And the Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to…

March 16, 2026
Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, and Joe Letteri pose backstage with the Oscar® for Visual Effects during the 98th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

A huge congratulations to Avatar: Fire and Ash!

The Oscar went to:

Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney); Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

The other nominees were:

F1 (Apple); Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson

Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal); David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould

The Lost Bus (Apple); Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin

Sinners (Warner Bros.) Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Amazing work this year, congrats to all!

1 Comment Leave a Reply

  1. Wow what a list of contenders . How did they choose a winner when every contender is just as good. Cheers to everyone

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