Visual Effects — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Visual Effects category in CineRoll's records: 166 films across 45 years, 45 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Avatar: Fire and Ash (2026); the earliest on record is Star Wars (1978).

The last three winners were Avatar: Fire and Ash (2026), Dune: Part Two (2025) and Godzilla Minus One (2024).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2026

Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Winner
F1(2025)
Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
Jurassic World Rebirth(2025)
David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
Sinners(2025)
Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean
The Lost Bus(2025)
Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin

2025

Dune: Part Two(2024)
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
Winner
Alien: Romulus(2024)
Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan
Better Man(2024)
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes(2024)
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
Wicked(2024)
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

2024

Godzilla Minus One(2023)
Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
Winner
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023)
Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One(2023)
Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
Napoleon(2023)
Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould
The Creator(2023)
Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould

2023

Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
Winner
All Quiet on the Western Front(2022)
Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)
Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
The Batman(2022)
Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
Top Gun: Maverick(2022)
Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher

2022

Dune(2021)
Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer
Winner
Free Guy(2021)
Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick
No Time to Die(2021)
Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)
Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver
Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)
Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick

2021

Tenet(2020)
Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher
Winner
Love and Monsters(2020)
Matt Sloan, Genevieve Camilleri, Matt Everitt and Brian Cox
Mulan(2020)
Sean Faden, Anders Langlands, Seth Maury and Steve Ingram
The Midnight Sky(2020)
Matthew Kasmir, Christopher Lawrence, Max Solomon and David Watkins
The One and Only Ivan(2020)
Nick Davis, Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez

2020

1917(2019)
Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy
Winner
Avengers: Endgame(2019)
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken and Dan Sudick
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker(2019)
Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy
The Irishman(2019)
Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser and Stephane Grabli
The Lion King(2019)
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Elliot Newman

2019

First Man(2018)
Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm
Winner
Avengers: Infinity War(2018)
Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick
Christopher Robin(2018)
Christopher Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones and Chris Corbould
Ready Player One(2018)
Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk
Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018)
Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy

2018

Blade Runner 2049(2017)
John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
Winner
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(2017)
Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick
Kong: Skull Island(2017)
Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza and Mike Meinardus
Star Wars: The Last Jedi(2017)
Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
War for the Planet of the Apes(2017)
Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist

2017

The Jungle Book(2016)
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
Winner
Deepwater Horizon(2016)
Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton
Doctor Strange(2016)
Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould
Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)
Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)
John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould

2016

Ex Machina(2015)
Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
Winner
Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)
Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams
Star Wars: The Force Awakens(2015)
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
The Martian(2015)
Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner
The Revenant(2015)
Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer

2015

Interstellar(2014)
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
Winner
Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014)
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Inherent Vice(2014)
Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)
Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

2014

Gravity(2013)
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould
Winner
Iron Man 3(2013)
Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
The Lone Ranger(2013)
Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier

2013

Life of Pi(2012)
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Winner
Prometheus(2012)
Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
The Avengers (Marvel's The Avengers)(2012)
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
The Avengers (Marvel's The Avengers)(2012)
Marvel's The Avengers
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White

2012

Hugo(2011)
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
Winner
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
Real Steel(2011)
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011)
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

2011

Inception(2010)
Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Winner
Alice in Wonderland(2010)
Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter(2010)
Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
Iron Man 2(2010)
Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

2010

Avatar(2009)
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Winner
District 9(2009)
Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star Trek(2009)
Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
Winner
Iron Man(2008)
John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
The Dark Knight(2008)
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin

2008

The Golden Compass(2007)
Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
Winner
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
Transformers(2007)
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier

2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
Winner
Poseidon(2006)
Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier
Superman Returns(2006)
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum

2006

King Kong(2005)
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
Winner
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
War of the Worlds(2005)
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick

2005

Spider-Man 2(2004)
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
Winner
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)
Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
I, Robot(2004)
John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
Winner
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)
Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Winner
Spider-Man(2002)
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)
Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, Mark Stetson
Winner
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri
Pearl Harbor(2001)
Eric Brevig, John Frazier, Ed Hirsh, Ben Snow

2001

Gladiator(2000)
John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey
Winner
Hollow Man(2000)
Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks
The Perfect Storm(2000)
Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, Walt Conti

2000

The Matrix(1999)
John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
Winner
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)
John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
Stuart Little(1999)
John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard

1999

What Dreams May Come(1998)
Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, Kevin Mack
Winner
Armageddon(1998)
Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung, John Frazier
Mighty Joe Young(1998)
Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall, Jim Mitchell

1998

Titanic(1997)
Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
Winner
Starship Troopers(1997)
Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson
The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra, Michael Lantieri

1997

Independence Day(1996)
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Winner
DragonHeart(1996)
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
Twister(1996)
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta

1996

Babe(1995)
Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox
Winner
Apollo 13(1995)
Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney

1995

Forrest Gump(1994)
Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall
Winner
The Mask(1994)
Scott Squires, Steve Williams, Tom Bertino, Jon Farhat
True Lies(1994)
John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Patrick McClung

1994

Jurassic Park(1993)
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
Winner
Cliffhanger(1993)
Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley
The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)
Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker

1993

Death Becomes Her(1992)
Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
Winner
Alien³(1992)
Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., George Gibbs
Batman Returns(1992)
Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak

1992

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
Winner
Backdraft(1991)
Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Hook(1991)
Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri

1990

The Abyss(1989)
John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, Dennis Skotak
Winner
Back to the Future Part II(1989)
Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, Steve Gawley
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen(1988)
Richard Conway, Kent Houston

1989

Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)
Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs
Winner
Die Hard(1988)
Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris
Willow(1988)
Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett, Chris Evans

1988

Innerspace(1987)
Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
Winner
Predator(1987)
Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston

1987

Aliens(1986)
Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, Suzanne Benson
Winner
Little Shop of Horrors(1986)
Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge
Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)
Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, William Neil

1986

Cocoon(1985)
Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry
Winner
Return to Oz(1985)
Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd
Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)
Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, David Allen

1985

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)
Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs
Winner
2010: The Year We Make Contact(1984)
Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson
Ghostbusters(1984)
Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar

1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)
Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith
Winner
Blade Runner(1982)
Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer
Poltergeist(1982)
Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson

1982

Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)
Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston
Winner
Dragonslayer(1981)
Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson

1980

Alien(1979)
H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling
Winner
1941(1979)
William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
Moonraker(1979)
Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
Star Trek: The Motion Picture(1979)
Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune
The Black Hole(1979)
Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale

1978

Star Wars(1977)
John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack
Winner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)
Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich