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| 2009 | Winner | Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) | Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron | Best Achievement in Visual Effects |
| Nominated | Dark Knight, The (2008) | Nick Davis (II), Chris Corbould (I), Timothy Webber (II), Paul J. Franklin |
| Iron Man (2008) | John Nelson (I), Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan |
| 2008 | Winner | Golden Compass, The (2007) | Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris (III), Trevor Wood (I) |
| Nominated | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charlie Gibson (I), John Frazier (I) |
| Transformers (2007) | Scott Farrar (I), Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier (I) |
| 2007 | Winner | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson (I), Allen Hall (II) |
| Nominated | Poseidon (2006) | Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett, John Frazier (I) |
| Superman Returns (2006) | Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, Jon Thum |
| 2006 | Winner | King Kong (2005) | Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor (III) |
| Nominated | Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) | Dean Wright (I), Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar (I) |
| War of the Worlds (2005) | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra, Daniel Sudick |
| 2005 | Winner | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | John Dykstra (I), Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier (I) |
| Nominated | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | Tim Burke (I), Roger Guyett, Bill George (I), John Richardson (II) |
| I, Robot (2004) | John Nelson (I), Andy Jones (VI), Erik Nash, Joe Letteri |
| 2004 | Winner | Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke | Best Visual Effects |
| Nominated | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | Daniel Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson (I), Terry D. Frazee |
| 2003 | Winner | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) | Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke |
| Nominated | Spider-Man (2002) | John Dykstra (I), Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier (I) |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) | Rob Coleman (I), Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow |
| 2002 | Winner | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) | Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor (III), Mark Stetson | Best Effects, Visual Effects |
| Nominated | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) | Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar (I), Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri |
| Pearl Harbor (2001) | Eric Brevig, John Frazier (I), Edward Hirsh, Ben Snow |
| 2001 | Winner | Gladiator (2000) | John Nelson (I), Neil Corbould, Tim Burke (I), Rob Harvey |
| Nominated | Hollow Man (2000) | Scott E. Anderson, Craig Hayes (I), Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks |
| Perfect Storm, The (2000) | Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier (I), Walt Conti |
| 2000 | Winner | Matrix, The (1999) | John Gaeta (I), Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum |
| Nominated | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman (I) |
| Stuart Little (1999) | John Dykstra (I), Jerome Chen, Henry Anderson (I), Eric Allard |
| 1999 | Winner | What Dreams May Come (1998) | Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks (I), Stuart Robertson (II), Kevin Scott Mack |
| Nominated | Armageddon (1998/I) | Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung, John Frazier (I) |
| Mighty Joe Young (1998) | Rick Baker (I), Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall (II), Jim Mitchell (II) |
| 1998 | Winner | Titanic (1997) | Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer |
| Nominated | Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) | Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randy Dutra, Michael Lantieri |
| Starship Troopers (1997) | Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson (II) |
| 1997 | Winner | Independence Day (1996) | Volker Engel, Douglas Smith (I), Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil |
| Nominated | Dragonheart (1996) | Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West |
| Twister (1996) | Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier (I), Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta |
| 1996 | Winner | Babe (1995) | Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson (I), Neal Scanlan, John Cox (III) |
| Nominated | Apollo 13 (1995) | Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney (I) |
| 1995 | Winner | Forrest Gump (1994) | Ken Ralston (I), George Murphy (II), Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall (II) |
| Nominated | Mask, The (1994) | Scott Squires, Steve 'Spaz' Williams, Tom Bertino (I), Jon Farhat |
| True Lies (1994) | John Bruno (I), Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Pat McClung |
| 1994 | Winner | Jurassic Park (1993) | Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri |
| Nominated | Cliffhanger (1993) | Neil Krepela, John Richardson (II), John Bruno (I), Pamela Easley |
| Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) | Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton (I), Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Gordon Baker (I) |
| 1993 | Winner | Death Becomes Her (1992) | Ken Ralston (I), Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe, Tom Woodruff Jr. |
| Nominated | Alien³ (1992) | Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., George Gibbs (II) |
| Batman Returns (1992) | Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno (I), Dennis Skotak |
| 1992 | Winner | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren Jr., Robert Skotak |
| Nominated | Backdraft (1991) | Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall (II), Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar (I) |
| Hook (1991) | Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan (I), Michael Lantieri |
| 1990 | Winner | Abyss, The (1989) | Hoyt Yeatman, Dennis Muren, John Bruno (I), Dennis Skotak |
| Nominated | Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) | Richard Conway (I), Kent Houston |
| Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Ken Ralston (I), Michael Lantieri, John Bell (I), Steve Gawley |
| 1989 | Winner | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | Ken Ralston (I), Richard Williams (I), Ed Jones (IV), George Gibbs (II) |
| Nominated | Die Hard (1988) | Richard Edlund, Al Di Sarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris |
| Willow (1988) | Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Phil Tippett, Christopher Evans (I) |
| 1988 | Winner | Innerspace (1987) | Dennis Muren, Bill George (I), Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith (I) |
| Nominated | Predator (1987) | Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg (I), Stan Winston |
| 1987 | Winner | Aliens (1986) | Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson (II), Suzanne M. Benson |
| Nominated | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) | Richard Edlund, John Bruno (I), Gary Waller, Bill Neil (I) |
| 1986 | Winner | Cocoon (1985) | Ken Ralston (I), Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar (I), David Berry (I) |
| Nominated | Return to Oz (1985) | Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd (II) |
| Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) | Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis (V), Dave Allen (II) |
| 1985 | Winner | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs (II) |
| Nominated | 2010 (1984) | Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson |
| Ghost Busters (1984) | Richard Edlund, John Bruno (I), Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar |
| 1983 | Winner | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith (I) |
| Nominated | Blade Runner (1982) | Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer |
| Poltergeist (1982) | Richard Edlund, Michael Wood (IV), Bruce Nicholson |
| 1982 | Winner | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston (I) |
| Nominated | Dragonslayer (1981) | Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston (I), Brian Johnson (I) |
| 1980 | Winner | Alien (1979) | H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson (I), Nick Allder, Denys Ayling |
| Nominated | 1941 (1979) | William A. Fraker, A.D. Flowers, Gregory Jein |
| Black Hole, The (1979) | Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee (II), Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale |
| Moonraker (1979) | Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson (I), John Evans (III) |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra (I), Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, David K. Stewart, Grant McCune |
| 1978 | Winner | Star Wars (1977) | John Stears, John Dykstra (I), Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack |
| Nominated | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich |
| 1972 | Winner | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee (II) | Best Effects, Special Visual Effects |
| Nominated | When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) | Jim Danforth, Roger Dicken |
| 1971 | Winner | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | A.D. Flowers, L.B. Abbott |
| Nominated | Patton (1970) | Alex Weldon |
| 1970 | Winner | Marooned (1969) | Robie Robinson (I) |
| Nominated | Krakatoa: East of Java (1969) | Eugène Lourié, Alex Weldon |
| 1969 | Winner | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | Stanley Kubrick |
| Nominated | Ice Station Zebra (1968) | Hal Millar, J. McMillan Johnson |
| 1968 | Winner | Doctor Dolittle (1967) | L.B. Abbott | Best Effects, Special Effects |
| Nominated | Tobruk (1967) | Howard A. Anderson (I), Albert Whitlock |
| 1967 | Winner | Fantastic Voyage (1966) | Art Cruickshank | Best Effects, Special Visual Effects |
| Nominated | Hawaii (1966) | Linwood G. Dunn |
| 1966 | Winner | Thunderball (1965) | John Stears |
| Nominated | Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) | J. McMillan Johnson |
| 1965 | Winner | Mary Poppins (1964) | Peter Ellenshaw, Hamilton Luske, Eustace Lycett |
| Nominated | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) | Jim Danforth |
| 1964 | Winner | Cleopatra (1963) | Emil Kosa Jr. |
| Nominated | Birds, The (1963) | Ub Iwerks |
| 1963 | Winner | Longest Day, The (1962) | Robert (visual) MacDonald (III), Jacques (audible) Maumont | Best Effects, Special Effects |
| Nominated | Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) | A. Arnold (visual) Gillespie, Milo B. (audible) Lory |
| 1962 | Winner | Guns of Navarone, The (1961) | Bill (visual) Warrington, Chris (audible) Greenham |
| Nominated | AbsentMinded Professor, The (1961) | Robert A. Mattey, Eustace Lycett |
| 1961 | Winner | Time Machine, The (1960) | Gene Warren (I), Tim Baar |
| Nominated | Last Voyage, The (1960) | Augie Lohman |
| 1960 | Winner | Ben-Hur (1959) | A. Arnold (visual) Gillespie, Robert (visual) MacDonald (III), Milo B. (audible) Lory |
| Nominated | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) | L.B. (visual) Abbott, James B. (visual) Gordon (II), Carlton W. (audible) Faulkner |
| 1959 | Winner | tom thumb (1958) | Tom Howard (IV) |
| Nominated | Torpedo Run (1958) | A. Arnold Gillespie, Harold Humbrock |
| 1958 | Winner | Enemy Below, The (1957) | Walter Rossi |
| Nominated | Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957) | Louis Lichtenfield |
| 1957 | Winner | Ten Commandments, The (1956) | John P. Fulton |
| Nominated | Forbidden Planet (1956) | A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving G. Ries, Wesley C. Miller |
| 1956 | Winner | Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1954) | unknown |
| Nominated | Dam Busters, The (1955) |
| Rains of Ranchipur, The (1955) |
| 1955 | Winner | 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) |
| Nominated | Hell and High Water (1954) |
| Them! (1954) |
| 1954 | Winner | War of the Worlds, The (1953) |
| 1953 | Plymouth Adventure (1952) |
| 1952 | When Worlds Collide (1951) |
| 1951 | Destination Moon (1950) |
| Nominated | Samson and Delilah (1949) |
| 1950 | Winner | Mighty Joe Young (1949) |
| Nominated | Tulsa (1949) |
| 1949 | Winner | Portrait of Jennie (1948) | Paul (visual) Eagler, J. McMillan (visual) Johnson, Russell (visual) Shearman, Clarence (visual) Slifer, Charles L. (audible) Freeman, James G. (audible) Stewart |
| Nominated | Deep Waters (1948) | Ralph (visual) Hammeras, Fred (visual) Sersen, Edward (visual) Snyder, Roger (audible) Heman Sr. |
| 1948 | Winner | Green Dolphin Street (1947) | A. Arnold (visual) Gillespie, Warren (visual) Newcombe, Douglas (audible) Shearer, Michael (audible) Steinore |
| Nominated | Unconquered (1947) | Farciot (visual) Edouart, Devereaux (visual) Jennings, Gordon (visual) Jennings (I), W. Wallace (visual) Kelley, Paul K. (visual) Lerpae, George (audible) Dutton (I) |
| 1947 | Winner | Blithe Spirit (1945) | Tom (visual) Howard (IV) |
| Nominated | Stolen Life, A (1946) | William C. (visual) McGann, Nathan (audible) Levinson |
| 1946 | Winner | Wonder Man (1945) | John P. (photographic) Fulton, Arthur (sound) Johns (I) |
| Nominated | Captain Eddie (1945) | Fred (photographic) Sersen, Sol (photographic) Halperin, Roger (sound) Heman Sr., Harry M. (sound) Leonard |
| Spellbound (1945) | Jack (photographic) Cosgrove (I) |
| They Were Expendable (1945) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Donald (photographic) Jahraus, R.A. (photographic) MacDonald, Michael (sound) Steinore |
| Thousand and One Nights, A (1945) | Lawrence W. (photographic) Butler, Ray (sound) Bomba |
| 1945 | Winner | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Donald (photographic) Jahraus, Warren (photographic) Newcombe, Douglas (sound) Shearer |
| Nominated | Adventures of Mark Twain, The (1944) | Paul (photographic) Detlefsen, John (photographic) Crouse (I), Nathan (sound) Levinson |
| Days of Glory (1944) | Vernon L. (photographic) Walker, James G. (sound) Stewart, Roy (sound) Granville |
| Secret Command (1944) | David (photographic) Allen (VI), Ray (photographic) Cory, Robert (photographic) Wright (V), Russell (sound) Malmgren, Harry (sound) Kusnick |
| Since You Went Away (1944) | Jack (photographic) Cosgrove (I), Arthur (sound) Johns (I) |
| Story of Dr. Wassell, The (1944) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I), George (sound) Dutton (I) |
| Wilson (1944) | Fred (photographic) Sersen, Roger (sound) Heman Sr. |
| 1944 | Winner | Crash Dive (1943) |
| Nominated | Air Force (1943) | Hans F. (photographic) Koenekamp, Rex (photographic) Wimpy, Nathan (sound) Levinson |
| Bombardier (1943) | Vernon L. (photographic) Walker, James G. (sound) Stewart, Roy Granville |
| North Star, The (1943) | Clarence (photographic) Slifer, Ray (photographic) Binger, Thomas T. (sound) Moulton |
| So Proudly We Hail! (1943) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I), George (sound) Dutton (I) |
| Stand by for Action (1942) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Donald (photographic) Jahraus, Michael (sound) Steinore |
| 1943 | Winner | Reap the Wild Wind (1942) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I), William L. (photographic) Pereira, Louis (sound) Mesenkop |
| Nominated | Black Swan, The (1942) | Fred (photographic) Sersen, Roger (sound) Heman Sr., George (sound) Leverett (I) |
| Desperate Journey (1942) | Byron (photographic) Haskin, Nathan (sound) Levinson |
| Flying Tigers (1942) | Howard (photographic) Lydecker, Daniel J. (sound) Bloomberg |
| Invisible Agent (1942) | John P. (photographic) Fulton, Bernard B. (sound) Brown |
| Jungle Book (1942) | Lawrence W. (photographic) Butler, William A. (sound) Wilmarth |
| Mrs. Miniver (1942) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Warren (photographic) Newcombe, Douglas (sound) Shearer |
| Navy Comes Through, The (1942) | Vernon L. (photographic) Walker, James G. (sound) Stewart |
| One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) | Ronald (photographic) Neame, C.C. (sound) Stevens |
| Pride of the Yankees, The (1942) | Jack (photographic) Cosgrove (I), Ray (photographic) Binger, Thomas T. (sound) Moulton |
| 1942 | Winner | I Wanted Wings (1941) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I), Louis (sound) Mesenkop |
| Nominated | Aloma of the South Seas (1941) |
| Flight Command (1940) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Douglas (sound) Shearer |
| Invisible Woman, The (1940) | John P. (photographic) Fulton, John D. (sound) Hall (I) |
| Sea Wolf, The (1941) | Byron (photographic) Haskin, Nathan (sound) Levinson |
| That Hamilton Woman (1941) | Lawrence W. (photographic) Butler, William A. (sound) Wilmarth |
| Topper Returns (1941) | Roy (photographic) Seawright, Elmer (sound) Raguse |
| Yank in the R.A.F., A (1941) | Fred (photographic) Sersen, Edmund H. (sound) Hansen |
| 1941 | Winner | Thief of Bagdad, The (1940) | Lawrence W. (photographic) Butler, Jack (sound) Whitney (I) |
| Nominated | Blue Bird, The (1940) | Fred (photographic) Sersen, Edmund H. (sound) Hansen |
| Boom Town (1940) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Douglas (sound) Shearer |
| Boys from Syracuse, The (1940) | John P. (photographic) Fulton, Bernard B. (sound) Brown, Joe (sound) Lapis |
| Dr. Cyclops (1940) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I) |
| Foreign Correspondent (1940) | Paul (photographic) Eagler, Thomas T. (sound) Moulton |
| Invisible Man Returns, The (1940) | John P. (photographic) Fulton, Bernard B. (sound) Brown, William (sound) Hedgcock |
| Long Voyage Home, The (1940) | R.T. (photographic) Layton, Ray (photographic) Binger, Thomas T. (sound) Moulton |
| One Million B.C. (1940) | Roy (photographic) Seawright, Elmer (sound) Raguse |
| Rebecca (1940) | Jack (photographic) Cosgrove (I), Arthur (sound) Johns (I) |
| Sea Hawk, The (1940) | Byron (photographic) Haskin, Nathan (sound) Levinson |
| Swiss Family Robinson (1940) | Vernon L. (photographic) Walker, John (sound) Aalberg |
| Typhoon (1940) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I), Loren L. (sound) Ryder |
| Women in War (1940) | Howard (photographic) Lydecker, William (photographic) Bradford (I), Bud (photographic) (as Ellis J. Thackery) Thackery, Herbert (sound) Norsch |
| 1940 | Winner | Rains Came, The (1939) | Fred (photographic) Sersen, Edmund H. (sound) Hansen |
| Nominated | Gone with the Wind (1939) | Jack (photographic) Cosgrove (I), Fred (sound) Albin, Arthur (sound) Johns (I) |
| Only Angels Have Wings (1939) | Roy (photographic) Davidson (I), Edwin C. (sound) Hahn |
| Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939) | Byron (photographic) Haskin, Nathan (sound) Levinson |
| Topper Takes a Trip (1938) | Roy (photographic) Seawright |
| Union Pacific (1939) | Farciot (photographic) Edouart, Gordon (photographic) Jennings (I), Loren L. (sound) Ryder |
| Wizard of Oz, The (1939) | A. Arnold (photographic) Gillespie, Douglas (sound) Shearer |
| 1929 | Winner | Wings (1927) | Roy Pomeroy | Best Effects, Engineering Effects |
| Nominated | | Ralph Hammeras |
| Nugent Slaughter |
