1963–1980 Emil Kosa Jr. – Cleopatra (1963) Peter Ellenshaw , Eustace Lycett , and Hamilton Luske – Mary Poppins (1964) John Stears – Thunderball (1965) Art Cruickshank – Fantastic Voyage (1966) L. B. Abbott – Doctor Dolittle (1967) Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Robbie Robertson – Marooned (1969) A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott – Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Alan Maley , Eustace Lycett , and Danny Lee – Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers – The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Frank Brendel , Glen Robinson , and Albert Whitlock – Earthquake (1974) Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson – The Hindenburg (1975) Carlo Rambaldi , Glen Robinson , and Frank Van der Veer – King Kong (1976) John Stears , John Dykstra , Richard Edlund , Grant McCune , and Robert Blalack – Star Wars (1977) Les Bowie , Colin Chilvers , Denys Coop , Roy Field , Derek Meddings , and Zoran Perisic – Superman (1978) H. R. Giger , Carlo Rambaldi , Brian Johnson , Nick Allder , and Dennis Ayling – Alien (1979) Brian Johnson , Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , and Bruce Nicholson – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 1981–2000 Richard Edlund , Kit West , Bruce Nicholson , and Joe Johnston – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Carlo Rambaldi , Dennis Muren , and Kenneth F. Smith – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , and Phil Tippett – Return of the Jedi (1983) Dennis Muren , Michael J. McAlister , Lorne Peterson , and George Gibbs – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Ken Ralston , Ralph McQuarrie , Scott Farrar , and David Berry – Cocoon (1985) Robert Skotak , Stan Winston , John Richardson , and Suzanne M. Benson – Aliens (1986) Dennis Muren , Bill George , Harley Jessup , and Kenneth F. Smith - Innerspace (1987) Ken Ralston , Richard Williams , Edward Jones , and George Gibbs – Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) John Bruno , Dennis Muren , Hoyt Yeatman , and Dennis Skotak – The Abyss (1989) Eric Brevig , Rob Bottin , Tim McGovern , and Alex Funke – Total Recall (1990) Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Gene Warren Jr. , and Robert Skotak – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Ken Ralston , Doug Chiang , Douglas Smythe , and Tom Woodruff Jr. – Death Becomes Her (1992) Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , and Michael Lantieri – Jurassic Park (1993) Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , and Allen Hall – Forrest Gump (1994) Scott E. Anderson , Charles Gibson , Neal Scanlan , and John Cox – Babe (1995) Volker Engel , Douglas Smith , Clay Pinney , and Joe Viskocil – Independence Day (1996) Robert Legato , Mark Lasoff , Thomas L. Fisher , and Michael Kanfer – Titanic (1997) Joel Hynek , Nicholas Brooks , Stuart Robertson , and Kevin Mack – What Dreams May Come (1998) John Gaeta , Janek Sirrs , Steve Courtley , and Jon Thum – The Matrix (1999) John Nelson , Neil Corbould , Tim Burke , and Rob Harvey – Gladiator (2000) 2001–2020 Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , Richard Taylor , and Mark Stetson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara , and John Frazier – Spider-Man 2 (2004) Joe Letteri , Brian Van't Hul , Christian Rivers , and Richard Taylor – King Kong (2005) John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Charles Gibson , and Allen Hall – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Michael L. Fink , Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris , and Trevor Wood – The Golden Compass (2007) Eric Barba , Steve Preeg , Burt Dalton , and Craig Barron – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , and Andrew R. Jones – Avatar (2009) Paul Franklin , Chris Corbould , Andrew Lockley , and Peter Bebb – Inception (2010) Robert Legato , Joss Williams , Ben Grossmann , and Alex Henning – Hugo (2011) Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , Erik-Jan de Boer , and Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi (2012) Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , and Neil Corbould – Gravity (2013) Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , Ian Hunter , and Scott R. Fisher – Interstellar (2014) Mark Ardington , Sara Bennett , Paul Norris , and Andrew Whitehurst – Ex Machina (2015) Robert Legato , Adam Valdez , Andrew R. Jones , and Dan Lemmon – The Jungle Book (2016) John Nelson , Gerd Nefzer , Paul Lambert , and Richard R. Hoover – Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Paul Lambert , Ian Hunter , Tristan Myles , and J. D. Schwalm – First Man (2018) Guillaume Rocheron , Greg Butler , and Dominic Tuohy – 1917 (2019) Andrew Jackson , David Lee , Andrew Lockley , and Scott R. Fisher – Tenet (2020) 2021–present Paul Lambert , Tristan Myles , Brian Connor , and Gerd Nefzer – Dune (2021) Joe Letteri , Richard Baneham , Eric Saindon , and Daniel Barrett – Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Takashi Yamazaki , Kiyoko Shibuya , Masaki Takahashi , and Tatsuji Nojima – Godzilla Minus One (2023) Paul Lambert , Stephen James , Rhys Salcombe , and Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two (2024)
1990s 2000s John Nelson (2000) Chris Godfrey (2001) Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke (2002) Stefen Fangmeier , Nathan McGuinness , Robert Stromberg , and Dan Sudick (2003) Andy Brown and Kirsty Millar / Robert Legato , Peter G. Travers, Matthew Gratzner, and R. Bruce Steinheimer (2004) John Knoll and Hal Hickel (2005) John Knoll and Hal Hickel (2006) Chris Watts , Grant Freckelton , Derek Wentworth, and Daniel Leduc (2007) Chris Godfrey, James E. Price, and Diana Giorgiutti (2008) Volker Engel , Marc Weigert , and Mike Vézina (2009) 2010s Ken Ralston , David Schaub , Carey Villegas , and Sean Phillips (2010) Robert Legato , Ben Grossmann , Alex Henning , and Adam Watkins (2011) Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie, Michael Lantieri , and Ryan Tudhope (2012) Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , and Neil Corbould (2013) Joe Letteri , Dan Lemmon , and Matt Kutcher (2014) Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie, Viktor Muller, and Sébastien Moreau (2015) Robert Legato , Dan Lemmon , Andrew R. Jones , and Adam Valdez (2016) John Nelson , Paul Lambert , Richard R. Hoover , and Gerd Nefzer (2017) Geoffrey Baumann , Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack , and Dan Sudick (2018) Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon (2019) 2020s Scott R. Fisher and Andrew Jackson (2020) Brian Connor , Paul Lambert , Tristan Myles , and Gerd Nefzer (2021) Joe Letteri , Eric Saindon , Richie Baneham , and Daniel Barrett (2022) Simone Coco , Neil Corbould , Jeff Sutherland , and Alex Wuttke (2023) Mark Bakowski, Neil Corbould , Nikki Penny, and Pietro Ponti (2024)
1970s 1980s 1990s Stan Winston (1991) Ken Ralston , Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992) Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , and Michael Lantieri (1993) John Bruno (1994) Stan Parks (1995) Volker Engel , Clay Pinney , Douglas Smith , and Joe Viskocil (1996) Phil Tippett , Scott E. Anderson , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., John Richardson (1997) Volker Engel , Patrick Tatopoulos , Karen E. Goulekas , and Clay Pinney (1998) Rob Coleman , John Knoll , Dennis Muren , and Scott Squires (1999) 2000s Scott E. Anderson , Craig Hayes , Scott Stokdyk , and Stan Parks (2000) Dennis Muren , Scott Farrar , Stan Winston , Michael Lantieri (2001) Rob Coleman , Pablo Helman , John Knoll , and Ben Snow (2002) Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke (2003) John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara , and John Frazier (2004) Joe Letteri , Richard Taylor , Christian Rivers , and Brian Van't Hul (2005) John Knoll , Hal T. Hickel , Charles Gibson , and Allen Hall (2006) Scott Farrar , Scott Benza , Russell Earl , and John Frazier (2007) Nick Davis , Chris Corbould , Timothy Webber , and Paul J. Franklin (2008) Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , and Andrew R. Jones (2009) 2010s Chris Corbould , Andrew Lockley , Paul J. Franklin , and Peter Bebb (2010) Dan Lemmon , Joe Letteri , R. Christopher White , and Daniel Barrett (2011) Janek Sirrs , Jeff White , Guy Williams , and Dan Sudick (2012) Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , and Neil Corbould (2013) Paul J. Franklin , Andrew Lockley , Ian Hunter , and Scott R. Fisher (2014) Roger Guyett , Patrick Tubach , Neal Scanlan , and Chris Corbould (2015) John Knoll , Mohen Leo , Hal Hickel , and Neil Corbould (2016) Christopher Townsend , Guy Williams , Jonathan Fawkner , and Dan Sudick (2017) Dan DeLeeuw , Matt Aitken , Russell Earl , and Dan Sudick (2018/19) Roger Guyett , Neal Scanlan , Patrick Tubach , and Dominic Tuohy (2019/20) 2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.
