Profession
Special effects, Director, Actor, Stunts
Fast Facts
Received an International Press Academy Award for his work on the film "Beouwulf․"
Won the International Press Academy Award for Visual Effects for his work on "Flight․"
In 2012, he received the Satellite Award for his visual effects on "Flight․"
Often works on films produced by director Steven Spielberg
Often works on films that are based on popular works of literature, such as his work on "Alice in Wonderland," "A Christmas Carol," "The Polar Express," etc
In 2004, he destroyed the Bartman baseball that was widely regarded as the cause of the Chicago Cubs losing in the 2003 MLB postseason
While filming a scene for "Back to the Future Part III" in which a train pushes the DeLorean, he convinced director Robert Zemeckis to shoot the scene backwards because he was afraid that the train would go over the car and kill the stuntman
Often places items of the Chicago Cubs in his projects
Awards
1987Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
1988Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
1988BAFTA Film Award-Best Special Effects:winner
1990Oscar-Best Effects, Visual Effects:nominated
1990BAFTA Film Award-Best Special Effects:winner
1991ACCA-Best Visual Effects:nominated
1992Oscar-Best Effects, Visual Effects:nominated
1992ACCA-Best Visual Effects:nominated
1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Special Effects:winner
1994Oscar-Best Effects, Visual Effects:winner
1994Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:winner
1994BAFTA Film Award-Best Special Effects:winner
1994BAFTA Film Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
1996Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
1997Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
1998Oscar-Best Effects, Visual Effects:nominated
1998Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2001Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
2002Oscar-Best Effects, Visual Effects:nominated
2002Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:winner
2002BAFTA Film Award-Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2002PFCS Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2003Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
2003BAFTA Film Award-Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:nominated
2003Gold Derby Film Award-Visual Effects:nominated
2003INOCA-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2003OFTA Film Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2003OFCS Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2003PFCS Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2004Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
2007Satellite Award-Best Visual Effects:nominated
2012Satellite Award-Best Visual Effects:winner
2013VES Award-Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture:nominated
2016Saturn Award-Best Special Effects:nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Visual Effects:winner
2019VES Award-Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode:nominated