Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Here are the visual effects Oscar winners and nominees: (Titles displayed in bold are films that I worked on.)

The Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Visual Effects

2010 (83rd) Winner

• Inception -- Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb

2010 Nominated

• Iron Man 2 -- Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
• Alice in Wonderland -- Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 -- Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
• Hereafter -- Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell

2009 (82nd) Winner

• Avatar -- Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

2009 Nominated

• District 9 -- Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• Star Trek -- Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

2008 (81st) Winner

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron

2008 Nominated

• The Dark Knight -- Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
• Iron Man -- John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

2007 (80th) Winner

• The Golden Compass; Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood (Rhythm & Hues)

2007 Nominated

• Pirates of the Caribbean III: At World's End; John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier (ILM)

• Transformers; Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier (ILM)

2006 (79th) Winner

• Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man's Chest; John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall (ILM)

2006 Nominated

• Poseidon; Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier (ILM)

• Superman Returns; Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum (Sony Pictures Imageworks)

2005 (78th) Winner

• King Kong; Joe Letteri, Brian Van’t Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor (WETA)

2005 Nominated

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe;

Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar (Rhythm & Hues/ ILM)

• War of the Worlds; Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick (ILM)

2004 (77th) Winner

• Spiderman II; John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier (Sony Pictures Imageworks)

2004 Nominated

• Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban; Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Jim Richardson, and Bill George (ILM)

• I, Robot ; John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri (WETA)

2003 (76th) Winner

• Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke (WETA)

2003 Nominated

• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; Daniel Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness and Robert Stromberg (ILM)

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl; John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee (ILM)

2002 (75th) Winner

• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke (WETA)

2002 Nominated

• Spiderman; John Dykstra, John Frazier, Anthony LaMolinara, Scott Stokdyk (Sony Pictures Imageworks)

• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clon Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, Ben Snow (ILM)

2001 (74th) Winner

• Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor (III), Mark Stetson (WETA)

2001 Nominated

• Artificial Intelligence: AI; Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Stan Winston, Michael Lantieri (ILM)

• Pearl Harbor; Eric Brevig, John Frazier (I), Edward Hirsh, Ben Snow (ILM)

2000 (73rd) Winner

• Gladiator; John Nelson (I), Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, Rob Harvey (The Mill)

2000 Nominated

• Hollow Man; Scott E. Anderson (I), Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk, Stan Parks (Sony Pictures Imageworks)

• Perfect Storm, The; Stefen Fangmeier, Habib Zargarpour, John Frazier (I), Walt Conti (ILM)

1999 (72nd) Winner

• Matrix, The; John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum (Manex)

1999 Nominated

• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman (ILM)

• Stuart Little; John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry Anderson, Eric Allard (Rhythm & Hues)

1998 (71st) Winner

• What Dreams May Come; Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson (II), Kevin Scott Mack (Mass Illusion)

1998 Nominated

• Armageddon; Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung, John Frazier (Dream Quest Images)(I)

• Mighty Joe Young; Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall (II), Jim Mitchell (II) (ILM)

1997 (70th) Winner

• Titanic; Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer (Digital Domain)

1997 Nominated

• Lost World: Jurassic Park, The; Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randy Dutra, Michael Lantieri (ILM)

• Starship Troopers; Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson (I), Alec Gillis, John Richardson (II) (Sony Pictures Imageworks/Tippett Studios)

1996 (69th) Winner

• Independence Day; Volker Engel, Douglas Smith (I), Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil (Pacific Ocean Pictures)

1996 Nominated

• Dragonheart; Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West (ILM)

• Twister; Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier (I), Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta (ILM)

1995 (68th) Winner

• Babe; Scott E. Anderson (I), Charles Gibson (I), Neal Scanlan, John Cox (III)

1995 Nominated

• Apollo 13; Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney (Digital Domain)

• Jumanji (1995) Doug Smythe, Jim Mitchell (ILM)

1994 (67th) Winner

• Forrest Gump; Ken Ralston, George Murphy (II), Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall (II) (ILM)

1994 Nominated

• Mask, The (1994) Scott Squires, Steve 'Spaz' Williams, Tom Bertino (I), Jon Farhat (ILM)

• True Lies (1994) John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Pat McClung

1993 (66th) Winner

• Jurassic Park; Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri (ILM)

1993 Nominated

• Cliffhanger; Neil Krepela, John Richardson (II), John Bruno, Pamela Easley (Producer)

• Nightmare Before Christmas, The; Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Gordon Baker

1992 (65th) Winner

• Death Becomes Her; Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe, Tom Woodruff Jr. (ILM)

1992 Nominated

• Alien³; Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., George Gibbs (II)

• Batman Returns; Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron (I), John Bruno, Dennis Skotak

1991 (64th) Winner

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren Jr., Robert Skotak (ILM)

1991 Nominated

• Backdraft; Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall (II), Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar

• Hook; Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan (I), Michael Lantieri (ILM)

1990 (63rd) Winner

• Total Recall; Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, Alex Funke (ILM)

1989 (62nd) Winner

• Abyss, The; Hoyt Yeatman, Dennis Muren, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak (ILM)

1989 Nominated

• Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The; Richard Conway (I), Kent Houston

• Back to the Future Part II; Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell (I), Steve Gawley (ILM)

1988 (61st) Winner

• Who Framed Roger Rabbit?; Ken Ralston, Richard Williams (I), Ed Jones (IV), George Gibbs (II) (ILM)

1988 Nominated

• Die Hard; Richard Edlund, Al Di Sarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris (BOSS)

• Willow; Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Phil Tippett, Christopher Evans (ILM)

1987 (60th) Winner

• Innerspace; Dennis Muren, Bill George (I), Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith (I) (ILM)

1987 Nominated

• Predator; Joel Hynek, Bob Greenberg (II), Richard Greenberg (I), Stan Winston (RGA)

1986 (59th) Winner

• Aliens; Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson (II), Suzanne M. Benson (Producer)

1986 Nominated

• Little Shop of Horrors; Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge

• Poltergeist II: The Other Side; Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Gary Waller, Bill Neil

1985 (58th) Winner

• Cocoon; Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry (I) (ILM)

1985 Nominated

• Return to Oz; Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd (II)

• Young Sherlock Holmes; Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis (III), Dave Allen (II) (ILM)

1984 (57th) Winner

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs (II) (ILM)

1984 Nominated

• 2010; Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson

• Ghostbusters; Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar

1983 (56th) Winner

• The Return of the Jedi; Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Phil Tippett (ILM)

1982 (55th) Winner

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith (I) (ILM)

1982 Nominated

• Blade Runner; Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer

• Poltergeist; Richard Edlund, Michael Wood (IV), Bruce Nicholson

1981 (54th) Winner

• Raiders of the Lost Ark; Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston

1981 Nominated

Dragonslayer; Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson (VI) (ILM)

1980 (53rd) Winner

• The Empire Strikes Back; Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson (ILM)

1979 (52nd) Winner

• Alien; H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson (VI), Nick Allder, Denys Ayling

1979 Nominated

• 1941; William A. Fraker, A.D. Flowers, Gregory Jein

• Black Hole, The; Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee (II), Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale

• Moonraker; Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson (III), John Evans (III)

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture; Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, David K. Stewart, Grant McCune

1978 (51st) Winner

• Superman; Richard Donner, Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic

1977 (50th) Winner

• Star Wars; John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack (ILM)

1977 Nominated

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich

For a concise history of Special Achievement in Engineering, Best Special Effects, Best Visual Effects prior to 1977, please see | the wikipedia article entitled "Best Achievement in Visual Effects"