Film Awards

2009 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects Winner2012Volker EngelA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.Amazon2009 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesDistrict 9Robert HabrosAmazonFantastic Mr. FoxTim LedburyAmazonRed CliffCraig HayesAmazonThe Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusJohn Paul DochertyAmazonTransformers: Revenge of the FallenScott FarrarAmazon

2008 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerAustraliaChris GodfreySet in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscAmazon2008 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesIron ManJohn NelsonAmazonQuantum of SolaceChris CorbouldAmazonThe Dark KnightNick DavisAmazonThe Day the Earth Stood StillJeffrey A. OkunAmazon

2007 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects Winner300Chris WattsKing Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.Amazon2007 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesBeowulfRob EngleAmazonEnchantedThomas SchelesnyAmazonThe Bourne UltimatumPeter ChiangAmazonThe Golden CompassMichael L. FinkAmazonTransformersScott FarrarAmazon

2006 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestJohn KnollJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.Amazon2006 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesFlags of Our FathersMichael OwensAmazonPan's LabyrinthEverett BurrellAmazonThe Da Vinci CodeKevin AhernAmazonThe FountainJeremy DawsonAmazonV for VendettaDan GlassAmazonX-Men: The Last StandJohn BrunoAmazon

2005 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithJohn KnollThree years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.Amazon2005 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesKingdom of HeavenTom WoodAmazonKung Fu HustleFrankie ChungAmazonSin CityRobert RodriguezAmazonWar of the WorldsDennis MurenAmazon

2004 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerHouse of Flying DaggersAndy BrownA romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.AmazonThe AviatorRobert LegatoA biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.Amazon2004 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesCollateralJohn E. SullivanAmazonEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindMichele FerroneAmazonSky Captain and the World of TomorrowStephen LawesAmazonSpider-Man 2John DykstraAmazon

2003 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldStefen FangmeierDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.Amazon2003 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesKill Bill: Vol. 1Howard BergerAmazonPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJohn KnollAmazonTerminator 3: Rise of the MachinesPablo HelmanAmazonThe Last SamuraiJeffrey A. OkunAmazonThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingJim RygielAmazon

2002 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersJim RygielWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.Amazon2002 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesGangs of New YorkR. Bruce SteinheimerAmazonMinority ReportScott FarrarAmazonRoad to PerditionMichael J. McAlisterAmazonSpider-ManJohn DykstraAmazon

2001 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects WinnerMoulin Rouge!Chris GodfreyA poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.Amazon2001 The Satellite Awards - Best Visual Effects NomineesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneRobert LegatoAmazonJurassic Park IIIJim MitchellAmazonPearl HarborEric BrevigAmazonThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingJim RygielAmazon