Allen Hall (special effects artist)
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Allen Hall (born May 4, 1946) is an American special effects artist who has won two
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and two BAFTA awards. , he has 65 film credits since he began his career in 1979.


Oscar history

(In the category Best Visual Effects) * 1991 Academy Awards-''
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'', nomination shared with
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, Clay Pinney and Mikael Salomon. Lost to '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. * 1994 Academy Awards-''
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'', shared with
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,
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and Stephen Rosenbaum. Won. * 1998 Academy Awards-'' Mighty Joe Young'', nomination shared with Rick Baker, Jim Mitchell and
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. Lost to '' What Dreams May Come''. * 2006 Academy Awards-'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'', shared with Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel and
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. Won.


Selected filmography

*'' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014) *'' Man of Steel'' (2013) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) *'' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003) *'' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000) *'' U-571'' (2000) *'' Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998) *''
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'' (1997) *''
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'' (1994) *''
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'' (1991) *''
Top Gun ''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an ...
'' (1986) *''
The Man with Two Brains ''The Man with Two Brains'' is a 1983 American science fiction black comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner. Written by Martin, Reiner and George Gipe and shot in summer 1982 at Laird International St ...
'' (1983) *''
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