2017 Oscars — Visual Effects

The Jungle Book won Visual Effects at the 2017 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Deepwater Horizon, Doctor Strange, Kubo and the Two Strings and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2016 and 2018 Visual Effects races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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