|Greg Butler]], and [[Dominic Tuohy]]'''
|-
| ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''
| [[Dan DeLeeuw]], [[Russell Earl]], [[Matt Aitken (special effects artist)|Matt Aitken]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[The Irishman]]''
| [[Pablo Helman]], [[Leandro Estebecorena]], [[Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser]], and [[Stephane Grabli]]
|-
| ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]''
| [[Robert Legato]], [[Adam Valdez]], [[Andrew R. Jones]], and [[Elliot Newman]]
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''
| [[Roger Guyett]], [[Neal Scanlan]], [[Patrick Tubach]], and [[Dominic Tuohy]]
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="30%" | Film
! width="65%" | Nominees
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | [[2020 in film|2020]]<br /><small>[[93rd Academy Awards|(93rd)]]</small>
| '''''[[Tenet (film)|Tenet]]'''''
| '''[[Andrew Jackson (visual effects)|Andrew Jackson]], [[David Lee (visual effects artist)|David Lee]], [[Andrew Lockley]], and [[Scott R. Fisher|Scott Fisher]]'''
|-
| ''[[Love and Monsters (film)|Love and Monsters]]''
| [[Matt Sloan (visual effects)|Matt Sloan]], [[Genevieve Camilleri]], [[Matt Everitt (animator)|Matt Everitt]], and [[Brian Cox (special effects artist)|Brian Cox]]
|-
| ''[[The Midnight Sky]]''
| [[Matt Kasmir]], [[Chris Lawrence (visual effects)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Max Solomon]], and [[David Watkins (special effects artist)|David Watkins]]
|-
| ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]''
| [[Sean Andrew Faden]], [[Anders Langlands]], [[Seth Maury]], and [[Steve Ingram]]
|-
| ''[[The One and Only Ivan (film)|The One and Only Ivan]]''
| [[Nick Davis (visual effects supervisor)|Nick Davis]], Greg Fisher, Ben Jones, and [[Santiago Colomo Martínez]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2021 in film|2021]]<br /><small>[[94th Academy Awards|(94th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'''''
| '''[[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]], [[Tristan Myles]], [[Brian Connor (visual effects artist)|Brian Connor]], and [[Gerd Nefzer]]'''
|-
| ''[[Free Guy]]''
| [[Swen Gillberg]], [[Bryan Grill]], [[Nikos Kalaitzidis]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[No Time to Die]]''
| [[Charlie Noble (visual effects artist)|Charlie Noble]], [[Joel Green (visual effects artist)|Joel Green]], [[Jonathan Fawkner]], and [[Chris Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]''
| [[Christopher Townsend]], [[Joe Farrell (visual effects artist)|Joe Farrell]], [[Sean Noel Walker]], and [[Dan Oliver]]
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''
| [[Kelly Port]], [[Chris Waegner]], [[Scott Edelstein]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2022 in film|2022]]<br /><small>[[95th Academy Awards|(95th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'''''
| '''[[Joe Letteri]], [[Richard Baneham]], [[Eric Saindon]], and [[Daniel Barrett (visual effects supervisor)|Daniel Barrett]]'''
|-
| ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]''
| [[Frank Petzold (visual effects artist)|Frank Petzold]], [[Viktor Müller (visual effects artist)|Viktor Müller]], [[Markus Frank (visual effects artist)|Markus Frank]], and [[Kamil Jafar]]
|-
| ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]''
| [[Dan Lemmon]], [[Russell Earl]], [[Anders Langlands]], and [[Dominic Tuohy]]
|-
| ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]''
| [[Geoffrey Baumann]], [[Craig Hammack]], [[R. Christopher White]], and [[Dan Sudick]]
|-
| ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]''
| [[Ryan Tudhope]], [[Seth Hill]], [[Bryan Litson]], and [[Scott R. Fisher]]
|-
! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | [[2023 in film|2023]]<br /><small>[[96th Academy Awards|(96th)]]</small>
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
| '''''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'''''
| '''[[Takashi Yamazaki]], [[Kiyoko Shibuya]], [[Masaki Takahashi]], and [[Tatsuji Nojima]]'''
|-
| ''[[The Creator (2023 film)|The Creator]]''
| [[Jay Cooper]], [[Ian Comley]], [[Andrew Roberts (visual effects artist)|Andrew Roberts]] and [[Neil Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]''
| [[Stéphane Ceretti]], [[Alexis Wajsbrot]], [[Guy Williams (visual effects)|Guy Williams]] and [[Theo Bialek]]
|-
| ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]''
| [[Alex Wuttke]], [[Simone Coco]], [[Jeff Sutherland (visual effects artist)|Jeff Sutherland]] and [[Neil Corbould]]
|-
| ''[[Napoleon (2023 film)|Napoleon]]''
| [[Charley Henley]], [[Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet]], [[Simone Coco]] and [[Neil Corbould]]
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2024 in film|2024]]<br /><small>[[97th Academy Awards|(97th)]]</small>
|'''''[[Dune: Part Two]]'''''
|'''[[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]], [[Stephen James (visual effects artist)|Stephen James]], [[Rhys Salcombe]] and [[Gerd Nefzer]]'''
|-
|''[[Alien: Romulus]]''
|[[Eric Barba]], [[Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser]], [[Daniel Macarin]] and [[Shane Mahan]]
|-
|[[Better Man (film)|''Better Man'']]
|[[Luke Millar]], [[David Clayton (visual effects)|David Clayton]], [[Keith Herft]] and [[Peter Stubbs (special effects artist)|Peter Stubbs]]
|-
|''[[Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes]]''
|[[Erik Winquist]], [[Stephen Unterfranz]], [[Paul Story]] and [[Rodney Burke]]
|-
|[[Wicked (2024 film)|''Wicked'']]
|[[Pablo Helman]], [[Jonathan Fawkner]], [[Dave Shirk|David Shirk]] and [[Paul Corbould]]
|}

==Shortlisted finalists==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/93aa_rules.pdf |title=93rd Academy Award of Merit Rules |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502044737/https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/93aa_rules.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the [[83rd Academy Awards]], only fifteen films were long-listed, and only seven films were shortlisted.<ref name="83rdvfx">{{cite web |last=Knegt |first=Peter |date=December 10, 2010 |title=Oscars Announce Visual Effects Shortlist |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2010/12/oscars-announce-visual-effects-shortlist-244202/ |access-date=May 4, 2021 |website=[[IndieWire]] |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504150109/https://www.indiewire.com/2010/12/oscars-announce-visual-effects-shortlist-244202/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="5%" | Year
! width="95%" | Finalists
!Ref
|-
! 1984
| ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'', ''[[Gremlins]]'', ''[[The Last Starfighter]]'', ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Turner |first=George |date=April 1985 |title=Academy Visual Effects Nominees |magazine=[[American Cinematographer]]}}</ref>
|-
! 1993
| ''[[Addams Family Values]]'', ''[[Alive (1993 film)|Alive]]'', ''[[Hocus Pocus (1993 film)|Hocus Pocus]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Mavity |first=Will |date=January 22, 2017 |title=A History of Visual Effects Shortlists & Bake-Offs |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/a-history-of-visual-effects-shortlists-bake-offs/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=Next Best Picture |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609104456/https://nextbestpicture.com/a-history-of-visual-effects-shortlists-bake-offs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! 1994
| ''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'', ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=February 12, 1995 |title=Behind the Illusion |url=https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/behind-the-illusion-99124757/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725223155/https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/behind-the-illusion-99124757/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 1995
| ''[[Batman Forever]]'', ''[[Casper (film)|Casper]]'', ''[[Jumanji]]'', ''[[The Indian in the Cupboard (film)|The Indian in the Cupboard]]'', ''[[Waterworld]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=March 17, 1996 |title=Movie Answer Man (03/17/1996) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/answer-man/movie-answer-man-03171996 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724211204/https://www.rogerebert.com/answer-man/movie-answer-man-03171996 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 1996
| ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Nutty Professor (1996 film)|The Nutty Professor]]'', ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Hindes |first=Andrew |date=January 8, 1997 |title=7 pix set to vie for 3 Oscar f/x noms |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/7-pix-set-to-vie-for-3-oscar-f-x-noms-1117434268/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726014356/https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/7-pix-set-to-vie-for-3-oscar-f-x-noms-1117434268/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 1997
| ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', ''[[Contact (1997 American film)|Contact]]'', ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=March 3, 1998 |title=Silicon Graphics' Oscar-winning performance |url=https://www.itweb.co.za/content/dgp45vaGKg9MX9l8 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[ITWeb]] |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724210642/https://www.itweb.co.za/content/dgp45vaGKg9MX9l8 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 1998
| ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'', ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[Small Soldiers]]'', ''[[The Truman Show]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Olson |first=Eric J. |date=February 4, 1999 |title=Seven pics make the cut in Oscar f/x nominee race |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/f-x-get-top-billing-at-acad-bake-off-1117491026/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726002807/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/f-x-get-top-billing-at-acad-bake-off-1117491026/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 1999
| ''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]'', ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', ''[[Wild Wild West]]'', ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=January 12, 2000 |title=Seven pics make the cut in Oscar f/x nominee race |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/seven-pics-make-the-cut-in-oscar-f-x-nominee-race-1117760828/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725231520/https://variety.com/2000/film/news/seven-pics-make-the-cut-in-oscar-f-x-nominee-race-1117760828/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2000
| ''[[Cast Away]]'', ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'', ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=January 10, 2001 |title=Acad taps 7 for f/x bake-off |url=https://variety.com/2001/digital/awards/acad-taps-7-for-f-x-bake-off-1117791621/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726001949/https://variety.com/2001/digital/awards/acad-taps-7-for-f-x-bake-off-1117791621/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2001
| ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'', ''[[Cats & Dogs]]'', ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park III]]''<ref group="note">A tie resulted in eight finalists.</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=February 27, 2002 |title=Short list for Oscar f/x gets physical |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/short-list-for-oscar-f-x-gets-physical-1117861553/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726002944/https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/short-list-for-oscar-f-x-gets-physical-1117861553/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2002
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'', ''[[Men in Black II]]'', ''[[XXX (2002 film)|xXx]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=January 20, 2003 |title=Effective Work |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/effective-work-1117879198/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725211337/https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/effective-work-1117879198/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2003
| ''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'', ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'', ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'', ''[[X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=January 7, 2004 |title=Threepeat feat? |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/threepeat-feat-1117898025/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726020434/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/threepeat-feat-1117898025/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2004
| ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'', ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'', ''[[Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=December 19, 2004 |title='Aviator' f/x flying high |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/aviator-f-x-flying-high-1117915249/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726002316/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/aviator-f-x-flying-high-1117915249/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2005
| ''[[Batman Begins]]'', ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Justin |date=December 16, 2005 |title=Acad avoids 'Sin' as f/x race narrows to 7 |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/acad-avoids-sin-as-f-x-race-narrows-to-7-1117934837/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725214140/https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/acad-avoids-sin-as-f-x-race-narrows-to-7-1117934837/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2006
| ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]'', ''[[Night at the Museum]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=December 15, 2006 |title=Visual Effects Oscar contenders announced |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/visual-effects-oscar-contenders-announced-1117955858/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726020629/https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/visual-effects-oscar-contenders-announced-1117955858/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2007
| '''First Round''': ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]'', ''[[National Treasure: Book of Secrets]]'', ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'', ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'', ''[[The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep]]''                
'''Second Round''': ''[[The Bourne Ultimatum (film)|The Bourne Ultimatum]]'', ''[[Evan Almighty]]'', ''[[I Am Legend (film)|I Am Legend]]'', ''[[300 (film)|300]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |author=Carolyn Giardina|agency=Associated Press |date=2007-12-17 |title='Ratatouille,' 'Beowulf' in AMPAS graces |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ratatouille-beowulf-ampas-graces-157287/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 4, 2008 |title=Oscar's visual effects list set |url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/awards/oscar-s-visual-effects-list-set-1117978423/ |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725203741/https://variety.com/2008/digital/awards/oscar-s-visual-effects-list-set-1117978423/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2008
| ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'', ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'', ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'', ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=January 7, 2009 |title=Oscar's VFX shortlist |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-vfx-shortlist-77239 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725055543/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-vfx-shortlist-77239 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2009
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'', ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Seven films on Oscar's visual effects shortlist |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-effects-idUSTRE6060DH20100107 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518164916/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-effects-idUSTRE6060DH20100107 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2010
| '''First Round:''' ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'', ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', ''[[The Last Airbender (film)|The Last Airbender]]'', ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'', ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]'', ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'', ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010 film)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'', ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'', ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''
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! 2011
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Cowboys & Aliens]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]'', ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'', ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]'', ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', ''[[The Tree of Life (film)|The Tree of Life]]'', ''[[X-Men: First Class]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=The Deadline Team |date=January 9, 2011 |title=OSCARS: 15 Feature Films On VFX Shortlist |url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/oscars-15-films-on-visual-effects-shortlist-203478/ |access-date=March 27, 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416082923/https://deadline.com/2011/12/oscars-15-films-on-visual-effects-shortlist-203478/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=January 4, 2012 |title=Visual Effects Oscar Category Narrowed Down to 10 Choices |url=https://collider.com/visual-effects-oscars-2012/ |access-date=May 3, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724211813/https://collider.com/visual-effects-oscars-2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2012
| ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'', ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'', ''[[Skyfall]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=November 29, 2012 |title=Oscars: Visual Effects Finalists Named |url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/oscars-visual-effects-finalists-named-379352/ |access-date=May 3, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724210905/https://deadline.com/2012/11/oscars-visual-effects-finalists-named-379352/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2013
| ''[[Elysium (film)|Elysium]]'', ''[[Oblivion (2013 film)|Oblivion]]'', ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=December 5, 2013 |title=10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscarr-race |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=December 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210005239/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20131205.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2014
| ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'', ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=December 5, 2014 |title=10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscarr-race-0 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704113602/https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscarr-race-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2015
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'', ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]'', ''[[Everest (2015 film)|Everest]]'', ''[[Furious 7]]'', ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'', ''[[In the Heart of the Sea (film)|In the Heart of the Sea]]'', ''[[Jupiter Ascending]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'', ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'', ''[[Terminator Genisys]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Jurassic World]]'', ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'', ''[[The Walk (2015 film)|The Walk]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=December 8, 2015 |title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and 'Jurassic World' Among Shortlist for 2016 VFX Oscar |url=https://collider.com/oscars-2016-visual-effects-avengers-age-of-ultron/ |access-date=January 29, 2021 |website=Collider |archive-date=December 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212012105/http://collider.com/oscars-2016-visual-effects-avengers-age-of-ultron/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 21, 2015 |title=10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscar-race |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505020149/https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscar-race |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2016
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'', ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'', ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', ''[[Independence Day: Resurgence]]'', ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'', ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'', ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'', ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'', ''[[Warcraft (film)|Warcraft]]'', ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]'', ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', ''[[Passengers (2016 film)|Passengers]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2 December 2016 |title=20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscar-race-0 |access-date=July 7, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707214731/https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscar-race-0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 16, 2016 |title=10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscar-race-0 |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=May 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504234514/https://www.oscars.org/news/10-contenders-remain-vfx-oscar-race-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2017
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'', ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]'', ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'', ''[[Life (2017 film)|Life]]'', ''[[Logan (film)|Logan]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Alien: Covenant]]'', ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'', ''[[Okja]]'', ''[[The Shape of Water]]'', ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 December 2017 |title=20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscarr-race |access-date=July 7, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707122919/https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscarr-race |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Erbland |first=Kate |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Oscars 2018: Academy Shortlist Names Contenders for Visual Effects, Including 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and 'Dunkirk' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/oscars-2018-academy-shortlist-visual-effects-1201908865/ |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506122729/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/oscars-2018-academy-shortlist-visual-effects-1201908865/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2018
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'', ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'', ''[[Incredibles 2]]'', ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'', ''[[Mortal Engines (film)|Mortal Engines]]'', ''[[The Nutcracker and the Four Realms]]'', ''[[Paddington 2]]'', ''[[A Quiet Place]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'', ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'', ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'', ''[[Welcome to Marwen]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 December 2018 |title=20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscar-race-1 |access-date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707212122/https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscar-race-1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=14 December 2018 |title=91st Oscar Shortlists |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/91st-oscars-shortlists |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=1 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101224359/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/91st-oscars-shortlists |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2019
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Ad Astra (film)|Ad Astra]]'', ''[[The Aeronauts (film)|The Aeronauts]]'', ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'', ''[[Hobbs & Shaw]]'', ''[[Ford v Ferrari]]'', ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'', ''[[Men in Black: International]]'', ''[[Midway (2019 film)|Midway]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]'', ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'', ''[[Cats (2019 film)|Cats]]'', ''[[Gemini Man (film)|Gemini Man]]'', ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 December 2019 |title=20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscarr-race-0 |access-date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707185542/https://www.oscars.org/news/20-contenders-advance-vfx-oscarr-race-0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=10 December 2019 |title=92nd Oscar Shortlists |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/92nd-oscars-shortlists |access-date=May 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217011602/https://oscars.org/oscars/92nd-oscars-shortlists |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2020
| ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'', ''[[Bloodshot (film)|Bloodshot]]'', ''[[Mank]]'', ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', ''[[Welcome to Chechnya]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=5 February 2021 |title=93rd Oscar Shortlists |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/93rd-oscars-shortlists |access-date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210100136/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/93rd-oscars-shortlists |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! 2021
| ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]'', ''[[Eternals (film)|Eternals]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=20 December 2021 |title=94th Oscar Shortlists |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/94th-oscars-shortlists |access-date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229010809/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/94th-oscars-shortlists |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! 2022
| ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]], [[Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]'', ''[[Jurassic World Dominion]]'', ''[[Nope (film)|Nope]]'', ''[[Thirteen Lives]]''
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |date=21 December 2022 |title=Oscars: Shortlists for 95th Academy Awards Unveiled |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-shortlists-95th-academy-awards-unveiled-1235285262/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=THR |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124192311/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-shortlists-95th-academy-awards-unveiled-1235285262/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! 2023
| '''First Round:''' ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]'', ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]'', ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'', ''[[The Boys in the Boat (film)|The Boys in the Boat]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves]]'', ''[[Killers of the Flower Moon (film)|Killers of the Flower Moon]]'', ''[[The Marvels]]'', ''[[Nyad (film)|Nyad]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]''<br>'''Second Round:''' ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]'', ''[[Poor Things (film)|Poor Things]]'', ''[[Rebel Moon|Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire]]'', ''[[Society of the Snow]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/oscars-2024-best-visual-effects-shortlist-oppenheimer-snubbed/|title=Oppenheimer misses out on the Best Visual Effects Oscar shortlist – but Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania makes it through|author1=Emily Garbutt|date=December 8, 2023|website=gamesradar|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=January 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106002721/https://www.gamesradar.com/oscars-2024-best-visual-effects-shortlist-oppenheimer-snubbed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Clayton |date=21 December 2023 |title=Oscar Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories: 'Barbie' Leads the Way |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/2024-oscars-shortlist-barbie-1235843930/ |access-date=21 December 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222025009/https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/2024-oscars-shortlist-barbie-1235843930/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!2024
|'''First Round''': ''[[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[The Fall Guy (2024 film)|The Fall Guy]]'', ''[[Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga]]'', ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]]'', ''[[Here (2024 film)|Here]]'', ''[[A Quiet Place: Day One]]'', ''[[Spaceman (2024 film)|Spaceman]]'', ''[[The Substance]]''<br>'''Second Round''': [[Civil War (film)|''Civil War'']], ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'', ''[[Gladiator II]]'', ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'', ''[[Twisters (film)|Twisters]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finalists for Visual Effects Oscar Revealed Ahead of Shortlist Voting: 'Wicked,' 'Dune 2,' 'Mufasa' and More (EXCLUSIVE) |first=Clayton |last=Davis |work=Variety |date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/oscars-visual-effects-20-finalists-2024-1236242249/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2024-12-17 |title=Oscars Shortlist Announced in 10 Categories: 'Emilia Pérez' and 'Wicked' Lead the Charge; Strong Showings for 'Dune 2' and 'Gladiator 2' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/oscars-shortlist-2025-wicked-emilia-perez-1236251130/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

== Artists with multiple awards ==
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;8 awards
* [[Dennis Muren]]

;5 awards
* [[Gordon Jennings]]
* [[Ken Ralston]]
* [[Joe Letteri]]

;4 awards
* [[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]]
* [[Richard Edlund]]
* [[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]]
* [[Glen Robinson (visual effects)|Glen Robinson]]

;3 awards
* [[Randall William Cook]]
* [[Farciot Edouart]]
* [[John P. Fulton]]
* [[Alex Funke]]
* [[A. Arnold Gillespie]]
* [[Andrew Lockley]]
* [[Louis Mesenkop]]
* [[Gerd Nefzer]]
* [[Carlo Rambaldi]]
* [[Jim Rygiel]]
* [[Stan Winston]]
* [[Robert Legato]]

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;2 awards
* [[Richard Baneham]]
* [[Neil Corbould]]
* [[John Dykstra]]
* [[Scott R. Fisher]]
* [[A. D. Flowers|A.D. Flowers]]
* [[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]]
* [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]]
* [[George Gibbs (special effects artist)|George Gibbs]]
* [[Allen Hall (special effects artist)|Allen Hall]]
* [[Tom Howard (special effects)|Thomas Howard]]
* [[Ian Hunter (visual effects supervisor)|Ian Hunter]]
* [[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]]
* [[Andrew R. Jones]]
* [[Eustace Lycett]]
* [[Robert MacDonald (special effects artist)|Robert MacDonald]]
* [[Tristan Myles (visual effects artist)|Tristan Myles]]
* [[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|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 (filmmaker)|Richard Taylor]]
* [[Phil Tippett]]
* [[Bill Westenhofer]]
* [[Albert Whitlock]]

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== Artists with multiple nominations ==
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;15 nominations
* [[Dennis Muren]]

;13 nominations
* [[Dan Sudick]]

;12 nominations
* [[A. Arnold Gillespie]]

;11 nominations
* [[John Frazier]]
* [[Joe Letteri]]

;10 nominations
* [[Richard Edlund]]
* [[Farciot Edouart]]
* [[Gordon Jennings]]

;8 nominations
* [[Neil Corbould]]
* [[Ken Ralston]]
* [[Fred Sersen]]

;7 nominations
* [[Nathan Levinson]]*

;6 nominations
* [[John Bruno (special effects)|John Bruno]]
* [[Chris Corbould]]
* [[Russell Earl]]
* [[Scott Farrar]]
* [[Roger Guyett]]
* [[John Knoll]]
* [[Douglas Shearer]]*
* [[John Richardson (special effects designer)|John Richardson]]
* [[Phil Tippett]]
* [[Stan Winston]]

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;5 nominations
* [[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]]
* [[Jack Cosgrove (special effects artist)|Jack Cosgrove]]
* [[John Dykstra]]
* [[John P. Fulton]]
* [[Roger Heman Sr.|Roger Heman]]
* [[Michael Lantieri]]
* [[Robert Legato]]
* [[Dan Lemmon]]
* [[Neal Scanlan]]

;4 nominations
* [[Daniel Barrett (visual effects supervisor)|Daniel Barrett]]
* [[Tim Burke (visual effects supervisor)|Tim Burke]]
* [[Lawrence W. Butler|Lawrence Butler]]
* [[Burt Dalton]]
* [[Jonathan Fawkner]]
* [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]]
* [[Allen Hall (special effects artist)|Allen Hall]]
* [[Byron Haskin]]
* [[Pablo Helman]]
* [[Hal Hickel]]
* [[Arthur Johns]]*
* [[Paul Lambert (special effects artist)|Paul Lambert]]
* [[Chris Lawrence (visual effects)|Chris Lawrence]]
* [[Eustace Lycett]]
* [[Louis Mesenkop]]
* [[Thomas T. Moulton]]*
* [[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]]
* [[Glen Robinson (visual effects)|Glen Robinson]]
* [[Ben Snow]]
* [[James G. Stewart]]*
* [[Patrick Tubach]]
* [[Dominic Tuohy]]
* [[Vernon L. Walker]]
* [[Guy Williams (visual effects)|Guy Williams]]

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;3 nominations
* [[Scott E. Anderson]]
* [[Scott Benza]]
* [[Ray Binger|R.O. Binger]]
* [[Eric Brevig]]
* [[Bernard B. Brown]]*
* [[Stéphane Ceretti]]
* [[Randall William Cook]]
* [[Paul Corbould]]
* [[Dan DeLeeuw]]
* [[George Dutton]]*
* [[Stefen Fangmeier]]
* [[Scott R. Fisher]]
* [[A. D. Flowers|A.D. Flowers]]
* [[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]]
* [[Alex Funke]]
* [[George Gibbs (special effects artist)|George Gibbs]]
* [[Bryan Grill]]
* [[Edmund H. Hansen|E.H. Hansen]]*
* [[Richard R. Hoover]]
* [[Donald Jahraus]]
* [[Joseph McMillan Johnson]]
* [[Andrew R. Jones]]
* [[Anders Langlands]]
* [[Andrew Lockley]]
* [[Robert MacDonald (special effects artist)|Robert MacDonald]]
* [[Erik Nash]]
* [[Gerd Nefzer]]
* [[Warren Newcombe]]
* [[Bruce Nicholson]]
* [[Carlo Rambaldi]]
* [[Stephen Rosenbaum]]
* [[Loren L. Ryder|Loren Ryder]]*
* [[Jim Rygiel]]
* [[Eric Saindon]]
* [[Roy Seawright]]
* [[Dave Shirk]]
* [[Janek Sirrs]]
* [[Scott Squires]]
* [[Richard Stammers]]
* [[Michael Steinore]]*
* [[Mark Stetson]]
* [[Scott Stokdyk]]
* [[Christopher Townsend]]
* [[Douglas Trumbull]]
* [[Bill Westenhofer]]
* [[Albert Whitlock]]
* [[Richard Yuricich]]

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;2 nominations
* [[Nicolas Aithadi]]
* [[Matt Aitken (special effects artist)|Matt Aitken]]
* [[Richard Baneham]]
* [[Craig Barron]]
* [[Greg Butler (visual effects supervisor)|Greg Butler]]
* [[Matthew E. Butler]]
* [[David Clayton (visual effects)|David Clayton]]
* [[Simone Coco]]
* [[Rob Coleman]]
* [[Art Cruickshank]]
* [[Jim Danforth]]
* [[Nick Davis (visual effects supervisor)|Nick Davis]]
* [[Randal M. Dutra]]
* [[Paul Eagler]]
* [[Peter Ellenshaw]]
* [[Joe Farrell (visual effects artist)|Joe Farrell]]
* [[Michael L. Fink]]
* [[Thomas L. Fisher]]
* [[Bill George (visual effects supervisor)|Bill George]]
* [[Swen Gillberg]]
* Alec Gillis
* [[Roy Granville]]*
* [[Ben Grossmann]]
* [[Craig Hammack]]
* [[Ralph Hammeras]]
* [[Charley Henley]]
* [[Tom Howard (special effects)|Thomas Howard]]
* [[Ian Hunter (visual effects supervisor)|Ian Hunter]]
* [[Joel Hynek]]
* [[Andrew Jackson (visual effects)|Andrew Jackson]]
* [[Greg Jein]]
* [[Harley Jessup]]
* [[Brian Johnson (special effects artist)|Brian Johnson]]
* [[Michael Kanfer]]
* [[Neil Krepela]]

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* [[Anthony LaMolinara]]
* [[Danny Lee (special effects artist)|Danny Lee]]
* [[Milo B. Lory]]*
* [[Howard Lydecker]]
* [[Derek Meddings]]
* [[Michael J. McAlister]]
* [[Patrick McClung]]
* [[Grant McCune]]
* [[Ben Morris (special effects artist)|Ben Morris]]
* [[Tristan Myles]]
* [[Gerd Nefzer]]
* [[Dan Oliver]]
* [[Zoran Perisic (visual effects artist)|Zoran Perisic]]
* [[Clay Pinney]]
* [[Kelly Port]]
* [[Elmer Raguse]]*
* [[Guillaume Rocheron]]
* [[Robert Skotak]]
* [[Robert Skotak]]
* [[Clarence Slifer]]
* [[Kenneth F. Smith]]
* [[John Stears]]
* [[Richard Taylor (filmmaker)|Richard Taylor]]
* [[Jon Thum]]
* [[Adam Valdez]]
* [[Cameron Waldbauer]]
* [[Tim Webber]]
* [[Alex Weldon]]
* [[Kit West]]
* [[Jeff White (visual effects)|Jeff White]]
* [[R. Christopher White]]
* [[William H. Wilmarth]]*
* [[Erik Winquist]]
* [[Trevor Wood (special effects artist)|Trevor Wood]]
* [[Tom Woodruff Jr.]]
* [[Hoyt Yeatman]]
* [[Matthew Yuricich]]
* [[Habib Zargarpour]]

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== Franchises ==
=== Multiple awards ===
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;3 Wins
* [[Middle-earth in motion pictures|Middle-earth]]
* ''[[Star Wars]]''
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; 2 Wins
* ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''
* ''[[Avatar (franchise)|Avatar]]''
* ''[[Dune (franchise)|Dune]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones]]''
* ''[[King Kong (franchise)|King Kong]]''
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=== Multiple nominations ===
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;14 Nominations
* [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]
;10 Nominations
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' 
;5 Nominations
* ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''
* [[Middle-earth in motion pictures|Middle-earth]]
;4 Nominations
* ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''
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;3 Nominations
* ''[[Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Avengers]]''
* ''[[Batman (franchise)|Batman]]''
* ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
* ''[[The Invisible Man (film series)|The Invisible Man]]''
* ''[[Iron Man in film|Iron Man]]''
* [[List of James Bond films|James Bond]]
* ''[[King Kong (franchise)|King Kong]]''
* ''[[Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Oz]]''
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man in film|Spider-Man]]''
* ''[[List of Star Trek films|Star Trek]]''
* [[Wizarding World]]
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;2 Nominations
* ''[[Avatar (franchise)|Avatar]]''
* ''[[Blade Runner (franchise)|Blade Runner]]''
* ''[[Dune (franchise)|Dune]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park (franchise)|Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[Poltergeist (franchise)|Poltergeist]]''
* ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (novel)|The Poseidon Adventure]]''
* ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey|A Space Odyssey]]'' 
* ''[[Superman in film|Superman]]''
* ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]''

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==Superlatives==
For this Academy Award category, the following superlatives emerge:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/help/helpMain.jsp?helpContentURL=statistics/indexStats.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301005626/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/help/helpMain.jsp?helpContentURL=statistics%2FindexStats.html|url-status=dead|title=Academy Award Statistics|archivedate=March 1, 2009}}</ref>

* '''Most awards:''' [[Dennis Muren]] {{ndash}} '''8 awards''' (resulting from 15 nominations)
* '''Most nominations:''' Dennis Muren {{ndash}} '''15 nominations''' (resulting in 8 awards)
* '''Most nominations without a win:''' [[Dan Sudick]] – '''13 nominations'''
Age superlatives:
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Record
! scope="col" |Recipient
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col" |Age
!Note
|-
|Oldest winner
|[[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]]
|''[[Logan's Run (film)|Logan's Run]]''
|68 years, 288 days
|[[Special Achievement Academy Award|Special Achievement Award]]
|-
|Oldest nominee
|[[John Frazier]]
|''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]''
|69 years, 115 days
|
|-
|Youngest winner
| rowspan="2" |[[Tatsuji Nojima]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Godzilla Minus One]]''
|25 years, 149 days
|
|-
|Youngest nominee
|25 years, 102 days
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects]]
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects]]
* [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Visual Effects]]
* [[List of Academy Award–nominated films]]
* [[Visual Effects Society Awards]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
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{{Academy Awards}}
{{Academy Award Best Visual Effects}}

[[Category:Academy Awards|Visual Effects]]
[[Category:Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners| ]]
[[Category:Film awards for Best Visual Effects|Academy Award]]