Every Best Visual Effects Winner. Ever. (1929-2019 Oscars)

Oscar season has arrived! We've got a new update to our best VFX academy award video. We've added last year's winner, this year's nominees, and a few other updates and additions throughout the video. More videos to come as we inch closer to the Oscars. Enjoy!
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About the award:
For the 1927/28 Academy awards, the award was for engineering effects. There was no award again until 1938 where it was called a special award "for outstanding achievement in creating special photographic and sound effects. The very next year the award was combined with sound effects and called the Award for Special Effects. It wasn't until 1963 that the award became the Award for Best Visual Effects (which it is still called today). It was given every year from 1963 to present, with the exception of 1973.
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 WINGS (1927/1928)
0:27 SPAWN OF THE NORTH (1938)
0:32 THE RAINS CAME (1939)
0:38 THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940)
0:45 I WANTED WINGS (1941)
0:51 REAP THE WILD WIND (1942)
0:57 CRASH DIVE (1943)
1:03 THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944)
1:06 WONDER MAN (1945)
1:10 BLITHE SPIRIT (1946)
1:13 GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (1947)
1:20 PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948)
1:28 MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
1:33 DESTINATION MOON (1950)
1:37 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (1951)
1:43 PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE (1952)
1:47 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
1:54 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)
2:03 THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI (1955)
2:08 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
2:14 THE ENEMY BELOW (1957)
2:22 TOM THUMB (1958)
2:29 BEN HUR (1959)
2:38 THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
2:50 THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)
2:57 THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
3:04 CLEOPATRA (1963)
3:07 MARY POPPINS (1964)
3:11 THUNDERBALL (1965)
3:16 FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966)
3:19 DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967)
3:25 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
3:39 MAROONED (1969)
3:43 TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970)
3:50 BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (1971)
3:58 THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)
4:04 EARTHQUAKE (1974)
4:09 THE HINDENBURG (1975)
4:18 KING KONG (1976)
4:22 LOGAN'S RUN (1976)
4:28 STAR WARS (1977)
4:45 SUPERMAN (1978)
4:54 ALIEN (1979)
5:05 STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
5:22 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
5:29 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
5:33 STAR WARS EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)
5:44 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984)
5:50 COCOON (1985)
5:54 ALIENS (1986)
6:13 INNERSPACE (1987)
6:20 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988)
6:33 THE ABYSS (1989)
6:42 TOTAL RECALL (1990)
6:53 TERMINATOR 2. JUDGEMENT DAY (1991)
7:03 DEATH BECOMES HER (1992)
7:08 JURASSIC PARK (1993)
7:19 FORREST GUMP (1994)
7:27 BABE (1995)
7:39 INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996)
7:48 TITANIC (1997)
7:53 WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (1998)
7:58 THE MATRIX (1999)
8:21 GLADIATOR (2000)
8:30 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
8:43 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
8:51 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
8:58 SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)
9:06 KING KONG (2005)
9:12 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
9:19 THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007)
9:26 THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008)
9:33 AVATAR (2009)
9:42 INCEPTION (2010)
9:55 HUGO (2011)
10:09 LIFE OF PI (2012)
10:16 GRAVITY (2013)
10:29 INTERSTELLAR (2014)
10:46 EX MACHINA (2015)
10:57 THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
11:11 BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
11:26 AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)
11:45 CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (2018)
12:02 FIRST MAN (2018)
12:20 READY PLAYER ONE (2018)
12:38 SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018)

[@what-mj3kw]

I bet when Jurassic Park came out and the first dinosaur was on the scene the whole theater was pretty shocked.

[@DevilsBeefCake]

Man I wish I would have been able to experience this movie in a cinema when it came out

[@what-mj3kw]

@@DevilsBeefCake Same here mate

[@georgechivu4226]

I did. It was greatness.

[@Darimonde]

I remember sitting in the theater during the moment that the T-Rex was sniffing at Grant and Lex thinking, 'How in the hell did they train this thing!?' A second later I thought, 'Doh, they got me :) After the movie was over I kept thinking, 'Thank God they're dead, thank God they're dead! It was one of my best theater experiences ever!!!

[@jlpsinde]

Yes I was, I'm 45 now and at that time cgi was not an habitual thing.

[@friendlyatheist387]

11:55 Well i didn't knew chinese supreme leader got the oscar

[@explodingwolverines]

The change between 1968 with 2001 and 1969 with Marooned always makes me laugh XD

[@anantabhagaskara1741]

lmao that beep beep beep and flat actor

[@Wired4Life2]

Marooned got to show up in Roma for a few seconds. :)

Marooned was the inspiration to do Gravity. Cuarón has said that it is one of his favorite movies

[@darthstarkiller1912]

And just look what that movie got Alfonso Cuaron who was inspired by it, two Oscars for directing "Gravity" and "Roma".

[@rustincohle2135]

What's also crazy is that "Marooned" was also nominated for Best Cinematography while "2001" was not.

[@elmantishrimp1689]

You know you've made a groundbreaking trilogy when all movies win best visual effects 3 years in a row

[@darkeatermidir6452]

Star Wars and LOTR?

[@Win090949]

Teteuzinhoop LotR

[@Headbangerr-en2cc]

Nope. You know, that you've made groundbreaking special effects, thats all.

[@oharryc]

Headbangerr 1983 i suggest you see the movies again. Definately one of the best movie trilogies ever, up there with star wars.

[@Headbangerr-en2cc]

@@oharryc Why should i see the movies again? Because i don't agree with some opinion? I don't have to 😁

[@johnl6192]

It’s incredible how well the VFX in 2001 hold up. That movie has aged like fine wine.

[@maxmusic5380]

John Long it’s because they’re not CG! Do always choose realistic FX about computer

[@jackdonohue7893]

Only the effects have held up. NOTHING else about it.

[@johnl6192]

JD Bond 2001 has aged tremendously well, both in terms of story and visual effects. It may be more relevant now than when it first premiered in 1968.

[@jackdonohue7893]

John Long visually it’s amazing. It has held up amazingly. But everything else... other then Hal 9000....hasn’t really. The story is good. I guess you’re right. I found it boring but it’s my opinion. And I do think it’s the most overrated movie in the world.

[@johnl6192]

JD Bond Speak for yourself! The film is utterly captivating. To make an objective statement that 2001 haven’t “held up well” simply because you find it dull is silly, imo. And you really haven’t seen many films if you think it is the most overrated of all time...

[@phoenixfloof9799]

Old movies be like: So how can we make the destruction seem brutal? *E A R R A P E*

[@joshtmp6936]

Lmao

[@davidfiser8593]

Ear rape? You want to stand next to some cannon and listen how casual it is. Efects were more realistic that time

[@phoenixfloof9799]

r/whoooosh

[@vdknights]

Yes

[@joshtmp6936]

@@davidfiser8593 no they weren't

[@LetsTakeWalk]

LotR winning it 3 times in a row was just legendary.

[@hunterolaughlin]

And Star Wars too.

[@ghostroo]

1:59 I’m happy they won because damn that looks real

[@theenjeneer2493]

Linus Chex Mix it’s swimming forwards

[@jumpman6908]

Linus Chex Mix idk but they be doing this in real life so

[@cobradragon-wt4tp]

ikr it's incredibly good for the 50s

[@ginsan8198]

I'm also pissed off by how any of the Planet of the Apes reboot movies didn't win a single oscar for vfx. I mean, look at the CGI of Caesar!!!!!! That franchise deserves the win over The Jungle Book.

[@ginsan8198]

@@Mangalex28 I know right? So underrated.

[@nathwcx8299]

Either WOTPOTA or Kong: Skull Island should win. But too bad since Jungle Book is a Disney movie. MCU fans are pissed because fucking Doctor Drive-Texting didn't win

[@meethindocha1824]

@@nathwcx8299 jungle book had trees and water that looked real and the animals too. Everything in the movie was created apart from the boy.

[@dontneedtoknow9629]

@@meethindocha1824 It was more experimental than beatiful. It looked too saturated most of the time, but it sure is very impressive feat to have whole movie being CGI and achieving somewhat realistic shots.

[@chawrakaxom559]

Disney this, Disney that blah blah. As far as I known the jungle book was far more deserving of the award in its year. Planet of the Apes was 2017

[@andrackulateamshots501]

For those who don’t know the next couple years let me tell you 2019: First Man 2020: 1917

[@RazingLilith]

in my opinion on which shouldve won 2019: Infinity War 2020: Rise of Skywalker

[@benzfm2866]

my opinion 2019: Infinity War 2020: Endgame

[@suhasop4919]

@@friedtofus3705 true

[@legacyrxt7570]

@@RazingLilith yeah no

[@RazingLilith]

@@legacyrxt7570 lmao

[@edweefication]

Late 70' to late 80' is basically: Star Wars, Alien, Indiana Jones, repeat.

[@gandalfthegrey7146]

The Lord of the Rings: one trilogy to rule them all.

[@averagejoe6617]

Space Movie: Exists The Academy: Is this the best vfx winner?

[@thecubeman381]

Except for 1997. Starship troopers had awesome vfx, but it was a distant runner-up to Titanic.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@thecubeman381To be fair, hard to beat that film with its recreation of the Titanic and the effects gone into recreating the tragic sinking.

[@PresidentialWinner]

Woah, The Matrix, The Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings all won one after another? Those are my three favourite movies, alongside 2001 Space Odyssey, which also won hah!

[@mastermixmovies687]

Can you do every Best Original song

[@lvbboi9]

All Star by Smash mouth

[@maxmusic5380]

Master Mix Movies this would be shallow this year

[@jackdonohue7893]

@@lvbboi9 eww

[@viktortraktor3829]

Lose yourself

[@diegoottaviani9155]

Top 10 copyright strikes

[@kaleastin]

Interstellar is the most beautiful film I have ever seen

[@sv67cb]

Yeah, it was so wonderful.

[@azore1184]

It was beautiful. My favorite film

[@RuskiVodkaaaa]

yea easily one of the greatest films of all time.

[@Sreya_331]

One of the greatest. Deserved an Oscar...

[@ShinobitheHunter]

My most favourite movie

[@JR-bz7ov]

Me: I want to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey Mom: We have 2001: A Space Odyssey at home 2001: A Space Odyssey at home: Marooned

[@ayden_james]

James Reid lmaooo

[@user-df1ns1ob8y]

2001 at home is just Interstellar tbh

[@Tahokmusic]

George Lucas, Spielberg, James Cameron and Ridley Scott where like saying who's turn is this year.... Lol

[@jeanamparan893]

Don't forget about Zemeckis

[@someguy4560]

nolan

[@somethingsimple5961]

"Alright I won this year, who did we say was gonna go next again?"

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

And then Peter Jackson butted in for a bit and was like "Guys, guys, check this out!" and then after that he pretty much faded away.

[@hashtagnorth]

Best thing about award season is Burger Fiction & The Oscars 😎

[@BurgerFiction]

Thanks for watching!

[@ForceMaximus84]

Usually, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are weak.

[@sk8r_]

@@ForceMaximus84 weak how?

[@ForceMaximus84]

Rum-N-Toke Lame overall in comparison to previous years, especially since I can name at least three movies that were better than Bohemian Rhapsody or Black Panther.

[@sk8r_]

@@ForceMaximus84 good points 🤔

[@Win090949]

Jungle Book did a better job at animal facial expressions than Lion King 2019

[@JhonFeliciano]

Loin King

[@Win090949]

Jhon Feliciano Sirloin king

[@8XHuXBgkok]

This list better captures the historical development of movie than the list of best picture winners does.

[@jknuttel]

I agree! The movies that won for Best Visual Effects are a lot more fun, too!

[@dannyghola]

Is Harrison Ford the actor that have been in more movies that won best visual effects? From this compilation I would say so.

[@nayan7207]

2001: a space Odyssey , hands down, this film is ahead of its time

[@FSportuguese]

The 90s winners so well deserved I am so impressed

[@WalterLiddy]

It's pretty amazing to see the spike in quality for 2001, and then again with Star Wars setting a totally new standard.

[@toasty8599]

So basically just put Harrison Ford into your movie and you've got a good shot at winning best VFX

[@daniellemhall1358]

I remember being blown away by The Ten Commandments. I can't believe it was made in the Fifties.

[@kheaannehelarga6809]

Me too when Moises parting the Red Sea was so breathtaking... 😱😱😱

[@Renan_Resende]

I'm cheering for the Avengers, because the CGI on Thanos is impressive. But RP1 was pretty awesome too.

[@nathwcx8299]

"CGI on Thanos is impressive" Thanos looks awful on Wakanda

[@kokeyshere9413]

@@nathwcx8299 do u know how to do vfx? U twat.

[@dontneedtoknow9629]

@@kokeyshere9413 you don't have to do vfx to know whether they are bad or nah. It's more that Wakanda scene had bad lighting more than Thanos looking awful, he had an amazing 3d model for sure.

[@everythingisawesome2903]

@@kokeyshere9413 that's a shitty logic you got there, just because someone doesn't belong and doesn't have the expertise for a particular field, doesn't mean they don't have the right to criticise bad things from that field and in this case, bad CGI when they see one.

[@kaseycombs6968]

Nathwcx every comment I’ve seen from you is you taking a dump on Marvel movies

[@themarvelousjoe1501]

My favorite Visual Effects winners: 2001: A Space Odyssey Thunderball Star Wars V!: A New Hope Superman The Empire Strikes Back E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Return of the Jedi Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Aliens Who Framed Roger Rabbit The Abyss Total Recall Terminator 2: Judgement Day Jurassic World Forrest Gump Independence Day Titanic The Matrix Gladiator The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King Spider-Man 2 King Kong Avatar Inception Hugo Life of Pi Gravity Interstellar The Jungle Book Blade Runner 2049

[@crimsonclaw8145]

TheMarvel Joe so basically all of them

[@firstnamelastname2218]

2001: A Space Odyssey is ahead of its time, still holds up to this day.

[@SpeedyEric1]

Visual Effects films I've seen so far: The War of the Wolrds, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hut, The Time Machine, Mary Poppins, Thunderball, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tora Tora Tora, Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Superman, Alien, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Aliens, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Abyss, Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Death Becomes Her, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, Babe, Independence Day, Titanic, The Matrix, Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Spider-Man 2, King Kong (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's CHest, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar, Inception, Hugo, Life of Pi, Gravity, Interstellar, Ex Machina, The Jingle Book, Blade Runner 2049, Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, First Man, Ready Player One, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Which ever movie wins Best Visual Effects, I'll be happy, because I've seen all 5 nominations.

[@allanori1926]

To be honest Solo VFX is dope. It’s either RP1 or maybe Infinity War who will win.

[@jackdonohue7893]

None of them won

[@mothee1651]

I've always found it so sad that the movie and the directors get all the credit but the literal hundreds of artists behind the animation and vfx get no credit and like 10 bucks an hour to make these movies what they are

[@zed-up]

BR2049 will be a masterpiece for decades

[@chromatropes]

Imagine if 2001: a space odyssey didn’t win. That would be the biggest snub in award show history

[@OddOneOut665]

0:39 Y'Know what other movie this beat out in the same category? The goddamn Wizard of Oz. The Oscars can really get it wrong some years... (Temple of Doom beat out Ghostbusters, Innerspace beat out Predator, etc.)

[@maxmusic5380]

OddOneOut665 innerspace is more impressive than this predator bullshit

[@bri10_youtube]

Wheres Golden Compass winning against Transformers

[@genevievejones2613]

Endgame was more impressive than 1917... like the suits and a lot of stuff was computer generated

[@CaughtInTheLoop]

First Man looks amazing! I want to watch it

[@Hjallapenos]

As a big spider-man fan I'm happy to see spider-man 2 on here. Not the best year when it comes to visual effects but the movie still holds up and that says something!

[@stonebutch]

i dont think "who framed roger rabbit" gets enough credit for its animation

[@Stehako]

It’s so interesting to see the order. Also funny to see inferior VFX movies like “Marooned” follow “2001” or “Death Becomes Her” sandwiched between “T2” and “Jurassic Park”

[@khalidius1551]

Ryan Gosling's jaw line is a visual effect

[@dominus9664]

Let's see which mcu fanboys are gonna say endgame or infinity war would be the winner of 2019. Because of their success in the box office. They probably say that's the reason it deserves the win. In reality the CGI isnt the best. It's good.

[@elijahnicholson6453]

I wish VFX oscars weren't at all based on popularity or critical acclaim. A lot of movies that are fantastic have not so great special effects, and a lot of bad movies have great special effects.

[@alberteinsteinthejew]

The CGI took over starting from The Abyss (1989)

[@justrandom5012]

you know when the best trilogie with groundbreaking visual effects didnt get one oscar like planet of the apes so sad and so overlooked

[@luisaf1836]

Pathetic, Who killed captain alex is the best

[@Nai_101]

I agree

[@the_venomous_viper1234]

The Queen Alien from Aliens is my single favourite movie monster ever. It is truly an absolute behemoth of a thing

[@natethesnake3765]

Transformers should've won in 2007 change my mind

[@vinicio3381]

0:40 bruh

[@oscargadefrimann]

Ready Player One was beautiful. And those space scenes in First Man were also pretty nice.

[@Locadel2003]

Christopher Robin sucks for that nomination, also solo a Star Wars story and avengers Infinity war are insane realistic. Awesome

[@SvenPiper]

I found it interesting to see, that they are more good movies in this categorie than at "Best Picture".

[@hoangvu1698]

The Things (1982) should win over E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

[@A-mac-kn6ew]

nah

[@gc3k]

Tron, the undisputed future of visual effects, should have won the Oscar

[@kheaannehelarga6809]

@@gc3k Blade Runner would like to end this discussion...

[@gabrielleAW]

Damn... Almost all cameron's movies won best vfx in oscar. That is amazing

[@Locadel2003]

aditya wibowo the first terminator don’t won and also true lies got a nomination

[@gabrielleAW]

@@Locadel2003 That is why I said "almost".

[@philcarpenter242]

What's really funny is that Cameron was a technophobe. On Abyss, Terminator II, and Titanic the FX people really had to twist his arm to use the CGI. He wanted models for everything.

[@michaelscott3411]

The part when the doctor’s cigarette falls out of his mouth after he watches the T1000 walk through the bars kills me every time.

[@samarthh6401]

No transformers 1 ? Or 2 or 3

[@two-face1041]

What’s marvel doing in the. Thumb GET THAT OUT IF HERE LOL

[@JessicaChastainFan]

The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur 1959 (THE GREATEST), The Time Machine, Tora Tora Tora, Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Star Wars, Superman 1978, Alien, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Return of the Jedi, Temple of Doom (My personal favorite), ALIENS, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, Babe, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049 and The Last Jedi are still the best motion pictures on this list.

[@poihpioakarp8845]

this rain thing won over The Wizard of goddamn Oz WTAF

[@strangerinthealps8013]

alita battle angel could be a contender this year.

[@fdlarts7676]

Crazy that Superman and Alien is only one year apart

[@daniellemhall1358]

Wow James Cameron and George Lucas show up a lot here.

[@Fendeguard]

Am I wrong in saying that Jim Cameron won for EVERY movie he made?

[@FlorisYoung]

The Terminator is from 1984 and Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom won that year.

[@jlart6274]

6:45 I can’t 😂😂😂😂

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHl]

Puppet Arnold just looked weird when he wasn't making a weird face, like in a previous scene where he pulls some tracking device out of his nostril.

[@HuntersMoon78]

War of the worlds from 1953, still a great film to this day.

[@OddOneOut665]

I'd still love to see y'all do one on Every Best Make-Up Winner! (or Costume or Production Design)

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

There do exist some very good videos covering those categories.

[@peakingmantis5331]

Videos like this are what KZbin is for

[@r520jr8]

Terminator 2 holds up surprisingly well. Especially when compared to the VERY dated puppetry of the first

[@GrobariNBGD1970]

Lotr will always be synonymous for best movie ever.

[@michaelscott3411]

Here are my personal favorites: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (6:19) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (6:53) Jurassic Park (7:07) Forrest Gump (7:19) The Matrix (7:58) The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (my favorite in the trilogy in terms of visual effects) (8:50) Spider-Man 2 (8:58) Avatar (9:33) Inception (9:41) Gravity (10:16) Ex Machina (10:45) Blade Runner 2049 (11:10)

[@RM-jx6dw]

They should have had “the thing” in here

[@rickblaine8383]

It is my favorite category of the academy, my predictions of this year's nominees are, if the coronavirus allows it, they are these: * Tenet * Dune * Black Widow * The invisible man * Wonder Woman 1984

[@joeyjerry1586]

@DARIUS-PETRU SALE, except Dune has been delayed to 2021. So is Black Widow

[@t14dann18]

it's amazing how many movies about the US winning wwII were made

[@FireworkYT]

i love how the golden compass beats transformers like how

[@Abison07]

Judgement day is such an incredible movie and the vfx still looks amazing considering it was released almost 30 years ago, one of James Cameron's finest. Also what's that movie Hugo is about? Never seen it

[@felipeson]

Spielberg’s philmography basically

[@juanpablofunes2491]

🤘🤑 All that movies are fukin Amazing.

[@thriiftyman]

WAIT! Dr. Strange didn't win best VFX in 2016?!

[@gc3k]

It won in 2010

[@kbatraful]

Infinity war has to win this year

[@maxmusic5380]

Keshav Batra hell no

[@jakeprice9031]

No

[@richard-f]

@@maxmusic5380 oh look its a dc fan And yeah infinity war deserves it

[@maxmusic5380]

richard f No I’m not but this standard blockbuster that’ll be long forgotten in a few years does not deserve a win

[@megatronsroyalemissary382]

richard f Y’all always use DC as a rebuttal

[@PaulKemp1959]

That cut from 2001 to Marooned is hilarious!

[@Stuntcat-vv8cm]

5:33 that Return Of the Jedi shot still impresses me to this day. NO CGI, and it still holds up perfectly today. It's just such a cool shot, with the flames slowly surrounding the cockpit window.

[@varomata6701]

Even after 15 years i dont understand why The Golden Compass won best cgi instead of Transformers, that movie was ahead its time in many aspects

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

Blade Runner should've won the 1982 Oscar over E.T, and this is coming from someone who doesn't even like Blade Runner that much.

[@deivamgaming8097]

12:20 bruh that looks like 1980 vfx

[@alanwatts8239]

This quickly turned from "most graphically impressive" to "most sold".

[@kiddkrool]

E.T. winning over The Thing in '82 is borderline criminal

[@R19-b8s]

The fact it beat both the thing and also blade runner is just disgusting

[@rustincohle2135]

"E.T." didn't technically win over "The Thing" since "The Thing" wasn't even nominated (as it should have been). But since "The Thing" was a huge flop that nobody saw and it quickly disappeared from theatres, it was forgotten about come Oscar time especially since it came out in the summer. "Blade Runner" was kinda the same story; big flop, few people saw it, few people liked it. People vote for the movie they've actually seen hence why "E.T." won. But why are y'all acting like "E.T." doesn't have great visual effects? It does. But, yea, if I got to vote, I'd probably would vote for either "Blade Runner" or "The Thing". Although, it's more of a crime that "Blade Runner" didn't win for Art Direction rather than for Visual Effects.

[@lifeinthehands6972]

Nah bro. Blade Runner deserved that award in 82. But E.T was much better than The Thing. The Thing was better than Poltergeist too. İt was the second runner up.

[@gigagalabriel]

the winner from 1977 was the best

[@FlorisYoung]

I agree, together with 1980 & 1983

[@g.g6778]

No Harry Potter? smh..

[@coachboomer6383]

PotC Dead Man’s Chest has some of the best mo-cap VFX ever

[@katherinebeirne25]

All of these choices have fantastic music accompanying each scene and the movie as a whole. It makes the effects stand out even more.

[@Yamanosei95]

Transformers (2007) Should have won 2008 visual effects and the same for District 9 on 2010 Oscars

[@homereltontonaso]

First Man should win

[@FSportuguese]

Yes, I so agree with this

[@PlasmaKong2]

It's my favorite too for this category. "Ready Player One" was also excellent.

[@Mangalex28]

For what scene or part should first man get best VFX?

[@q-man323]

The space flight and moon sequences...

[@Wired4Life2]

​@@q-man323 How much of the launch is archive footage, though? Or was it manipulated enough like with Forrest Gump meeting presidents?

[@tudorjason]

The technology used in Death Becomes Her was used in Jurassic Park. It didn't exist before 1992.

[@Soahi]

I admit i didnt expect to see Babe in the same category with Alien, Independence Day and Terminator.

[@kheaannehelarga6809]

Babe revolutionized the mixture of Live animals and CGI mouth...

[@virtualbot5580]

Didn't the old Blade Runner won too?? ?

[@marvy3022]

Nope, snubbed. ET got it.

[@TheWizardYeof]

Shoulda

[@devrajchangkakati4994]

I realized terminator's VFX is better than most blockbuster movies

[@maxmusic5380]

Ready Player One 👏🏼

[@AlexDragonfire96]

No one cares

[@airikkalerofficial]

@@AlexDragonfire96 Many people care

[@maxmusic5380]

Alex96 582 million who watched it care about it

[@opheliebell22]

Yes

[@ashdawnbreaker7627]

Interstellar is the best

[@simchaneuman313]

Literally any scene from doctor strange can win a vfx award

[@imaginemindjalota88]

Nice video thnks for the vfx journey of Hollywood

[@queencancerous5332]

This list quite literally shows the evolution of movies

[@vedansh3737]

7:19 I was wondering and then I realized...