Visual effects have come a long way since Star
Wars took home the first Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1978. A look at every Visual Effects Oscar winner
since the award’s inception.
When imagination becomes reality…
20th Century Fox1978: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Warner Bros.1979: Superman
20th Century Fox1980: Alien
20th Century Fox1981: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Paramount1982:Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Universal1983: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
20th Century Fox1984:Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1983
Paramount1985: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
20th Century Fox1986: Cocoon
20th Century Fox1987: Aliens
Warner Bros.1988: Innerspace
Touchstone Pictures1989: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
20th Century Fox1990: The Abyss
TriStar Pictures1991: Total Recall
TriStar Pictures1992: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Universal1993: Death Becomes Her
Universal1994: Jurassic Park
Paramount1995: Forrest Gump