2011 Oscars — Visual Effects

Inception won Visual Effects at the 2011 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Hereafter and Iron Man 2. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1980 and 2012 Visual Effects races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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