Scott Stokdyk

Scott Stokdyk
Born	(1969-10-16) October 16, 1969 (age 54)
Occupation	Visual effects artist
Years active	1995-present

Scott Stokdyk (born October 16, 1969) is an American visual effects artist who is best known for his work on the films Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.^[1]

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Oscar history

Stokdyk has won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects once, with a further two nominations. All of the following are in this category:

73rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Hollow Man, nomination shared with Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes and Stan Parks. Lost to Gladiator.^[2]
75th Academy Awards-Nominated for Spider-Man. Nomination shared with John Dykstra, John Frazier and Anthony LaMolinara. Lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.^[3]
77th Academy Awards-Spider-Man 2, award shared with John Dykstra, John Frazier and Anthony LaMolinara. Won.^[4]

Selected filmography

Broken Arrow (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Godzilla (1998)
Hollow Man (2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
G-Force (2009)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

References

^ Blair, Iain (May 2002). "Superhuman Stunts: Imageworks Weaves a CG Spider-Man". Film and Video Magazine: 17.
^ "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

External links

Scott Stokdyk at IMDb

v t e Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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) Robie 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) No award given (1973) 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 Williams 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)

v t e Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
1970s	Marcel Vercoutere (1972) Joe Dante and Mark Goldblatt (1973) Douglas Knapp, Bill Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, and Richard Yuricich (1979)
1980s	Brian Johnson and Richard Edlund (1980) Richard Edlund (1981) Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren (1982) Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, and Ken Ralston (1983) Chris Walas (1984) Kevin Pike (1985) Stan Winston, Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak (1986) Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, and Rocco Gioffre (1987) George Gibbs, Ken Ralston, and Richard Williams (1988) Ken Ralston (1989/90)
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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