Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) Oscar Winners & Nomination History
The AwardWentTo archive contains 9 Academy Award records for Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects), including 9 wins, across 8 film years (1972–1990).
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Archive film years: 1927–2025. Leave either field blank to include the earliest or latest available year.
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Winner history
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| Film year | Film | Credited nominee / recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1990 | FilmTotal Recall IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientEric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, Alex Funke |
| Film year1983 | FilmReturn of the Jedi IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientRichard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Phil Tippett |
| Film year1980 | FilmThe Empire Strikes Back IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientBrian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson |
| Film year1978 | FilmSuperman IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientLes Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic |
| Film year1976 | FilmKing Kong IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientCarlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, Frank Van der Veer |
| Film year1976 | FilmLogan's Run IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientL. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, Matthew Yuricich |
| Film year1975 | FilmThe Hindenburg IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientAlbert Whitlock, Glen Robinson |
| Film year1974 | FilmEarthquake IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientFrank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock |
| Film year1972 | FilmThe Poseidon Adventure IMDb | Credited nominee / recipientL. B. Abbott, A. D. Flowers |
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This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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