Most Oscar nominations for visual effects

Dennis Muren (USA) has been nominated for the Oscar on 13 occasions, the first being in 1982 for Dragonslayer (USA 1981) and the most recent being in 2006 for War of the Worlds (USA 2005). During his career he has received an Academy Special Achievement award for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (USA 1980) in 1981 and a Technical Achievement Award ''For the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography'' in 1982. He has also won the Oscar eight times -more than any other visual effects artist.