Statistics are valid through the 2007 (80th) Academy Awards, presented on February 24, 2008. [document last updated 3/08]

VISUAL EFFECTS FACTS

[Note: Special Achievement (Visual Effects) Awards count as both a nomination and award. Prior to the 1963 (36th) Academy Awards, visual effects work was honored along with sound editing in the Special Effects category (see separate document).]

MOST NOMINATIONS ([#] indicates number of awards)
15 Dennis Muren [8]
10 Richard Edlund [4]
9 John Frazier [1]
7 Ken Ralston [5]
6 John Bruno [1]
6 Phil Tippett [2]
6 Stan Winston [3]
5 John Dykstra [2]
5 Scott Farrar [1]
5 John Knoll [1]
5 Michael Lantieri [1]

MOST AWARDS ([#] indicates number of nominations)
8 Dennis Muren [15]
5 Ken Ralston [7]
4 L. B. Abbott [4]
4 Richard Edlund [10]
4 Glen Robinson [4]
3 Randall William Cook [3]
3 Alex Funke [3]
3 Joe Letteri [4]
3 Carlo Rambaldi [3]
3 Jim Rygiel [3]
3 Stan Winston [6]

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