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

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