Making a movie is not an easy task. From the approach of the idea until it materializes on a screen; there is a lot of background work and hundreds of people involved. Therefore, it seems fair and necessary to reward those people who did a phenomenal job to give us an incredible film.
This is how some Awards were created to recognize the best of the best of the seventh art. The Academy Awardspopularly known as the Oscaremerged in the year of 1929, and they didn’t get their trademark nickname until six years later. The coveted statuette is delivered in 23 different categories currently; however, over the years these have changed, some have left and others have entered.
In 1939 came the nomination for Best Special Effects and although after a while it was removed from the awards list, it later returned. It was in 1978 who decided to have that category again, but now under the name of Best Visual Effects. Since then, many have enjoyed having obtained that award; however, today we want to remember those tapes of the XXI century Oscar winners for their amazing visual effects.
1. Year 2000: Matrix
Other nominees were Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace Y Stuart Little.
Matrix it also won three other Awards: Best Editing, Best Sound Effects and Best Sound Editing.
2. Year 2001: Gladiator
His competitors were The invisible man Y The perfect Storm.
Gladiator it was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, of which it won 5; In addition to special effects, he won the statuette for Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Actor and Best Film.
3. Year 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
competed against Artificial intelligence Y Pearl Harbor.
Nevertheless, The Lord of the Rings took the statuette and another three in the categories of Best Makeup, Best Photography and Best Soundtrack.
4. Year 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Other nominees were spider-man Y Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
The Lord of the rings it also took home an award for Best Sound Editing.
5. Year 2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
competed with Master and Commander: The Other Side of the World Y Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
But The Lord of the rings he did it again and swept the 11 nominations he had. Among them Best Film, Best Director, Best Soundtrack, Best Costume Design and Best Editing.
6. Year 2005: Spider-Man 2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Y I robot they failed to win the Oscar.
7. Year 2006: King Kong
The other nominees were War of the Worlds Y The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
For its part, King Kong he took two other statuettes in the sound categories.
8. Year 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
In the category were also Poseidon Y Superman Returns.
9. Year 2008: The Golden Compass
competed against Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Y transformers.
10. Year 2009: The curious Case of Benjamin Button
The other nominees were Hombre de Hierro Y The dark knight.
Benjamin’s story also won the awards for Best Makeup and Best Art Direction.
11. Year 2010: Avatar
It is not surprising that this tape has won against District 9 Y star trek.
It also won other statuettes in the categories of Best Photography and Best Artistic Direction.
12. Year 2011: Source
The other nominees were Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Iron Man 2 Y Beyond life.
Also, Source won 4 other nominations: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.
13. Year 2012: Hugo’s invention
Also in the category Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Pure Steel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes Y Transformers: dark side of the moon.
Hugo’s Invention also won awards for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.
14. Year 2013: The life of Pi
competed against The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Avengers, Prometheus Y Snowwhite and the legend of the hunter.
Also, The life of Pi it also took home the statuettes for Best Cinematography and Best Soundtrack.
15. Year 2014: Gravity
The category also included The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lone Ranger, Iron Man 3 Y star trek: into the dark.
Gravity was the winner of the night as it got 7 of the 10 nominations it had; among them Best Director, Best Soundtrack, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
16. Year 2015: Interstellar
Other nominees were Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy Y X-Men: days of future past.
17. Year 2016: Former Machine
in the category were The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mars Y Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.
18. Year 2017: the jungle book
The tapes that failed to obtain the statuette were Deepwater Horizon, Doctor Strange, Kubo and the two magic strings Y Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
19. Year 2018: blade runner 2049
For this category, we also considered Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi Y war for the planet of the apes.
For its part, blade runner 2049 He was also able to win the award for Best Photography.
20. Year 2019: The first man
competed against Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Ready Player One Y Han Solo: A Star Wars Story.
21. Year 2020: 1917
Other nominees were Avengers: Endgame, The Irishman, The Lion King Y Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Tape 1917 it also won the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
22. Year 2021: Tenet
Also in the category were Love and Monsters, Midnight Sky, Mulan Y The Magnificent Ivan.
23. Year 2022: Dune
This year’s other nominees were Free Guy, No Time to Die, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Y Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Dune it also won in the categories of Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Soundtrack.