Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White

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Film Synopsis

Bilbo Baggins finds his peaceful life in the Shire interrupted by the appearance of Gandalf the Grey, a wizard who has come to persuade the hobbit to accompany a band of dwarves on a quest to regain their homeland. The adventure on which he embarks will test Bilbo's wit, courage and resourcefulness, and have far-reaching consequences for the land of Middle-earth.

Academy Awards History

This is the seventh Academy Award nomination for Joe Letteri. He was previously nominated for:

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011)

Nominee, Visual Effects

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 Eric Saindon and David Clayton.

This is the second Academy Award nomination for R. Christopher White. He was previously nominated for: