Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Voted on by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and presented at the annual Academy Awards, the awards for best visual effects since 1939 are listed below. The criteria for this award as laid out by the AMPAS are: Considerations of the contribution the visual effects make to overall production and the artistry, skill and fidelity with which the visual illusions are achieved.

YearFilm 
2009 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 
2008 The Golden Compass The Golden Compass 
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 
2006 King Kong King Kong 
2005 Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2 
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 
2001 Gladiator Gladiator 
2000 The Matrix The Matrix 
1999 What Dreams May Come What Dreams May Come 
1998 Titanic Titanic 
1997 Independence Day Independence Day 
1996 Babe Babe 
1995 Forrest Gump Forrest Gump 
1994 Jurassic Park Jurassic Park 
1993 Death Becomes Her Death Becomes Her 
1992 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment Day 
1991 Total Recall Total Recall 
1990 The Abyss The Abyss 
1989 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Who Framed Roger Rabbit 
1988 Innerspace Innerspace 
1987 Aliens Aliens 
1986 Cocoon Cocoon 
1985 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 
1984 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 
1983 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 
1982 Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark 
1981 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 
1980 Alien Alien 
1979 Superman: The Movie Superman: The Movie 
1978 Star Wars Star Wars 
1977 King Kong King Kong 
1977 Logan's Run Logan's Run 
1976 The Hindenburg The Hindenburg 
1975 Earthquake Earthquake 
1974 No Award Given No Award Given 
1973 The Poseidon Adventure The Poseidon Adventure 
1972 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks 
1971 Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! 
1970 Marooned Marooned 
1969 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey 
1968 Doctor Dolittle Doctor Dolittle 
1967 Fantastic Voyage Fantastic Voyage 
1966 Thunderball Thunderball 
1965 Mary Poppins Mary Poppins 
1964 Cleopatra Cleopatra 
1963 The Longest Day The Longest Day 
1962 The Guns of Navarone The Guns of Navarone 
1961 The Time Machine The Time Machine 
1960 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur 
1959 tom thumb tom thumb 
1958 The Enemy Below The Enemy Below 
1957 The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments 
1956 The Bridges at Toko-Ri The Bridges at Toko-Ri 
1955 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 
1954 The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds 
1953 Plymouth Adventure Plymouth Adventure 
1952 When Worlds Collide When Worlds Collide 
1951 Destination Moon Destination Moon 
1950 Mighty Joe Young Mighty Joe Young 
1949 Portrait of Jennie Portrait of Jennie 
1948 Green Dolphin Street Green Dolphin Street 
1947 Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit 
1946 Wonder Man Wonder Man 
1945 Thirty Seconds over Tokyo Thirty Seconds over Tokyo 
1944 Crash Dive Crash Dive 
1943 Reap the Wild Wind Reap the Wild Wind 
1942 I Wanted Wings I Wanted Wings 
1941 The Thief of Bagdad The Thief of Bagdad 
1940 The Rains Came The Rains Came 
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