2016 Oscars — Visual Effects

Ex Machina won Visual Effects at the 2016 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Martian and The Revenant. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2015 and 2017 Visual Effects races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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