Matt Aitken (special effects artist) explained

Matt Aitken
Occupation:Visual effects artist
Years Active:1995-present

Matt Aitken is a special effects artist.

He was nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards for his work on the film District 9. His nomination was shared with Robert Habros, Dan Kaufman and Peter Muyzers.[1] In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects on 2019 film, , at the 92nd Academy Awards. His nomination was shared with Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, and Dan Sudick.

Selected filmography

YearTitleDistributor
1996The FrightenersUniversal Pictures
1997ContactWarner Bros. Pictures
2001New Line Cinema
2002
2003
2004I, Robot20th Century Fox
2005King KongUniversal Pictures
200620th Century Fox
2007Bridge to TerabithiaBuena Vista Pictures
2009Avatar20th Century Fox
2009District 9Sony Pictures
2011Paramount Pictures
2012Warner Bros. Pictures
2013
2013Iron Man 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2014Warner Bros. Pictures
201620th Century Fox
2019Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Nominated work!Result
2003Visual Effects Society AwardsBest Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
2006Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion PictureKing Kong "New York dawn attack" scene
2010Academy AwardsBest Visual EffectsDistrict 9
Saturn AwardsBest Special Effects
British Academy Film AwardsBest Special Visual Effects
Gold Derby AwardsVisual Effects
2011Visual Effects Society AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
2012Saturn AwardsBest Special EffectsThe Adventures of Tintin
Visual Effects Society AwardsOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
2013Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Hollywood Post Alliance AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects – Feature FilmIron Man 3
2015
2018Hollywood Professional Association Awards
2019Visual Effects Society AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Saturn AwardsBest Special Effects
Satellite AwardsBest Visual Effects
Hollywood Professional Association AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film
Seattle Film Critics Society AwardsBest Visual Effects
2020Academy AwardsBest Visual Effects
British Academy Film AwardsBest Special Visual Effects
Visual Effects Society AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Gold Derby AwardsVisual Effects
Visual Effects of the Decade
Hollywood Critics Association Film AwardsBest Visual Effects
2022Satellite AwardsBest Visual EffectsEternals
Gold Derby AwardsVisual Effects
Hollywood Critics Association Film AwardsBest Visual Effects
2023Hollywood Professional Association AwardsOutstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film
2024Satellite AwardsBest Visual Effects

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners . April 6, 2014 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html . October 6, 2014 .

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