Wētā FX

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Weta Digital created all of the special effects for The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy.

Awards

The Fellowship of the Ring

• Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects: Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
• BAFTA for Best Visual Effects: British Academy of Film and Television Arts

The Two Towers

• Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects: Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
• BAFTA for Best Visual Effects: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Compositing in a Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film

The Return of the King

• Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects: Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
• Technical Achievement Award for Gollum: Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
• BAFTA for Best Visual Effects: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film

See also

• Weta Workshop

External links

• Official Site