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Visual Effects - Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune Starting Over 2 NOMINATIONS
Dec 3, 2023 · In this article, we’ll take you on a cinematic journey through the full list of Academy Award winners for Best VFX and highlight the top 10 films that have left an indelible mark on the history of cinema with their astonishing visual effects. Let’s dive in.
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creating the film's visual effects since 1980.
The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST.
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most outstanding visual effects in film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects to movies at its inaugural dinner in 1928...
Supporting Actor winner for Ordinary People. The Empire Strikes Back. A Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects to Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson, with Jack Valenti. View More Memorable Moments.
[The biggest box-office film of 1980 was producer George Lucas' The Empire Strikes Back (with only three nominations and one win - Best Sound, and an additional Special Award for Visual Effects), the second in the Star Wars (1977) trilogy.]
