Through the Years

Film / Special Visual Effects

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The Golden Compass

  • Michael Fink
  • Bill Westenhofer
  • Ben Morris
  • Trevor Wood
Special Visual Effects
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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

  • Eric Barba
  • Craig Barron
  • Nathan McGuinness
  • Edson Williams
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Avatar

  • Joe Letteri
  • Stephen Rosenbaum
  • Richard Baneham
  • Andrew R Jones
Special Visual Effects
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Inception

  • Chris Corbould
  • Paul Franklin
  • Andrew Lockley
  • Peter Bebb
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Poltergeist

Richard Edlund
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Return Of The Jedi

  • Richard Edlund
  • Dennis Muren
  • Ken Ralston
  • Kit West
Special Visual Effects
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Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

  • Dennis Muren
  • George Gibbs
  • Mike McAlister
  • Lorne Peterson
Special Visual Effects
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Brazil

  • George Gibbs
  • Richard Conway
Special Visual Effects

Through The Years

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    Dune: Part Two

    • Paul Lambert
    • Stephen James
    • Gerd Nefzer
    • Rhys Salcombe
    Special Visual Effects
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    Wicked

    • Pablo Helman
    • Paul Corbould
    • Jonathan Fawkner
    • Anthony Smith
    Special Visual Effects
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    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    • Erik Winquist
    • Rodney Burke
    • Paul Story
    • Stephen Unterfranz
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    Gladiator II

    • Mark Bakowski
    • Neil Corbould
    • Nikki Penny
    • Pietro Ponti
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    Better Man

    • Luke Millar
    • David Clayton
    • Keith Herft
    • Peter Stubbs
    Special Visual Effects
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    Poor Things

    • Tim Barter
    • Simon Hughes
    • Dean Koonjul
    • Jane Paton
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    Napoleon

    • Henry Badgett
    • Neil Corbould
    • Charley Henley
    • Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet
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    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    • Theo Bialek
    • Stephane Ceretti
    • Alexis Wajsbrot
    • Guy Williams
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    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    • Neil Corbould
    • Simone Coco
    • Jeff Sutherland
    • Alex Wuttke
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Creator

    • Jonathan Bullock
    • Charmaine Chan
    • Ian Comley
    • Jay Cooper
    Special Visual Effects
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    Avatar: The Way of Water

    • Richard Baneham
    • Daniel Barrett
    • Joe Letteri
    • Eric Saindon
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    Top Gun: Maverick

    • Seth Hill
    • Scott R Fisher
    • Bryan Litson
    • Ryan Tudhope
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    The Batman

    • Russell Earl
    • Dan Lemmon
    • Anders Langlands
    • Dominic Tuohy
    Special Visual Effects
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    Everything Everywhere All At Once

    • Jeff Desom
    • Ethan Feldbau
    • Jonathan Kombrinck
    • Zak Stoltz
    Special Visual Effects
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    All Quiet on the Western Front

    • Markus Frank
    • Kamil Jafar
    • Viktor Müller
    • Frank Petzold
    Special Visual Effects
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    Dune

    • Brian Connor
    • Paul Lambert
    • Tristan Myles
    • Gerd Nefzer
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    No Time To Die

    • Mark Bakowski
    • Chris Corbould
    • Joel Green
    • Charlie Noble
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Matrix Resurrections

    • Tom Debenham
    • Huw J Evans
    • Dan Glass
    • J. D. Schwalm
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    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    • Aharon Bourland
    • Sheena Duggal
    • Pier Lefebvre
    • Alessandro Ongaro
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    Free Guy

    • Swen Gillberg
    • Bryan Grill
    • Nikos Kalaitzidis
    • Daniel Sudick
    Special Visual Effects
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    Tenet

    • Scott Fisher
    • Andrew Jackson
    • Andrew Lockley
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    The One and Only Ivan

    • Santiago Colomo Martinez
    • Nick Davis
    • Greg Fisher
    • Ben Jones
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Midnight Sky

    • Matt Kasmir
    • Chris Lawrence
    • Max Solomon
    • David Watkins
    Special Visual Effects
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    Mulan

    • Sean Faden
    • Steve Ingram
    • Anders Langlands
    • Seth Maury
    Special Visual Effects
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    Greyhound

    • Pete Bebb
    • Nathan McGuinness
    • Sebastian von Overheidt
    • Whitney Richman
    Special Visual Effects
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    1917

    • Greg Butler
    • Guillaume Rocheron
    • Dominic Tuohy
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    Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

    • Roger Guyett
    • Paul Kavanagh
    • Neal Scanlan
    • Dominic Tuohy
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Lion King

    • Andrew R. Jones
    • Robert Legato
    • Elliot Newman
    • Adam Valdez
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Irishman

    • Ivan Busquets
    • Leandro Estebecorena
    • Stephane Grabli
    • Pablo Helman
    Special Visual Effects
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    Avengers: Endgame

    • Matt Aitken
    • Dan Deleeuw
    • Russell Earl
    • Dan Sudick
    Special Visual Effects
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    Black Panther

    • Geoffrey Baumann
    • Jesse James Chisholm
    • Craig Hammack
    • Dan Sudick
    Special Visual Effects
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    Ready Player One

    • Matthew E. Butler
    • Grady Cofer
    • Roger Guyett
    • David Shirk
    Special Visual Effects
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    First Man

    • Ian Hunter
    • Paul Lambert
    • Tristan Myles
    • J.D. Schwalm
    Special Visual Effects
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    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    • Tim Burke
    • Andy Kind
    • Christian Manz
    • David Watkins
    Special Visual Effects
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    Avengers: Infinity War

    • Dan DeLeeuw
    • Russell Earl
    • Kelly Port
    • Dan Sudick
    Special Visual Effects
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    Blade Runner 2049

    • Richard R. Hoover
    • Paul Lambert
    • Gerd Nefzer
    • John Nelson
    Special Visual Effects
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    War for the Planet of the Apes

    • Daniel Barrett
    • Dan Lemmon
    • Joe Letteri
    • Joel Whist
    Special Visual Effects
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    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    • Stephen Aplin
    • Chris Corbould
    • Ben Morris
    • Neal Scanlan
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Shape of Water

    • Dennis Berardi
    • Trey Harrell
    • Mike Hill
    • Kevin Scott
    Special Visual Effects
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    Dunkirk

    • Paul Corbould
    • Scott Fisher
    • Andrew Jackson
    • Andrew Lockley
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Jungle Book

    • Robert Legato
    • Dan Lemmon
    • Andrew R Jones
    • Adam Valdez
    Special Visual Effects
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    • Neil Corbould
    • Hal Hickel
    • Mohen Leo
    • John Knoll
    • Nigel Sumner
    Special Visual Effects
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    Doctor Strange

    • Richard Bluff
    • Stephane Ceretti
    • Paul Corbould
    • Jonathan Fawkner
    Special Visual Effects
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    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    • Tim Burke
    • Pablo Grillo
    • Christian Manz
    • David Watkins
    Special Visual Effects
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    Arrival

    Louis Morin
    Special Visual Effects
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    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    • Chris Corbould
    • Roger Guyett
    • Paul Kavanagh
    • Neal Scanlan
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Martian

    • Chris Lawrence
    • Tim Ledbury
    • Richard Stammers
    • Steven Warner
    Special Visual Effects
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    Ex Machina

    • Mark Ardington
    • Sara Bennett
    • Paul Norris
    • Andrew Whitehurst
    Special Visual Effects
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    Mad Max: Fury Road

    • Andrew Jackson
    • Dan Oliver
    • Andy Williams
    • Tom Wood
    Special Visual Effects
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    Ant-Man

    • Jake Morrison
    • Greg Steele
    • Dan Sudick
    • Alex Wuttke
    Special Visual Effects
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    Interstellar

    • Paul Franklin
    • Scott Fisher
    • Andrew Lockley
    • Ian Hunter
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    X-Men: Days Of Future Past

    • Richard Stammers
    • Anders Langlands
    • Tim Crosbie
    • Cameron Waldbauer
    Special Visual Effects
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    Guardians Of The Galaxy

    • Stephane Ceretti
    • Paul Corbould
    • Jonathan Fawkner
    • Nicolas Aithadi
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

    • Joe Letteri
    • Eric Saindon
    • David Clayton
    • R. Christopher White
    Special Visual Effects
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    Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

    • Joe Letteri
    • Dan Lemmon
    • Erik Winquist
    • Daniel Barrett
    Special Visual Effects
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    Gravity

    • Tim Webber
    • Chris Lawrence
    • David Shirk
    • Neil Corbould
    • Nikki Penny
    Special Visual Effects
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    Star Trek Into Darkness

    • Roger Guyett
    • Patrick Tubach
    • Ben Grossmann
    • Burt Dalton
    Special Visual Effects
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    Pacific Rim

    • Hal Hickel
    • John Knoll
    • Lindy De Quattro
    • Nigel Sumner
    Special Visual Effects
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    Iron Man 3

    • Bryan Grill
    • Christopher Townsend
    • Guy Williams
    • Dan Sudick
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

    • Joe Letteri
    • Eric Saindon
    • David Clayton
    • Eric Reynolds
    Special Visual Effects
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    Life Of Pi

    • Bill Westenhofer
    • Guillaume Rocheron
    • Erik-Jan De Boer
    • Donald R. Elliott
    Special Visual Effects
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    Marvel Avengers Assemble

    • Janek Sirrs
    • Jeff White
    • Guy Williams
    • Dan Sudick
    Special Visual Effects
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    Prometheus

    • Richard Stammers
    • Charley Henley
    • Trevor Wood
    • Paul Butterworth
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    • Joe Letteri
    • Eric Saindon
    • David Clayton
    • R. Christopher White
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Dark Knight Rises

    • Paul Franklin
    • Chris Corbould
    • Peter Bebb
    • Andrew Lockley
    Special Visual Effects
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    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

    • Tim Burke
    • Greg Butler
    • John Richardson
    • David Vickery
    Special Visual Effects
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    War Horse

    • Neil Corbould
    • Ben Morris
    Special Visual Effects
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    Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

    • Daniel Barrett
    • Dan Lemmon
    • Joe Letteri
    • R Christopher White
    Special Visual Effects
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    Hugo

    • Ben Grossman
    • Alex Henning
    • Rob Legato
    • Joss Williams
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn

    • Jamie Beard
    • Joe Letteri
    • Keith Miller
    • Wayne Stables
    Special Visual Effects
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    Inception

    • Chris Corbould
    • Paul Franklin
    • Andrew Lockley
    • Peter Bebb
    Special Visual Effects
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    Toy Story 3

    • Guido Quaroni
    • Michael Fong
    • David Ryu
    Special Visual Effects
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    Black Swan

    • Dan Schrecker
    • Henrik Fett
    • Michael Capton
    • William 'Brad' Kalinoski
    Special Visual Effects
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    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1

    • Tim Burke
    • John Richardson
    • Nicolas Aithadi
    • Christian Manz
    Special Visual Effects
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    Alice In Wonderland

    • Ken Ralston
    • David Schaub
    • Sean Phillips
    • Carey Villegas
    Special Visual Effects
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    Avatar

    • Joe Letteri
    • Stephen Rosenbaum
    • Richard Baneham
    • Andrew R Jones
    Special Visual Effects
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    Star Trek

    • Roger Guyett
    • Russell Earl
    • Paul Kavanagh
    • Burt Dalton
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Hurt Locker

    Richard Stutsman
    Special Visual Effects
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    Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

    • John Richardson
    • Tim Burke
    • Tim Alexander
    • Nicolas Aithadi
    Special Visual Effects
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    District 9

    • Dan Kaufman
    • Peter Muyzers
    • Robert Habros
    • Matt Aitken
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

    • Eric Barba
    • Craig Barron
    • Nathan McGuinness
    • Edson Williams
    Special Visual Effects
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    Quantum Of Solace

    • Chris Corbould
    • Kevin Tod Haug
    Special Visual Effects
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    Iron Man

    • Shane Patrick Mahan
    • John Nelson
    • Ben Snow
    • Hal Hickel
    Special Visual Effects
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    Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

    • Pablo Helman
    • Marshall Krasser
    • Steve Rawlins
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Dark Knight

    • Chris Corbould
    • Nick Davis
    • Paul Franklin
    • Tim Webber
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Golden Compass

    • Michael Fink
    • Bill Westenhofer
    • Ben Morris
    • Trevor Wood
    Special Visual Effects
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    Spider-Man 3

    • Scott Stokdyk
    • Peter Nofz
    • John Frazier
    • Spencer Cook
    Special Visual Effects
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    Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End

    • John Knoll
    • Charles Gibson
    • Hal Hickel
    • John Frazier
    Special Visual Effects
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    Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

    • Tim Burke
    • John Richardson
    • Emma Norton
    • Chris Shaw
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Bourne Ultimatum

    • Peter Chiang
    • Charlie Noble
    • Mattias Lindahl
    • Joss Williams
    Special Visual Effects
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    Aliens

    • Robert Skotak
    • Brian Johnson
    • John Richardson
    • Stan Winston
    • Suzanne Benson
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Mission

    Peter Hutchinson
    Special Visual Effects
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    Labyrinth

    • Roy Field
    • Brian Froud
    • George Gibbs
    • Tony Dunsterville
    Special Visual Effects
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    Dreamchild

    • Duncan Kenworthy
    • John Stephenson
    • Chris Carr
    Special Visual Effects
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    Brazil

    • George Gibbs
    • Richard Conway
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Purple Rose Of Cairo

    • R
    • Greenberg Associates
    Special Visual Effects
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    Legend

    • Nick Allder
    • Peter Voysey
    Special Visual Effects
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    Back To The Future

    • Kevin Pike
    • Ken Ralston
    Special Visual Effects
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    Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

    • Dennis Muren
    • George Gibbs
    • Mike McAlister
    • Lorne Peterson
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Killing Fields

    Fred Cramer
    Special Visual Effects
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    Ghostbusters

    Richard Edlund
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Company Of Wolves

    • Christopher Tucker
    • Alan Whibley
    Special Visual Effects
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    Return Of The Jedi

    • Richard Edlund
    • Dennis Muren
    • Ken Ralston
    • Kit West
    Special Visual Effects
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    Zelig

    • Gordon Willis
    • Joel Hynek
    • Stuart Robertson
    • R Greenberg
    Special Visual Effects
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    Wargames

    • Mike Fink
    • Joe Digaetano
    • Jack Cooperman
    • Don Hansard
    • Colin Cantwell
    • William A Fraker
    Special Visual Effects
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    The Dark Crystal

    • Roy Field
    • Brian Smithies
    • Ian Wingrove
    Special Visual Effects
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    Poltergeist

    Richard Edlund
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    Tron

    • Richard Taylor
    • Harrison Ellenshaw
    Special Visual Effects
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    ET: The Extra-Terrestrial

    • Dennis Muren
    • Carlo Rambaldi
    Special Visual Effects
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    Blade Runner

    • Douglas Trumbull
    • Richard Yuricich
    • David Dryer
    Special Visual Effects