Mark Williams Ardington

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Mark Williams Ardington
Occupation Visual effects artist
Years active1998–present
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Mark Williams Ardington is a British visual effects artist.

Ardington received the 2015 Academy Award for his work on the film Ex Machina in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared the award with Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, and Sara Bennett. [1]

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References

  1. "88th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
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