Nick Davis (visual effects supervisor)

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Nick Davis
OccupationVisual effects supervisor
Years active1992-present

Nick Davis is an American visual effects supervisor who has worked in visual effects since the early 1990s. He was nominated at the 81st Academy Awards for The Dark Knight , which he shared with Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin and Tim Webber. [1] Davis was also nominated at the 93rd Academy Awards for The One and Only Ivan , which he shared with Greg Fisher, Ben Jones and Santiago Colomo Martinez. [2]

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Filmography

Davis worked on the following films as visual effects supervisor:

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References

  1. "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  2. "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved October 30, 2021.