The Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year FilmRecipient(s) 1996 Independence Day Volker Engel and Douglas SmithDragonheart Scott SquiresMars Attacks! Jim Mitchell, Michael L. Fink, David AndrewsStar Trek: First Contact John KnollTwister Stefen Fangmeier 1997 Contact Ken RalstonThe Fifth Element Mark StetsonMen in Black Richard BakerStarship Troopers Phil Tippett, Scott E. AndersonTitanic Robert Legato 1998 What Dreams May Come Ellen SomersArmageddon Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClungBabe: Pig in the City Rhythm & Hues, Mill Film, Animal Logic FilmSaving Private Ryan Neil Corbould, Stefen Fangmeier, Roger GuyettStar Trek: Insurrection Terry D. Frazee 1999 Stuart Little Jerome Chen, John Dykstra, Henry F. Anderson III and Eric AllardThe Matrix Steve Courtley, Brian Cox, John GaetaThe Mummy John Andrew Berton Jr., Chris Corbould, Mark Freund, Steve HamiltonSleepy Hollow Jim Mitchell, Joss WilliamsStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Peter Hutchinson, John Knox, Judith Weaver, Dennis MurenTitus Kyle Cooper
2000s Year FilmRecipient(s) 2000 Gladiator John NelsonCharlie's Angels Pat McClungHow the Grinch Stole Christmas Kevin Scott MackMission: Impossible 2 Richard YuricichVertical Limit Kent Houston 2001 Moulin Rouge! Chris GodfreyHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Robert Legato, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Roger GuyettJurassic Park III Jim MitchellThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William CookPearl Harbor Eric Brevig 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex FunkeGangs of New York R. Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Edward Hirsh, Jon AlexanderMinority Report Scott FarrarRoad to Perdition Michael J. McAlisterSpider-Man John Dykstra 2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg and Dan SudickKill Bill: Volume 1 Howard Berger, Greg NicoteroThe Last Samurai Jeffrey A. OkunThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex FunkePirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl John KnollTerminator 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 SteinheimerCollateral John E. SullivanEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michele Ferrone, Louis MorinSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Stephen Lawes, Scott E. Anderson, Darin HollingsSpider-Man 2 John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier 2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith John Knoll and Hal HickelKingdom of Heaven Tom WoodKung Fu Hustle (Kung fu) Frankie ChungSin City Robert RodriguezWar 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 HickelThe Da Vinci Code Kevin AhernFlags of Our Fathers Michael Owens, Matthew E. Butler, Bryan Grill, Steve RileyThe Fountain Jeremy Dawson, Dan SchreckerPan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) Everett Burrell, Edward IrastorzaV for Vendetta Dan GlassX-Men: The Last Stand John Bruno 2007 300 Chris Watts, Grant Freckelton, Derek Wentworth and Daniel LeducBeowulf Rob Engle, Jerome Chen, Sean Phillips, Kenn McDonald, Michael LantieriThe Bourne Ultimatum Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, David Vickery, Mattias LindahlEnchanted Thomas Schelesny, Matt Jacobs, Tom GibbonsThe Golden Compass Michael L. FinkTransformers Scott Farrar 2008 Australia Chris Godfrey, James E. Price and Diana GiorgiuttiThe Dark Knight Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul J. FranklinThe Day the Earth Stood Still Jeffrey A. OkunIron Man John Nelson, Shane Mahan, Ben Snow, Daniel SudickQuantum of Solace Chris Corbould, Kevin Tod Haug 2009 2012 Volker Engel, Marc Weigert and Mike VézinaDistrict 9 Robert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston HelgasonFantastic Mr Fox Tim LedburyThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus John Paul Docherty, Richard BainRed Cliff (Chi bi) Craig HayesTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Wayne Billheimer, John Frazier
2010s Year FilmRecipient(s) 2010 Alice in Wonderland Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips127 Hours Adam Gascoyne, James Winnifrith, Tim CaplanInception Paul J. Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete BebbIron Man 2 Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged WrightLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Grant Freckelton, Chris Bone, Craig WelshUnstoppable Nathan McGuinness, Paul O'Shea 2011 Hugo Robert Legato, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning and Adam WatkinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 David Vickery, Greg Butler, John Richardson, Tim BurkeRise of the Planet of the Apes Jeff Capogreco, Joe Letteri, R. Christopher WhiteSuper 8 Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Paul Kavanagh, Russell EarlTransformers: Dark of the Moon John Frazier, Matthew Butler, Scott Benza, Scott FarrarWar Horse Ben Morris 2012 Flight Jim Gibbs, Kevin Baillie, Michael Lantieri and Ryan TudhopeCloud Atlas Dan Glass, Geoffrey Hancock, Stephane CerettiThe Dark Knight Rises Chris Corbould, Paul FranklinLife of Pi Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume RocheronPrometheus Charley Henley, Martin Hill, Richard StammersSkyfall Andrew Whitehurst, Arundi Asregadoo, Steve Begg 2013 Gravity Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil CorbouldAll Is Lost Brendon O’Dell, Colin Davies, Robert MunroeThe Croods Markus Manninen, Matt BaerOz the Great and Powerful James Schwalm, Scott Stokdyk, Troy SalibaRush Antoine Moulineau, Jody Johnson, Mark HodgkinsWorld 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 KutcherGuardians of the Galaxy Stephane CerettiInterstellar Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Paul Franklin, Scott FisherInto the Woods Christian Irles, Matt Johnson, Stefano PepinNoah Ben Snow, Burt Dalton, Dan Schrecker, Marc ChuTransformers: Age of Extinction John Frazier, Patrick Tubach, Scott Benza, Scott Farrar 2015 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 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 Blade Runner 2049 John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover and Gerd NefzerAlien: CovenantDunkirkThe Shape of WaterWar for the Planet of the ApesWonder Woman 2018 Black Panther Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack and Dan SudickAvengers: Infinity WarFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldJurassic World: Fallen KingdomRampageReady Player One 2019 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 Year FilmRecipient(s) 2020 Tenet Scott R. Fisher and Andrew JacksonBirds of Prey Thrain Shadbolt and Kevin SoulsGreyhound Peter Bebb and Nathan McGuinnessMank Simon Carr, Pablo Helman, James Pastorius, and Wei ZhengThe Midnight Sky Matt Kasmir and Chris LawrenceMulan 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 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 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
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