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Eric Saindon is an American visual effects supervisor for movies, including The Green Knight, Pete's Dragon, The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), Avatar, Alita: Battle Angel, Night at the Museum, X-Men: The Last Stand and worked on others such as, King Kong, I, Robot, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Over 10 Academy Awards have been given to movies he has been a part of, with 2 Oscar and 3 BAFTA nominations himself. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
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- ↑ "The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
