BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects

This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for each year. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for movies, television, children's movies and television, and interactive media.

 2011 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
 Hugo - Robert Legato, Ben Grossmann, Joss Williams 
 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn - Joe Letteri 
 Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
 War Horse - Ben Morris, Neil Corbould 

 2010 - Inception - Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
 Alice in Wonderland - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Sean Phillips and Carey Villegas
 Black Swan - Dan Schrecker
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Ait'Hadi and Christian Manz
 Toy Story 3 Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong and David Ryu

 2009 - Avatar – Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones
 District 9 – Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – John Richardson, Tim Burke, Tim Alexander, Nicolas Aithadi
 The Hurt Locker – Richard Stutsman
 Star Trek – Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton

 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams The Dark Knight – Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber
 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Pablo Helman
 Iron Man – Shane Patrick Mahan, John Nelson, Ben Snow
 Quantum of Solace – Chris Corbould, Kevin Tod Haug

 2007 - The Golden Compass - Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood
 The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl, Joss Williams
 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Emma Norton, Chris Shaw
 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End -  John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel, John Frazier
 Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, John Frazier, Spencer Cook

 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall
 Superman Returns – Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard Hoover, Jon Thum
 El Laberinto del fauno – Edward Irastorza, Everett Burrell, David Martí, Montse Ribé
 Casino Royale – Steven Begg, Chris Corbould, John Paul, Docherty Ditch Doy
 Children of Men – Frazer Churchill Timothy Webber Mike Eames, Paul Corbould

 2005 - King Kong - Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul, Richard Taylor
 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar
 Batman Begins – Janek Sirrs, Dan Glass, Chris Corbould, Paul J. Franklin
 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Nick Davis, Jon Thum, Chas Jarrett, Joss Williams
 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Jim Mitchell, John Richardson, Timothy Webber, Tim Alexander

 2004 - The Day After Tomorrow - Karen E. Goulekas, Neil Corbould, Greg Strause, Remo Balcells
 Spider-Man 2 – John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – John Richardson, Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Bill George, Karl Mooney
 Shi mian mai fu – Angie Lam, Andy Brown, Kirsty Millar, Luke Hetherington
 The Aviator – Robert Legato, Peter G. Travers; Matthew Gratzner (I); R. Bruce Steinheimer

  2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Stefen Fangmeier; Nathan McGuinness; Robert Stromberg; Daniel Sudick
 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee, Charles Gibson
 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 – Tommy Tom, Kia Kwan, Tam Wai, Kit Leung, Jaco Wong, Hin Leung
 Big Fish – Kevin Scott, Mack Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan, Paddy Eason

 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
 Gangs of New York – R. Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander
 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George, Nick Dudman
 Spider-Man – John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, John Frazier, Anthony LaMolinara
 Minority Report – Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness, Henry LaBounta

 2001 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William Cook, Mark Stetson
 Moulin Rouge! – Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness, Brian Cox
 Shrek – Ken Bielenberg
 Artificial Intelligence: AI – Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri
 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – Robert Legato, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Roger Guyett, Jim Berney

 2000 - The Perfect Storm - Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti, Habib Zargarpour, Tim Alexander
 Chicken Run – Paddy Eason, Mark Nelmes, Dave Alex Riddett
 Gladiator – John Nelson, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey, Neil Corbould
 Vertical Limit – Kent Houston, Tricia Henry Ashford, Neil Corbould, John Paul Docherty, Dion Hatch
 Wo hu cang long – Rob Hodgson, Leo Lo Jonathan, F. Styrlund, Bessie Cheuk, Travis Baumann

 1999 - The Matrix - John Gaeta, Steve Courtley, Janek Sirrs, Jon Thum
 A Bug's Life – Bill Reeves Eben Ostby, Rick Sayre, Sharon Calahan
 The Mummy – John Andrew Berton Jr., Daniel Jeannette, Ben Snow, Chris Corbould
 Sleepy Hollow – Jim Mitchell, Kevin Yagher, Joss Williams, Paddy Eason
 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace – John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman

 1998 - Saving Private Ryan - Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett, Neil Corbould
 Antz – Philippe Gluckman, John Bell, Kendal Cronkhite, Ken Bielenberg
 Babe: Pig in the City – Bill Westenhofer, Neal Scanlan, Chris Godfrey (II), Grahame Andrew
 The Truman Show – Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Craig Barron, Peter Chesney

 1997 - The Fifth Element - Mark Stetson, Karen E. Goulekas, Nick Allder, Neil Corbould, Nick Dudman
 Men in Black – Eric Brevig, Rick Baker, Rob Coleman, Peter Chesney
 Titanic – Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
 The Borrowers – Peter Chiang

 1996 - Twister - Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Henry LaBounta, Habib Zargarpour
 Independence Day – Tricia Henry Ashford, Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil
 The Nutty Professor – Jon Farhat
 Toy Story – Eben Ostby William Reeves

 1995 - Apollo 13 - Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney, Leslie Ekker
 Babe – Scott E. Anderson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox, Chris Chitty, Charles Gibson
 GoldenEye – Chris Corbould, Derek Meddings, Brian Smithies
 Waterworld – Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Robert Spurlock, Martin Bresin

 1994 - Forrest Gump – Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Doug Chiang, Allen Hall
 The Mask – Scott Squires, Steve 'Spaz' Williams, Tom Bertino, Jon Farhat
 Speed – Boyd Shermis, John Frazier (I), Ron Brinkmann, Richard E. Hollander
 True Lies – John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Pat McClung, Jamie Dixon

 1993 - Jurassic Park - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
 Aladdin – Don Paul, Steve Goldberg
 Bram Stoker's Dracula – Roman Coppola, Gary Gutierrez, Michael Lantieri, Gene Warren, Jr.
 The Fugitive – William Mesa, Roy Arbogast

 1992 - Death Becomes Her - Michael Lantieri, Ken Ralston, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe
 Alien 3 – Richard Edlund, George Gibbs, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
 Batman Returns – Michael L. Fink, John Bruno, Craig Barron, Dennis Skotak
 Beauty and the Beast – Randy Fullmer

 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Stan Winston, Dennis Muren, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
 Edward Scissorhands – Stan Winston
 Backdraft – Allen Hall, Scott Farrar, Clay Pinney, Mikael Salomon
 Prospero's Books – Frans Wamelink, Eve Ramboz, Masao Yamaguchi

 1990 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
 Dick Tracy
 Ghost
 Total Recall

 1989 - Back to the Future Part II - Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, Steve Gawley
 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Kent Houston, Richard Conway
 Batman – Derek Meddings, John Evans
 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, Mark Sullivan, John Ellis

 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - George Gibbs, Richard Williams, Ken Ralston, Ed Jones
 Beetlejuice – Peter Kuran, Alan Munro, Robert Short, Ted Era
 The Last Emperor – Gino De Rossi, Fabrizio Martinelli
 RoboCop – Rob Bottin, Phil Tippett, Peter Kuran, Rocco Gioffre

 1987 - The Witches of Eastwick - Michael Lantieri, Michael Owens, Ed Jones, Bruce Walters
 The Fly – Chris Walas, Jon Berg, Louis Craig, Hoyt Yeatman
 Full Metal Jacket – John Evans
 Little Shop of Horrors – Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge, Lyle Conway, Richard Conway

 1986 - Aliens - Robert Skotak, Brian Johnson, John Richardson, Stan Winston
 The Mission – Peter Hutchinson
 Dreamchild – Duncan Kenworthy, John Stephenson, Chris Carr
 Labyrinth – Roy Field, Brian Froud, George Gibbs, Tony Dunsterville

 1985 - Brazil - George Gibbs, Richard Conway
 Back to the Future – Kevin Pike, Ken Ralston
 Legend – Nick Allder, Peter Voysey
 The Purple Rose of Cairo – R/Greenberg Associates

 1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson
 The Company of Wolves – Christopher Tucker, Alan Whibley
 Ghostbusters – Richard Edlund
 The Killing Fields – Fred Cramer

 1983 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi -  Richard Edlund Dennis Muren Ken Ralston Kit West
 The Dark Crystal – Roy Field Brian Smithies Ian Wingrove
 WarGames – Michael L. Fink, Joe Digaetano, Jack Cooperman, Don Hansard, Colin Cantwell, William A. Fraker
 Zelig – Gordon Willis Joel Hynek, Stuart Robertson, Richard Greenberg

 1982 - Poltergeist - Richard Edlund
 Blade Runner – Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer
 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Dennis Muren, Carlo Rambaldi
 Tron'' – Richard Taylor, Harrison Ellenshaw

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