SPECIAL EFFECTS FACTS

[NOTE: Special Effects was a regular competitive category from 1939 - 1962. For the 1963 (36th) Awards, the category was discontinued and replaced by two categories, one for Sound Editing and one for Visual Effects (see separate documents).]

MOST NOMINATIONS ([#] indicates number of awards)
12 A. Arnold Gillespie [3]
9 Farciot Edouart [2 (plus 1 Special Oscar)]
9 Gordon Jennings [2 (plus 1 Special Oscar)]
8 Fred Sersen [2]
7 Nathan Levinson [0]
6 John P. Fulton [2]
6 Douglas Shearer [2]
5 Jack Cosgrove [0]
5 Roger Heman [1]

MOST AWARDS ([#] indicates number of nominations)
3 A. Arnold Gillespie [12]
2 Farciot Edouart [9] (plus 1 Special Oscar)
2 John P. Fulton [6]
2 Thomas Howard [2]
2 Gordon Jennings [9] (plus 1 Special Oscar)
2 Robert MacDonald [3]
2 Louis Mesenkop [3] (plus 1 Special Oscar)
2 Warren Newcombe [3]
2 Paramount Studio [2]
2 Fred Sersen [8]
2 Douglas Shearer [6]

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