Joe Letteri
Joe Letteri, ONZM is a senior visual effects artist, winner of four Academy Awards, four BAFTA awards and four VES awards. He is the current Director of the Academy Award-winning Weta Digital, having joined the company in 2001. He has received several awards and nominations as visual effects supervisor, the latest being War for the Planet of the Apes. He attended Center High School in 1975 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981. He gave the keynote address at UC Berkeley's December Convocation on 19 December 2010.Filmography
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- War for the Planet of the Apes
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- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
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- Man of Steel
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- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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- Avatar
- The Lovely Bones
- The Water Horse
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- King Kong
- I, Robot
- Van Helsing
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- Magnolia
- Jack Frost
- Star Wars
- Daylight
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- Casper
- The Flintstones
- The Meteor Man
- Jurassic Park
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- The Abyss ''
Awards and nominations
Academy Award
- 2017 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – War for the Planet of the Apes
- 2015 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- 2014 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – '
- 2013 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – '
- 2012 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- 2010 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – Avatar
- 2006 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – King Kong
- 2005 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – I, Robot
- 2004 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – '
- 2003 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – '
BAFTA
- 2011 BAFTA Film Award – nomination for best Special Visual Effects – Rise of the Planet of the Apes and
- 2010 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Special Visual Effects – Avatar
- 2006 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects – King Kong
- 2004 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2003 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
