Spider-Man 2 Wins Visual Effects: 2005 Oscars

John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier win the Oscar for Visual Effects for Spider-Man 2 at the 77th Academy Awards. Jake Gyllenhaal and Zhang Ziyi present the award.
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[@cosmicdream17]

The actor who will play Mysterio in the new Spider-Man movie, presented an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Just let that sink in

[@MrAuditore96]

what's there to sink in, this doesn't mean shit

[@rachelautumn7866]

MrAuditore96 idk cause mysterio’s like, the visual effects dude

[@Lonesomepoet]

@@rachelautumn7866 Doesn't mean shit, fucking dumbass!

[@themadtitan7603]

It all comes full circle.

[@Lonesomepoet]

@the cat in tHE HAT Except I'm not, jokes on you though.

[@anirudhc2928]

Spiderman 2 deserves it cuz it's really hard to take an iconic villain from the comics and make him visually appealing and believable to the audience. Kudos to John Dykstra.

[@michaelscott3411]

Kudos to Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier too

[@carolusmarkezra3141]

First Spider-Man Oscar Winning!! And then Spider-Verse!!

[@humanhuman6516]

Why you hate spider-man 2 ?

[@walterwhite4699]

human human wut

[@fatihazzamal-ghifari7010]

@@humanhuman6516 what?

[@sanjaypallur6098]

spiderman in action is much real looking in spiderman 2 than the one in civil war

[@bozeperkovic410]

Dude hes right and I've been a Spider-Man fan my entire life lol.

[@porassrivastava8242]

Snehil Shrey he's right bruh.

[@theguy3129]

@Snehil Shrey Just he has a dc pic set as his profile doesn't mean he doesn't love marvel....what an idiot you are..

[@ChromeBone23]

Snehil Shrey he’s right though

[@peterbenjaminparker8572]

@Snehil Shrey He's right though. Iron Man looks kinda fake in some scenes. RDJ's head looks like he's floating. But sometimes it's beautiful. Especially Spidey, he looks fake in some shots.

[@MyRomeojuliet]

So glad Spider-Man 2 won the Oscar; I bet the train scene alone was enough to ensure the win. I also think that this Oscar was meant as an acknowledgement as well of the popularity of Spider-Man at the time. Harry Potter should have won the VFX award for Deathly Hallows Part Two.

[@Foxy888h32]

The Movie should’ve been Nominated For Best Picture it’s such a good movie

[@MorganLeodeMenezes]

Plus it got nominated for best sound track I It should have got oscar even for that 😭😭 but still I am happy it got isacr for visual effects 🥰

[@riddlemethis2610]

@@MorganLeodeMenezes It wasn't nominated for sound track, but it did get nominated in sound mixing and sound editing.

[@MorganLeodeMenezes]

@@riddlemethis2610 whatever 😏

[@Foxy888h32]

@@MorganLeodeMenezes it shouldve been nominated for Best Picture Best Actor(Tobey Maguire) Best Visual Effects Best Original Score Best Sound Editing Best Cinematography Best Sound Mixing Best Costume Design

[@MorganLeodeMenezes]

@@Foxy888h32 nope , to are just overdoing

[@zackfisher6893]

Jake Glynhaal saying visual effects wizards in 2005. 14 years later- Spiderman far from home.

[@starkingbiker]

best spidey movie. deserved it!

[@humanhuman6516]

Why you hate spider-man 2 ?

[@mr.fahrenheit1604]

@@humanhuman6516 what you problem dude?

[@ethanrogers3528]

human human exactly that’s what I’m saying

[@manuelorozco7760]

I prefer Homecoming and Far From Home

[@fatihazzamal-ghifari7010]

@@humanhuman6516 what??

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

Spider-Man 2 (2004): Oscars Best Visual Effects (winner) Best Sound Mixing (nominee) Best Sound Editing (nominee)

[@harrenhal206]

"Boy, am I glad there wasn't a fourth episode of "Lord of the rings". Indeed..... XD

[@francispritchard9085]

First Marvel film to win Oscar. Take that TASM !

[@lildjboyaks6237]

First and ONLY

[@velocity834]

+lildjboy Aks oh shit for real?

[@kaiserrex9506]

Skrrt Yep

[@raulbalarezos]

Now Spider-Verse :’) wins another one

[@marcusward6235]

What about Avengers and Black Panther? *Edit: Avengers was nominated but didn't win, my bad. Black Panther won 3 though!

[@SynsaySama]

When people say Spider-man: into the spider-verse was the first spider-man movie to win an Oscar.

[@claudiorabsten7179]

@Joseph flores generations like now is just straight up caca

[@franklinlopez5213]

Ereh God

[@manuelorozco7760]

This was the first Oscar ceremony my parents let me stay up for!

[@markoportuondo7375]

Even to this day, Spider-Man 2’s effects still hold up ridiculously well.

[@devi00jthmzim79]

No

[@ambu9625]

@@devi00jthmzim79 go to hell How many oscar awrds no way home got

[@zim00tdevi95]

@Mr Javiex no como las series de Marvel actuales

[@TSU_PIA]

@@devi00jthmzim79Spiderman 2 visual cgi effects looking very good bro, why do you say no!? even spiderman 3 had very good cgi graphics, it looked realistic. EVEN SPIDERMAN 1! These 3 Movies have better cgi than all of the marvel movies.

[@jwelch5742]

Spider-Man 2 has great visual effects. Because I say so.

[@ledepi34]

+jwelch5742 You always say the very same thing.

[@jwelch5742]

+ledepi34 I appreciated the winners of the oscars than anybody else. I like winners because they study and work hard on their talent.

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

@@jwelch5742 If you do you should say something more personal than "[Insert movie name] has great [Insert category]".

[@jwelch5742]

@@57yearoldjamesbond I don't care.

[@jwelch5742]

@Charles ! You just don't watch films that won oscars like me.

[@ketanmhatre1712]

That man saying I love my job . It's hurt me 🥺 because so many people want this thing in their life

[@manuelorozco7760]

Presented by a future Mysterio! I was so happy Spider Man 2 won this category. This is one superhero sequel that has aged very well.

[@ALE280290]

A tough challenge between HP3 and Spider-Man 2 (probably the best chapters in each of their saga)! Totally deserved award for the 2nd one (I would have awarded the 1st for best original score). The only thing: instead of I Robot I would have nominated The Day After Tomorrow (that won the Bafta in the same category).

[@ramadansteve3115]

The effect Doc oc's arms still hold up today

[@rachelautumn7866]

This Oscars seemed so chill

[@crashfan9997]

2004 was an amazing year. Best Spider-Man movie and best Harry Potter movie. Also movies like Man On Fire, The Incredibles, I Robot, The Bourne Supremacy etc came out Also an amazing year for games, GTA San Andreas is still my all time favourite game.

[@generalgrievous3731]

@@crashfan9997 World of Warcraft also came out in 2004, and also I was born that year

[@nguyenducanh5647]

Realized that the background trumpet was playing Hero by Nickelback :v

[@TheFandere4]

Nguyen Duc Anh When?

[@Kikirocy]

Listen closely at 1:31

[@MrJole777]

back when oscars were cool

[@shamarr2000]

This is around the time Kirsten was dating jake… Jake was gonna replace Tobey but he settled. It’s just ironic seeing him on that stage, like when Peter saw John Jameson with Mary Jane. Crazy man

[@Cazziekid]

It’s funny how Gyllenhaal announced the winner and now he’s gonna be in far from home

[@manuelorozco7760]

Pretty surreal right? And he didn't disappoint

[@ILLUSIONZ224vh4ip]

Funny thing is Jake Gyllenhaal almost played spiderman in this film if Tobey didn't recover in time from an accident

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

Certain Harry Potter fans don't seem to understand what this award is for. It's about technical achievement, and in that right, Spider-Man kicks Harry Potter's ass. The actual award you wish Harry Potter had won is Best Art Direction, because although not as sophisticated and realistic, its visual effects contribute to the creation of a whole other world of mirth and magic.

[@michaelscott3411]

If that’s the case, Spider-Man 2 won for being the first movie to put a sun on the earth and bring Doc Ock to the screen.

[@masonkackman8056]

I wouldn't have minded if Harry Potter won. Both of those movies were really great. And the visual effects were awesome.

[@srishti49chakraborty14]

Especially of GOF

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@srishti49chakraborty14 Out of all installments, I prefer Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets and Deathly Hallows Part 2

[@DragonReaper1998]

That Danny Elfman Spider-Man score caught me off guard when they were announcing the nominees. It's still so good.

[@definitelynottommywiseau3037]

15 years later, cast as visual effects guy in another spider-man 2.

[@michaelscott3411]

Oh hi, Mark

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

John Dykstra is the two time Oscar winner for Star Wars: A New Hope and Spider-Man 2!

[@isaacsaravia425]

The best spider-man movie 💙

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

Jake Gyllenhaal will portraying Mysterio in the upcoming 2019 superhero movie at the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Spider-Man: Far from Home!

[@megalon73]

20 Years later, I love watching this movie. The Effect still look amazing all these years now. Spider-Man 2 is still my favorite Spider-Man movie.

[@9False]

Fun fact: Jake Gyllenhaal was almost SpiderMan in Sam riami's SpiderMan 2 when Tobey was injured.

[@mr.tellsthetruth4759]

And Dark Knight fanboys have the nerve to say that TDK was the first comic book movie to win an Oscar.. How do you sleep at night Batman fans?

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

Superman is the first to win an Oscar. The Dark Knight is the first to win a non-technical Oscar, especially one of the Big Six awards of the evening.

[@BK-sh2pn]

Mr. Tells The Truth I love Batman and Spider-Man

[@harishprabhu02]

Hey Dark Knight is also a masterpiece.If u don't like batman u don't need to tell it as a fact.

[@harishprabhu02]

@Rex Truth That's your opinion.

[@chuckchumbucket]

No dick Tracy was the first to win an Oscar

[@WaDeLuCk]

Who´s here after spiderman into the spiderverse won an oscar

[@jonasriquelme8572]

Mysterio entregandole un Oscar a Spiderman por efectos visuales.. jaja

[@tpx7414]

"The Dark Knight was the first comic book movie to win an oscar"

[@kaiserrex9506]

ThePumaoX That title goes to Superman, I think or is it Batman 1989?

[@SilverShade1008]

Superman received a Special Achievement Award for the visual effects so it doesn't technically count as a "win". Batman won Best Art Direction so I guess that was the first superhero Oscar winner.

[@SilverShade1008]

spideyfan2002 A special achievement award is still a real Oscar. It just means that it was so good in that particular field that they didn’t bother nominating anything else that year.

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

At least six comic-based movies won Academy Awards before The Dark Knight. Skippy, Superman, Batman, Dick Tracy, Road to Perdition and of course, Spider-Man 2.

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

Never

[@dr.muerto8819]

Little did Jake know what was later to come

[@pesisawesome5864]

Proud moment to be a Spiderman Fan 😍👌

[@rockys201]

My favourite movie ever

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

My nominations: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Hellboy Saw Spider-Man 2 (WINNER)

[@ronaldmcdonald2817]

Why saw?

[@purmhy]

Congrats Chloe great work. Real proud of you m8.

[@Jenamphetam1ne]

The way people mention Spider-Man 2's oscar you'd think it had won best picture.

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

Spider-Man 2 (2004): 06/30/2004 Best Visual Effects (2004) Special Visual Effects and Animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc., Culver City, California Visual Effects Designer John Dykstra Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Stokdyk Animation Director Anthony LaMolinara Special Effects Director John Frazier

[@Steven-cc1mm]

I cant believe alfred molina wasnt nominated for best supporting actor for sm2 literally straight out of the comics, oscars have a weird fetish of not recognizing good films that just aren't drama 90% of the time.

[@-I.I-]

Actualmente se ve fantástica spiderman 2 , la escena del tren es increíble

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

"There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are, and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside." "At the heart of every legend, there is truth: a few brave souls unite to save the world. We can be heroes in our own lives, every one of us, if we only have the courage to try."

[@michaelscott3411]

Thank you.

[@eternalnjem]

Spider man homecoming won't win anything

[@Rash23215]

Far from home might win this same award....especially considering mysterio's power...

[@TheRobloxianTacoLord]

@@Rash23215 Doubt it. MCU films aren't even great films. Black Panther only won because of race politics.

[@Rash23215]

@@TheRobloxianTacoLord i'm talking about visual effects not best picture...suicide squad won it even tho it was garbage....i agree tho mcu as well as dceu movies are not that great...BP was better than most tho, no wonder people are pissed that it was a black dominated film,i wouldn't expect less(btw..i can guarantee most of these black panther haters are continuing their tradition of hating non white male films with captain marvel...i for one am lovin' it that they r pissed...

[@NinjaWiener]

@@Rash23215 lol no Iron Boy Jr. films can't win shit!

[@mr.fahrenheit1604]

@@NinjaWiener look like he's gonna cry

[@fernandoortizfabian7509]

"Spider-Man 2" My Favorite Movie Of 2004 Of Marvel Comics Is The 1st Marvel Comics Movie Win 1 Academy Award For "Best Visual Effects"

[@leelanzini]

Another SM Movies joins the oscar gang!

[@supermariofan03]

They’re playing Nickelback’s Hero for its victory theme. That was in the FIRST movie. They didn’t know how to do their arrangement of Vindicated?

[@balasubramaniam1697]

First marvel film of oscar

[@alejandro-mk4kc]

Fucking holland..., love u Tobey

[@indiansaryan]

Mysterio giving Spiderman an award what an irony 😁

[@SanmanEpvp]

Oscar price otto, oscar price!

[@ritchiechathanat2208]

0:20 Gyllenhaal says, *"If there's something impossible to be done in a movie, the producer turns to a team of visual effects people."* 2019: MCU producer Kevin Feige turns to Quentin Beck who controls a team of visual effects people to do the impossible. That's make Spider-Man: Far From Home arguably the greatest Spider-Man film ever made!! Truer words have never been spoken

[@five2523]

far from home is a mediacore bullshit with all the iron man tech peter is just a iron man fanboy and sidekick in the entire mcu and they turns mysterio as a iron man villian only disney shills like you will like those shitty disney movies

[@ritchiechathanat2208]

@@five2523 Whoaa! pump the hate breaks mister. I used the word 'arguably'. That means it's not certainly the greatest Spider-Man film. Personally, my favorite is TASM. Firstly, I'm not a fuckin 'shill'. Secondly, Far From Home's narrative differs from an ideal, standalone Peter Parker story everyone wants. Get it? This movie does not focus on Peter's flaws as a human being nor does it deal with all his real world, practical responsibilities. It's just a feel good movie. Far from home is an invited cash grab. No one really likes the way Peter is potrayed but ultimately MCU has to end the infinity war saga on a light note right? That's exactly what they did. And they're pretty successful at it. Homecoming was also not an ideal Spider-Man story. Look man, if u want something very believable and satisfying for a great Spidey story then just watch the old Raimi films or play Spider-Man PS4. Don't look at what's bad in far from home. Look at what's amazing. There are so many things that the director absolutely nailed! The cgi, the score, the use of music, the fuckin acting!!! Stop hating dude. Start fuckin appreciating.

[@Squicx]

@@five2523 oh piss off

[@joeyjerry1586]

FIVE, aww, look, it’s a raimi fanboy unable to accept people’s opinions. Why am I not surprised?

[@kbatraful]

Man I hope in the future more marvel movies win in this category just like this movie did

[@manuelorozco7760]

I was hoping Avengers Endgame would

[@virtuviewerzero]

i love how they played the nickelback spider-man song instead of the movie's theme for the award

[@SpiderMani_23]

Mysterio giving oscar to Spider-Man movie 😀

[@wadewilson3571]

This Oscar is Also Illusion Of Mysterio.

[@ChromeBone23]

First and only live-action Marvel film to win an Oscar let that sink in

[@ezzzzzy3863]

@@TheGamingFalcon101 pfttt overrated movie

[@goghush2112]

@@TheGamingFalcon101 trash movie only won it because of the politics

[@iamdrewsauce]

Jake gave Spiderman an Oscar....now he's mysterio! Bro what!!!!

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

Spider-Man 2 (2004): Oscars Best Visual Effects Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. John Dykstra Scott Stokdyk Anthony LaMolinara John Frazier

[@brianblumenreich9026]

Before he was Mysterio moment!

[@jesusvilla2867]

now another spiderman movie has oscar :)

[@wileylabs]

I don't know why don't people talk about this.. spiderman universe got two Oscars not one ..

[@lucasgellar6691]

Harry Potter had created unbelievably realistic movements in its visual effects. As good as Spider Man 2's were, Harry Potter should've won.

[@christopherspielbergproduc7128]

If there were five nominees: The Day After Tomorrow Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban I, Robot Spider-Man 2 (WINNER) Troy

[@joseflores629]

Make That Nine The Polar Express Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events And The Aviator

[@lancebarcenas6549]

And once again in the century Spider-Man:No Way Home is Nominated for Oscar with the best visual effects! 🤩🕸️🕷️

[@LaRedDeErudito]

Am I the only one who noticed the orchestra playing "Hero" of Nickelback when the responsibles for SP2's visual effects received their award? 😅

[@manuelorozco7760]

It wasn't Nickleback that did the song

[@themarvelousjoe1501]

How many awards did DC won: 6 -Superman -Batman -Road to Perdition -The Dark Knight -Suicide Squad How many awards did Marvel won: 3 -Men in Black -Spider-Man 2 -Big Hero 6

[@justcutiecats2733]

Didn't know Men in Black won Oscar.

[@kbral010]

Time to update your list buddy

[@anshmathur9347]

Add Black Panther and spiderverse boiiiii

[@Foxy888h32]

Now Marvel has 7

[@Squicx]

and now he's mysterio

[@malumello17]

That film aged well. You still think it's great after 17 years.

[@Magicconchshell1]

Ah Rosie, I love this video!

[@mrsportsguy134]

r/raimimemes

[@michaelscott3411]

Did John Dykstra sleep before he won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects?

[@maddieeej]

i love Spiderman 2

[@TheProtagonist2020]

In Loving Memory Of Stan Lee (12/28/1922-11/12/2018)

[@supergodzillaxvlogs3044]

All Love💙Spider-Man❤️Family❤️✅✅✅✅✅

[@carlossnavarretee]

Por esto y más cosas la convierte en la mejor película de todas las sagas del hombre araña!

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

Best Visual Effects (2004) 01. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (nominee): Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George Industrial Light and Magic Moving Picture Company 02. I, Robot (nominee) John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash, and Joe Letteri Digital Domain Weta Digital 03. Spider-Man 2 (winner): John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, and John Frazier Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.

[@supergodzillaxvlogs3044]

MySpider-Man Is Awesome 👏

[@Helios824]

My Childhood Masterpiece 😘😘😘🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏

[@harixeroxkrishnatravels7410]

Mysterio gives Oscar for best visual effects to his enemy.

[@mr.fahrenheit1604]

Actually Jake gylenhall has been in one movie with tobey

[@supermariofan03]

Would have added the last two spots with The Spongebob Movie and Hellboy

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

Also the first Saw and Eternal Sunshine.

[@ronaldmcdonald2817]

BoyThunder Productions why Saw?

[@harrenhal206]

"Boy, am I glad there wasn't a 4th episode of Lord of the Rings" hahahahahahaha You sure are, because if that were the case, it would've kicked your ass.

[@wokejesus]

Oh boy yeah

[@emiliobello2429]

Spider Man No Way Home was also nominatinated for this

[@Winduct]

The visual effects of ''Spider-Man 2'' were pretty much like Transformers. Very good yet you always knew you were watching visual effects. In ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' they felt more natural and realistic. Probably because of the nature of the films.

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

Well, not really.

[@soapy_soda]

Winduct Im gonna have to disagree with you. The HP movies honestly look really fake :P

[@jackmayor3574]

What? Harry Potter's VFX are very dated. You can go back and watch the Spiderman movies and their effects feel more impressive then ever.

[@unkown7277]

@@jackmayor3574 because HP approach is more into practical effects while spider man 2 just looks like all green screen just watching it

[@jackmayor3574]

@@unkown7277 Raimie used alot of practical effects in his films what are you smoking

[@sillyninja65]

mysterio gives a spiderman award

[@freshprince374]

Zhang Ziyi was in Rush Hour 2.

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

Now thats an avengers level perfect

[@faraazkhan7655]

I know I'm very late. But I have a huge doubt and of anybody could clarify it I would sleep easy. Did Stan Lee know that his beloved creation managed to win an Oscar or was he in the dark about it? Is there any interview or did he mention anyplace that he was aware that a Spiderman movie had won an Oscar

[@copyninja612]

First know superhero movie Oscar 🔥

[@marvildegayoaquino1597]

"There was an idea: to bring together a group of remarkable people. To see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together when we needed them, to fight the battles we never could."

[@sillyninja65]

and I swear he was originally going to be spiderman

[@TheHannahcast]

One of the few Oscars Spider-Man 2 deserved.

[@spider-man7418]

Mysterio giving an Oscar to Spiderman

[@michaelscott3411]

I can’t believe I, Robot even got nominated. The VFX in that movie are crap. And anyway, Spider-Man 2 was inevitably gonna win the Oscar no matter what movies it was up against.

[@maicol5682]

Tomala andrew y holam Acaso tu puedes eso

[@CubanPete1990]

My nominees are. Van Helsing Alien Vs Predator. Spider-Man 2 (WINNER). Harry Potter and the prisoner of azkaban. I Robot. The Day After Tomorrow

[@joseflores629]

The Aviator And Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

[@eddjoey]

did the presenter say Zizi Yang? mess

[@Denis-89]

Wow, Gyllenhaal looks like he is 15..

[@ozybeastias8893]

Fuck yes.