1963–1980
Emil Kosa Jr. - Cleopatra Peter Ellenshaw , Eustace Lycett , and Hamilton Luske - Mary Poppins John Stears - Thunderball Art Cruickshank - Fantastic Voyage L. B. Abbott - Doctor Dolittle Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey Robie Robertson - Marooned A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott - Tora! Tora! Tora! Alan Maley , Eustace Lycett , and Danny Lee - Bedknobs and Broomsticks L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers - The Poseidon Adventure No award given (1973)
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson , and Albert Whitlock - Earthquake
Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson - The Hindenburg Carlo Rambaldi , Glen Robinson , and Frank Van der Veer - King Kong John Stears , John Dykstra , Richard Edlund , Grant McCune , and Robert Blalack - Star Wars Les Bowie , Colin Chilvers , Denys Coop , Roy Field , Derek Meddings , and Zoran Perisic - Superman H. R. Giger , Carlo Rambaldi , Brian Johnson , Nick Allder , and Dennis Ayling - Alien Brian Johnson , Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , and Bruce Nicholson - The Empire Strikes Back 1981–2000
Richard Edlund , Kit West , Bruce Nicholson , and Joe Johnston - Raiders of the Lost Ark Carlo Rambaldi , Dennis Muren , and Kenneth F. Smith - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , and Phil Tippett - Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren , Michael J. McAlister , Lorne Peterson , and George Gibbs - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ken Ralston , Ralph McQuarrie , Scott Farrar , and David Berry - Cocoon Robert Skotak , Stan Winston , John Richardson , and Suzanne M. Benson - Aliens Dennis Muren , Bill George , Harley Jessup , and Kenneth F. Smith - Innerspace Ken Ralston , Richard Williams , Edward Jones , and George Gibbs - Who Framed Roger Rabbit John Bruno , Dennis Muren , Hoyt Yeatman , and Dennis Skotak - The Abyss Eric Brevig , Rob Bottin , Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke - Total Recall Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Gene Warren Jr. , and Robert Skotak - Terminator 2: Judgment Day Ken Ralston , Doug Chiang , Douglas Smythe , and Tom Woodruff Jr. - Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , and Michael Lantieri - Jurassic Park Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , and Allen Hall - Forrest Gump Scott E. Anderson , Charles Gibson , Neal Scanlan , and John Cox - Babe Volker Engel , Douglas Smith , Clay Pinney , and Joe Viskocil - Independence Day Robert Legato , Mark Lasoff , Thomas L. Fisher , and Michael Kanfer - Titanic Joel Hynek , Nicholas Brooks , Stuart Robertson , and Kevin Mack - What Dreams May Come John Gaeta , Janek Sirrs , Steve Courtley , and Jon Thum - The Matrix John Nelson , Neil Corbould , Tim Burke , and Rob Harvey - Gladiator 2001–2020
Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , Richard Taylor , and Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara , and John Frazier - Spider-Man 2 Joe Letteri , Brian Van't Hul , Christian Rivers , and Richard Taylor - King Kong John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Charles Gibson , and Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink , Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris , and Trevor Wood - The Golden Compass Eric Barba , Steve Preeg , Burt Dalton , and Craig Barron - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , and Andrew R. Jones - Avatar Paul Franklin , Chris Corbould , Andrew Lockley , and Peter Bebb - Inception Robert Legato , Joss Williams , Ben Grossmann , and Alex Henning - Hugo Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , Erik-Jan de Boer , and Donald R. Elliott - Life of Pi Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , and Neil Corbould - Gravity Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , Ian Hunter , and Scott R. Fisher - Interstellar Mark Williams Ardington , Sara Bennett , Paul Norris , and Andrew Whitehurst - Ex Machina Robert Legato , Adam Valdez , Andrew R. Jones , and Dan Lemmon - The Jungle Book John Nelson , Gerd Nefzer , Paul Lambert , and Richard R. Hoover - Blade Runner 2049 Paul Lambert , Ian Hunter , Tristan Myles , and J. D. Schwalm - First Man Guillaume Rocheron , Greg Butler , and Dominic Tuohy - 1917 Andrew Jackson , David Lee , Andrew Lockley , and Scott R. Fisher - Tenet 2021–present
1982–2000
Richard Edlund - Poltergeist Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , and Kit West - Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren , George Gibbs , Michael J. McAlister , and Lorne Peterson - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom George Gibbs and Richard Conway - Brazil Robert Skotak , Brian Johnson , Suzanne M. Benson , John Richardson , and Stan Winston - Aliens Michael Lantieri , Michael Owens, Ed Jones, and Bruce Walters - The Witches of Eastwick George Gibbs , Richard Williams , Ken Ralston , and Ed Jones - Who Framed Roger Rabbit Ken Ralston , Michael Lantieri , John Bell , and Steve Gawley - Back to the Future Part II The production team of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Stan Winston , Dennis Muren , Gene Warren Jr., and Robert Skotak - Terminator 2: Judgment Day Michael Lantieri , Ken Ralston , Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Doug Chiang , and Douglas Smythe - Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , and Michael Lantieri - Jurassic Park Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , Doug Chiang , and Allen Hall - Forrest Gump Robert Legato , Michael Kanfer , Matt Sweeney , and Leslie Ekker - Apollo 13 Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Henry LaBounta, and Habib Zargarpour - Twister Mark Stetson , Karen Goulekas , Nick Allder , Neil Corbould , and Nick Dudman - The Fifth Element Stefen Fangmeier , Roger Guyett , and Neil Corbould - Saving Private Ryan John Gaeta , Steve Courtley , Janek Sirrs , and Jon Thum - The Matrix Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Walt Conti , Habib Zargarpour , and Tim Alexander - The Perfect Storm 2001–present
Jim Rygiel , Richard Taylor , Alex Funke , Randall William Cook , and Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Joe Letteri , Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Karen Goulekas , Neil Corbould , Greg Strause , and Remo Balcells - The Day After Tomorrow Joe Letteri , Christian Rivers , Brian Van't Hul , and Richard Taylor - King Kong John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Charles Gibson , and Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris, and Trevor Wood - The Golden Compass Eric Barba , Craig Barron , Nathan McGuinness , and Edson Williams - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham , and Andrew R. Jones - Avatar Chris Corbould , Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , and Peter Bebb - Inception Tim Burke , John Richardson , Greg Butler , and David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , and Erik-Jan de Boer - Life of Pi Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk , Neil Corbould , and Nikki Penny - Gravity Paul Franklin , Scott R. Fisher , Andrew Lockley , and Ian Hunter - Interstellar Chris Corbould , Roger Guyett , Paul Kavanagh , and Neal Scanlan - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Robert Legato , Dan Lemmon , Andrew R. Jones , and Adam Valdez - The Jungle Book Richard R. Hoover , Paul Lambert , Gerd Nefzer , and John Nelson - Blade Runner 2049 Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack , and Dan Sudick - Black Panther Greg Butler , Guillaume Rocheron , and Dominic Tuohy - 1917 Scott R. Fisher , Andrew Jackson , and Andrew Lockley - Tenet Brian Connor, Paul Lambert , Tristan Myles , and Gerd Nefzer - Dune Richard Baneham , Daniel Barrett , Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon - Avatar: The Way of Water
2000s 2010s 2020s
Dick Pope (2020)Joan Collins Carey (2021)
Ryan Tudhope (2022)
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
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 (2018/2019)Roger Guyett , Neal Scanlan , Patrick Tubach , and Dominic Tuohy (2019/2020) 2020s
John “D.J.” Des Jardin, Bryan Hirota, Kevin Andrew Smith, and Mike Meinardus (2021/2022) Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.
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