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American director and visual effects artist
John Bruno is an American
visual effects artist and
filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director
James Cameron on films like
Terminator 2: Judgment Day,
True Lies,
Titanic,
Avatar, and
The Abyss, for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
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He has also contributed to other
blockbuster films including
Ghostbusters,
Batman Returns,
Cliffhanger,
X-Men: The Last Stand, and
Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also directed the 1999
science fiction
horror film
Virus, starring
Jamie Lee Curtis and
Donald Sutherland.
He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two
BAFTA Award nominations.
Filmography
Visual effects
Directing
Oscar history
All 6 films were in the category of
Best Visual Effects
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1984 Academy Awards – Nominated for
Ghostbusters, nomination shared with
Richard Edlund,
Chuck Gaspar and
Mark Vargo. Lost to
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
[2]
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1986 Academy Awards – Nominated for
Poltergeist II: The Other Side, nomination shared with
Richard Edlund,
Bill Neil and
Garry Waller. Lost to
Aliens.
[3]
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1989 Academy Awards –
The Abyss. Shared with
Dennis Muren,
Dennis Skotak and
Hoyt Yeatman. Won.
[4]
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1992 Academy Awards – Nominated for
Batman Returns, nomination shared with
Craig Barron,
Michael Fink and
Dennis Skotak. Lost to
Death Becomes Her.
[5]
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1993 Academy Awards – Nominated for
Cliffhanger, nomination shared with Pamela Easley,
Neil Krepela and
John Richardson. Lost to
Jurassic Park.
[6]
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1994 Academy Awards – Nominated for
True Lies, nomination shared with
Thomas L. Fisher,
Patrick McClung and
Jacques Stroweis. Lost to
Forrest Gump.
[7]
References
External links
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1963–1980 |
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Emil Kosa Jr. –
Cleopatra (1963)
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Peter Ellenshaw,
Eustace Lycett, and
Hamilton Luske –
Mary Poppins (1964)
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John Stears –
Thunderball (1965)
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Art Cruickshank –
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
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L. B. Abbott –
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
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Stanley Kubrick –
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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Robie Robertson –
Marooned (1969)
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A. D. Flowers and
L. B. Abbott –
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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Alan Maley,
Eustace Lycett, and
Danny Lee –
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
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L. B. Abbott and
A. D. Flowers –
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
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Frank Brendel,
Glen Robinson, and
Albert Whitlock –
Earthquake (1974)
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Albert Whitlock and
Glen Robinson –
The Hindenburg (1975)
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Carlo Rambaldi,
Glen Robinson, and
Frank Van der Veer –
King Kong (1976)
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John Stears,
John Dykstra,
Richard Edlund,
Grant McCune, and
Robert Blalack –
Star Wars (1977)
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Les Bowie,
Colin Chilvers,
Denys Coop,
Roy Field,
Derek Meddings, and
Zoran Perisic –
Superman (1978)
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H. R. Giger,
Carlo Rambaldi,
Brian Johnson,
Nick Allder, and
Dennis Ayling –
Alien (1979)
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Brian Johnson,
Richard Edlund,
Dennis Muren, and
Bruce Nicholson –
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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1981–2000 |
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Richard Edlund,
Kit West,
Bruce Nicholson, and
Joe Johnston –
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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Carlo Rambaldi,
Dennis Muren, and
Kenneth F. Smith –
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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Richard Edlund,
Dennis Muren,
Ken Ralston, and
Phil Tippett –
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Dennis Muren,
Michael J. McAlister,
Lorne Peterson, and
George Gibbs –
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
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Ken Ralston,
Ralph McQuarrie,
Scott Farrar, and
David Berry –
Cocoon (1985)
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Robert Skotak,
Stan Winston,
John Richardson, and
Suzanne M. Benson –
Aliens (1986)
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Dennis Muren,
Bill George,
Harley Jessup, and
Kenneth F. Smith -
Innerspace (1987)
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Ken Ralston,
Richard Williams,
Edward Jones, and
George Gibbs –
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
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John Bruno,
Dennis Muren,
Hoyt Yeatman, and
Dennis Skotak –
The Abyss (1989)
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Eric Brevig,
Rob Bottin,
Tim McGovern, and
Alex Funke –
Total Recall (1990)
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Dennis Muren,
Stan Winston,
Gene Warren Jr., and
Robert Skotak –
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
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Ken Ralston,
Doug Chiang,
Douglas Smythe, and
Tom Woodruff Jr. –
Death Becomes Her (1992)
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Dennis Muren,
Stan Winston,
Phil Tippett, and
Michael Lantieri –
Jurassic Park (1993)
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Ken Ralston,
George Murphy,
Stephen Rosenbaum, and
Allen Hall –
Forrest Gump (1994)
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Scott E. Anderson,
Charles Gibson,
Neal Scanlan, and
John Cox –
Babe (1995)
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Volker Engel,
Douglas Smith,
Clay Pinney, and
Joe Viskocil –
Independence Day (1996)
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Robert Legato,
Mark Lasoff,
Thomas L. Fisher, and
Michael Kanfer –
Titanic (1997)
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Joel Hynek,
Nicholas Brooks,
Stuart Robertson, and
Kevin Mack –
What Dreams May Come (1998)
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John Gaeta,
Janek Sirrs,
Steve Courtley, and
Jon Thum –
The Matrix (1999)
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John Nelson,
Neil Corbould,
Tim Burke, and
Rob Harvey –
Gladiator (2000)
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2001–2020 |
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Jim Rygiel,
Randall William Cook,
Richard Taylor, and
Mark Stetson –
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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Jim Rygiel,
Joe Letteri,
Randall William Cook, and
Alex Funke –
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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Jim Rygiel,
Joe Letteri,
Randall William Cook, and
Alex Funke –
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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John Dykstra,
Scott Stokdyk,
Anthony LaMolinara, and
John Frazier –
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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Joe Letteri,
Brian Van't Hul,
Christian Rivers, and
Richard Taylor –
King Kong (2005)
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John Knoll,
Hal Hickel,
Charles Gibson, and
Allen Hall –
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
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Michael L. Fink,
Bill Westenhofer,
Ben Morris, and
Trevor Wood –
The Golden Compass (2007)
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Eric Barba,
Steve Preeg,
Burt Dalton, and
Craig Barron –
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
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Joe Letteri,
Stephen Rosenbaum,
Richard Baneham, and
Andrew R. Jones –
Avatar (2009)
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Paul Franklin,
Chris Corbould,
Andrew Lockley, and
Peter Bebb –
Inception (2010)
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Robert Legato,
Joss Williams,
Ben Grossmann, and
Alex Henning –
Hugo (2011)
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Bill Westenhofer,
Guillaume Rocheron,
Erik-Jan de Boer, and
Donald R. Elliott –
Life of Pi (2012)
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Tim Webber,
Chris Lawrence,
Dave Shirk, and
Neil Corbould –
Gravity (2013)
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Paul Franklin,
Andrew Lockley,
Ian Hunter, and
Scott R. Fisher –
Interstellar (2014)
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Mark Williams Ardington,
Sara Bennett,
Paul Norris, and
Andrew Whitehurst –
Ex Machina (2015)
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Robert Legato,
Adam Valdez,
Andrew R. Jones, and
Dan Lemmon –
The Jungle Book (2016)
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John Nelson,
Gerd Nefzer,
Paul Lambert, and
Richard R. Hoover –
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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Paul Lambert,
Ian Hunter,
Tristan Myles, and
J. D. Schwalm –
First Man (2018)
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Guillaume Rocheron,
Greg Butler, and
Dominic Tuohy –
1917 (2019)
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Andrew Jackson,
David Lee,
Andrew Lockley, and
Scott R. Fisher –
Tenet (2020)
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2021–present | |
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1970s | |
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1980s | |
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1990s |
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Stan Winston (1991)
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Ken Ralston, Tom Woodruff Jr., and Alec Gillis (1992)
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Dennis Muren,
Stan Winston,
Phil Tippett, and
Michael Lantieri (1993)
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John Bruno (1994)
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Stan Parks (1995)
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Volker Engel,
Clay Pinney,
Douglas Smith, and
Joe Viskocil (1996)
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Phil Tippett,
Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.,
John Richardson (1997)
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Volker Engel,
Patrick Tatopoulos,
Karen E. Goulekas, and
Clay Pinney (1998)
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Rob Coleman,
John Knoll,
Dennis Muren, and
Scott Squires (1999)
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2000s |
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Scott E. Anderson,
Craig Hayes,
Scott Stokdyk, and
Stan Parks (2000)
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Dennis Muren,
Scott Farrar,
Stan Winston,
Michael Lantieri (2001)
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Rob Coleman,
Pablo Helman,
John Knoll, and
Ben Snow (2002)
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Jim Rygiel,
Joe Letteri,
Randall William Cook, and
Alex Funke (2003)
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John Dykstra,
Scott Stokdyk,
Anthony LaMolinara, and
John Frazier (2004)
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Joe Letteri,
Richard Taylor,
Christian Rivers, and
Brian Van't Hul (2005)
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John Knoll,
Hal T. Hickel,
Charles Gibson, and
Allen Hall (2006)
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Scott Farrar,
Scott Benza,
Russell Earl, and
John Frazier (2007)
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Nick Davis,
Chris Corbould,
Timothy Webber, and
Paul J. Franklin (2008)
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Joe Letteri,
Stephen Rosenbaum,
Richard Baneham, and
Andrew R. Jones (2009)
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2010s |
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Chris Corbould,
Andrew Lockley,
Paul J. Franklin, and
Peter Bebb (2010)
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Dan Lemmon,
Joe Letteri,
R. Christopher White, and
Daniel Barrett (2011)
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Janek Sirrs,
Jeff White,
Guy Williams, and
Dan Sudick (2012)
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Tim Webber,
Chris Lawrence,
Dave Shirk, and
Neil Corbould (2013)
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Paul J. Franklin,
Andrew Lockley,
Ian Hunter, and
Scott R. Fisher (2014)
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Roger Guyett,
Patrick Tubach,
Neal Scanlan, and
Chris Corbould (2015)
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John Knoll,
Mohen Leo,
Hal Hickel, and
Neil Corbould (2016)
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Christopher Townsend,
Guy Williams,
Jonathan Fawkner, and
Dan Sudick (2017)
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Dan DeLeeuw,
Matt Aitken,
Russell Earl, and
Dan Sudick (2018/19)
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Roger Guyett,
Neal Scanlan,
Patrick Tubach, and Dominic Tuohy (2019/20)
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2020s | |
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