Ben Snow is a special effects artist who has been nominated four times at the Academy Awards. He works at Industrial Light & Magic.

Early life

Snow grew up in Australia, where he attended

Narrabundah College Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was the first school in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB), starting the progr ...

and the

University of Canberra The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is within walking distance of Westfield Belconnen, and from Canberra's Civic Centre. U ...

. His university degree, which he completed in 1986, was a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies.

Oscar history

All 4 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects *

74th Academy Awards The 74th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly ...

-Nominated for ''

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the R ...

''. Nomination shared with

Eric Brevig Eric Brevig (born 1957) is an American film director and visual effects supervisor known for his work in several major theatrical films and television shows. He was Visual Effects Supervisor and Second Unit Director on the 2001 Jerry Bruckheim ...

, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. *

75th Academy Awards The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly ...

-Nominated for '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Nomination shared with

Rob Coleman Rob Coleman (born April 27, 1964) is a Canadian animation director; he is currently the creative director at Industrial Light & Magic Sydney, Australia. Previously, he was the Head of Animation at the award-winning Australian visual effects and an ...

, Pablo Helman and John Knoll. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. *

81st Academy Awards The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 ...

-Nominated for '' Iron Man''. Nomination shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson and Dan Sudick. Lost to '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. * 83rd Academy Awards-Nominated for ''

Iron Man 2 ''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to '' Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel ...

''. Nomination shared with

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, Dan Sudick and

Ged Wright Ged Wright is a visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Iron Man 2''. This was in the category of Best Visual Effects. For which his nomination was shared with Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow and Da ...

. Lost to ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...

''.

Filmography

*'' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) *'' Noah'' (2014) *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011) *''

'' (2010) *''

Terminator Salvation ''Terminator Salvation'' is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' franchise and serves as a sequel to '' Termi ...

'' (2009) *'' Iron Man'' (2008) *'' The Spiderwick Chronicles'' (2007) *''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' (2005) *''

Van Helsing A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across ...

'' (2004) *'' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002) *''

'' (2001) *''

Galaxy Quest ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially ''Star Trek'' and its fandom, the ...

'' (1999) *'' The Mummy'' (1999) *'' Deep Impact'' (1998) *'' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997) *''

Mars Attacks! ''Mars Attacks!'' is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card series of the same name. The film featu ...

'' (1996) *''

Twister Twister may refer to: Weather * Tornado Aviation * Pipistrel Twister, a Slovenian ultralight trike * Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design * Wings of Change Twister, an Austrian paraglider design Entertainment * ''Twister'' (1989 ...

'' (1996) *''

Casper Casper may refer to: People * Casper (given name) * Casper (surname) * Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque * Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 * David ...

'' (1995) *''

Star Trek Generations ''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh film in the Star Trek (film series), ''Star Trek'' film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''Star Trek: The Original Ser ...

'' (1994)

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* Living people Special effects people Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Narrabundah College University of Canberra alumni Artists from the Australian Capital Territory {{film-bio-stub