article_title name occupation yearsactive
bruce nicholson
 bruce nicholson visual effects artist 1977-present
bruce nicholson

bruce nicholson is a oscar winning special effects artist who received the special achievement academy award at the 1980 for the visual effects of the film `` empire strikes back '' .
which he shared with brian johnson , richard edlund and dennis muren .
he won his first oscar for `` raiders of the lost ark '' at the 1981 in the category of best visual effects .
which he shared his award with richard edlund , kit west and joe johnston ' '' .
he got one more oscar nomination , at the 1982 for the film `` poltergeist '' , which lost to `` e.t. the extra-terrestrial '' .
he has worked on nearly 50 films since 1977 .
