John Nelson (visual effects artist)

For other people with the same name, see John Nelson (disambiguation).

John Nelson (born July 21, 1953) is an American visual effects supervisor. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for his work on the film Gladiator (2000)[1] and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).[2] He has also been nominated for I, Robot (2004)[3] and Iron Man (2008).[4]

He also won the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the Special Visual Effects in Blade Runner 2049.[5]

  1. ^ "73rd Academy Awards Winners Oscar Legacy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. March 25, 2001. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "The 90th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "77th Academy Awards Winners Oscar Legacy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. February 27, 2005. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "81st Academy Awards Winners Oscar Legacy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. February 22, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - BLADE RUNNER 2049". bafta.org. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.