Roger Guyett
Birth Name:
Roger Guyett
Profession
Visual effects, Assistant director, Actor
Fast Facts
- Has received the Visual Effects Society Award for best visual effects
- Received a British Academy Award for his work of "Saving Private Ryan․"
- The Producer's Guild of America named him one of the "Digital 25: Visionaries, Innovators and Producers" in 2009
- Quote: "[On working on large projects] "You just become incredibly preoccupied with the task at hand, just trying to make it the best it can be, and obviously we worked incredibly hard․”"
- Has frequently worked with filmmaker J․J․ Abrams
- Visual effects supervisor who has worked on many projects produced by animation studio Industrial Light & Magic
- In helping to create the lead character in "Casper," he created the first entirely synthetic character to portray a leading role in film history
Awards
- 1999Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 1999BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Effects:Winner
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2002AFI Award - Digital Effects Artist of the Year:Nominated
- 2002Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 2002BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2002OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2002PFCS Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2002Golden Satellite Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2005Oscar - Best Achievement in Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2005Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 2005BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2005Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2005OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Visual Effects:Winner
- 2005VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture:Winner
- 2006Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 2006Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2006OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2006VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2007Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 2010Oscar - Best Achievement in Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2010Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 2010BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2010OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2010VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2013SLFCA Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2014Oscar - Best Achievement in Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2014BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2014CinEuphoria - Best Special Effects (Sound or Visual) - International Competition:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2014INOCA - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2014VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015ACCA - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2016Oscar - Best Achievement in Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2016Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Winner
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Winner
- 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2016INOCA - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Winner
- 2016Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2016VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:Winner
- 2019Oscar - Best Achievement in Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
- 2019ACCA - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2019BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2019CIFCC Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2019INOCA - Best Visual Effects:Winner
- 2019LEJA Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2019VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:Nominated
- 2020Oscar - Best Achievement in Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020ACCA - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020CIC Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020LEJA Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
- 2020VES Award - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:Nominated
- 2021Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Winner