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May 10, 2014 · Patricia Neal presents Willis O'Brien the Oscar for Special Effects for Mighty Joe Young at the 22nd Academy Awards. Hosted by Paul Douglas.
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The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creating the film's visual effects since 1980 .
The 22nd Academy Awards were held on March 23, 1950, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, honoring the films in 1949. This was the final year in which all five Best Picture nominees were in Black & White, and the first year in which every film nominated for Best Picture won multiple Oscars.
The 23rd Academy Awards were held on March 29, 1951, honoring the films of 1950. All About Eve received a record 14 nominations, besting the previous record of 13 set by Gone with the Wind in 1939.
Best Motion PictureBest DirectorAll About Eve – Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th ...Joseph L. Mankiewicz – All About Eve ‡ ...José Ferrer – Cyrano de Bergerac as ...Judy Holliday – Born Yesterday as Emma ...George Sanders – All About Eve as Addison ...Josephine Hull – Harvey as Veta Louise ...All About Eve – Joseph L. Mankiewicz from ...Sunset Boulevard – Charles Brackett, ...SPECIAL AWARD. For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production, Spawn of the North. Special Effects by Gordon Jennings, assisted by Jan Domela, Dev Jennings, Irmin Roberts and Art Smith. Transparencies by Farciot Edouart, assisted by Loyal Griggs.
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This was the winner of an Honorary Academy Award for Best Achievement in Special Effects. This sci-fi disaster film, typical of 50's apocalyptic, doomsday disaster films, was producer George Pal's follow-up film to Destination Moon (1950) - with a mediocre story that had spectacular special effects.
