Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
Visual Effects /
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Film Synopsis
When an Alzheimer’s research project is shut down, scientist Will Rodman, whose father is suffering from the disease, violates the rules of research protocol in his desire to find a cure. Despite the potential for disastrous consequences, Will becomes a surrogate parent to a baby chimp named Caesar, who has been exposed to the experimental drug.
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Academy Awards History
This is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Joe Letteri. He was previously nominated for:
AVATAR (2009)
Winner, Visual Effects
KING KONG (2005)
Winner, Visual Effects
I, ROBOT (2004)
Nominee, Visual Effects
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
Winner, Visual Effects
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
Winner, Visual Effects
Letteri also received a Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement) in 2003 with Christophe Hery and Ken McGaugh for groundbreaking implementations of practical methods for rendering skin and other translucent materials using subsurface scattering techniques.
These are the first Academy Award nominations for Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier.
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