| Visual Effect | |
| 1999 | 72st
Academy Awards THE MATRIX - John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley & Jon Thum |
| 1998 | 71st
Academy Awards WHAT DREAMS MAY COME - Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson and Kevin Mack |
| 1997 | 70th
Academy Awards TITANIC (1997) - Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer |
| 1996 | 69th
Academy Awards INDEPENDENCE DAY - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil |
| 1995 | 68th
Academy Awards BABE - Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox |
| 1994 | 67th
Academy Awards FORREST GUMP - Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall |
| 1993 | 66th
Academy Awards JURASSIC PARK - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri |
| 1992 | 65th
Academy Awards DEATH BECOMES HER - Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr. |
| 1991 | 64th
Academy Awards TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak |
| 1990 | 63rd
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) TOTAL RECALL - Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, Alex Funke |
| 1989 | 62nd
Academy Awards THE ABYSS - John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, Dennis Skotak |
| 1988 | 61st
Academy Awards WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT - Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs |
| 1987 | 60th
Academy Awards INNERSPACE - Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith |
| 1986 | 59th
Academy Awards ALIENS - Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, Suzanne Benson |
| 1985 | 58th
Academy Awards COCOON - Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry, |
| 1984 | 57th
Academy Awards INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson George Gibbs |
| 1983 | 56th
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) RETURN OF THE JEDI - Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Phil Tippett |
| 1982 | 55th
Academy Awards E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL - Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith |
| 1981 | 54th
Academy Awards RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston |
| 1980 | 53rd
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson |
| 1979 | 52nd
Academy Awards ALIEN - H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling, Brian Johnson |
| 1978 | 51st
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) SUPERMAN (1978) - Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic |
| 1977 | 50th
Academy Awards STAR WARS - John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack |
| 1976 | 49th
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) KING KONG - Carlo Rambaldi , Glen Robinson , Frank Van der Veer LOGAN'S RUN - L. B. Abbott , Glen Robinson , Matthew Yuricich |
| 1975 | 48th
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) THE HINDENBURG - Albert Whitlock, Glen Robinson |
| 1974 | 47th
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) EARTHQUAKE - Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock |
| 1973 | 46th
Academy Awards SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE - L. B. Abbott, A. D. Flowers |
| 1972 | 45th
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS - Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee |
| 1971 | 44th
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS TORA! TORA! TORA! - A. D. Flowers, L. B. Abbott |
| 1970 | 43rd
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS MAROONED - Robbie Robertson |
| 1969 | 42nd
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - Stanley Kubrick |
| 1968 | 41st
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS DOCTOR DOLITTLE - L. B. Abbott |
| 1967 | 40th
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FANTASTIC VOYAGE - Art Cruickshank |
| 1966 | 39th
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS THUNDERBALL - John Stears |
| 1965 | 38th
Academy Awards SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS MARY POPPINS - Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, Hamilton Luske |
| 1964 | 37th
Academy Awards SPECIAL EFFECTS CLEOPATRA (1963) - Emil Kosa, Jr. |