Penghargaan Oscar untuk Efek Visual Terbaik
Efek visual

| Tahun | Film | Nominasi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1977 (ke-50) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, dan Richard Yuricich |
| 1977 (ke-50) | Star Wars | John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, dan Robert Blalack |
| 1978 (ke-51) | Superman (penghargaan khusus) | Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, dan Zoran Perisic |
| 1979 (ke-52) | Alien | H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, dan Dennis Ayling |
| 1979 (ke-52) | The Black Hole | Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, dan Joe Hale |
| 1979 (ke-52) | Moonraker | Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, dan John Evans |
| 1979 (ke-52) | 1941 | William A. Fraker, A.D. Flowers, dan Gregory Jein |
| 1979 (ke-52) | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, dan Grant McCune |
| 1980 (ke-53) | The Empire Strikes Back (penghargaan khusus) | Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, dan Bruce Nicholson |
| 1981 (ke-54) | Dragonslayer | Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, dan Brian Johnson |
| 1981 (ke-54) | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, dan Joe Johnston |
| 1982 (ke-55) | Blade Runner | Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, dan David Dryer |
| 1982 (ke-55) | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, dan Kenneth F. Smith |
| 1982 (ke-55) | Poltergeist | Richard Edlund, Michael Wood[perlu disambiguasi], dan Bruce Nicholson |
| 1983 (ke-56) | Return of the Jedi (penghargaan khusus) | Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, dan Phil Tippett |
| 1984 (ke-57) | Ghostbusters | Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, dan Chuck Gaspar |
| 1984 (ke-57) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson, dan George Gibbs |
| 1984 (ke-57) | 2010 | Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, dan Mark Stetson |
| 1985 (ke-58) | Cocoon | Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, dan David Berry |
| 1985 (ke-58) | Return to Oz | Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, dan Michael Lloyd |
| 1985 (ke-58) | Young Sherlock Holmes | Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, dan David W. Allen |
| 1986 (ke-59) | Aliens | Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, dan Suzanne Benson |
| 1986 (ke-59) | Little Shop of Horrors | Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, dan Martin Gutterridge |
| 1986 (ke-59) | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, dan William Neil |
| 1987 (ke-60) | Innerspace | Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, dan Kenneth F. Smith |
| 1987 (ke-60) | Predator | Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, dan Stan Winston |
| 1988 (ke-61) | Die Hard | Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, dan Thaine Morris |
| 1988 (ke-61) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, dan George Gibbs |
| 1988 (ke-61) | Willow | Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett, dan Chris Evans |
| 1989 (ke-62) | The Abyss | John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, dan Dennis Skotak |
| 1989 (ke-62) | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Richard Conway dan Kent Houston |
| 1989 (ke-62) | Back to the Future Part II | Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, dan Steve Gawley |
| 1990 (ke-63) | Total Recall (penghargaan khusus) | Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, dan Alex Funke |
| 1991 (ke-64) | Backdraft | Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, dan Scott Farrar |
| 1991 (ke-64) | Hook | Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, dan Michael Lantieri |
| 1991 (ke-64) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., dan Robert Skotak |
| 1992 (ke-65) | Alien 3 | Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., dan George Gibbs |
| 1992 (ke-65) | Batman Returns | Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, dan Dennis Skotak |
| 1992 (ke-65) | Death Becomes Her | Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, dan Tom Woodruff, Jr. |
| 1993 (ke-66) | Cliffhanger | Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, dan Pamela Easley |
| 1993 (ke-66) | Jurassic Park | Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, dan Michael Lantieri |
| 1993 (ke-66) | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, dan Gordon Baker |
| 1994 (ke-67) | Forrest Gump | Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, dan Allen Hall |
| 1994 (ke-67) | The Mask | Scott Squires, Steve Williams, Tom Bertino, dan Jon Farhat |
| 1994 (ke-67) | True Lies | John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, dan Patrick McClung |
| 1995 (ke-68) | Apollo 13 | Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, dan Matt Sweeney |
| 1995 (ke-68) | Babe | Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, dan John Cox |
| 1996 (ke-69) | Dragonheart | Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, dan Kit West |
| 1996 (ke-69) | Independence Day | Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, dan Joseph Viskocil |
| 1996 (ke-69) | Twister | Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, dan Henry La Bounta |
| 1997 (ke-70) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra, dan Michael Lantieri |
| 1997 (ke-70) | Starship Troopers | Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, dan John Richardson |
| 1997 (ke-70) | Titanic | Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, dan Michael Kanfer |
| 1998 (ke-71) | Armageddon | Richard R. Hoover, Patrick McClung, dan John Frazier |
| 1998 (ke-71) | Mighty Joe Young | Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall, dan Jim Mitchell |
| 1998 (ke-71) | What Dreams May Come | Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, dan Kevin Mack |
| 1999 (ke-72) | The Matrix | John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, dan Jon Thum |
| 1999 (ke-72) | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, dan Rob Coleman |
| 1999 (ke-72) | Stuart Little | John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, dan Eric Allard |
| 2000 (ke-73) | Gladiator | John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, dan Stan Parks |
| 2000 (ke-73) | Hollow Man | Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, dan Stan Parks |
| 2000 (ke-73) | The Perfect Storm | Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier, dan Walt Conti |
| 2001 (ke-74) | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, dan Michael Lantieri |
| 2001 (ke-74) | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, dan Mark Stetson |
| 2001 (ke-74) | Pearl Harbor | Eric Brevig, John Frazier, Ed Hirsh, dan Ben Snow |
| 2002 (ke-75) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, dan Alex Funke |
| 2002 (ke-75) | Spider-Man | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, dan John Frazier |
| 2002 (ke-75) | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, dan Ben Snow |
| 2003 (ke-76) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, dan Alex Funke |
| 2003 (ke-76) | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, dan Robert Stromberg |
| 2003 (ke-76) | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, dan Terry Frazee |
| 2004 (ke-77) | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson, dan William George |
| 2004 (ke-77) | I, Robot | John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash, dan Joe Letteri |
| 2004 (ke-77) | Spider-Man 2 | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, dan John Frazier |
| 2005 (ke-78) | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, dan Scott Farrar |
| 2005 (ke-78) | King Kong | Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, dan Richard Taylor |
| 2005 (ke-78) | War of the Worlds | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, dan Daniel Sudick |
| 2006 (ke-79) | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, dan Allen Hall |
| 2006 (ke-79) | Poseidon | Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett, dan John Frazier |
| 2006 (ke-79) | Superman Returns | Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, dan Jon Thum |
| 2007 (ke-80) | The Golden Compass | Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, dan Trevor Wood |
| 2007 (ke-80) | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, dan John Frazier |
| 2007 (ke-80) | Transformers | Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, dan John Frazier |
| 2008 (ke-81) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, dan Craig Barron |
| 2008 (ke-81) | The Dark Knight | Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, dan Paul Franklin |
| 2008 (ke-81) | Iron Man | John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, dan Shane Mahan |
| 2009 (ke-82) | Avatar | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, dan Andrew R. Jones |
| 2009 (ke-82) | District 9 | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, dan Matt Aitken |
| 2009 (ke-82) | Star Trek | Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, dan Burt Dalton |
| 2010 (ke-83) | Inception | Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Danrew Lockley, dan Peter Bebb |
| 2010 (ke-83) | Alice in Wonderland | Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas, dan Sean Phillips |
| 2010 (ke-83) | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Bagian 1 | Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz, dan Nicolas Aithadi |
| 2010 (ke-83) | Hereafter | Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski, dan Joe Farrell |
| 2010 (ke-83) | Iron Man 2 | Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, dan Daniel Sudick |
| 2011 (ke-84) | Hugo | Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, dan Alex Henning |
| 2011 (ke-84) | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Bagian 2 | Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, dan John Richardson |
| 2011 (ke-84) | Real Steel | Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, dan Swen Gillberg |
| 2011 (ke-84) | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, dan Daniel Barrett |
| 2011 (ke-84) | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, dan John Frazier |
| 2012 (ke-85) | Life of Pi | Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, dan Donald R. Elliott |
| 2012 (ke-85) | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, dan R. Christopher White |
| 2012 (ke-85) | Marvel's The Avengers | Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, dan Dan Sudick |
| 2012 (ke-85) | Prometheus | Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley, dan Martin Hill |
| 2012 (ke-85) | Snow White and the Huntsman | Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould, dan Michael Dawson |