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