1963–1980
Emil Kosa Jr. –
Cleopatra (1963)
Peter Ellenshaw ,
Eustace Lycett , and
Hamilton Luske –
Mary Poppins (1964)
John Stears –
Thunderball (1965)
Art Cruickshank –
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
L. B. Abbott –
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Stanley Kubrick –
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Robie Robertson –
Marooned (1969)
A. D. Flowers and
L. B. Abbott –
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Alan Maley ,
Eustace Lycett , and
Danny Lee –
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
L. B. Abbott and
A. D. Flowers –
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Frank Brendel ,
Glen Robinson , and
Albert Whitlock –
Earthquake (1974)
Albert Whitlock and
Glen Robinson –
The Hindenburg (1975)
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Glen Robinson , and
Frank Van der Veer –
King Kong (1976)
John Stears ,
John Dykstra ,
Richard Edlund ,
Grant McCune , and
Robert Blalack –
Star Wars (1977)
Les Bowie ,
Colin Chilvers ,
Denys Coop ,
Roy Field ,
Derek Meddings , and
Zoran Perisic –
Superman (1978)
H. R. Giger ,
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Brian Johnson ,
Nick Allder , and
Dennis Ayling –
Alien (1979)
Brian Johnson ,
Richard Edlund ,
Dennis Muren , and
Bruce Nicholson –
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1981–2000
Richard Edlund ,
Kit West ,
Bruce Nicholson , and
Joe Johnston –
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Dennis Muren , and
Kenneth F. Smith –
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Richard Edlund ,
Dennis Muren ,
Ken Ralston , and
Phil Tippett –
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dennis Muren ,
Michael J. McAlister ,
Lorne Peterson , and
George Gibbs –
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Ken Ralston ,
Ralph McQuarrie ,
Scott Farrar , and
David Berry –
Cocoon (1985)
Robert Skotak ,
Stan Winston ,
John Richardson , and
Suzanne M. Benson –
Aliens (1986)
Dennis Muren ,
Bill George ,
Harley Jessup , and
Kenneth F. Smith -
Innerspace (1987)
Ken Ralston ,
Richard Williams ,
Edward Jones , and
George Gibbs –
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
John Bruno ,
Dennis Muren ,
Hoyt Yeatman , and
Dennis Skotak –
The Abyss (1989)
Eric Brevig ,
Rob Bottin ,
Tim McGovern , and
Alex Funke –
Total Recall (1990)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Gene Warren Jr. , and
Robert Skotak –
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Ken Ralston ,
Doug Chiang ,
Douglas Smythe , and
Tom Woodruff Jr. –
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Phil Tippett , and
Michael Lantieri –
Jurassic Park (1993)
Ken Ralston ,
George Murphy ,
Stephen Rosenbaum , and
Allen Hall –
Forrest Gump (1994)
Scott E. Anderson ,
Charles Gibson ,
Neal Scanlan , and
John Cox –
Babe (1995)
Volker Engel ,
Douglas Smith ,
Clay Pinney , and
Joe Viskocil –
Independence Day (1996)
Robert Legato ,
Mark Lasoff ,
Thomas L. Fisher , and
Michael Kanfer –
Titanic (1997)
Joel Hynek ,
Nicholas Brooks ,
Stuart Robertson , and
Kevin Mack –
What Dreams May Come (1998)
John Gaeta ,
Janek Sirrs ,
Steve Courtley , and
Jon Thum –
The Matrix (1999)
John Nelson ,
Neil Corbould ,
Tim Burke , and
Rob Harvey –
Gladiator (2000)
2001–2020
Jim Rygiel ,
Randall William Cook ,
Richard Taylor , and
Mark Stetson –
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke –
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke –
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
John Dykstra ,
Scott Stokdyk ,
Anthony LaMolinara , and
John Frazier –
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Joe Letteri ,
Brian Van't Hul ,
Christian Rivers , and
Richard Taylor –
King Kong (2005)
John Knoll ,
Hal Hickel ,
Charles Gibson , and
Allen Hall –
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Michael L. Fink ,
Bill Westenhofer ,
Ben Morris , and
Trevor Wood –
The Golden Compass (2007)
Eric Barba ,
Steve Preeg ,
Burt Dalton , and
Craig Barron –
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Joe Letteri ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Richard Baneham , and
Andrew R. Jones –
Avatar (2009)
Paul Franklin ,
Chris Corbould ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Peter Bebb –
Inception (2010)
Robert Legato ,
Joss Williams ,
Ben Grossmann , and
Alex Henning –
Hugo (2011)
Bill Westenhofer ,
Guillaume Rocheron ,
Erik-Jan de Boer , and
Donald R. Elliott –
Life of Pi (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk , and
Neil Corbould –
Gravity (2013)
Paul Franklin ,
Andrew Lockley ,
Ian Hunter , and
Scott R. Fisher –
Interstellar (2014)
Mark Williams Ardington ,
Sara Bennett ,
Paul Norris , and
Andrew Whitehurst –
Ex Machina (2015)
Robert Legato ,
Adam Valdez ,
Andrew R. Jones , and
Dan Lemmon –
The Jungle Book (2016)
John Nelson ,
Gerd Nefzer ,
Paul Lambert , and
Richard R. Hoover –
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Paul Lambert ,
Ian Hunter ,
Tristan Myles , and
J. D. Schwalm –
First Man (2018)
Guillaume Rocheron ,
Greg Butler , and
Dominic Tuohy –
1917 (2019)
Andrew Jackson ,
David Lee ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Scott R. Fisher –
Tenet (2020)
2021–present
1982–2000
Richard Edlund -
Poltergeist (1982)
Richard Edlund ,
Dennis Muren ,
Ken Ralston , and
Kit West -
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dennis Muren ,
George Gibbs ,
Michael J. McAlister , and
Lorne Peterson -
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
George Gibbs and
Richard Conway -
Brazil (1985)
Robert Skotak ,
Brian Johnson ,
Suzanne M. Benson ,
John Richardson , and
Stan Winston -
Aliens (1986)
Michael Lantieri ,
Michael Owens ,
Edward Jones , and Bruce Walters -
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
George Gibbs ,
Richard Williams ,
Ken Ralston , and
Edward Jones -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Ken Ralston ,
Michael Lantieri ,
John Bell , and
Steve Gawley -
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The production team of
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1990)
Stan Winston ,
Dennis Muren ,
Gene Warren Jr. , and
Robert Skotak -
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Michael Lantieri ,
Ken Ralston , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,
Doug Chiang , and Douglas Smythe -
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Phil Tippett , and
Michael Lantieri -
Jurassic Park (1993)
Ken Ralston ,
George Murphy ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Doug Chiang , and
Allen Hall -
Forrest Gump (1994)
Robert Legato ,
Michael Kanfer ,
Matt Sweeney , and
Leslie Ekker -
Apollo 13 (1995)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
John Frazier , Henry LaBounta, and
Habib Zargarpour -
Twister (1996)
Mark Stetson ,
Karen Goulekas ,
Nick Allder ,
Neil Corbould , and
Nick Dudman -
The Fifth Element (1997)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
Roger Guyett , and
Neil Corbould -
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
John Gaeta ,
Steve Courtley ,
Janek Sirrs , and
Jon Thum -
The Matrix (1999)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
John Frazier ,
Walt Conti ,
Habib Zargarpour , and
Tim Alexander -
The Perfect Storm (2000)
2001–present
Jim Rygiel ,
Richard Taylor ,
Alex Funke ,
Randall William Cook , and
Mark Stetson -
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke -
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Joe Letteri ,
Jim Rygiel ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke -
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Karen Goulekas ,
Neil Corbould ,
Greg Strause , and Remo Balcells -
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Joe Letteri ,
Christian Rivers ,
Brian Van't Hul , and
Richard Taylor -
King Kong (2005)
John Knoll ,
Hal Hickel ,
Charles Gibson , and
Allen Hall -
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Michael L. Fink ,
Bill Westenhofer ,
Ben Morris , and
Trevor Wood -
The Golden Compass (2007)
Eric Barba ,
Craig Barron ,
Nathan McGuinness , and
Edson Williams -
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Joe Letteri ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Richard Baneham , and
Andrew R. Jones -
Avatar (2009)
Chris Corbould ,
Paul Franklin ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Peter Bebb -
Inception (2010)
Tim Burke ,
John Richardson ,
Greg Butler , and
David Vickery -
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
Bill Westenhofer ,
Guillaume Rocheron , and
Erik-Jan de Boer -
Life of Pi (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk ,
Neil Corbould , and Nikki Penny -
Gravity (2013)
Paul Franklin ,
Scott R. Fisher ,
Andrew Lockley , and
Ian Hunter -
Interstellar (2014)
Chris Corbould ,
Roger Guyett ,
Paul Kavanagh , and
Neal Scanlan -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Robert Legato ,
Dan Lemmon ,
Andrew R. Jones , and
Adam Valdez -
The Jungle Book (2016)
Richard R. Hoover ,
Paul Lambert ,
Gerd Nefzer , and
John Nelson -
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm,
Craig Hammack , and
Dan Sudick -
Black Panther (2018)
Greg Butler ,
Guillaume Rocheron , and
Dominic Tuohy -
1917 (2019)
Scott R. Fisher ,
Andrew Jackson , and
Andrew Lockley -
Tenet (2020)
Brian Connor ,
Paul Lambert ,
Tristan Myles , and
Gerd Nefzer -
Dune (2021)
Richard Baneham ,
Daniel Barrett ,
Joe Letteri and
Eric Saindon -
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Simon Hughes -
Poor Things (2023)
1990s 2000s
John Nelson (2000)
Chris Godfrey (2001)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke (2002)
Stefen Fangmeier ,
Nathan McGuinness ,
Robert Stromberg , and
Dan Sudick (2003)
Andy Brown and Kirsty Millar /
Robert Legato , Peter G. Travers, Matthew Gratzner, and R. Bruce Steinheimer (2004)
John Knoll and
Hal Hickel (2005)
John Knoll and
Hal Hickel (2006)
Chris Watts ,
Grant Freckelton , Derek Wentworth, and Daniel Leduc (2007)
Chris Godfrey, James E. Price, and Diana Giorgiutti (2008)
Volker Engel ,
Marc Weigert , and Mike Vézina (2009)
2010s
Ken Ralston ,
David Schaub ,
Carey Villegas , and
Sean Phillips (2010)
Robert Legato ,
Ben Grossmann ,
Alex Henning , and Adam Watkins (2011)
Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie,
Michael Lantieri , and
Ryan Tudhope (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk , and
Neil Corbould (2013)
Joe Letteri ,
Dan Lemmon , and Matt Kutcher (2014)
Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie, Viktor Muller, and Sébastien Moreau (2015)
Robert Legato ,
Dan Lemmon ,
Andrew R. Jones , and
Adam Valdez (2016)
John Nelson ,
Paul Lambert ,
Richard R. Hoover , and
Gerd Nefzer (2017)
Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm,
Craig Hammack , and
Dan Sudick (2018)
Joe Letteri and
Eric Saindon (2019)
2020s
1970s 1980s 1990s
Stan Winston (1991)
Ken Ralston , Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992)
Dennis Muren ,
Stan Winston ,
Phil Tippett , and
Michael Lantieri (1993)
John Bruno (1994)
Stan Parks (1995)
Volker Engel ,
Clay Pinney ,
Douglas Smith , and
Joe Viskocil (1996)
Phil Tippett ,
Scott E. Anderson , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,
John Richardson (1997)
Volker Engel ,
Patrick Tatopoulos ,
Karen E. Goulekas , and
Clay Pinney (1998)
Rob Coleman ,
John Knoll ,
Dennis Muren , and
Scott Squires (1999)
2000s
Scott E. Anderson ,
Craig Hayes ,
Scott Stokdyk , and
Stan Parks (2000)
Dennis Muren ,
Scott Farrar ,
Stan Winston ,
Michael Lantieri (2001)
Rob Coleman ,
Pablo Helman ,
John Knoll , and
Ben Snow (2002)
Jim Rygiel ,
Joe Letteri ,
Randall William Cook , and
Alex Funke (2003)
John Dykstra ,
Scott Stokdyk ,
Anthony LaMolinara , and
John Frazier (2004)
Joe Letteri ,
Richard Taylor ,
Christian Rivers , and
Brian Van't Hul (2005)
John Knoll ,
Hal T. Hickel ,
Charles Gibson , and
Allen Hall (2006)
Scott Farrar ,
Scott Benza ,
Russell Earl , and
John Frazier (2007)
Nick Davis ,
Chris Corbould ,
Timothy Webber , and
Paul J. Franklin (2008)
Joe Letteri ,
Stephen Rosenbaum ,
Richard Baneham , and
Andrew R. Jones (2009)
2010s
Chris Corbould ,
Andrew Lockley ,
Paul J. Franklin , and
Peter Bebb (2010)
Dan Lemmon ,
Joe Letteri ,
R. Christopher White , and
Daniel Barrett (2011)
Janek Sirrs ,
Jeff White ,
Guy Williams , and
Dan Sudick (2012)
Tim Webber ,
Chris Lawrence ,
Dave Shirk , and
Neil Corbould (2013)
Paul J. Franklin ,
Andrew Lockley ,
Ian Hunter , and
Scott R. Fisher (2014)
Roger Guyett ,
Patrick Tubach ,
Neal Scanlan , and
Chris Corbould (2015)
John Knoll ,
Mohen Leo ,
Hal Hickel , and
Neil Corbould (2016)
Christopher Townsend ,
Guy Williams ,
Jonathan Fawkner , and
Dan Sudick (2017)
Dan DeLeeuw ,
Matt Aitken ,
Russell Earl , and
Dan Sudick (2018/19)
Roger Guyett ,
Neal Scanlan ,
Patrick Tubach , and Dominic Tuohy (2019/20)
2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.