Paul Lambert (special effects artist)

Paul Lambert is an English visual effects supervisor at Wylie Co. ^[1] He has won four Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), First Man (2018), ^{[2] [3]} Dune (2021), and Dune: Part Two (2024). With his most recent victory, Lambert tied the record of a "perfect score" of four Oscar nominations and four wins that had been held by sound editor Mark Berger (and was since matched that same ceremony by filmmaker Sean Baker).

Selected filmography

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
• Stealth (2005)
• Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
• Tron: Legacy (2010)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Oblivion (2013)
• Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• The Huntsman: Winter's War (2015)
• Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
• First Man (2018)
• Dune (2021)
• Dune: Part Two (2024)

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Film	Result	Ref
Academy Awards	4 March 2018	Best Visual Effects	Blade Runner 2049	Won	[4]
	24 February 2019		First Man	Won	[5]
	27 March 2022		Dune	Won	[6]
	2 March 2025		Dune: Part Two	Won
British Academy Film Awards	18 February 2018	Best Special Visual Effects	Blade Runner 2049	Won	[7]
	10 February 2019		First Man	Nominated	[8]
	13 March 2022		Dune	Won	[9]
	16 February 2025		Dune: Part Two	Won

References

1. "Wylie Co. celebrates ECD Paul Lambert's Oscar nom for Dune". Reel 360 News. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
2. Merry, Stephanie (January 23, 2018). "Oscar nominations 2018: 'The Shape of Water' leads with 13; 'Get Out' nominated for best picture". Washington Post . Retrieved January 23, 2017.
3. Lang, Brent (January 23, 2018). "Oscars 2018: 'Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Nominations". Variety . Retrieved January 23, 2018.
4. "The 90th Academy Awards (2018)". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
5. "The 91st Academy Awards (2019)". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
6. "The 94th Academy Awards (2022)". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. "Film Special Visual Effects in 2018". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
8. "Film Special Visual Effects in 2019". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
9. "Film Special Visual Effects in 2022". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links

• Paul Lambert at IMDb