Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects

Awarded for| Best Visual Effects
Country| United States
Presented by| International Press Academy
First award| 1996
Currently held by| Simone Coco, Neil Corbould, Jeff Sutherland, and Alex Wuttke – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

The Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.

## Winners and nominees

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### 1990s

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Year  | Film  | Recipient(s)

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1996 | Independence Day | Volker Engel and Douglas Smith
Dragonheart | Scott Squires
Mars Attacks! | Jim Mitchell, Michael L. Fink, David Andrews
Star Trek: First Contact | John Knoll
Twister | Stefen Fangmeier
1997 | Contact | Ken Ralston
The Fifth Element | Mark Stetson
Men in Black | Richard Baker
Starship Troopers | Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson
Titanic | Robert Legato
1998 | What Dreams May Come | Ellen Somers
Armageddon | Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung
Babe: Pig in the City | Rhythm & Hues, Mill Film, Animal Logic Film
Saving Private Ryan | Neil Corbould, Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett
Star Trek: Insurrection | Terry D. Frazee
1999 | Stuart Little | Jerome Chen, John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III and Eric Allard
The Matrix | Steve Courtley, Brian Cox, John Gaeta
The Mummy | John Andrew Berton Jr., Chris Corbould, Mark Freund, Steve Hamilton
Sleepy Hollow | Jim Mitchell, Joss Williams
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Peter Hutchinson, John Knox, Judith Weaver, Dennis Muren
Titus | Kyle Cooper

### 2000s

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Year  | Film  | Recipient(s)

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2000 | Gladiator | John Nelson
Charlie's Angels | Pat McClung
How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Kevin Scott Mack
Mission: Impossible 2 | Richard Yuricich
Vertical Limit | Kent Houston
2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Chris Godfrey
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Robert Legato, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Roger Guyett
Jurassic Park III | Jim Mitchell
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William Cook
Pearl Harbor | Eric Brevig
2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
Gangs of New York | R. Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander
Minority Report | Scott Farrar
Road to Perdition | Michael J. McAlister
Spider-Man | John Dykstra
2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg and Dan Sudick
Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero
The Last Samurai | Jeffrey A. Okun
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | John Knoll
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Pablo Helman, Danny Gordon Taylor, Allen Hall, John Rosengrant
2004 | The Aviator | Andy Brown and Kirsty Millar
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) | Robert Legato, Peter G. Travers, Matthew Gratzner and R. Bruce Steinheimer
Collateral | John E. Sullivan
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Michele Ferrone, Louis Morin
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Stephen Lawes, Scott E. Anderson, Darin Hollings
Spider-Man 2 | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | John Knoll and Hal Hickel
Kingdom of Heaven | Tom Wood
Kung Fu Hustle (Kung fu) | Frankie Chung
Sin City | Robert Rodriguez
War of the Worlds | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, Daniel Sudick
2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | John Knoll and Hal Hickel
The Da Vinci Code | Kevin Ahern
Flags of Our Fathers | Michael Owens, Matthew E. Butler, Bryan Grill, Steve Riley
The Fountain | Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) | Everett Burrell, Edward Irastorza
V for Vendetta | Dan Glass
X-Men: The Last Stand | John Bruno
2007 | 300 | Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth and Daniel Leduc
Beowulf | Rob Engle, Jerome Chen, Sean Phillips, Kenn McDonald, Michael Lantieri
The Bourne Ultimatum | Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, David Vickery, Mattias Lindahl
Enchanted | Thomas Schelesny, Matt Jacobs, Tom Gibbons
The Golden Compass | Michael L. Fink
Transformers | Scott Farrar
2008 | Australia | Chris Godfrey, James E. Price and Diana Giorgiutti
The Dark Knight | Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul J. Franklin
The Day the Earth Stood Still | Jeffrey A. Okun
Iron Man | John Nelson, Shane Mahan, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick
Quantum of Solace | Chris Corbould, Kevin Tod Haug
2009 | 2012 | Volker Engel, Marc Weigert and Mike Vézina
District 9 | Robert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston Helgason
Fantastic Mr Fox | Tim Ledbury
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | John Paul Docherty, Richard Bain
Red Cliff (Chi bi) | Craig Hayes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Wayne Billheimer, John Frazier

### 2010s

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Year  | Film  | Recipient(s)

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2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
127 Hours | Adam Gascoyne, James Winnifrith, Tim Caplan
Inception | Paul J. Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb
Iron Man 2 | Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Grant Freckelton, Chris Bone, Craig Welsh
Unstoppable | Nathan McGuinness, Paul O'Shea
2011 | Hugo | Robert Legato, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning and Adam Watkins
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson, Tim Burke
Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Jeff Capogreco, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher White
Super 8 | Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Paul Kavanagh, Russell Earl
Transformers: Dark of the Moon | John Frazier, Matthew Butler, Scott Benza, Scott Farrar
War Horse | Ben Morris
2012 | Flight | Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie, Michael Lantieri and Ryan Tudhope
Cloud Atlas | Dan Glass, Geoffrey Hancock, Stephane Ceretti
The Dark Knight Rises | Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin
Life of Pi | Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron
Prometheus | Charley Henley, Martin Hill, Richard Stammers
Skyfall | Andrew Whitehurst, Arundi Asregadoo, Steve Begg
2013 | Gravity | Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
All Is Lost | Brendon O’Dell, Colin Davies, Robert Munroe
The Croods | Markus Manninen, Matt Baer
Oz the Great and Powerful | James Schwalm, Scott Stokdyk, Troy Saliba
Rush | Antoine Moulineau, Jody Johnson, Mark Hodgkins
World War Z | Andrew R. Jones, Jessica Norman, Matt Johnson, Scott Farrar
2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon and Matt Kutcher
Guardians of the Galaxy | Stephane Ceretti
Interstellar | Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher
Into the Woods | Christian Irles, Matt Johnson, Stefano Pepin
Noah | Ben Snow, Burt Dalton, Dan Schrecker, Marc Chu
Transformers: Age of Extinction | John Frazier, Patrick Tubach, Scott Benza, Scott Farrar
2015
[1] | The Walk | Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie, Viktor Muller and Sébastien Moreau
Everest | Dadi Einarsson, Matthias Bjarnason, Glen Pratt, Richard Van Den Bergh
Jurassic World | Tim Alexander, Glen McIntosh, Tony Plett, Michael Meinardus
Mad Max: Fury Road | Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams
The Martian | Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence, Steven Warner
Spectre | Steven Begg, Chris Corbould
2016
[2] | The Jungle Book | Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones and Adam Valdez
The BFG | Joe Letteri, Ken McGaugh, Mark Gee, Kevin Andrew Smith
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Mark O. Forker, Pavel Hristov, Michael Huber, Robert J. Bruce
Deadpool | Ryan Tudhope, Jonathan Rothbart, Vincent Cirelli
Doctor Strange | Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli
Sully | Michael Owens, Mark Curtis, Bryan Litson, Jan Dubberke
2017
[3] | Blade Runner 2049 | John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover and Gerd Nefzer
Alien: Covenant
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman
2018
[4] | Black Panther | Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack and Dan Sudick
Avengers: Infinity War
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Rampage
Ready Player One
2019[5] | Alita: Battle Angel | Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon
Avengers: Endgame | Matt Aitken, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, and Dan Sudick
Ford v Ferrari | Mark Byers, Olivier Dumont, and Kathy Siegel
The Irishman | Pablo Helman
Joker | Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin, and Edwin Rivera
The Lion King | Andrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, and Adam Valdez

### 2020s

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Year  | Film  | Recipient(s)

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2020 | Tenet | Scott R. Fisher and Andrew Jackson
Birds of Prey | Thrain Shadbolt and Kevin Souls
Greyhound | Peter Bebb and Nathan McGuinness
Mank | Simon Carr, Pablo Helman, James Pastorius, and Wei Zheng
The Midnight Sky | Matt Kasmir and Chris Lawrence
Mulan | Sean Andrew Faden
2021 | Dune | Brian Connor, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, and Gerd Nefzer
Eternals | Matt Aitken, Daniele Bigi, Stephane Ceretti, and Neil Corbould
Godzilla vs. Kong | John Desjardin, Bryan Hirota, Tamara Watts Kent, and Kevin Smith
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Joe Farrell, Dan Oliver, Christopher Townsend, and Sean Noel Walker
The Suicide Squad | Jonathan Fawkner, Kelvin McIlwain, Dan Sudick, and Guy Williams
The Tomorrow War | Carmelo Leggiero, James E. Price, J. D. Schwalm, Randall Starr, and Sheldon Stopsack
2022
[6] | Avatar: The Way of Water | Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, and Eric Saindon
Babylon | Jay Cooper, Ebrahim Jahromi, Kevin Martel, and Elia Popov
The Batman | Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dan Lemmon, and Dominic Tuohy
Good Night Oppy | Ivan Busquets, Marko Chulev, Abishek Nair, and Steven Nichols
RRR | V. Srinivas Mohan
Top Gun: Maverick | Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, and Ryan Tudhope
2023
[7] | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Simone Coco, Neil Corbould, Jeff Sutherland, and Alex Wuttke
The Creator | Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Neil Corbould, and Andrew Roberts
Napoleon | Henry Badgett, Simone Coco, Neil Corbould, Charley Henley, and Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet
Oppenheimer | Dave Drzewiecki, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, and Giacomo Mineo
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Bret St. Clair, Pav Grochola, Alan Hawkins, and Michael Lasker
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Matt Aitken, Gary Brozenich, Ilya Churinov, Richard Little, Guillaume Murray, and J. D. Schwalm

## References

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1. ^ "Satellite Awards (2015)". International Press Academy. IPA. December 2, 2015. pressacademy.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
2. ^ "Satellite Awards (2016)" (PDF). International Press Academy. IPA. November 28, 2016. pressacademy.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
3. ^ "'Dunkirk,' 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations". The Wrap. November 30, 2017. thewrap.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
4. ^ "2018 NOMINATIONS BALLOT" (PDF). International Press Academy. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
5. ^ "2019 Winners". International Press Academy. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
6. ^ "The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 27th Annual Satellite™ Awards". International Press Academy. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
7. ^ "The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 28th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards". International Press Academy. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects

1990s|

* Volker Engel and Douglas Smith (1996)
* Ken Ralston (1997)
* Ellen Somers (1998)
* Jerome Chen, John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III, and Eric Allard (1999)

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)

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Current Awards
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* Best Film
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Supporting Actor
* Supporting Actress
* Animated or Mixed Media Film
* Art Direction and Production Design
* Cinematography
* Costume Design
* Director
* Documentary Film
* Editing
* Foreign Language Film
* Original Score
* Original Song
* Screenplay – Adapted
* Screenplay – Original
* Sound
* Visual Effects
* Cast

Current Awards
(Television)|

* TV Series: Drama
* TV Series: Musical or Comedy
* TV Series: Genre
* Miniseries & Limited Series or TV Film
* Actor: Drama Series
* Actor: Musical or Comedy Series
* Actor: Miniseries or TV Film
* Actress: Drama Series
* Actress: Musical or Comedy Series
* Actress: Miniseries or TV Film
* Supporting Actor
* Supporting Actress
* Cast

Retired Awards
(Film)|

* Film: Musical or Comedy
* Actor: Musical or Comedy
* Actress: Musical or Comedy
* Supporting Actor: Drama
* Supporting Actor: Musical or Comedy
* Supporting Actress: Drama
* Supporting Actress: Musical or Comedy

Retired Awards
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* Miniseries & Limited Series
* TV Film
* Supporting Actor: Drama Series
* Supporting Actor: Musical or Comedy Series
* Supporting Actress: Drama Series
* Supporting Actress: Musical or Comedy Series

Retired Awards
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* Best Classic DVD
* Best DVD Extras
* Best DVD Release of TV Shows
* Interactive Media
* Outstanding Mobile Game
* Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD
* Outstanding Platform Action/Adventure Game
* Outstanding Puzzle/Strategy Game
* Outstanding Role Playing Game
* Outstanding Sports Game
* Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD

Honorary Awards|

* Auteur Award
* Humanitarian Award
* Mary Pickford Award
* Nikola Tesla Award
* Outstanding New Talent

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