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Dec 3, 2023 · In this article, we’ll take you on a cinematic journey through the full list of Academy Award winners for Best VFX and highlight the top 10 films that have left an indelible mark on the history of cinema with their astonishing visual effects. Let’s dive in.
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 1980.
- History of The Best Visual Effects Oscar
- Requirements and Eligibility
- Notable Winners
A special award for visual effects was given at the very first Academy Awards in 1929. Roy Pomeroy won for Best Engineering Effects for the 1927 film Wings (which also received the first Academy Award for Best Picture). However, an Oscar for visual effects was not granted again until the 11th Academy Awards in 1939 for the adventure film Spawn of t...
Any feature that qualifies under the standard Academy Awards rules is eligible in the Best Visual Effects category, and all eligible films appear on a nominations ballot that is voted on by the Executive Committee of the Visual Effects Branch of the Academy to narrow the field to a maximum of 20 films. A film's visual effects are judged on the basi...
Dennis Muren has received the most Oscars for Visual Effects with eight wins. He won six of his Oscars competitively (for 1982's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1987's Innerspace, 1989's The Abyss, 1991'sTerminator 2: Judgment Day, and 1993's Jurassic Park) and two as Special Achievement Awards (for 1980's T...
Academy Awards. 86th →. The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time Zone (PST) / 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (EST).
Feb 25, 2013 · Ben Affleck’s film “Argo” took the best picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. Other marquee winners were Daniel Day-Lewis for lead actor for “Lincoln,” Jennifer Lawrence for lead actress...
After opening the 70th Venice International Film Festival, Gravity—Alfonso Cuarón’s science fiction blockbuster—won the Best Visual Effects Oscar® in 2013. British visual effects company Framestore spent over three years creating scenes that were both literally and figuratively out of this world.
