2023 Oscars — Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water won Visual Effects at the 2023 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2022 and 2024 Visual Effects races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

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