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AFI Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated AFI Film Award AFI Digital Effects Artist of the Year
for: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
Shared with:
Scott Farrar

 
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects
for: War of the Worlds (2005).
Shared with:
Pablo Helman
Randy Dutra
Daniel Sudick

 
2002 Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
Shared with:
Scott Farrar
Stan Winston
Michael Lantieri

 
2000 Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Shared with:
John Knoll
Scott Squires
Rob Coleman

 
1998 Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Randy Dutra
Michael Lantieri

 
1994 Won Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Jurassic Park (1993).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Phil Tippett
Michael Lantieri

 
1992 Won Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Gene Warren Jr.
Robert Skotak

 
1990 Won Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: The Abyss (1989).
Shared with:
Hoyt Yeatman
John Bruno
Dennis Skotak

 
1989 Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Willow (1988).
Shared with:
Michael J. McAlister
Phil Tippett
Christopher Evans

 
1988 Won Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Innerspace (1987).
Shared with:
Bill George
Harley Jessup
Kenneth Smith

 
1986 Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Young Sherlock Holmes (1985).
Shared with:
Kit West
John Ellis
Dave Allen

 
1985 Won Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Shared with:
Michael J. McAlister
Lorne Peterson
George Gibbs

 
1984 Won Special Achievement Award for: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
Shared with:
Richard Edlund
Ken Ralston
Phil Tippett
For visual effects (statuette).
 
1983 Won Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
Shared with:
Carlo Rambaldi
Kenneth Smith

 
1982 Won Technical Achievement Award Shared with:
Stuart Ziff (Industrial Light and Magic, Inc.)
For the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography.
Nominated Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects
for: Dragonslayer (1981).
Shared with:
Phil Tippett
Ken Ralston
Brian Johnson

 
1981 Won Special Achievement Award for: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Shared with:
Brian Johnson
Richard Edlund
Bruce Nicholson
For visual effects (statuette).
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Super 8 (2011).
Shared with:
Russell Earl
Steve Riley
Kim Libreri

 
2006 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: War of the Worlds (2005).
Shared with:
Pablo Helman
Randy Dutra
Daniel Sudick

 
2004 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Hulk (2003).
Shared with:
Edward Hirsh
Colin Brady
Michael Lantieri

 
2002 Won Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
Shared with:
Scott Farrar
Stan Winston
Michael Lantieri

 
2000 Won Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Shared with:
Rob Coleman
John Knoll
Scott Squires

 
1998 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Michael Lantieri
Randy Dutra

 
1994 Won Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Jurassic Park (1993).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Phil Tippett
Michael Lantieri

 
1988 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Innerspace (1987).
Shared with:
Bill George
Harley Jessup
Kenneth Smith

 
1984 Won Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
Shared with:
Richard Edlund
Ken Ralston

 
1983 Won Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
Shared with:
Carlo Rambaldi

 
1982 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects
for: Dragonslayer (1981).
Shared with:
Brian Johnson

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
for: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
Shared with:
Scott Farrar
Michael Lantieri

 
2000 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Shared with:
John Knoll
Scott Squires
Rob Coleman

 
1994 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Special Effects
for: Jurassic Park (1993).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Phil Tippett
Michael Lantieri

 
1992 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Special Visual Effects
for: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Shared with:
Stan Winston
Gene Warren Jr.
Robert Skotak

 
1985 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Special Visual Effects
for: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Shared with:
George Gibbs
Michael J. McAlister
Lorne Peterson

 
1984 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Special Visual Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
Shared with:
Richard Edlund
Ken Ralston
Kit West

 
1983 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Special Visual Effects
for: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
Shared with:
Carlo Rambaldi

 
DVD Exclusive Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Video Premiere Award Best Audio Commentary
for: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Shared with:
George Lucas
Rick McCallum
Ben Burtt
Rob Coleman
John Knoll
Scott Squires
(Fox).
 
Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won Emmy Outstanding Special Visual Effects
for: The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV).
Shared with:
Michael Pangrazio (visual effects supervisor)
Phil Tippett (stop motion supervisor)
Jon Berg (creature supervisor)
Harley Jessup (art director)
John Ellis (optical photography supervisor)
Christopher Evans (matte painting supervisor)
(ABC).

 
Hollywood Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Hollywood Film Award Visual Effects of the Year

 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Sierra Award Best Visual Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

 
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated PFCS Award Best Visual Effects
for: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
Shared with:
Scott Farrar
Stan Winston
Michael Lantieri

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Satellite Award Best Visual Effects
for: Super 8 (2011).
Shared with:
Paul Kavanagh
Russell Earl
Kim Libreri

 
2007 Won Nicola Tesla Award
 
2005 Nominated Satellite Award Outstanding Visual Effects
for: War of the Worlds (2005).
Shared with:
Pablo Helman
Randy Dutra
Daniel Sudick

 
2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Visual Effects
for: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Shared with:
Peter Hutchinson
John Knox
Judith Weaver

 
Visual Effects Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Lifetime Achievement Award
 
2006 Won VES Award Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
for: War of the Worlds (2005).
Shared with:
Pablo Helman
Sandra Scott
Marshall Richard Krasser
For the "fleeing the neighborhood".
 
2004 Nominated VES Award Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in Any Medium
for: Hulk (2003).
Shared with:
Scott Benza
Michael Di Como
Wilson Tang

 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
On 3 June 1999.
At 6764 Hollywood Blvd.
 

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