Winners Only by Category:
Special Effects

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Special Effects (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1938  (11th)

(Honorary Award)

For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production, Spawn of the North. Special Effects by Gordon Jennings, assisted by Jan Domela, Dev Jennings, Irmin Roberts and Art Smith. Transparencies by Farciot Edouart, assisted by Loyal Griggs. Sound Effects by Loren Ryder, assisted by Harry Mills, Louis H. Mesenkop and Walter Oberst. [Plaque]

1939  (12th)

The Rains Came, 20th Century-Fox. Fred Sersen and E. H. Hansen.

1940  (13th)

The Thief of Bagdad, Alexander Korda; United Artists. (UK, USA) Photographic effects by Lawrence Butler; sound effects by Jack Whitney.

1941  (14th)

I Wanted Wings, Paramount. Photographic effects by Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings; sound effects by Louis Mesenkop.

1942  (15th)

Reap the Wild Wind, Paramount. Photographic effects by Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart and William L. Pereira; sound effects by Louis Mesenkop.

1943  (16th)

Crash Dive, 20th Century-Fox. Photographic effects by Fred Sersen; sound effects by Roger Heman.

1944  (17th)

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus and Warren Newcombe; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.

1945  (18th)

Wonder Man, Beverly Productions; RKO Radio. Photographic effects by John Fulton; sound effects by Arthur W. Johns.

1946  (19th)

Blithe Spirit, J. Arthur Rank-Noel Coward-Cineguild; United Artists. (UK) Special visual effects by Thomas Howard.

1947  (20th)

Green Dolphin Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Special visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe; special audible effects by Douglas Shearer and Michael Steinore.

1948  (21st)

Portrait of Jennie, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO). Special visual effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer; special audible effects by Charles Freeman and James G. Stewart.

1949  (22nd)

Mighty Joe Young, ARKO Production; RKO Radio.

1950  (23rd)

Destination Moon, George Pal Productions; Eagle Lion Classics.

1951  (24th)

When Worlds Collide, Paramount.

1952  (25th)

Plymouth Adventure, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1953  (26th)

The War of the Worlds, Paramount.

1954  (27th)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista.

1955  (28th)

The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Perlberg-Seaton Production; Paramount.

1956  (29th)

The Ten Commandments, Motion Picture Associates, Inc.; Paramount. John Fulton.

1957  (30th)

The Enemy Below, 20th Century-Fox. Audible effects by Walter Rossi.

1958  (31st)

Tom Thumb, George Pal Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA) Visual effects by Tom Howard.

1959  (32nd)

Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald; audible effects by Milo Lory.

1960  (33rd)

The Time Machine, Galaxy Films Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Visual effects by Gene Warren and Tim Baar.

1961  (34th)

The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman Production; Columbia. (UK) Visual effects by Bill Warrington; audible effects by Vivian C. Greenham.

1962  (35th)

The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Visual effects by Robert MacDonald; audible effects by Jacques Maumont.