Saturn_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects

Saturn Award for
Best Special / Visual Effects
Saturn Award for ; Best Special / Visual Effects
Awarded for	Best special effects and visual effects of the year for a genre film
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded	1975
Currently held by	Avatar: The Way of Water (2022/23)
Website	www.saturnawards.org

Saturn Award for Best Special Effects

Award for special effects

The Saturn Award for Best Special / Visual Effects is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements (the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is the oldest award for science fiction and fantasy films), included the category for the first time at the 2nd Saturn Awards in 1975.

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Year	Recipients	Film
1973 (2nd)	Marcel Vercoutere	The Exorcist
1974/1975 (3rd)
1974/1975 (3rd)	Douglas Knapp, Bill Taylor, John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon	Dark Star
1976 (4th)
1976 (4th)	L. B. Abbott (for his career)
1977 (5th)
	John Dykstra, John Stears	Star Wars
	Douglas Trumbull	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
	Albert Whitlock, Chuck Gaspar (Van der Veer Photo Effects)	Exorcist II: The Heretic
	Ray Harryhausen	Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1978 (6th)	Colin Chilvers	Superman
	Henry Millar (Van der Veer Photo Effects)	Capricorn One
	Ira Anderson Jr.	Damien: Omen II
	Dell Rheaume, Russel Hessey	Invasion of the Body Snatchers
	Albert Whitlock	The Wiz
1979 (7th)	Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich	Star Trek: The Motion Picture
	Brian Johnson, Nick Allder	Alien
	Peter Ellenshaw	The Black Hole
	John Evans, John Richardson	Moonraker
	Robbie Knott	The Muppet Movie

Year	Recipients	Film
1980 (8th)	Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund	The Empire Strikes Back
	Chuck Comisky	Battle Beyond the Stars
	Richard Albain Jr., Tommy Lee Wallace, James F. Liles	The Fog
	Dave Allen, Peter Kuran	The Howling
	Gary Zeller	Scanners
1981 (9th)	Richard Edlund	Raiders of the Lost Ark
	Ray Harryhausen	Clash of the Titans
	Brian Johnson, Dennis Muren	Dragonslayer
	John Stears	Outland
	Jon Bunker	Time Bandits
1982 (10th)	Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich	Blade Runner
	Roy Field, Brian Smithies	The Dark Crystal
	Tom Campbell, William T. Conway, John Carl Buechler, Steve Neill	Forbidden World
	Rob Bottin	The Thing
1983 (11th)	Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston	Return of the Jedi
	(Entertainment Effects Group)	Brainstorm
	Ian Wingrove	Never Say Never Again
	Lee Dyer	Something Wicked This Way Comes
	Chuck Comisky, Kenneth Jones, Lawrence E. Benson (Private Stock Effects Inc.)	Strange Invaders
1984 (12th)	Chris Walas	Gremlins
	Richard Edlund	2010
	Lawrence E. Benson	Creature
	Barry Nolan	Dune
	Ralph Winter	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1985 (13th)	Kevin Pike	Back to the Future
	(The L.A. Effects Group)	Commando
	Bruce Nicholson, Ralph Winter	Explorers
	Richard Edlund	Fright Night
	(Apogee)	Lifeforce
1986 (14th)	Stan Winston, Robert Skotak, Dennis Skotak (The L.A. Effects Group)	Aliens
	Lyle Conway	Little Shop of Horrors
	Richard Edlund	Poltergeist II: The Other Side
	Syd Mead, Eric Allard	Short Circuit
	Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987 (15th)	Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Rocco Gioffre	RoboCop
	Vern Hyde, Doug Beswick, Tom Sullivan	Evil Dead II
	Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith	Innerspace
	Richard Edlund	Masters of the Universe
	Joel Hynek, Stan Winston, Richard Greenberg, Robert M. Greenberg	Predator
	Michael Lantieri (Industrial Light & Magic)	The Witches of Eastwick
1988 (16th)	George Gibbs, Ken Ralston, Richard Williams (Industrial Light & Magic)	Who Framed Roger Rabbit
	Peter Kuran, Alan Munro, Ted Rae, Robert Short	Beetlejuice
	Kevin Pike, Hoyt Yeatman, Will Vinton	Moonwalker
	Eric Brevig, Allen Hall (Dream Quest Images)	Scrooged
	Eric Allard, Jeff Jarvis	Short Circuit 2
	John Richardson (Industrial Light & Magic)	Willow
1989/1990 (17th)	Ken Ralston (Industrial Light & Magic)	Back to the Future Part II
	(Industrial Light & Magic, Dream Quest Images, Fantasy II Film Effects, Wonderworks)	The Abyss
	Richard Conway, Kent Houston	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
	Bruce Nicholson, John T. Van Vliet, Richard Edlund, Laura Buff	Ghost
	Rick Baker, Ken Pepiot, Dennis Michelson	Gremlins 2: The New Batch
	Rick Fichter, David Sosalla, Peter Chesney	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
	Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Peter Kuran	RoboCop 2
	Thomas L. Fisher, Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin (Dream Quest Images, Industrial Light & Magic, Stetson Visual Services Inc.)	Total Recall
	Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis (4-Ward Productions, Illusion Arts Inc., Fantasy II Film Effects)	Tremors

Year	Recipients	Film
1991 (18th)	Stan Winston (Industrial Light & Magic, Fantasy II Film Effects, 4-Ward Productions)	Terminator 2: Judgment Day
	Richard Yuricich, Kevin Yagher (Video Image)	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
	Syd Dutton, Bill Taylor, Gene Warren Jr. (Illusion Arts Inc.)	Frankenstein Unbound
	Stan Winston, Joel Hynek (R/Greenberg Associates Inc.)	Predator 2
	Ken Ralston (Industrial Light & Magic)	The Rocketeer
	(Perpetual Motion Pictures, Dream Quest Images)	Warlock
1992 (19th)	Ken Ralston, Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis (Industrial Light & Magic)	Death Becomes Her
	Alan Munro (Visual Concept Engineering (VCE), Alterian, Inc., David Miller Creations)	The Addams Family
	George Gibbs, Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.	Alien 3
	Richard Taylor, Bob McCarron	Braindead (Dead Alive)
	Roman Coppola	Bram Stoker's Dracula
	Frank Ceglia, Paul Haines, Tom Ceglia	The Lawnmower Man
	Bruce Nicholson, Ned Gorman (Industrial Light & Magic)	Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1993 (20th)	Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri	Jurassic Park
	Michael J. McAlister, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio	Demolition Man
	(Pacific Data Images (PDI), 4-Ward Productions)	Heart and Souls
	(Buena Vista Visual Effects, Matte World Digital, Rhythm & Hues)	Hocus Pocus
	John E. Sullivan (Sony Pictures Imageworks [us], Boss Film Studios, Fantasy II Film Effects, Visual Concept Engineering (VCE), The Baer Animation Company Inc.)	Last Action Hero
	Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Eric Leighton, Gordon Baker	The Nightmare Before Christmas
	Richard Edlund	Solar Crisis
1994 (21st)	John Bruno (Digital Domain)	True Lies
	Andrew Mason (International Creative Effects)	The Crow
	Ken Ralston (Industrial Light & Magic)	Forrest Gump
	(Illusion Arts Inc., Fantasy II Film Effects, Visual Concept Engineering)	The Shadow
	Jeffrey A. Okun, Patrick Tatopoulos	Stargate
	Gregory L. McMurry	Timecop
1995 (22nd)	Stan Parks (Industrial Light & Magic, Amalgamated Dynamics)	Jumanji
	John Dykstra, Thomas L. Fisher, Andrew Adamson, Eric Durst	Batman Forever
	Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri (Industrial Light & Magic)	Congo
	Eric Brevig (Industrial Light & Magic)	The Indian in the Cupboard
	Joel Hynek (Mass. Illusions LLC)	Judge Dredd
	Richard Edlund, Steve Johnson	Species
1996 (23rd)	Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil	Independence Day
	Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West	Dragonheart
	Wes Takahashi, Charlie McClellan, Richard Taylor	The Frighteners
	Jim Mitchell, Michael L. Fink, David Andrews, Michael Lantieri (Industrial Light & Magic, Warner Digital Studios)	Mars Attacks!
	John Knoll (Industrial Light & Magic)	Star Trek: First Contact
	Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta	Twister
1997 (24th)	Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., John Richardson	Starship Troopers
	Pitof, Erik Henry, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.	Alien Resurrection
	Ken Ralston, Stephen Rosenbaum, Jerome Chen, Mark Holmes	Contact
	Karen E. Goulekas, Mark Stetson	The Fifth Element
	Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri, Randy Dutra	The Lost World: Jurassic Park
	Eric Brevig, Peter Chesney, Rob Coleman, Rick Baker	Men in Black
1998 (25th)	Volker Engel, Patrick Tatopoulos, Karen E. Goulekas, Clay Pinney	Godzilla
	Pat McClung, Richard R. Hoover, John Frazier	Armageddon
	Andrew Mason, Mara Bryan, Peter Doyle, Tom Davies	Dark City
	Angus Bickerton	Lost in Space
	Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall, Jim Mitchell	Mighty Joe Young
	Roger Guyett, Stefen Fangmeier, Neil Corbould	Saving Private Ryan
1999 (26th)	Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
	Stan Winston, Bill George, Kim Bromley, Robert Stadd	Galaxy Quest
	John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum	The Matrix
	John Andrew Berton Jr., Daniel Jeannette, Ben Snow, Chris Corbould	The Mummy
	Jim Mitchell, Joss Williams, Kevin Yagher, Mark S. Miller	Sleepy Hollow
	John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III, Jerome Chen, Eric Allard	Stuart Little

Year	Recipients	Film
2000 (27th)	Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks	Hollow Man
	Michael Lantieri, David Drzewiecki (Amalgamated Dynamics, Rhythm, Hues Cinesite, VCE.Com)	The 6th Day
	Kevin Scott Mack, Matthew E. Butler, Bryan Grill, Allen Hall	How the Grinch Stole Christmas
	Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, Tim Alexander, John Frazier	The Perfect Storm
	Michael L. Fink, Michael J. McAlister, David Prescott, Theresa Ellis Rygiel	X-Men
2001 (28th)	Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri	A.I. Artificial Intelligence
	Arthur Windus, Val Wardlaw, Hal Bertram, Nick Drew, Seb Caudron	Brotherhood of the Wolf
	Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett, John Richardson	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
	Jim Mitchell, Danny Gordon Taylor, Donald Elliott, John Rosengrant	Jurassic Park III
	Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, Mark Stetson	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
	John Andrew Berton Jr., Daniel Jeannette, Neil Corbould, Thomas Rosseter	The Mummy Returns
2002 (29th)	Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
	Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
	Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
	Scott Farrar, Henry LaBounta, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness	Minority Report
	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier	Spider-Man
	Joel Hynek, Matthew E. Butler, Sean Andrew Faden, John Frazier	XXX
2003 (30th)	Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
	Dennis Muren, Edward Hirsh, Colin Brady, Michael Lantieri	Hulk
	John Gaeta, Kim Libreri, George Murphy, Craig Hayes	The Matrix Revolutions
	John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee, Charles Gibson	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
	Pablo Helman, Danny Gordon Taylor, Allen Hall, John Rosengrant	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
	Michael L. Fink, Richard E. Hollander, Stephen Rosenbaum, Mike Vézina	X2
2004 (31st)	John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier	Spider-Man 2
	Peter Chiang, Pablo Helman, Thomas J. Smith	The Chronicles of Riddick
	Karen E. Goulekas, Neil Corbould, Greg Strause, Remo Balcells	The Day After Tomorrow
	Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Bill George, John Richardson	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
	John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash, Joe Letteri	I, Robot
	Scott Squires, Ben Snow, Daniel Jeannette, Syd Dutton	Van Helsing
2005 (32nd)	Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul	King Kong
	Janek Sirrs, Dan Glass, Chris Corbould, Paul J. Franklin	Batman Begins
	Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
	Jim Mitchell, Tim Alexander, Timothy Webber, John Richardson	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	John Knoll, Roger Guyett, Rob Coleman, Brian Gernand	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
	Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra, Dan Sudick	War of the Worlds
2006 (33rd)	John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
	Karin Joy, John Andrew Berton Jr., Blair Clark, John Dietz	Charlotte's Web
	Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark G. Soper, Peter Parks	The Fountain
	Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Pat Tubach, Dan Sudick	Mission: Impossible III
	Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, Jon Thum	Superman Returns
	John Bruno, Eric Saindon, Craig Lyn, Mike Vézina	X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 (34th)	Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier	Transformers
	Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth, Daniel Leduc	300
	Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood	The Golden Compass
	Tim Burke, John Richardson, Paul J. Franklin, Greg Butler	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
	John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
	Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook, John Frazier	Spider-Man 3
2008 (35th)	Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin	The Dark Knight
	Dean Wright, Wendy Rogers	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
	Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	Mike Wassel, Adrian De Wet, Andrew Chapman, Eamonn Butler	Hellboy II: The Golden Army
	Pablo Helman, Dan Sudick	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
	John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, Shane Mahan	Iron Man
2009 (36th)	Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones	Avatar
	Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina	2012
	Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken	District 9
	Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Aithadi, Tim Alexander	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
	Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton	Star Trek
	John 'D.J.' Des Jardin, Peter G. Travers, Joel Whist, Jessica Norman	Watchmen

Year	Recipients	Film
2010 (37th)	Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Paul J. Franklin, Peter Bebb	Inception
	Ken Ralston, Carey Villegas, Tom C. Peitzman, David Schaub	Alice in Wonderland
	Barrie Hemsley, Angus Bickerton	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
	Nicolas Aithadi, John Richardson, Christian Manz, Tim Burke	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
	Ged Wright, Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick	Iron Man 2
	Karl Denham, Steve Preeg, Eric Barba, Nikos Kalaitzidis	Tron: Legacy
2011 (38th)	Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White, Daniel Barrett	Rise of the Planet of the Apes
	Scott E. Anderson, Matt Aitken, Joe Letteri, Matthias Menz, Keith Miller	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
	Mark G. Soper, Christopher Townsend, Paul Corbould	Captain America: The First Avenger
	Tim Burke, Greg Butler, John Richardson, David Vickery	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
	Steve Riley, Russell Earl, Kim Libreri, Dennis Muren	Super 8
	Scott Benza, John Frazier, Matthew E. Butler, Scott Farrar	Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2012 (39th)	Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick	The Avengers
	Grady Cofer, Pablo Helman, Jeanie King, Burt Dalton	Battleship
	Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
	Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher, Sue Rowe	John Carter
	Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, Donald Elliott	Life of Pi
	Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Phil Brennan, Neil Corbould, Michael Dawson	Snow White and the Huntsman
2013 (40th)	Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould	*Gravity*
	Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
	Joe Letteri, John 'D.J.' Des Jardin, Dan Lemmon	Man of Steel
	John Knoll, James E. Price, Clay Pinney, Rocco Larizza	Pacific Rim
	Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton	Star Trek Into Darkness
	Jake Morrison, Paul Corbould, Mark Breakspear	Thor: The Dark World
2014 (41st)	Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott R. Fisher	Interstellar
	Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill, Dan Sudick	Captain America: The Winter Soldier
	Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
	Gary Brozenich, Nick Davis, Jonathan Fawkner, Matthew Rouleau	Edge of Tomorrow
	Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould	Guardians of the Galaxy
	Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2015 (42nd)	Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Chris Corbould	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
	Paul Corbould, Christopher Townsend, Ben Snow, Paul Butterworth	Avengers: Age of Ultron
	Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett	Ex Machina
	John Rosengrant, Michael Lantieri, Tim Alexander	Jurassic World
	Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams	Mad Max: Fury Road
	Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence, Steven Warner	The Martian
2016 (43rd)	John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel, Neil Corbould	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
	Louis Morin, Ryal Cosgrove	Arrival
	Joe Letteri, Joel Whist	The BFG
	Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli	Doctor Strange
	Tim Burke, Christian Manz, David Watkins	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
	Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, Dan Lemmon	The Jungle Book
2017 (44th)	Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
	Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, Dan Sudick	Black Panther
	John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer	Blade Runner 2049
	Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus	Kong: Skull Island
	Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
	Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist	War for the Planet of the Apes
2018/2019 (45th)	Dan DeLeeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, Dan Sudick	Avengers: Endgame
	Michael Mulholland, David Seager, Daniele Bigi, Jeff Capogreco	Aladdin
	Guillaume Rocheron, Eric Frazier, Brian Connor, Peter Nofz	Godzilla: King of the Monsters
	Huw J. Evans, Andrew Booth, Jody Johnson, Neil Corbould	Mission: Impossible – Fallout
	Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Rick O'Connor	A Quiet Place
	Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler, Dave Shirk	Ready Player One
	Janek Sirrs, Theodore Bialek, Brendan Seals, Alexis Wajsbrot	Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019/2020 (46th)	Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
	Scott R. Fisher, Allen Maris	Ad Astra
	Mark Hawker, Yael Majors, Greg Steele	Birds of Prey
	Nicholas Brooks, Kristy Hollidge	It Chapter Two
	Ken Egly, Robert Legato	The Lion King
	Mike Chambers, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley	Tenet
	Eric Barba, Neil Corbould, Vinod Gundre, Sheldon Stopsack	Terminator: Dark Fate

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Year	Recipients	Film
2021/2022 (50th)	John “D.J.” Des Jardin, Bryan Hirota, Kevin Andrew Smith, Pier Lefebvre, and Mike Meinardus	Godzilla vs. Kong
	Jorundur Rafn Arnarson, Joe Letteri, and Erik Winquist	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
	Sheena Duggal and Alessandro Ongaro	Ghostbusters: Afterlife
	David Vickery	Jurassic World Dominion
	Joe Farrell, Dan Oliver, Christopher Townsend, and Sean Noel Walker	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
	Scott Edelstein, Kelly Port, Dan Sudick, and Chris Waegner	Spider-Man: No Way Home
	Scott R. Fisher and Ryan Tudhope	Top Gun: Maverick
2022/2023 (51st)	Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett	Avatar: The Way of Water
	Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould	The Creator
	Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
	Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel, Robert Weaver, and Alistair Williams	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
	Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, and Neil Corbould	Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
	Andrew Jackson, Giacomo Mineo, Scott R. Fisher, and Dave Drzewiecki	Oppenheimer