Joseph Bruce Letteri (born 1957) is a senior American

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s artist, winner of four

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, four

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s and four

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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 ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Reeves and Mark Bomback, and produced by Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Daw ...

''. He attended Center High School (Pennsylvania) 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

*'' Eternals'' (2021) (senior visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) *'' The Suicide Squad (2021)'' (senior visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) *'' Gemini Man'' (2019) (senior visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) *'' Alita: Battle Angel'' (2019) *''

'' (2017) *'' The BFG'' (2016) *'' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016) (senior visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) *'' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014) *'' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' (2014) *'' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) *'' Man of Steel (2013) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) (senior visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * ''

Rise of the Planet of the Apes ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Rupert Wyatt from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is a reboot of the ''Planet of the Apes'' film franchise, which is based on the 1963 nov ...

'' (2011) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' (2011) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * ''

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'' (2009) (senior visual effects supervisor) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * ''

The Lovely Bones ''The Lovely Bones'' is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she ...

'' (2009) (senior visual effects supervisor) * ''

The Water Horse ''The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' (stylised on-screen as simply ''The Water Horse'') is a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel ''The Water Horse' ...

'' (2007) (visual effects supervisor) * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006) (senior visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * ''

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'' (2005) (senior visual effects supervisor) * '' I, Robot'' (2004) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * '' Van Helsing'' (2004) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) (visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital) * ''

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'' (1999) (visual effects supervisor) * '' Jack Frost'' (1998) (visual effects supervisor) * '' Star Wars'' (1997) (visual effects supervisor:

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) (1997 special edition) (as Joseph Letteri) * '' Daylight'' (1996) (co-visual effects supervisor) * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996) (associate visual effects supervisor) * ''

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'' (1995) (CG supervisor) * '' The Flintstones'' (1994) (computer graphics artist) * '' The Meteor Man'' (1993) (CG animator) * ''

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'' (1993) (computer graphics artist) * '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991) (CG animator) * '' The Abyss'' (1989) (computer graphics technical director: ILM) (special edition)

Awards and nominations

Academy Award

* 2017 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – ''

'' (2017) * 2015 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – '' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' (2014) * 2014 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – '' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) * 2013 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012) * 2012 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – ''

'' (2011) * 2010 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – ''

'' (2009) * 2006 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – ''

'' (2005) * 2005 Oscar – nomination for Best Visual Effects – '' I, Robot'' (2004) * 2004 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) * 2003 Oscar – winner for Best Visual Effects – '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002)

BAFTA

* 2011 BAFTA Film Award – nomination for best Special Visual Effects – ''

'' and '' The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' (2011) * 2010 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Special Visual Effects – ''Avatar'' (2009) * 2006 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects – ''King Kong'' (2005) * 2004 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects – ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) * 2003 BAFTA Film Award – winner for best Achievement in Special Visual Effects – ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002)

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